Prediction on the Raptors?

[Yaowsers]

VC may have been one of the best the second half, but how was he in the first half?

How often was he playing in the first half?

[mallik]

How often was he playing in the first half?

And who's fault was that?

[rdtx2002]

How often was he playing in the first half?

doesn't matter.. his heart wasn't with the team anymore.. didn't matter how many games he played in the first half.. he just plain dogged the 1st half of the season to force the trade

[Hanniganite]

How often was he playing in the first half?

Started 20/20 games, playing 30 min a game (8/g less than when he went to NJ). When you shoot .411 (worst of his career), .322 3p% (2nd worst, behind rookie year) and .694 at the free throw line (next worst of his career was .761), you're asking for time on the bench.

In response to numb555's comment on VC being arguably the best Eastern Conf player in the 2nd half...too bad he had obviously given up on the Raptors by the time of his trade. Had they played hardball with him and just kept him on the team, there's no way in hell he puts up the numbers he did in NJ but would continue to give the team mediocrity if not worse.

All this ragging on what we got back...Zo was a waste yeah, but it clears up a bit of cap room. Joey Graham: how can you say anything bad about him before he's even played a pre-season game? If all he ends up doing is using his athleticism to play good defense, that's pretty damn good in my mind. There's one more pick coming up, and even though it won't be a lottery pick, a 1st rounder can still help (and I don't want to hear that garbage about "Babcock drafts poop, wah wah wah"). The Williamses got traded when they didn't want to (unlike Vince) and especially Eric's circumstances. You add that to the fact that last year's Raptors team was "new" and full of distractions/problems and that'll wear down even the most "professional" of athletes. Wait until you see what he does this year before complaining.

Some 'fans' are so fixated on hating...Complaining that Rafer was signed to a ridiculous contract (and yeah, it was) and he was a headcase, blah blah blah. Babcock trades him away for a short contract while not really losing much in terms of the player received but all people want to talk about is "Babcock signed Rafer to a bad contract, blah blah blah". Had Babcock managed to get Lebron James back for Rafer we'd probably still hear whining about Rafer's bad contract