The Goat Pen

Exactly what I've been saying...

Landry Fields by himself is bad enougn but if you think about real reasoning behind the signing and us still going through with it after we've failed... even worse.

Saturday? I'm thinking Lin's offer being dramatically increased by Houston before they have to make a decision doesn't really help us...

First it's 'you are not the one writing the cheuqes.' Then 'it's easy to sit in your lounger and say how easy it is' Now 'I typically try to forget what you write.' Come on Sotola, you are starting to bring back memories of good old WorldCrossing days. How nice of you to omit my point of Odom not be...

I thought expiring contracts were worth a ton, no? And Odom was traded this year by Mavericks, judging by the way last year's gone for him and Mavs last year I don't quite think he was signed to an extension during his time there, which means he's still on same contract he had with Lakers and was no...

What part of that Lamar Odom trade involved an expiring contract? Arguments are being made about the great expiring contract trades myth all the time where you magically end up with superior talent for expiring contract, but again, the actual examples of one is too few and far between to mean anythi...

Ah, the great expiring contract argument. That's been used before and I just don't see enough of live examples around the league for it to be viable. Certainly never for this team with our GM usually being trigger-happy on trades. Besides, how sure are you we would want any piece of contracts that o...

Ross, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, and even Kleiza when healthy are all comparable to Fields in terms of impact. That's 4 on the roster already for wing positions all being paid a lot cheaper than Fields. We don't need a Landry Fields. You don't get an upgrade or the kind of upgrades you'd need at ...

Landry Fields signing official. Now I cling to slim chance that NY will match.

Bayless goes to Memphis... I guess it might just be one more season of Calderon in Toronto.

If Raptors can barely miss the playoffs as they are capable of doing next year, then it won't be so bad. Next year's draft is supposed to be relatively weak. I can leave with losing a pick in teens for Lowry. The sooner we get that draft pick out of the way the better. The longer it lingers, the wor...

As for Bayless, we can easily get him back if we wanted, only thing we lost is the right to match, something I wouldn't lose any sleep over. If they decide to keep Calderon and his expiring contract for one more season, however, and save amnesty to use next offseason on Amir Johnson or Kleiza, then ...

Sotola: You don't know how I think BC didn't try to tank at the end of the season because I never said it. I said he did try but the message got lost somewhere somehow maybe between the coach trying too hard or the scrubs trying too hard for their own next contract. Whatever the case, the team fucke...

Raptors pull QO to Bayless. Good now pull the offer sheet to Fields and we'll be good to go. Raptors and Colangelo have put up with a lot of shit over the years from players like Salmons and teams like Bobcats to build goodwill, it's now time to hit back with some of our own. Worried about reputatio...

Sotola: If BC had his way, he would've blown up the team and started over? If my memory serves, I seem to remember it was the owner group and Stefanski that had to hold back BC to stick to the plan of tank last year. And even then they couldn't get it done. I think we were bad enough, Bargnani was i...

This is getting fucking ridiculous. The full detail hasn't been revealed yet but just based on the rumors, it's as though my worst fears are realized and Colangelo's really starting to mortgage the future to save his job. I see how this can easily turn into a Lamond Murray type move. This is gonna b...

Goran Dragic, who is supposedly next big FA PG is gone to Phoenix now.

So are we now stuck with Calderone and Bayless again? WTF? Really, put Colangelo out of his misery now before he does any more damage.

Well, worst fear has been realized. I know Raptors can't come out looking good rescinding that deal but can we come out of this looking much worse by doing it than we already are? This is a PR disaster already as it is. I see Colangelo certainly feeling the heat over this. He's gonna be out for bloo...

I'm fine with overpaying, just don't assume a guy's gonna come and make moves (i.e. draft and signings) that hinges on the guy coming or moves that's clearly designed to force the guy's hand and all goes to hell if he's still not coming. That's all on Colangelo. Ross and Fields and whatever else he'...

Of course, as I type my own best case scenario, I realize nobody has the guts or will to see it through and thus is unrealistic, hence the accepted reality of mediocrity. As for Colangelo, it'd also help greatly if he'd start consolidating some of these mediocre assets to upgrade. You may have to gi...

He's getting desperate. He can see his own job and even his reputation now on the line and the best case scenario he can think of is to sign Nash at whatever the cost and hope for the best and pray everyone forgives and forgets if this team somehow makes the playoffs. He doesn't realize Nash is alre...