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Originally posted by Animalman:
Well, yes, they did lose Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams, but they also got Donyell Marshall(an excellent rebounder and a very versatile scorer) and Lonny Baxter(big body who will hustle and clog lanes). Baxter isn't really of center height, but in the east that doesn't matter a whole lot. I doubt he'll be given huge minutes, anyway, but as a garbage guy, he can thrive.

I loved the JYD, so I'm sad to see him leave Toronto. Personally, I would have kept him and traded Davis and Jeffries for Rose(if that were possible). However, this does allow Dallas area native Chris Bosh to permanently step into the starting lineup. He won't sacrifice himself as much as Jerome Williams did, but in a few years he could easily be a double-double guy, and one of the more underrated aspects of his game is his ability to use those long arms to block shots(averaging 1.7 a game right now).

Jalen Rose eats up a considerable amount of cap space, but by my calculation, Toronto actually comes up losing salary with this trade, so that eliminates that angle of discontent.

Bottom line: 5 games with 66 or fewer points in the first 16 games of the season isn't going to get it done. Period.
I totally agree, especially that last statement, but I guess I'm just sick and tired of the rebuilding projects every three to four years. Especially this time because MLSE (the guys that own the Raptors and Maple Leafs) have lots of money and could pay the penalty for going over the cap. It's just that they spend all their money on the Maple Leafs because we haven't won a Stanley Cup since 1967 (and that's way too long between championships especially for us fans here in Hockey Central)

Anyway, Kevin O'Neil preaches team rebounding and defence first so maybe he'll try and get the Raptors to pick up the slack that way. But they're still trying to trade Mo'Peterson so I guess they'll try and pick up another big body.