Kapono a Raptor- WOW!!

[timvp]

$24M for Jason freakin' Kapono? That's just ridiculous. Every shooter should sign with the team that has Shaq on it for one year and then cash in after they set a career-high in three-point percentage.

I guess there is always a sucker out there.

[timvp]

The best news is that second round pick from the Raptors looks better already

[OldDirtMcGirt]

Not to mention he's possibly the worst defender at SF in the game.

[timvp]

For the record, Kapono is one of the nicest guys in the league. He's funny too. I wish the Spurs would have signed him.

... back a couple years ago when he could have been had for the league minimum.

[El_Mago]

So you don't think Bosh can demand doubles and and create open shots for his teammates?

[Bruno]

The best news is that second round pick from the Raptors looks better already

And Raptors won't try to overpay Oberto.

[timvp]

So you don't think Bosh can demand doubles and and create open shots for his teammates?

Bosh isn't a low post player. He's more Garnett than Shaq. He'll create some looks but not nearly the amount of looks that Shaq and Wade created for Kapono.

[ploto]

For the record, Kapono is one of the nicest guys in the league. He's funny too. I wish the Spurs would have signed him.

... back a couple years ago when he could have been had for the league minimum.

Spurs would have had him, too, had Finley not chosen San Antonio. He waited all summer for them.

[Findog]

Key contributor for the Heat last year. Good to see.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

He's a good player but nowhere near $24M.

[ploto]

Look, I already said they are spending alot, but you have to be realistic. The Raptors really need a SF, and most of the guys out there are restricted or not interested in going to Toronto. Jason will fit in there very well with the guys they have and chemistry has been the strongest suit for the Raptors this past year. When you have the MLE, what good does it do to hold back 1/4 of it when you don't have many roster spots to fill?

[timvp]

Spurs would have had him, too, had Finley not chosen San Antonio. He waited all summer for them.

Not true.

Kapono signed with the Heat before Finley made his decision to sign with the Spurs.

I think that was your fantasy overtaking reality

[Bruno]

Not true.

Kapono signed with the Heat before Finley made his decision to sign with the Spurs.

I think that ploto is right, Kapono signed one week before the training camp.

[OldDirtMcGirt]

Look, I already said they are spending alot, but you have to be realistic. The Raptors really need a SF, and most of the guys out there are restricted or not interested in going to Toronto. Jason will fit in there very well with the guys they have and chemistry has been the strongest suit for the Raptors this past year. When you have the MLE, what good does it do to hold back 1/4 of it when you don't have many roster spots to fill?

Posey and Nocioni are both much better players.

[JamStone]

1. He's a power forward
2. He defends better than Kapono
3. At least he rebounds

[Bruno]

http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=684392

Raptors fans reaction about this signing, overpaid is the most used word in this thread...

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

So much for that report on them saving the MLE for Pietrus.

[OldDirtMcGirt]

1. He's a power forward
2. He defends better than Kapono
3. At least he rebounds

He's more a of a tweener. And Jamison is easily one of the worst defensive starters in the NBA.

[ploto]

Not true.

Kapono signed with the Heat before Finley made his decision to sign with the Spurs.

I think that was your fantasy overtaking reality

Nope- Jason signed with Miami the first day of training camp after waiting for the Spurs to get their answer from Finley.

[timvp]

I think that ploto is right, Kapono signed one week before the training camp.

Thanks a lot Bruno. I wanted to try to make ploto erupt.

[ploto]

Posey and Nocioni are both much better players.

Lots of people are better players but they aren't going to Toronto, so it does not matter.

[Kori Ellis]

Look, I already said they are spending alot, but you have to be realistic. The Raptors really need a SF, and most of the guys out there are restricted or not interested in going to Toronto. Jason will fit in there very well with the guys they have and chemistry has been the strongest suit for the Raptors this past year. When you have the MLE, what good does it do to hold back 1/4 of it when you don't have many roster spots to fill?

I agree with this assessment. It's overpaying for him. But it's hard to lure someone to Toronto on the cheap. There's not much difference to their organization in the big picture from giving him $4M a year or $6M ... except that $6M will get him to come to Toronto.

[timvp]

Nope- Jason signed with Miami the first day of training camp after waiting for the Spurs to get their answer from Finley.

If Kapono was supposedly waiting on the Spurs, why'd it take him a month to move on?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Lots of people are better players but they aren't going to Toronto, so it does not matter.

They could've if they didn't sign Kopono.

[Bruno]

Thanks a lot Bruno. I wanted to try to make ploto erupt.

You should have said that one of Kapono greatfathers was black.