Comments on: Report: Grizzlies talking to Raptors about possible Gay trade

By: m3dman3

m3dman3 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:47:36 +0000

Did anyone else notice how funny the headline sounds?

By: Kurt Helin

Kurt Helin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:38:57 +0000

Not close. Memphis would have to take on Bargnani or Calderon to make that work.

By: weaselpuppy

weaselpuppy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:44:16 +0000

Tayshaun (7m/yr through 2014-5) and Maggette’s 10.6m expiring deal for Gay….but Joe D has stupid love for Tay….meh.

By: borderline1988

borderline1988 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:04:52 +0000

The Raptors need to keep Lowry and dump Jose. As much as I love Jose, the biggest issues the Raptors have are:
- lack of athletiscm on the defensive end
- lack of playmaking
- lack of top-tier talent
And the most important – lack of a penetrator. There is no one on this team who can penetrate a defense and make something happen, save maybe for Allan Andersen.
Jose is a tremendous set-caller, but he has no ability to break his man down. He cannot drive to the basket either. And he can be taken advantage of on the defensive end. Lowry addresses all of those above needs. Sure, he hasn’t been playing well coming of the bench after injury, but he’s the guy for the future.

Keep Lowry, Valuncianus and Derozan (unless you can trade Derozan straight up for Rudy Gay). Everyone else is expendable. Amir Johnson and Ed Davis are tremendous workers, but they simply are not talented enough to be considered legitimate starters on a playoff team.
The Raptors need some offensive firepower.
Running carefully developed offensive sets would have worked 40 years ago, but in todays NBA you need guys who can break down a defense on their own.

By: buffalo65

buffalo65 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:27:14 +0000

As long as they keep Ross and Davis.

By: thebigkahuna23

thebigkahuna23 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:48:17 +0000

Could DeRozan for Gay straight up work financially?