Who would have benefited us more? Jason is the obvious better 3 pt shooter, and opens up the court, but Mo is the better slasher and can create more than one type of offense by driving to the bucket. He is the only SF on the (or was on the) Raptors that could slash, now weve basically replaced him with Kapono. Who would benefit us more?
Mo doesn't even slash that often. I'll say Kapono, because Mo was inconsistent and in Sam's doghouse a little bit last year. Jason Kapono is a very nice scoring option off the bench, and one of the best shooters in the League.
Too bad Mo Pete got buried in the bench this year, I'd take the 2005-2006 Mo Pete any day of the week.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TJFord11 @ Jul 18 2007, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Too bad Mo Pete got buried in the bench this year, I'd take the 2005-2006 Mo Pete any day of the week.</div>he got buried in the bench because we have so much depth
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (junot111 @ Jul 21 2007, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>he got buried in the bench because we have so much depth</div>I would disagree, Mo was supposed to play a big roll last year but he sucked right from the beginning. It was his sh*tty playing and horrible shooting that got him benched and stuck for playing time - and he got pissed about it and developed a bad attitude.Not that I really blame him and I still think Mo is badass so go Hornets.
Mo Peterson brings a lot more to a game than Jason Kapono does. It's not even close. But if your talking about who works better for the Raptors, I don't know, I'm not a Raptors fan, I don't watch your team enough.
Yes, but he can be a streaky shooter at times..This guy is one of the best shooters in the league, and he is instant offense.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 21 2007, 05:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yes, but he can be a streaky shooter at times..This guy is one of the best shooters in the league, and he is instant offense.</div> Kapono's your typical 42% three-point shooter. Outside of hitting a couple perimeter shots a game, he does little else. Thats all I'm saying.
Kapono may be consistent, but he's one-dimensional, and he's only out on the floor for shooting, 95% of the time. Mo Pete isn't just regulated to shooting, he can do many other things, as well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jul 21 2007, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kapono's your typical 42% three-point shooter. Outside of hitting a couple perimeter shots a game, he does little else. Thats all I'm saying.</div> Kapono actually had a much higher percentage than that. Kapono actually shot 51%, which was the highest in league history. I know he had Shaq and D-Wade, but they were injured at times last year...and you dont shoot those kind of percentages if you're just an average or good shooter. This guy is amazing, and he should benefit in our more fast break style of basketball.Also, he averaged about 11 off the bench for the Heat, he can fill it up. I know he doesn't play defense, but we've already got 2 wingmen who are good defenders in Anthony Parker and Jorge Garbajosa. I'm not sure if Carlos Delfino can play defense or not though..Plus, Mo was in Sam's doghouse last year, his PT and shooting were inconsistent, so I think it's an upgrade over Mo, last season. Sometimes he wouldn't come off the bench until the 4th quarter...
the thing is, I think the reason why because did this was because of our team's needs.even though mo pete is a way better overall player,but hes not as good of a 3 point shooter. hes streaky, but kapono is reliable. kapono is the best at it and since mo was mad last season for not getting minutes we have too many scorers so mo wouldnt have gotten any touches anyways. and because probably planned to replace mo with kapono, thats why he got delfino to also replace mo's driving game.
There is avantages and Disadvantages for both players. Mo Pete is a better defender, but he isn't consistant. Jason Kapono is more consistant, but not a good defender. P.S. I can't wait to see Kapono in the 3pt contest next year!!!! :yahoo:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 21 2007, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Kapono actually had a much higher percentage than that. Kapono actually shot 51%, which was the highest in league history. I know he had Shaq and D-Wade, but they were injured at times last year...and you dont shoot those kind of percentages if you're just an average or good shooter. This guy is amazing, and he should benefit in our more fast break style of basketball.Also, he averaged about 11 off the bench for the Heat, he can fill it up.</div> Jason Kapono may have been coming off the bench, but he was playing over 30 minutes a game and started 35 games. It's not like he was getting 11ppg in only 20 minutes, he was logging in major time. Also, I'm going by his career, in his 2 seasons where he played a lot, he shot pretty much 40% from three. There's a small chance he repeats a 50% season from three, Miami is a three-point shooting paradise, it's not that hard to hit a high percentage from three like Kapono was doing just taking open set three's.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jul 25 2007, 12:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Jason Kapono may have been coming off the bench, but he was playing over 30 minutes a game and started 35 games. It's not like he was getting 11ppg in only 20 minutes, he was logging in major time. Also, I'm going by his career, in his 2 seasons where he played a lot, he shot pretty much 40% from three. There's a small chance he repeats a 50% season from three, Miami is a three-point shooting paradise, it's not that hard to hit a high percentage from three like Kapono was doing just taking open set three's.</div>Where do you get your numbers from, because all of them have been false. He didn't play over 30 mpg, he played 26. I don't care if he played significant minutes, he still did it very efficiently at a very nice clip for a guard of 49%. I'd rather have my bench player getting 11 while taking good shots than 15 and ball hogging/shot jacking and ruining the chemistry on the floor. Mo did that to an extent last year. He really did take some bad shots that weren't suited in our offensive flow. Why are you going by his career? Why not go by his last year, because that shows what he can do NOW, not 3 years ago. It shows he has improved alot, and he can contribute with the right system and minutes. Well, everyone on our team can pass the ball well, we play in a slightly fastbreak system, unlike the Heat's halfcourt system. Plus we have two amazing passers at the PG position. I don't know about 50%, but that was the highest in league history. Shooting 45% might be enough to lead the league next season, and I expect him to shoot around that. He'll definitely get open looks here too. And it's not like he was wide open on every attempt.
Generally, Kapono was a 30 minute a night guy. Thats what I meant. You made a big deal over him coming off the bench when he was getting starters minutes for a majority of the time he played.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jul 25 2007, 01:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Generally, Kapono was a 30 minute a night guy. Thats what I meant. You made a big deal over him coming off the bench when he was getting starters minutes for a majority of the time he played.</div>Wow dude...the averages show how many he got on AVERAGE...and same with ppg...you judge by averages, not how many points or minutes he got when he was doing well, or whatever...26 mpg is not really starters minutes...and he takes good shots, and plays within the offense. He'll get around that with the Raptors, I think. Maybe a few minutes less...
