Comments on: Will Bosh’s Hot Start Continue?

By: Tim W.

Tim W. — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:26:36 +0000

Colangelo traded away Roy Hibbert (who could have just as easily been Robin Lopez or Alexis Ajinca), and a future protected first round pick. That’s it. One player. The only other first round pick the Raptors traded away in their entire history was in 2007, which was a deal made before Bosh was even drafted, and netted Jared Dudley.

So what you’re saying is that the Raptors passed up on Roy Hibbert and Jared Dudley. Maybe your idea of a lot of talent and mine is different.

By: Tim W.

Tim W. — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:13:59 +0000

If Amare took more last minute shots than Nash last year, it’s no wonder they didn’t make the playoffs. When the Suns do well it’s Nash taking the shots, or creating for others. When they were winning, it was alway Nash with the ball in his hands at the end.

And the Clippers have a worse record than the Raptors. They would be advised to hand the ball to Davis or Gordon in crunch time.

By: J

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:51:10 +0000

You hint at a salient issue. If we look back to when we flipped McGrady in a sign and trade, well… does anyone even remember where that 1st round pick went? Bosh might fetch more, but anyone who thinks we’ll get back Bosh’s weight in talent is deluded. And even if we traded him before the season is over, he won’t likely fetch that much either without a guarantee that he’ll resign with that team next season.

If we simply let him go, we won’t have $20 million to play with. Not with the decreasing salary cap.

By: J

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:43:27 +0000

You’re wrong. Amare was behind both Nash and Hill last year when it came to taking last minute shots. This year, nobody has stepped up as the go-to guy, with everyone taking about the same number of shots.

Kaman, however, has stepped up this year, but last year he was far from the first option (behind Davis, Thorton, Gordon, etc.).

By: Jc

Jc — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:40:51 +0000

Just to give some optimism for bosh’s start … look at the numbers from the “MVP! MVP!” start of last year. Less points last year and it took him 40+ minutes a game to do it. No way he could keep that pace. He’s putting up better numbers in just over 35 min/game this yr. Should hopefully last a bit longer

By: J

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:09:20 +0000

You’re right. Dirk is the one big who is head and shoulders above all other bigs when it comes to important minutes. Last year, he attempted over 30 field goals (and 16 free throws) per 48 minutes during clutch situations, right up there with Wade, LBJ and Joe Johnson. Only Kobe took more (almost 40 fga/48 minutes).

By: JJTO

JJTO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:05:24 +0000

Better pull up the socks if Raps want to win on Sunday…

By: Bendit

Bendit — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:17 +0000

Hate to gripe after a win but the turnovers and second chance points was atrocious. That shoulda been a blowout but we get a close one. With as many players sitting out for Miami this team is not there yet.

By: Statement

Statement — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:57:02 +0000

Whoa, what a heart-stopping game.

Good win. Although the turnovers were extremely high and kept Miami in the game, Armstrong rightly pointed out that the Raps are normally a low-turnover team.

By: Darien

Darien — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:53:40 +0000

Luckily, Jack was on today.

By: Darien

Darien — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:51:53 +0000

Does Dirk count as a go-to big?

By: Shayan

Shayan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:37:14 +0000

I’ll say it right now – who else had a heart attack when Bargnani, who just made a clutch 3, gave up another 3 pointer and passed to Jack to shoot the 3 instead?

By: JJTO

JJTO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:28:24 +0000

Crawford is looking awesome. But Bellinelli is making 1.5 mil this year, that is huge…

By: Statement

Statement — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:24:27 +0000

They SHOULD be beating the shit out of this team.

No Haslem, No Q.R., no Quinn.

We should be better than they are when they are fully manned.

You damn straight we should be up by 20 at half.

Lets go for 30 and embarrass D-Wade’s always foul-call getting ass.

By: phdsteve

phdsteve — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:32 +0000

great piece Blake. love the mix of stats and analysis.

By: phdsteve

phdsteve — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:18:23 +0000

not totally true- although alot of ESPN guys do overlook Toronto, some guys like Marc Stein or David Thorpe (and even Hollinger from time to time) have been pretty pro Toronto over the years.

but as good as Bellineli has been, Crawford with Atlanta is looking like the best (not a huge deal) off season signing so far.

By: JJTO

JJTO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:56 +0000

Not so fast my friend…

By: JJTO

JJTO — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:11:10 +0000

If Jack is the “worst signing of the off season” then Bellineli is probably the best, but you won’t here ESPN give a Toronto team that kind of credit….

By: AltRaps

AltRaps — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:09:30 +0000

The room is overheating. Be back in a few.

By: Carbon

Carbon — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:06:33 +0000

Yup, I’m running into the same problem. Posted a comment in the game thread on the forums on it.