<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> One's trying to play slower and one's trying to play faster and at the moment, things have never been better for the two-headed Raptor point guard that could be known as T.J. Calderon.</p> The starter, T.J. Ford, is learning that he need not go 100 miles an hour every possession and all it did was allow him to post an other-worldly assist to turnover ratio of about 4:1 in the pre-season.</p> The backup, Jose Calderon, says he's concentrating on being a better defender and trying to squeeze some extra speed out of himself while being his normal steady self in a 5-2 exhibition season run.</p> Coach Sam Mitchell said the pair is providing near-flawless play so far, not so much by what they are doing themselves but because of what they're doing for others.</p> "We don't really need them to score when they're getting the ball to guys, where they're getting the ball to them," the coach said.</p> Through intense film work and through the expected maturation of the 24-year-old Ford and the 26-year-old Calderon, the duo is learning to make better decisions and discovering the intricacies of their teammates in a revamped rotation that has two new starters and three new key backups.</p> "It doesn't matter that much," said Ford. "Each individual, I understand their game, I know what those guys' tendencies are and I just change up my style depending who's in the game.</p> "I watched so much film growing up as a kid and in college and I sort of got away from it in the NBA. Now coach Mike (Evans) gets with me every day, after every game, we study the good decisions I make and the bad decisions."</div></p> The Toronto Star</p>
