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He did an interview with AS (a Spanish sports daily) after a Q&A session. I'll put the relevant parts here:

Quick and dirty translation: "Talking about the Spurs, he approves of their philosophy. "In the US, there is a strong culture of the spectacular. However, I see the Spurs, who defend and attack with the same intensity, and always with intelligence, and I love it. They're a team. And little by little, the NBA is playing more like a team, more like Europeans."

"Nowitzki, a German, MVP of the regular season; Parker, French, MVP of the finals; Argentina, Olympic champion; Spain, World champion. Has FIBA reached the level of the NBA? "Maybe the superstars are still better in the US, but the mid-level is practically equal. The difference is the team concept. They [NBA teams] run plays designed for 2 stars and the rest assume secondary roles." "

"And how does the team player adapt to this ego-driven league? "Toronto is different, and that's why I went there. There is a European mentality there, with me, Calderon, Bargnani, Parker... Bosh is learning Spanish [really?]... We all go out together... and it's been a success. Toronto has rediscovered basketball and we're helping it grow." "

EDIT: Forgot the link: http://www.as.com/articulo/baloncest...sdaibal_1/Tes/

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If I'm not mistaken, Spanish may have been part of Bosh's curriculum in Dallas at the grade and high-school level. Maybe he already knows the basics.

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would make sense in the southern US i guess its sorta like french here

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It's not a requirement, to my knowledge, though it probably should be.

The larger point I was trying to make was Garbajosa's opinion of the the NBA in general and Toronto in particular. I thought it was kinda interesting. I also wonder if Calderon feels the same way and thus that would give TO a kind of hometown advantage when the Raps have to re-sign him after next year.

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i recall doug smith (of all people) saying something that may or may not be completely false: if toronto trades jose, he might go back to spain. meaning he has no interest in playing anywhere else. apparently money is no object. it seems all the more absurd as i type this, but he said it.

now, it's probably not true. if it were true i think jose's agent would've at least made the announcement publicly over the past week to avoid looking like a steve francis in any trade that might've gone down. but i think the point in general probably holds: a hometown discount is not out of the question. that said, how much is out of the question? if he can get 8 mil from charlotte, for example, is he willing to drop that to 4 mil for the raps? 'discounts' in this league are usually negligible amounts from a team payroll's point of view. we should be proactive, we should prepare for 6 mil+ as of today. either we're willing to spend that on him or we're not, and proceed accordingly. unless he (or tj) gets injured, the issue won't change.

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woah, if that would be true, that would be sick.

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High school students in the state of texas need to graduate with at least one language credit, with a choice of either French or Spanish.

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Therefore Spanish isn't a requirement (since you have a choice). Point and match to me!

What do I know about high schools? I just go to Ph.D. school there...

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$6 million for Calderon is reasonable to me. I seriously doubt he'd leave Toronto, esp. with Garbajosa here. They're best friends, no?

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