seifer0406

The rotation looks like this

Jonas
Bargnani
James Johnson
DeRozan
Steve Nash

Ross
Calderon
Kleiza
Amir
Ed Davis

Acy
Bayless
Forbes

When Calderon gets moved Bayless would be our backup point.

Your 2013 Raptors

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R-Star

Highly doubt Nash comes. Can this Ross dude play the 3?

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Junkyard Dog13

PG Nash Bayless
SG Demar Bayless
SF Ross J,Jhonson Klieza
PF Bargnani Davis Klieza
C Amir Val Gray/Mags

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rocketeer

yeah ross can play the 3(as can derozan). i'd expect them to be the starters at those two spots.

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R-Star

Good. Not bad then. If this Ross kid turns out to be a quality scorer, him and Deron should be able to handle the wing scoring with Bargs and Jonas taking care of it on the bigs end.


In all reality, Calderon is one of the better set up men in the league, so I'm not sure how much better Nash really makes a young team like Toronto.

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c_dog

if raptors get nash it's strictly to sell tickets. nash will give them a few extra wins but this team has ways to go to even consider making the playoffs.

this team has a lot of dead weight to get rid of... amir, bargnani, even ed davis have all overstayed their welcome. 1-2 of these guys are going to have to go. and we have to pray jonas is the real deal.

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Porn Player

Taking Quincy Acy has me believing we have something lined up including either Amir or Ed. I really don't believe we'll enter the season like this, especially with the cap flexibility we have.

As for Nash, we will certainly make a move for him.

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lucky777s

Raps have been saying all day Ross is not a SF and will not play there. They want to move DD to SF now.

speedythief

Even if we do sign Nash (seems likely at this point) we will probably make an additional trade to bring in a veteran wing player. Got to imagine Ed Davis or DeMar DeRozan will be our bait along with Jose Calderon's expiring deal. Talk of him being amnestied might be true but it seems shortsighted.

speedythief

^ Should clarify that I don't think we will pursue a guy like Igoudala (we don't have what Philly wants) or Gay (Memphis don't want to trade him). I think a player like Tayshaun Prince or Dorell Wright is much more likely.

ballocks

let's just say if they don't win nash, they are really umm... screwed?... in the court of public opinion. i'm sure there'd be a way to solve it basketball-wise, but the brand would be devastated imo. this team needs an infusion of positive energy like i need to shorten my posts.

but why so glum, chum?! here's my rotation...

PG: Nash > Bayless
SG: Derozan > Ross > Forbes
SF: tbd > tbd > Kleiza
PF: Bargnani > Davis > Acy
C: Jonas > Amir > Magloire

- i think james johnson is finito. whatever happened in march naturally swam under the radar in toronto but who's blaming the media? it's not their fault that they don't do their job! nobody with the team has said a word about him since the end of the season, he's been totally awol (much like calderon- who stripped any mention of toronto off his website in april too... but why would any toronto media notice?!), so i think this team will move johnson at first opportunity, or maybe release him in september or october as a last resort. don't quote me, tho.

- if calderon gets amnestied (to go and get a proper FA wing for nash), i'm looking at a play for oj majo. might not have enough money for him but you never know. derozan might be involved in the recruit, not saying it would work, just saying...

- and if all goes to plan between now and july 20, here's a wild guess on my part: tracy mcgrady. teacher, veteran experience, fix the wrongs of the past before heading for the exit... just a hunch.

those are my expectations.

peace

-James-

Even though we definitely do need more talent on the wings, I would want to retain Johnson on top of that. I really do think he's the kind of player that winning teams need - not to say that he's a winner per se, but that wings that can guard power wings is an important, and I believe often unnoticed role that top teams tend to fill. And I think he can be retained on the cheap. That being said, short of a handshake agreement with Nash, I would not amnesty Calderon. He's a good pass first point and I'm not as optimistic as everyone else seems to be about Nash coming here.

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seifer0406

I would be surprised if James Johnson isn't back next year.

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Dissonance

I'd like to see him finish his career with you guys.




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As would I.

Nash/Ross/Acy/Val to what we already had - Porn is a happy fan.

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