We all saw Rafer Alston play for the Heat last year, and he really improved from when he was on the raptors, even though his 3PT% was higher here he made more there. Rafer played well for the Heat, do you think he can play even better for the Raptors, is he capable of handling the starting job? Rafer Alston's Career Stats: <u>YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG</u> 99-00 MIL 27 0 13.4 .284 .214 .750 .20 .70 .90 2.6 .44 .00 1.07 1.10 2.2 00-01 MIL 37 2 7.8 .357 .267 .692 .10 .70 .80 1.8 .35 .00 .54 .70 2.1 01-02 MIL 50 7 12.0 .346 .380 .621 .20 1.20 1.40 2.9 .64 .04 .80 .80 3.5 02-03 TOR 47 4 20.9 .415 .392 .685 .40 1.80 2.30 4.1 .81 .32 1.83 2.60 7.8 03-04 MIA 82 28 31.5 .376 .371 .769 .30 2.40 2.80 4.5 1.39 .22 1.56 2.60 10.2 Career 243 41 19.8 .374 .368 .726 .30 1.60 1.90 3.5 .86 .14 1.25 1.80 6.2
I'm not sure whether or not he has the maturity to hold the starter pg spot yet...only time will tell. If he's more patient with the ball and does not get carried away during games like he used to, he should be a vastly improved player and could help this team greatly.
well, its safe to assume he will be a starter for the Raptors(there have been previous discussions on this board) Alvin Williams is just to beat up right now. Rafer is more than capable of being a good point guard for the Toronto Raptors and I think he will handle it pretty well.
