"Get out the salami and cheese mama this ballgame is ova!"The first thing I wanna say is that Bryan Colangelo is a freakin' genius! The moves that he's made since coming aboard have turned a team going downhill into a contender.
Jermaine O'Neal is a great player. He's an all-star who can still be a threat on both sides of the floor, and just needs a decent team around him in order to show his true skills.
The Raptors are a perfect fit for him. We have great 3 point scorers that will help spread the floor for him to operate. We have Bosh (also an All-Star) who will be able to move to his more natural 4 spot. We're gonna be a force under the basket!
Now I know they aren't the Twin Towers, but it'll be entertaining to see some of the weaker teams in the East handle us when both of them are on the floor.
And in exchange we lost TJ Ford. I'll admit he's a great scorer, but since two years ago I've thought that Calderon was the better player. Now we don't have to worry about splitting up playing time as Calderon will be the go-to starter. Calderon is a true-point guard who is deceptively quick, has an amazing assist to turnover ratio, and has an excellent shot.
In terms of health, TJ and Jermaine are both players notorious with injuries. So to me it's a wash...
I've always believed that the team that wins the trade is the team that gets the best player. I would take a healthy Jermaine O'Neal any day of the week over a healthy TJ Ford. So in terms of that, "Raptors win, raptors win, raptors win!"
We probably need 1 or 2 more pieces to win a championship, but I have faith that Colangelo will pull another magic act if we're in serious contention.
Now we just gotta figure out how to beat Boston...
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Current Fav Ball Players: Jermaine O'Neal, and NOT Kobe Bryant
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I didn't like giving up the #17 pick in the deal. Would have liked to keep it and get a slasher or something. I think we need to improve on the wings.
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