trick

funny how things work out...

back in 2003, we received bonner (chicago's second round pick) in exchange for toronto's future second round pick, which turns out to be duhon. depending on salaries, we may get duhon but lose out bonner in the process.

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arenas809

Really?

It's funny how better players get in fans' scouting reports when they come to their team.

Chris Duhon shoots 27% from 3 last year and he can now knock down an open 3.

It's magic I tell you.

lucky777s

Ha Ha ! Good point. I think Duhon shot about 75% against the Raps, which influences our judgement.

And we don't really care about his 3's. Milt never took any 3's and was quite effective for us in some ways. Duhon is a better all around player and good fit for our club.

If he can get his 3s up into the mid 30s % then that is a nice bonus.

Calderon, Cook, and Duhon would give us great flexibility in the backcourt and allow us to pressure the ball big time.

Good teams can get by with an Avery Johnson type PG. And that is what we are trying to build - a good team.

JuniorNoboa

My concern are his ribs. Have they healed yet. Will he die from bruised ribs?

Bronx

Signing Duhon would be the stupidest thing ever. He was playing heavy minutes last season about 27mpg and only averaged 5.9ppg. I know he wasnt the top 3 scoring option on the team bu still hes shooting was horrible. .352 during the regular season and .297 during playoffs.

He cant even hit open shots when he is completely un guarded. The only positive about duhon is that hes a good defender and thats about it.

Turkish Delight

Last time I checked, this team didn't have trouble scoring. Defense is our weakness, and signing Duhon would address that weakness immediately.

butr

Interesting how 27% is actually 35.5% when you look at the season stats rather than his playoff stats vs. washington.

Oops.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chris_duhon/

butr

Interesting, then maybe you know we have a deficiency at PG concerning good defenders. Hmm, you think maybe that's it? Maybe? Hmm? (voice getting higher)

Turkish Delight

Backing me up two posts in a row BUTR. That must be a record for you.

wind161

lol.. good find... i actually believed him for a while there

FreeSpeech101

You guys will love Duhon if he ends up in Toronto. He plays winning basketball, every night. If he can develop a jumper, he can be an elite PG.

Air Fly

I like the move, its a good one..hopefully Chicago dont match the offer.

bigbabyjesus

Back when everyone was talking about signing Antonio Daniels, I was saying I wanted Duhon, not Daniels, and that he would come at a cheaper price. Seems like Babcock was thinking the exact same thing.

I do think Chicago will match, but they might not if they decide to keep Pargo, sign J-Will, and use their MLE on Michael Finley; or something along those lines. The thing is, Skiles loves Duhon and he was almost the glue that kept their team together last season.

I think their wasn't a free agent on the market that is a better fit for our team than Duhon. He is as unselfish as they come; a pure point guard, and can really defend really, really well. He also showed the ability to hit open shots last season. He is the anti-Rafer, pretty much.

There is no doubt that if Chicago doesn't match, Chris will be our starting PG, Rafer or no Rafer. Although I doubt this signing would take place if there wasn't a deal for Rafer in the works.

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jalen5

I agree man. I love the signing of Duhon to an offer sheet. I think he's a great, smart player. He's simply a winner. However, I hate to say it, but I don't think he ever puts on a Raps uniform as I think the Bulls will match it.

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Chris Duhon and Brandon Bass will both be good NBA players and will stay in the League for a long time!

Remember this name!: DeMond "Tweety" Carter

Chris Paul will be the NBA's Rookie of the year in 2006!

Air Fly