Rose at the PG? Did he play this position of his career? He has the body and quickness for the point, but Id rather have him at SG or SF and Alvin Williams at the point.
no way ! Alvin will lead the show .. he's getting back to his old form.. Rose will be a SF starter : Starters : PG : Alvin SG : vince SF : Jalen PF : Chris C : Moiso
Yay! right after revolutions i see we got rose :-D Man..JYD was cool....as Air Canada said..he loved the city, as most of it loved him...ah well... WE need a good rebounder!!!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting nkwu:</div><div class="quote_post"> WE need a good rebounder!!!</div> we have a good rebounder...his name is doneyll marshall once alvin's bad wheel heals up, he will address our PG probs
Rose started in the league as a PG with the Nuggets. He played PG at Michigan and was great at it. Rose plays best when he gets a lot of touches and intiates an offense, he is not the type of player who excels without the ball. Having Rose and Marshall as the starters is a better solution than starting Williams. I think Williams would be better coming off the bench and allowing the Raptors to run small ball and push the tempo when needed. It would also allow him to watch from the bench so when comes in he knows exactly when and where to attack the opponent's weaknesses. If Rose has to play SF, the Raptors are going to get killed on the boards and inside the paint. They need Marshall in the starting lineup because he has long reach, can block shots, and can shoot from outside well enough to allow Carter and Rose to drive in the lane.
All I see right now is JALEN ROSE, PERIOD! DAMN for the first time EVER since Tracy left, we FINALLY got some second star by Vince's side, good to hear man that's all there is. Hey, now that Im calmed down, Im seein Marshall too YES!!! Good luck to JYD(WHYY??) tho, as for AD... GET THE HELL OUT!!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Skip:</div><div class="quote_post"> as for AD... GET THE HELL OUT!!</div> Hes out :mrgreen: Maybe Toronto will be back in the East's 8 this year. Id be glad to see Vince back in the playoffs. First, we have to see how Vince works with Jalen and the new Toronto line-up. Im positive they will be great scoring threats together, but first we have to make sure.
What the Raptors need is a shooting coach. I have to say that I'm really sad to see the dog go. There's something about a player playing his heart out and proclaiming his love for a city and team that I think is nice to have around. Maybe it's just me. Another poster mentioned the dog driving to Toronto after his trade and I too remember that fondly. I hope that Rose and Vince are able to play together well. This has the potential to be really great for the Raptors what do you guys think? Are these two stars compatible?. Alvin would be great off the bench and then all we would have to do is look for a beast to man the middle.
The only part of this trade that bothers me is that in the paint, we're now worse off then we were...or are we? The bottom line is things needed to be shaken up. You can't be a fan that wants to see the players you've grown up with all the time. You have to have the best interest of the team and WINNING in mind. This trade gets the blood pumping and shows everyone else, either life up yer skirt, grab yer balls and score! or pak your bags! Davis did not want to be here in Toronto, don't be so stubborn to not realize this because everyone else does. He wanted out, we wanted him out. The guy wasn't the topic of every trade rumor for the past 3 years for nothin'. Now that he's gone, yes our inside 5 spot is vacant, but that's why guys like Moiso are on the roster. Now he's gotta chance to come in, prove himself and help this team out. Bosh playing the 5 is only going to hurt his game and his confidence, he's not that kind of player and i don't ever see him being a contributing center for a team, he's a great fit in the 4 spot so if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Jalen Rose Jalen Rose, Jalen Rose. What more can you say! I'm exTATIC he's coming to T.O. Much like Davis the guy wanted out of Chicago, and really, can you blame 'em? Coming to Toronto Rose will definitely pick up that scoring load and have no problems with it. As for the attitude, I don't think it'll be a problem b/c with him being shipped out of Chicago and to a decent team with a franchise player like Vince, both all-stars will be content helping each other out. It was sad to see JYD go, I don't think anyone on Canadian soil wanted to see that go. The guy just, FIT here ya know. You looked at 'em and while you didn't aww at his charming good looks, you knew he was a commited person that would go to war and bust his ass for you on any given night. BUT, if I was forced to watch the dog move to another neighbourhood I can't think of another guy I'd like to see replace 'em then Donyell Marshall. If your gonna bring in new talent overtop of JYD, it might as well be 13pts & 9 boards a game talent. All and all I'm pleased with the trade, it got Davis out of Toronto which was just bad news for too long, and it brought Jalen Rose to Toronto. I think Vince is gonna get alot more 1on1 time now, and the other shooters like A-Will and even Bosh will get that extra look on their shot with everyone not so quick to double now. Good trade, good time'ing, just when I think you can't possibly get any worse GG, you go and do somethin' like this...AND TOTALLY REEDEEEAM YOURSELF, HAA!
