Please do not even mention Matt Barnes in the same sentence as Rudy Gay. 'Players like Carlos Delfino, Matt Barnes and Tayshaun Prince all help their teams win games more than Rudy Gay this season' Watching film of these players however is equally important. This write up just goes to show what you can pull out of statistics. Tl dr: Rudy Gay is expensive and overrated while Calderon is one the best PGs, ultimately hurting Raptor's playoff odds. Did you like it? What would you have done differently? Considering Raptor fans had to endure Bargs, this trade isn't really funny.Īnyway, let's discuss this trade. So when considering this and holding everything else constant, the Raptors lose two very good players, hurt their payoff odds and gain an expensive forward. These three teams, Pistons, Raptors and Grizzly may all have different incentives for these trades, but ultimately they are going to have to compete and field a competitive team, especially Memphis. He had an excellent season coming back from the FIBA World Championship during his 2010-11 season and continued to play well the next season, but this season, in 42 games he's performed as he's always have: below average, an overrated scorer. Historically he's shot well, so I'm hoping Grizzly fans can help explain why this guy is so bad at scoring this year. So if coaching can fix this, then I think the Raptors do gain a productive player, but considering how they've coached DeRozan I doubt they will alter the high-paid SF in anyway. Gay's shortcomings are obvious too, he's a high usage low efficiency player.
Players like Carlos Delfino, Matt Barnes and Tayshaun Prince all help their teams win games more than Rudy Gay this season, so much more I just find it odd to even really compare them. When looking at all the stats for small forwards, Rudy Gay just does not compare favorably. His loss will hurt the Raptors, I'm positive. How about Ed Davis? Let's keep this short and argue he's one of the best players from his draft class, especially since he's a big. I'm certain many Raptor fans really like this guy and his productivity doesn't go unnoticed. The impression Calderon should give one is that he is a playmaker who scores efficiently, does not waste possessions and is capable of playing many minutes. Lastly, Calderon takes care of the ball, very much like Chris Paul.His passing is on par with Chris Paul and Rondo.He is incredibly efficient, shooting 40% from the 3PT line and 90% from the foul line. Similar to Chris Paul and Steve Nash, Jose Calderon's shooting stats are insane.
Considering how awful Detroit guards are, I assume his minutes will increase. Despite his low MPG, Calderon has played every game this season. Like Westbrook, Calderon doesn't miss time (at least not this year so far).I've compared the box score stats of a few PGs in the league to get a better sense of Calderon's production here. We should evaluate the Rudy Gay trade because while some may think the Raptors have won by handing the high scoring forward, I think they ultimately hurt their payoff odds with this trade.įirst, let's just consider how well Jose Calderon and Ed Davis are at contributing to their team.
#Rudy gay trade raptors series#
New Post Game Thread Chris Paul with 28/6/8 in the 129-109 win over for a 2-0 series lead Top Team Subreddit Postsġ Mildly interesting: in 5 games Devin Cannady managed to average double digit points despite not making a single 2 point field goalĢ Robert Covington is off the market, who else fits on our bench that we could pick up in free agency?ģ When John Michael asks you to “crack open your favorite beverage” what do you reach for?Ĥ 2022 r/sixers Playoffs Prediction Tournamentĥ 14 years ago today, Kobe Bryant won his only MVP award