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Originally Posted by Junkyard Dog13
Jose on his blog has said he wants to start next season
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Kind of funny how the media went berserk on TJ when he said that he couldn't picture himself coming off the bench for the next 3 years. Now that Calderon declares that he wants to start, nobody is criticizing him for not being "team first."
People need to understand that everyone in the NBA wants to play more minutes. The only difference that separates those who are considered "selfish" from the "unselfish" ones is whether or not the player feel that the team has a better chance to win with him playing those minutes. For TJ it often felt like as if people just assume that he wants to play for the sake of himself, and no one really considers that perhaps he feels that he can help the team more by playing. Frankly this really isn't that fair and might not be accurate. It would be a shame if some team turns down Colangelo's trade offer of TJ Ford simply because of this "selfish" label that is perhaps wrongfully placed on TJ.