Well, if you missed it the Raptors crushed the Wizards tonight, it's really too bad its only the preseason. They do look good though, let's just hope they keep it up when the games count.
The consensus seems to be that the odd man out of the Raptors lineup will be Jamario Moon, Luke Jackson or Juan Dixon. It's not a decision I would like to make, I honestly like each of these guys and think that they can contribute to the Raptors success. If I had to guess I would say that Jackson is the most likely cut, He's much cheaper to get rid of then Dixon and Moon has been playing very well. But who knows, coach Mitchell has said that the cut would be based more on what he sees in practice, then what has happened in the preseason games.
If we're really lucky Bryan Colangelo will find a team in desperate need of some bench scoring (Miami, maybe. Though, they did just trade for Ricky Buckets) and ship Dixon off for some future draft picks.
On Another note, the season is just not starting soon enough, the waiting is killing me.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Tricky cuts
Someone on the current Raptors squad isn't going to make it to the regular season. Its sad, but its the rules. Before training camp began I was sure that the cutee(I don't think that's a word, but it works for me) would be one of, Jamario Moon, Luke Jackson or Derrick Martin, with Juan Dixon being a long shot. After these last few preseason games, I have to admit that I have no idea.
Juan Dixon has been shooting very well coming off the bench, which is exactly what he's supposed to do. So I'm pretty such he's a lock to make the team
Luke Jackson and Jamario Moon are both fairly young players with the potential to be quality role players for Toronto for a long time... And neither of them are likely to cost much. That leaves Derrick Martin.
While he certainly isn't going to get any better and right now he's little more than a tutor for Toronto's young PG tandem, I don't think they want to get rid of him either. His mentoring has been very valuable to both Ford and Calderon and is a big reason why they both improved dramatically last year. While the Raptors could instead try to keep Martin on as a coach this year, his relationship with the other two point guard would likely suffer and if either of them get injured Martin can still be a reasonably effective backup PG.
So where does this leave us? To my surprise the player who seems to have performed the most poorly and who really doesn't seem to be getting much burn is Maceo Baston. Really the Raptors don't need him and at his age his is unlikely to be a part of their long term plan. However, I can't see them simply giving up on a guy they just agreed to pay a couple of a million dollars to, without at least giving him some time in the regular season to prove himself. On the other hand, they won't lose much if they do
So who gets cut... Only time will tell, but my money is on Moon or Martin. Mostly because they are the only two in camp without a guaranteed contract.
Juan Dixon has been shooting very well coming off the bench, which is exactly what he's supposed to do. So I'm pretty such he's a lock to make the team
Luke Jackson and Jamario Moon are both fairly young players with the potential to be quality role players for Toronto for a long time... And neither of them are likely to cost much. That leaves Derrick Martin.
While he certainly isn't going to get any better and right now he's little more than a tutor for Toronto's young PG tandem, I don't think they want to get rid of him either. His mentoring has been very valuable to both Ford and Calderon and is a big reason why they both improved dramatically last year. While the Raptors could instead try to keep Martin on as a coach this year, his relationship with the other two point guard would likely suffer and if either of them get injured Martin can still be a reasonably effective backup PG.
So where does this leave us? To my surprise the player who seems to have performed the most poorly and who really doesn't seem to be getting much burn is Maceo Baston. Really the Raptors don't need him and at his age his is unlikely to be a part of their long term plan. However, I can't see them simply giving up on a guy they just agreed to pay a couple of a million dollars to, without at least giving him some time in the regular season to prove himself. On the other hand, they won't lose much if they do
So who gets cut... Only time will tell, but my money is on Moon or Martin. Mostly because they are the only two in camp without a guaranteed contract.
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