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by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Feb 4, 2010 1:09 PM EST in Daily Links Comment 16 comments

"We’re talking to a few teams to see if there’s anything we can do to improve our basketball club," said (Bryan) Colangelo. "We’ve never sat back and been comfortable. We’re always going to compete and improve our levels of competition. "I’m talking about not only a tweak, but in a big deal, we’re going to be a buyer, not a seller."

SB Nation breaks down the NBA trade deadline, team by team.

Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer goes Behind the Box Score to look at Toronto's win over New Jersey. For more on the game, check out the Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro, the New York Post, SLAM Online's Holly MacKenzie, Raptors Republic and the Zan Tabak Herald.

The Globe and Mail's Michael Grange documents Andrea Bargnani's back-to-back struggles.

If starting Hedo Turkoglu and DeMar DeRozan is any indication, the Raptors aren't putting much stock in this trend.

Jarrett Jack and Jose Calderon should almost never be on the court together, according to T.Jose Caldeford's Chris Black. Mr. Black also takes a look at the Raptors' defensive rating since the Atlanta blowout in December.

Check out what Bargnani had to say via NBA.com's Arena Link following last night's win.

Assistant coach Del Harris jumped off the sinking ship that is the 2009-10 New Jersey Nets.

Chris Bosh is on track for All-NBA Second Team honours, according to SLAM.

TSN's Jack Armstrong offers his favourites for 12 hoops categories.

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Trades I would like to see happen.
Toronto sends POB and Rasho To San Antonio for Matt Boner. I read an article lately that the Spurs are looking for a Rasho type center. Need I say more.
Toronto sends Calderon to Memphis for Rudy Gay and Mike Conley plus what ever other salaries to make it work. Toronto improves on the wing while Memphis gets a true starting PG.
Utah Jazz send Ronnie Brewer for POB and either Sonny Weems (team option) or Rasho (expiring contract). Utah probably buys out POB and Rasho though they might keep Weems.

by McGateway on Feb 4, 2010 2:28 PM EST reply actions

i dont like your first trade, the second trade would be awsome because rudy is the kind of athletic sf we need 3rd trade is w.e we dont rele get better 2nd trade would def get us over the hump

by raptors_run_the_show on Feb 4, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions

second one doesn’t happen. there’s no way they mess up gay’s valuation that bad. and calderon isn’t a big enough of an upgrade over conley for them to give up gay LOL.

by HDave on Feb 4, 2010 11:32 PM EST up reply actions

I disagree as Gay is a free agent at the end of the season and I am not sure that Memphis loves him so much that they will sign him to the max dollars he will try and command. Calderon may not be a stud PG but he is leagues better as a starter than Conley is.

by McGateway on Feb 5, 2010 9:59 AM EST up reply actions

Bonner had a hand injury which really messed up his shooting stroke. He’s been putting up some atrocious numbers from deep lately.

by Yardly on Feb 5, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions

POB + Marcus B (expiring contracts to a team that badly needs to rebuild)

for

Raja Bell (defensive guard who can score a little and an upgrade on Wright).

by benjibopper on Feb 4, 2010 4:02 PM EST reply actions

marcus isnt expiring until next year

by HDave on Feb 4, 2010 6:34 PM EST up reply actions

well damn.

by benjibopper on Feb 5, 2010 8:33 AM EST up reply actions

Realistic trade

Calderon and Weems for Ginobili – would you do it?

by kidsantiago on Feb 4, 2010 11:46 PM EST reply actions

Spurs won't

by Davl on Feb 5, 2010 1:21 AM EST up reply actions

BALD SPOT

Jose for Ginobili?

I think that Jose has far more long term potential for developing an All-Star calibre bald spot.

Having both of them would make any team look like they have a backcourt full of monks.

by Jenge on Feb 5, 2010 1:43 AM EST up reply actions

that’s realistic?

by benjibopper on Feb 5, 2010 8:34 AM EST up reply actions

Trade Scenarios

This site could use a section dedicated to whatever ridiculous trade scenarios we want to come up with. Like: Turk, Evans, POB for Battier, Ariza and Chuck Hayes.

Or Calderon, Belli and Rasho for Rip Hamilton and Will Bynum.

by benjibopper on Feb 5, 2010 11:27 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, like this one

Toronto sends Hedo, Banks, and Rasho to Cleveland for LeBron James. It works according to the ESPN trade machine so the Raptors should do it! Woo Hooo!!!! We’re getting LeBron James!

by siggian on Feb 5, 2010 1:06 PM EST up reply actions

sweet.

by benjibopper on Feb 5, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

re: additions to the team

A big bodied wing player to can offer some resistance against SF that like to play in the post. I’m not crazy about trotting Weems out there when he’s smaller then both Wright and DeRozan.

Agree with McGateway in that a team that’s suffered bigman injuries could probably make good use of Rasho. Paging Portland, paging Portland. They dusted off Juwan Howard and play him 30 plus minutes a game, that’s how desperate they are. If we added Weems or Belineli I wonder if we could pry a supporting piece off their team. Since they have Brandon Roy coming back from injury soon, perhaps the right offer could pry Rudy Fernandez loose? He’s up for an extension at the end of the year anyway, and has been productive in Roy’s absence.

I think we should leave the point guard situation alone for now. I don’t have the patience to bring in a new pg and have them waste a chunk of games familiarizing themselves with the roster. And if we’re going to overpay on a backup, I’d rather it be on a pg then any other spot on the court. After the TJ injury fiasco, I think all Raptor fans know the value of having a backup that can handle starting for a prolonged period.

by Yardly on Feb 5, 2010 8:16 PM EST reply actions