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**Flash is the Future** · 07-02-2007, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by 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
AP
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

The interesting thing about Kapono was that he really didn't do anything with just Shaq on the floor. It was Wade that got him open shots. Whenever Shaq would post up defenders knew not to leave Kapono, so he rarely shot once DWade got hurt. You mentioned his strength on D? He doesn't have any. His physical attributes make it very difficult for him to play good D, but he got minutes because he was really trying to play good D. Riles likes guys that try hard, and he was trying to send a message to guys like Antoine and JWill that weren't playing with effort during the regular season. So, Kapono took some of their minutes. He's a passable defender overall. A good team defender, but it gets ugly when he tries to guard guys one-on-one. He gets Kapwned. In order to really make him OK on D, you guys should play a zone. He's great in the zone, and he's not afraid of taking charges. I think that'll fit your game plan prety well.

**speedythief** · 07-02-2007, 12:31 PM

I just got back from camping this weekend to find that we had signed Jason Kapono with our MLE.

I think this signing shows that either we have a lot of faith in our under the radar players (Graham, Jackson, Humphries), or there is more to come.

One thing is for sure: Kapono is a lights-out shooter. Could really change the dynamic of our team when AP and Bargs aren't on the floor.

TRON · 07-02-2007, 02:19 PM

This all reminds me of the negativity surrounding the TJ/Charlie deal last year. I love the deal, and I think when BC is finished tinkering with the lineup everything will make sense.

pg- TJ/Jose
sg- AP/Delfino
SF- Garbo/Kapono/Luke
PF- Bosh/Humphries
C- Bargs/Rasho

Dixon might stick around to play a little on the wings and be a 3rd PG.
but I'm guessing Mo and Joey are gone.

frank_white · 07-02-2007, 02:31 PM

I'd don't like this price tag one bit, and am not looking forward to more excruciating defensive lapses next fall

But, to find a positive, the signing does fit the Euro-ball model to a tee. Although Kapono isn't a game breaker as a player, having him on the floor changes the entire offensive dynamic of the team. We should be tough(er) to defend.

And shooters are always easy to move. Even at six mil, some team always needs a guy like Kapono at the deadline.

Overall, I'm very luke warm to this (BC's first bad move as GM?) unless it's a prelude to something more.

**speedythief** · 07-02-2007, 02:52 PM

I've had a bit more time to think it over, and as far as I'm concerned, we'll see if Jason can justify the contract himself. If he can't then we can get out the torches, but for now lets see what Jason is capable of.

SkywalkerAC · 07-02-2007, 03:46 PM

he's 26, pretty much in his prime.

people make too much out of the contract though. it's not like it's eating up our cap space. we're going to be playing above the cap (with MLEs and trades) until the next cycle of contracts fall off in 3 seasons or so.

i just hope the 4th year is a team option.

TRON · 07-03-2007, 09:37 AM

^ According to Steve Buffery of the Sun, we still have the bienniel exception of $1.89 Million left to spend and 12 guaranteed contracts going into next year.

and now with Kapono we have 2 of top 5 Three point shooters in the league

**bigbabyjesus** · 07-03-2007, 12:58 PM

At first I didn't really like it, especially considering the price.

But EVERYONE is getting overpaid these days, look at Varejao, a hustle player who is a decent to good rebounder and defender, getting 8 million a year for four years. Makes Kapono look like a bargain, and we have Humph, who in my opinion isn't that far behind Varejao.

Our offense is going to be absolutely scary next year. We're still going to be a bad rebounding team unless changes come, but I think we'll improve given the fact that Bargnani will grab 3-4 more boards, and our bench is full of defenders and rebounders..

I'm expecting more to come.. Hopefully we'll see a trade for an athletic wing that can rebound for us.. Ideally you would want Kapono off the bench, so maybe we can package people like Dixon, Graham, Humph, maybe even Garbo for a wing.

crimedog · 07-03-2007, 05:24 PM

On the miami board in today's miami heat news, they're saying the kapono deal is 20 million and not 24.

either way, i'm fine with it. the length of the deal is such that it will never be a killer or unmovable. what's the worst case scenario? kapono's shooting comes back to life and he shoots 40% from three? then, what...he has 3 years left on his deal and he's still a great shooter...that hardly sucks.

comparisons to rafer and damon jones' contracts after playing with the heat are unwarranted because those players are headcases...and neither is a pure shooter. kapono can now and always will be able to, can shots. and he is a good character guy who reportedly has a hot wife.

finally, as mentioned, we are capped out over the length of the deal anyway (bargnani and calderon extensions will likely be coming) and if it doesn't affect our ability to sign other players and improve the team, i could care less if MLSE has to pay a little more.

as you can tell, i'm sticking with 'In BCo we trust' and think it's a great move. how many points could a Calderon, Parker, Kapono, Bosh, Bargnani lineup score? a lot

flushingflash · 07-03-2007, 05:33 PM

lets get one thing straight; raptors haven't signed kapono just yet.

crimedog · 07-03-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by flushingflash

lets get one thing straight; raptors haven't signed kapono just yet.

ok man...but he will be on the raptors next year, so you mind if we keep talking about this?

he's not john salmons and his agent has been far more vocal than salmon's agent was...and the raptors are no longer a doormat team

**rdlviper** · 07-03-2007, 06:13 PM

At $20MM i'm very comfortable with this deal. Keep in mind that Luke Walton signed for $5MM/yr and he didn't want to leave LA anyways.... I have a feeling Pietrus is getting more than either of these guys, and will end up staying in GS. Sounds like Nociono isn't leaving Chicago either... So really, Kapono may have been the only viable option.

butr · 07-03-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rdlviper

At $20MM i'm very comfortable with this deal. Keep in mind that Luke Walton signed for $5MM/yr and he didn't want to leave LA anyways.... I have a feeling Pietrus is getting more than either of these guys, and will end up staying in GS. Sounds like Nociono isn't leaving Chicago either... So really, Kapono may have been the only viable option.

On the money. I think Pietrus may very well have been the #1 target. (Who knows?) But I think the J Rich deal drastically changed our ability to try for Pietrus.

Kapono has been out prove people wrong since he was drafted in the second round. Now he'll be out to prove he's worth this deal. Good character guy too.

Mateo · 07-03-2007, 09:05 PM

If he's been out to prove people wrong, then why was he just now successful last year? I would accuse him of contract year stat stuffing, but I don't think a player can artificially make their shooting percentage better than it really should be. Seems like a reasonable signing assuming that Colangelo's vision is to be somewhat like the Warriors.

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