You want to take one game as an example?
Well then I could provide two games and just simply claim that T.J. is the 'clutcher' of the two players:
How do you explain Calderon dissapearing in December and March while T.J. tore it up, willing his team to victories. You want examples in December? Fine.
Buzzer Beater against the LA Clippers
Overtime (8 points I think it was) against Portland
But that's not my argument. I'm not going to just list off games where T.J. has won it for the ball club.
You make this claim that (and I quote) Calderon changes "the style of play and the other 4 players seem to do so much better than they did with tj at point."
So much better? Really? How do you figure? I mean how can you claim such a thing?
So what you're essentially saying is that with T.J. at the helm, the team plays mediocre and average basketball and it isn't until Calderon comes in that the team plays head and shoulders over the other team. So that's how the Raptors got their record?
Because in reality, logic prevailing by using your statement, that is what you're saying.
That's completely false and you know it. There have been so many times where Calderon has come into the ball game and the team went flat and has lost leads. The same can be said about T.J. How is Calderon such a better fit?
In relation to your stats, I'm going to steal a paragraph from my post in the "Garnett on Smitch" thread.
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Stats? People talk about stats with Calderon? They're inflated. You know why?
a) Plays against backups for the most part.
b) The team is already in a zone, shooting wise, having warmed up while T.J. was feeing them the ball.
Yes, there are times where Calderon provides the spark. But once again, it's because of the change of play he brings to the table. But it isn't for our team that's the spark. The spark comes from changing the dynamic of the opposing defense. This gives our team better looks, different rotations, reactions to screens etc...
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To continue on with that point. Why do we get better looks? Because of the adjustment the defence must go through in order to deal with the difference of play. Calderon changes speed, momentum and the manner in which he attacks opposing defences. He's an effective point guard, but don't discount the fact that what he brings to the table is influenced by what Ford does.
Why did he lit up the spark in the Minnesota game. Because Ford was being covered quite well by Minnesota, and they had settled into a rythm on both sides of the court because of Ford's play. Calderon disrupted that and the game's style changed. Yes Calderon played well. He's a good point guard. But I think his stats and his sucess is heightened by the pace Ford sets.
In the end, both systems work effectively because it feeds off each other. They're so different in their styles that the opposing defence has to now take another 5 minutes to get used to style of play after having spent so much time figuring out Ford (or Calderon) etc...
This is why we're successful. T.J. simply starts the game and plays more minutes, therefore facing the majority of the criticism.