Raptors sign Rasual Butler

[Ku-Bar]

With MP failing with his knee maybe this is the team now? Get practice going sooner rather than later for depth.

C Bargs/JM/AG SA to D League or provide depth on back to backs
PF Ed/Amir/Bargs
SF JJ/RB just for a few months then LK/GF
SG DD/LB/GF
PG JB/JC/AC LB after jose trade.

I would not be surprized is before the trade dead-line Jose is traded to a team that contends as a back-up security PG for a playoff run when one of their PG gets hurt. That way he reduces the time they pay him to just 1.5 years.

I don't want to get into why Ed and Amir won't be playing the 5 for any significant minutes this year but even Casey said a long time ago Bargnani will be the starting PF for this team and get the bulk of his minutes there this season compared to last season.

Honestly, as of Dec. 10th, 2011 here is our potential season opening roster by position and not by possible line ups or match ups game to game ...

C - Magloire / Gray / Alabi
PF - Bargnani / Davis / A. Johnson
SF - J. Johnson / Kleiza / Butler
SG - DeRozan / Barbosa
PG - Calderon / Bayless / Carter

Note: Gray and Carter not official yet.

* Signed Forbes to an offer sheet and will be in Toronto in 72 hours if Denver does not match.

[Rapsfan07]

I hope BC has a plan to bring in at LEAST one more interesting prospect.

[Ku-Bar]

I hope BC has a plan to bring in at LEAST one more interesting prospect.

Is Forbes being from Panama interesting enough?

He would put our roster at 15 assuming the Gray and Carter signings become offical.

[Waylon Mercy]

Meh! Is all that comes to mind. From what I seen of him with The Clippers and The Bulls he was a good wing defender but that was it. I guess he's just depth really and maybe Toronto is going to use our amnesty on Klezia sooner then later

Makes no sense to use amnesty on Kleiza with Jonas coming here and his contract actually declining in value as the years pass by.

I don't know what your talking about.... Kleizas locked in for 2 more years after this season
at 4.6 Mill considering he sucked before a major leg injury I don't expect him to get much
better do you? If we end up drafting a SF or trageting one in FA Kleiza will be wearing a
suit most nights. We might need that cap space in free agency instead of paying a scrub
4.6 mill a year to rot on the bench I don't think speaking Lithuanian with Jonas is gonna
be a big enough reason to save him.

[OAKLEY_2]

C - Magloire / Gray / Alabi
PF - Bargnani / Davis / A. Johnson
SF - J. Johnson / Kleiza / Butler
SG - DeRozan / Barbosa
PG - Calderon / Bayless / Carter

more like

C - A. Johnson (small ball) / Gray (big ball) / Magloire (coaching/filling in) Alabi (D league)
PF - Bargnani (28 mins) / Davis (20 mins)
SF - R. Butler/ J. Johnson / Forbes Kleiza (IR)
SG - DeRozan / Barbosa / Forbes ( Bosa traded once Kleiza comes back)
PG - Bayless / Calderon / Carter

[MikeM]

Definite trade candidate by the deadline. Maybe we can grab a 2nd rounder for him lol.

[Blazing_royale]

Definite trade candidate by the deadline. Maybe we can grab a 2nd rounder for him lol.

and trade it for a vet scrub? rinse, repeat.

[cb4fan1]

This is what Butler had to say yesterday....

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxxsQDl28AA[/youtube]

[bape_lovers]

can't believe this post has no And1s

BUSINESS
AS
RASUAL

[theycallmeZZ]

I wasn't ready for a heart attack

can't believe this post has no And1s

BUSINESS
AS
RASUAL

I don't think And1s existed at the time

[bape_lovers]

pretty sure they did..wasn't this just 2 years ago?

I wasn't ready for a heart attack

can't believe this post has no And1s

BUSINESS
AS
RASUAL

I don't think And1s existed at the time

[BilboBanginz]

I almost quit life there for a second.

[JediQ]

yeezus, scary s*

[bape_lovers]

my fault..i posted on the wrong thread

[Slo]

LOL some threads should never be bumped.. that was a WTF momment as it can get

[Blast Tyrant]

C - Magloire / Gray / Alabi
PF - Bargnani / Davis / A. Johnson
SF - J. Johnson / Kleiza / Butler
SG - DeRozan / Barbosa
PG - Calderon / Bayless / Carter

more like

C - A. Johnson (small ball) / Gray (big ball) / Magloire (coaching/filling in) Alabi (D league)
PF - Bargnani (28 mins) / Davis (20 mins)
SF - R. Butler/ J. Johnson / Forbes Kleiza (IR)
SG - DeRozan / Barbosa / Forbes ( Bosa traded once Kleiza comes back)
PG - Bayless / Calderon / Carter

Thanks for reminding me how terrible Colangelo was