Copying J's post from Calderon's thread:
This could be a good deal for all teams, except I doubt that Larry Brown will play Jose Calderon. The only player born outside the US that Brown gave minutes to was Todd McCoullough. Calderon could suffer the same fate as so many good players under Larry Brown, a coach who chooses players based on their personalities and not their talent.
Considering Phoenix just brought in Hakkim Warrick, I'm kind of surprised that they brought in Turkoglu, but I think they're very different players. But, Phoenix also brought in Josh Childress, who plays the same position as Grant Hill and Jason Richardson. But, Childress is a great player. I like the way Phoenix looks right now. I'm still not a huge Robin Lobez fan, but he's improved.
Meanwhile, Toronto blew their team up. Bosh, Calderon, and Turkoglu are gone. They get three very exciting players in Barbosa, Diaw, and Chandler. A lot of people (like me) are down on Diaw. He was not great in Charlotte, although he was statistically significant. Was that because of Brown? Hmm. I still Tyson Chandler a lot. Yeah, he's soft, but I like his game for some reason (when he's healthy). Toronto looks like they'll be OK after losing their big three from last year. If they had a center, I'd put them in the "definite" play-off category. Without a center (Bargnani doesn't count and Rasho is a FA I think), they'll be fighting for the 8th spot.
Originally posted by BBallFanJ
Considering Phoenix just brought in Hakkim Warrick, I'm kind of surprised that they brought in Turkoglu, but I think they're very different players. But, Phoenix also brought in Josh Childress, who plays the same position as Grant Hill and Jason Richardson. But, Childress is a great player. I like the way Phoenix looks right now. I'm still not a huge Robin Lobez fan, but he's improved.
Meanwhile, Toronto blew their team up. Bosh, Calderon, and Turkoglu are gone. They get three very exciting players in Barbosa, Diaw, and Chandler. A lot of people (like me) are down on Diaw. He was not great in Charlotte, although he was statistically significant. Was that because of Brown? Hmm. I still Tyson Chandler a lot. Yeah, he's soft, but I like his game for some reason (when he's healthy). Toronto looks like they'll be OK after losing their big three from last year. If they had a center, I'd put them in the "definite" play-off category. Without a center (Bargnani doesn't count and Rasho is a FA I think), they'll be fighting for the 8th spot.
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