jonny three time wrote:I understand you guys thinking that way. But I've never been a stats guy, don't play fantasy basketball, and make judgements from what I see on the court. Having said that, I think Deron is a better defender and better scorer. But Calderon is the better passer and has more intangables. In my opinion the scoring advantage might actually end up holding the team back as our teams PG shouldn't score more than 15 a game if everything is functioning the way it should. So Derons advantage in being better at creating his own shot isn't that much of an advantage at all. Deron is the mroe skilled player, but again not by much.
Any trade you make puts your team at risk of having chemistry issues, both on and off the court. So basically anytime you trade a player who is proven to be a great fit where he is, you run a risk in doing so. To me it just isn't worth the risk. Thats the reason why you rarely see winning teams trade their key players to other winning teams for their key players.
ok ... no stats, just observation ... I think what
dont reach and myself saw was that Deron led his team to the conference finals ... Jose hasn't accomplished anything in the NBA ... I think a PG of Deron's track record would know how to play with the Raptors ... you say Deron is a better defender and scorer, I agree, it's no contest ... There's one intangable that you haven't specifically mentioned, the ability to break your defender down and attract the double team ... By observation, I don't recall one time Jose has commanded the double team, I've seen pressure D at most from the opposition, but never a double team ... having NBA league pass, I've watched quite a few Utah games, Deron commands that double team regularly, thus creating open looks for his teammates ...
