Delfino knows it's now or never
October 11, 2007
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Ticker) - Carlos Delfino believes this season with the Toronto Raptors will make or break his career in the NBA.
Delfino, a shooting guard on the Argentina side that qualified for the 2008 Olympics with a second-place finish at the FIBA Americas Championship this summer, left the Detroit Pistons this summer for the Raptors.
The 25-year-old knows that he needs to improve his play if he wants to continue playing professional basketball in the United States.
"This is my last season under contract and if I don't do things well, next year I won't clinch a good contract and will have to return to Europe," Delfino told the Ole newspaper in Argentina. "If I am outstanding, I'm sure I will sign an even better contract."
Delfino, 25, was among the biggest stars in Italy at For udo Bologna but never received much playing time in Detroit.
"The two parties tried a thousand things to make my situation in Detroit better, but unsuccessfully," Delfino said. "This is my last chance because I finally left Detroit and Toronto is a different club.
"If I had stayed with the Pistons, I'm sure it would have been my last NBA season."
Delfino says his performance this summer in Las Vegas has given him a confidence boost.
"I'm very motivated and very happy," he said. "The national team was very important for me and I have to build on that performance."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=st&type=lgns
Carlos: "Europe, here I come!!"
...nah, I believe he'll see a significant increase in playing time with the Magic and do okay with it. He's a really good player, but if it's not spectacular, he's not getting the contract I think HE thinks he's worth. So once again
Carlos: "Europe, here I come!!"
Well, if he`s looking for playing time increase with the Magic, he might as well pack his bags and go back to Europe now.:
Magic! LOL!
I think he should excel in Toronto, if given enough minutes. His game fits the quicker open floor game of the Raptors. He was a square peg trying to fit into a round hole in Detroit w/ our slow down half court offense.
! I did type that didn't I.
Oh well Toronto...Orlando theyre both lame ass 40 win EC teams. My apologies...they all run together when their level of crappiess reaches a certain level.
Or maybe you thought Carlos Arroyo.
San Antonio could do a lot worse next summer with our MCE than a 25 YO swing man who is familiar with the Argentina offense, big chunks of which are in our playbook.
If he can't beat out Kapono and Graham, he doesn't deserve much of a deal.
Delfino = Pansy
exactly
this season the Raptors need Delfino to step up
They paid Kapono a load. Do you really think they'll play Delfino? If he blows up, then they have the choice of watching him walk, or paying him a load, and trying to ulnload that ungodly Kapono deal. Not a very attractive set of alternatives.
Delfino was y when he got into the league, but there's a world of difference between a 22 YO bigmouth and a 25 YO who's been humbled. He wouldn't have fit with SA if he hadn't been. I'd throw 2-3M starting salary, 2 years, team option for year 3 at him without a second thought.
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