Yardbarker: Jose Calderon

Tale of Two Teams, Two Very Different Philosophies

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:29:36 -0500

The opening minutes of tonight’s Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics game told the tale of two teams, two styles, two philosophies. The Raptors, who took to the parquet floor of Boston’s TD Garden with six international players, tore the leather off the cover of the official NBA Spalding basketball with 18 points in just under seven minutes of non-stop, offensive action. Toronto’s repertoire ranged from the workman-like inside moves of 6-10 (American) power-forward Chris Bosh to rainbow three-p...

Celtics/Raptors Game Preview

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:05:18 -0500

Celtics (11-4) vs. Raptors (7-9) Game time: 7:30pm, TD Garden. TV - ESPN, CSN. RADIO - WEEI-AM (850). Team Leaders Scoring Bos: Pierce - 20.1 Raptors: Chris Bosh - 25.4 ReboundingBos: Garnett - 7.3 Raptors: Bosh - 11.9 AssistsBos: Rondo - 8.7 Raptors: Jose Calderon - 6.6 Who'll go off: Paul Pierce. Call me a genius for sticking with the only consistent offensive force on the Celtics. I also like ...

Division Rivals Square Off at the Garden

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:06:00 -0500

at Toronto Raptors (7-9) at Boston Celtics (11-4) Friday, November 27 7:30 PM ET Regular Season Game #16, Home Game #10 TV: CSN HD, TSN, LP 754 Radio WEEI, CJCL TD Banknorth Garden Referees: Derrick Stafford, Tony Brown, Ed Malloy The Celtics are undefeated in division play but they have struggled in their last two games against division foes as it took overtime to get past the Knicks and then a 3 point win over the Sixers in which Paul Pierce played 43 minutes. The C...

Bosh, Toronto hand Indiana its fourth straight loss

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:38:00 -0500

Chris Bosh had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Jose Calderon scored a season-high 21 points and the Toronto Raptors handed the Indiana Pacers their fourth straight loss, 123-112 on Tuesday night.

What Point Guard Controversy?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:49:18 -0500

After a slow start to the season — at least in relation to the lofty expectations surrounding him — Jose Calderon has found himself smack dab in the middle of a point guard controversy. One local beat writer hinted at the need for a change while message boards have been nothing short of ruthless. What is up with all this talk swirling around about a point guard controversy in Toronto? Please, give it a rest. Calderon is firmly entrenched as Toronto’s starting point guard for the foreseeabl...

Chris Bosh On MTV's The Hills

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:42:04 -0500

What do NBA stars do when they are not in the NBA playoffs? They make awesome videos. I must admit that I have been in the room whilst my wife was perusing this show, and C. Bosh is spot on. BTW I want to get in on that Jose Calderon go-karting action. That sounds like fun.

Recovering from SFD (part 2)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:47:28 -0500

Barring winning the lottery or getting blown by a porn star, recovering from SFD takes more than one happening or occurrence (much like the beginning of SFD). And that's how it was for me. ...more...

Will Solomon, Stand-In Extraordinaire

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:52:32 -0500

Jose Calderon missed the Raptors' visit from the Heat on Sunday afternoon thanks to an injury, but Will Solomon made sure Toronto didn't miss him too terribly. Not only was yesterday's game just the fifth start of Solomon's career, it was his first in more than six years. The 30-year-old point guard is in his second season in the NBA, the first coming with Memphis back in 2001-02. He spent the interim between then and now bouncing around overseas leagues, including sti...

Who wants T.J. Ford?

Thu, 29 May 2008 15:36:13 -0500

In a recent post about Mike D'Antoni's decision to take the Knicks job, I mentioned that the first order of business is to find a quick guard to push the ball up court and to make good decisions. T.J. Ford, the odd man out in Toronto with the emergence of Jose Calderon, would be a great guy for the Knicks to target. Now that Toronto is actually pursuing a trade, it made me wonder - other than the Knicks, which teams should be interested in Ford? The answer is all about pace, which ...

Jose Calderon stars in 'The Untouchable'

Wed, 28 May 2008 22:31:36 -0500

There is a report that indicates that Toronto executive Bryan Colangelo has placed the 'untouchable' tag on point guard Jose Calderon.

Fire Sale on Raptors Point Guards

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:51:51 -0500

The Toronto Raptors' excellent young point guard Jose Calderon, who is a restricted free agent, is making big waves as he has basically told the Raptors that if they don't promise him the starting PG spot, to not even bother trying to bring him back.

Ole Ole, Jose

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:49:58 -0500

Toronto crowd rocks the Orlando Magic while serenading their point guard.

The Truth About Jose Calderon

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:37:20 -0500

Raptors' point guard Jose Calderon completed one of the most amazing streaks in all of sports recently, and yet almost nobody noticed. AccuScore's Jonathan Lee did, and makes the case for Calderon to start over T.J. Ford.

TJ Ford Haz PMS - Gets Ejected

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:55:44 -0500

65-65, start of the fourth quarter. In comes T.J. Ford for Jose Calderon. Ford's next five minutes: missed shot, turnover, turnover, defensive foul, offensive foul, Napoleon complex!, tech, tech, ejection. I'd say that's a good day at the office. HOOK EM HORNS