- full court baseball pass...landed third row into stands
- cross court pass down low...landed fourth row into stands
- pass to Porz down low...over Porz's head (and remember Porz is over seven feet)...landed tenth row into stands

Thing is he was a top player. Loved the guy with the Mavs, always was in awe of his play in the international tournaments. Now he is throwing passes miles over the heads of seven foot guys!
What happened? What the hell happened?

gunsnewing wrote:At least we got Shane Larkin & Early in the Tyson deal!

TURRIBLE trade.

FireWoodson wrote:Did you all see where three of his passes ended up?

- full court baseball pass...landed third row into stands
- cross court pass down low...landed fourth row into stands
- pass to Porz down low...over Porz's head (and remember Porz is over seven feet)...landed tenth row into stands

Thing is he was a top player. Loved the guy with the Mavs, always was in awe of his play in the international tournaments. Now he is throwing passes miles over the heads of seven foot guys!
What happened? What the hell happened?

This is the biggest surprise disappointment outta Calderon that I've seen -- his carelessness with the ball, specifically his sloppy passes. And this wasn't just last night--this goes back to several instances last year. I mean what's the point even continuing with this guy if we can't even trust him to take care of the damn ball? Very surprising for a vet PG with his level of experience. Combine that with the lousy defense, the fact that he just looks past his prime in just about every facet out there -- I'm done with this guy. He's backup material all the way now...more like 3rd string PG or out of the league status. I'd much rather see Travis Trice play to be perfectly honest with you. If we can't come up with a trade somewhere along the way, this dude's a mandatory buyout candidate during the offseason. No need to even think twice about it.

BRIGGS wrote:Ive been saying it for 9 months. He's the Achilles heal here. Ill take my chances with Langston Grant Affalo

Over react much?? It's the first game of Oct and a game that means nothing against players that won't ever be in the NBA. The guy hasn't played in a game in over a year. Calderon will be used sparingly and to run the team like a true PG does when he's on the floor. His stats won't matter cause it's his brain he'll be using when he's on the floor like a true PG does. How's a guy that won't even be used too much and when is used it will only be to run the offense going to kill this team?? GEESH.

Though Grant and Galloway look great together and should easily be playing 24-30 minutes a night each.

I think we will see many nights were Grant or Galloway play more minutes than Calderon and finish down the stretch.

Not too worried. If Jose is truly done, they can even stretch him or do a buyout.

The thing to be excited about is that Grant looks like the real deal and Galloway is still working hard and improving and they look good together.

I think he's timing is off from not playing that much in the last 12 months, not to mention new teammates I'm willing to give him a thoro look before making any trade, unless someone comes knocking with a "can't miss" trade offer

knicks1248 wrote:

nixluva wrote:

Nalod wrote:

Rookie wrote:

Nalod wrote:FIrst game he played in since March. Relax.
If he sux he sits. If coaches think he can get better with more time, he'll play.

Not worried, he'll be injured again by the regular season so, nothing to worry about

WE have a rookie groomed to take his place. Im not losing sleep.

Yeah it's only a matter of time. Grant and Gallo or G2 as someone coined them, looked great. That's a great sign for this team. We need them to keeps this up and they will eventually take over the minutes at guard.

You can't bank on a rookie not hitting the wall by all star break. I just don't think too many rookies can adjust to the schedule in season 1

Mark Jackson Rookie Year
Season  Age Tm  Lg  Pos G  GS  MP   FG  FGA  FG%  3P  3PA  3P%  2P  2PA   2P%  eFG% FT  FTA FT%  ORB DRB TRB AST  STL BLK TOV PF  PTS
1987-88	22  NYK	NBA PG	82 80  39.6 5.3	12.4 .432 0.4 1.5  .254	5.0 10.8  .458 .448 2.5	3.2 .774 1.5 3.4 4.8 10.6 2.5 0.1 3.1 3.0 13.6

Jerian is gonna be 23 when the season starts and he knows from his relatives about the long season. I think he's gonna handle it very well. He's got a very even keeled demeanor and some tried to tell me that he wasn't really ready to be a starter but I think he's our best option.

BRIGGS wrote:Ive been saying it for 9 months. He's the Achilles heal here. Ill take my chances with Langston Grant Affalo

I 100 percent agree... I'm hoping a team has a major pg issue and we can talk them into taking him on ... Grant is head over heels better. Jose is a 3rd pg now or a back up 2 at this point in his career

holfresh wrote:

WaltLongmire wrote:Surprised that he did not come to the pre-season in better shape- the best shape of his life, in fact.

You have the young kid, KP, probably going too hard to get in shape and impress, and you have the old vet who, instead of coming into camp in great shape to give and old dog an edge, seems like he is going to use pre-season to play himself into shape. They also talked about Galloway adding some muscle, even though he already had a good body for his position, IMO.

Big difference, IMO. Being 100% OK to go is one thing...being in superior physical condition is an entirely different situation, and I saw no indication of any kind of attention to re-sculpting his body. You looked at one of the older guys on the team we played yesterday- think his name was Garcia- and then you looked at Calderon...told you a lot about dedication, I think.

Don't understand where Calderon is coming from, and what he thinks his role on the team is. With Galloway and Grant on the team, he had to think he was going to be in a fight for playing time...does not seem that he cared, though.

KP is out of shape...I don't understand people talking about he is up at 6:45 and the first one at the gym and he can't play 20 mins of a game??..Same like the Summer league..

Not sure if this is supposed to be green front, but in the event it isn't:
KP has been adding weight. To do that he probably was focusing on the weight room. Then to add weight and come and start playing is a tough thing. The body is not ready for that and it takes time. Luckily it doesn't look like his shot was affected, still wet.

You do realize he has heart and has played 3 years of professional ball? I really don't understand your comment, almost like suddenly you are saying he doesn't care.