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02-22-2007, 11:05 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
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Originally Posted by mediocre man
Dixon is NOT another option at PG. He is an undersized SG chucker that will shoot you out of more games than he will in. He is an absolute abomination on defense, and holds the ball on offense too long causing it the offense to stall.
He is cheaper though, and has always seemed to be a good locker room guy. Jones is from Portland, and is a more athletic. I think it's a decent trade for both teams because Dixon wanted to be traded after his rift with Nate McMillan
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Wooo, sweet.
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02-22-2007, 11:07 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
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Wooo, sweet.
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good trade
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02-22-2007, 11:09 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
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Justify this.
Someone, anyone.
What makes Dixon an upgrade?
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02-22-2007, 11:10 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
Hmmm not bad I guess, Fred Jones wasnt gonna do much. Maybe Dixon can come in and atleast score better than Fred Jones, We'll see on friday.(or most likely saturday, the friday game is on Rapstv)
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02-22-2007, 11:10 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
Wow.
Seems a little early to be pulling the trigger on Jones.
I thought he was insurance if Peterson walks.
I suppose this means we will probably try to re-sign Mo or go after another wing player this summer.
Never been a big fan of Dixon but I'll give him a chance.
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02-22-2007, 11:14 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
What are the specs on Dixon's contract?
BC goes and gets the combo guard he wanted in the summer while giving us more financial flexibility. I'll take it.
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02-22-2007, 11:18 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
^ 2.7 this year, or for us about 35% of that, and 2.9 next year. Saves us in the neighbourhood of 5 mil.
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02-22-2007, 11:20 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
thing is that i dont expect Dixon to get much PT anyways since the rotation looks pretty much set in stone...Dixon will probably ride the pine like Jones, but it'll come at a cheaper price...
also, it was the good opportunity for us to make the deal since Dixon and the Blazers were looking for a trading partner and we had a player that they liked...might as well pull the trigger and save some money than just hold onto him and see his trade value diminish...
so again, i like the deal...
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02-22-2007, 11:22 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
Does anybody see this trade as similar to Phoenix bringing House into the fold? A little streak-shooting 2-guard to provide offense when we stagnate?
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02-22-2007, 11:36 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
Fred wasn't going to do much in TO anyways, so let's see what Dixon can bring to the table.
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02-22-2007, 11:45 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
i'll be 'booing' fred like a ghost when he returns to the acc. i'll never let him forget.
or, hang on a second... 
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02-22-2007, 11:47 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
I dont mind the trade. I know it was early but Jones looked like he had absolutely no confidence. Our bench looks pretty quick though now. Calderon at the point, Dixon at the 2 and Peterson at the 3 with Andrea and Graham i guess. That looks like a pretty quick run and gun team of the bench that could give us a lift. Plus it saves us 5 mil, I dont mind it at all.
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02-22-2007, 11:52 AM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
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What are the specs on Dixon's contract?
BC goes and gets the combo guard he wanted in the summer while giving us more financial flexibility. I'll take it.
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07/11/02: The Wizards signed Juan Dixon to a 3-year, $3.8 million contract with a 4th year team option worth $2.1 million.
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As for the people who aren't sure what to think of this trade? Any time you can trade a player who has no spot in your rotation for a former college standout with an expiring contract, you'll have good results. Basketball is basketball, and there's few places in the league where that is more obvious than in Toronto. Juan Dixon won't be the MVP of the Toronto Raptors, but he's a scorer, a small time scorer. If there was ever a time for tweener guards to make an impact, it's now in today's NBA. He should fit in with the Raptors rotation. He'll do more for us that Darrick Martin ever could.
But even if he didn't play a second for the Raptors this year, it's hard to complain about the financial advantages of this trade.
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02-22-2007, 12:13 PM
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Re: Fred Jones traded to Portland for Dixon
Good luck with Juan guys.
Advantages, he can be clutch. The guy hit a couple of game winners this year. So it's always nice to have a guy who isn't afraid to take (and make) the big shot.
He is also capable of putting up big numbers in a short period of time. The key is for the coach (and his teammates) to recognize that he is "on" and get him the ball. If he's not "on" then you get him out of the game fast.
Dixon has two speeds, stop and go. He is either sitting on the bench or he's bombing away from all over the floor.
From my experience with him in the locker room, he seemed to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder. Didn't strike me as a very nice guy. But that's just coming from the perspective of a member of the media.
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02-22-2007, 12:31 PM
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