King Joseus

I like this move for you guys. Kapono's an exceptional shooter, and you're lucky to have him (though the price tag is a bit high). There may be a deal on the horizon but then again maybe not. I think you'll be alright either way.

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well I guess when BC said he's "willing to overpay", this is what he was preparing us all for. Everyone's gonna talk about the money, but atleast BC got his first choice.

I'm very excited to have Kapono, he instantly becomes our most deadly three point shooter. With him and Bargs out on the wings for the next couple years, it will really open things up for us.

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I'm not so sure about this signing. We are jam packed now at the 2/3 spots and from the new players we havent filled the need for those positions. I doubt Kapono is going to start, for me the rotations look like this -

PG: TJ Ford/Jose
SG: Anthony Parker/Dixon
SF: Garbo/Delfino/Kapono
PF: Bosh/Hump
C: Bargs/Rasho

We still have Mo.pete, Luke, and Joey G, looks like BC is getting rid of all the "old" raptors and making awhole new rotation at the 2/3 spot. When I say old i dont mean by age per say. I would now trade of Joey G, Delfino, Luke and Mo.Pete. We need an athletic swing man and one player who can battle down low.

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Dee-Zy

so we pay a guy 6mill/yr so that he can be our 8th or 9th man? 3rd in rotation for the 3 spot?

I don't think so.

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The team's direction shouldn't be based on what the Knicks are doing...

Anyways, meh signing. A little too much? maybe, but with that much money it wouldn't be hard for him to prove he's worth it. And if Toronto wants to prove themselves to have the best PG tandem in the league then having all these shooters should make the better, no?

I also don't see how Mo Pete is that much better than Kapono. For one thing, Mo looked to chuck up his own shot rather than playing the team system. He was also up and down defensively, which was thought to be his strongpoint on this team, and stopped to look for his mid-range game much like last season. Overall, it seemed like he degressed. Mo is easily replacable, and if he were to re-sign with us the desirable contract for his services would be the contract Kapono just received.

On a side note, alot of people have Garbo listed as their starting SF but seeing the glut of swingmen and the major surgery he's had, I doubt Garbo will be able to hold onto that starting spot (even though he was still getting bench minutes).

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slash_010

i hope a *sign and trade* can help us with rebounding?
Mopete for PF?

SkywalkerAC

wow. shocker. it appears completely unnecessary at first glance.

looking deeper you see the love for the game that BC has. he believes in a pure sport of decision making and shooting.

overpaying? most definitely. can you get a clearly better player for the MLE? not necessarily.

so what is he doing? collecting assets.

take a moment to see what is going on here. BC has been give the OK to play above the cap. why not use the MLE as often as possible?

you can get brawn for peanuts. picture perfect skill? sometimes that's going to cost you a few mill.

take another moment and realize that we really are going to be running and gunning next season. we are going to be attacking from start to finish. Mitchell was preaching run and gun since before BC even came to town but hasn't quite had the firepower. Now he does.

You leave these guys open, any of them, and they're going to bury you. TJ, Bosh, and Andrea are going to have SO much room to move.

Kapono is going to get open shot after open shot. And we haven't had a shooter to compare since Dell, and JK could give Dell a run for his money any day of the week.

So yeah. The MLSE is spending money on this kid but you know he's going to make shots for us. He's going to put pressure on the defense and that's what we need from our roleplayers.

Defense would be the only concern and he was getting minutes from Pat RILEY so I'm not to worried there either. He's solid - length and strength.

So, we're consolidating talent a little. BC has got to package some smaller contracts for an athlete here. Joey and Juan come instinctively to mind.

No, Kapono isn't so exciting. But neither is Bruce Bowen.

TJ
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Kapono
Bosh
Bargnani

That is the best shooting squad in the league. Hands down. TJ will drive and dish and the boys will bring the rain - punish.

I thought it was going to be a pretty slow summer but obviously I don't know BC that well yet. And we're just getting started.

Say goodbye to a healthy portion of Bosh's double teams

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and of course i'm assuming that the fourth year is a team option.

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Jizzy

Not a good signing. The Raps are desperate at the Center position and you overpay on another wing? Another shooter when you needed a slasher to get to the FT line.

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Red Dino

I like this signing but its a bit too much like everyone else said. Kapono's game is kind of limited but he is one hell of a shooter tho. With Mo as good as gone, expect a trade involving either Graham/Dixon/Rasho

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Kapono does nothing but shoot wide open shots; he makes a good % of them but he takes a low # per game because he Absolutely refuses to take contested shots. I can't say for sure that he cares about his % but i've seen him pass up on desperation/buzzer shots multiple times at AAA

firstrounder

I don't like this deal. I think that Luke Jackson was a good candidate to have become our own Kapono next year. I thought he could be a breakout 3-pt shooter himself.

But now he won't get the chance, and we pay $6 mill for something we already had, while we havent addressed our rebounding and defense.

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