The money is huge for sure, but I truly hope James plays effectively.
Not only because the Raps need more than one player to fill all those
PG minutes, but in a perfect world James could be a nice backup PG
down the road.

It wont make or break the trade, but I'm hoping James is more than
just a salary dump. I want good players on my team to watch!!! ;)



--- In rappak@yahoogroups.com, "kirk dickson" <Kirk_J_Dickson@h...> wrote:
>
> I really think comparing any stats from this trade is a waste of
time. This
> deal was not based on talent for talent by either team, The Rockets
needed
> another PG because Bob Sura might never play again and the Raptors
wanted
> cap room for the future and Alston was not really a good fit here.
James
> will never have the potential to have 10 assists a game like Alston
did and
> he may never score the 15-20 PTS Alston was more then capable of.
James is a
> good scorer who plays both ends of the court equally well, The
Babcock and
> Mitchell model player.
>
> The only stats that matter to me are these:
>
> Rafer Alston------2005-06-----$3,850,000 Mike
> James------2005-06-----$3,410,000
> 2006-07-----$4,200,000

> 2006-07-----$3,720,000
> 2007-08-----$4,550,000

> $0
> 2008-09-----$4,900,000

> $0
> 2009-10-----$5,250,000

> $0
>
> TOTAL----- $22,750,000
> TOTAL--------$7,130,000
>
>
> We only save $920,000 over the next two seasons but the 3 seasons
after that
> we save $14,700,000 all together. The year we have a qualifying on
offer on
> Chris Bosh is the same year Mike James contract ends.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: freewheel_99 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> >Reply-To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
> >To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [Rap Pak] Re: Rafer out....Mike James in...stats
> >Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 02:15:00 -0000
> >
> >Here's a better stat comparison.
> >
> >Two seasons ago (2003-04) Rafer played 82 games for the Heat at 31.5
> >minutes per game. That same season James played 55 games for the
> >Celtics at 30.5 minutes and 25 games for the Pistons at 20 minutes.
> >Lets say James averaged 27.5 minutes for the season. Thats pretty
> >close. With that in mind check out the link below. Its a comparison of
> >the two players for that season and shows how nearly identical they
> >were. I'm not going to put down James offensive skills quite yet,
> >particularily his shooting ability.
> >
>
>http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/boston-celtics/players/mike-ja\
mes/comparison/04/2/22/197/
> >
> >By the way Hoopsstats is a really cool stats site. Better than 82games
> >IMO.
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In rappak@yahoogroups.com, "kirk dickson" <Kirk_J_Dickson@h...>
wrote:
> > >
> > > The stats comparing Alston and James really do not say anything
> >towards how
> > > this deal should be compared. Rafer Alston is a better talent then
> >James,
> > > But James might be a better fit for are team.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: freewheel_99 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
> > > >Reply-To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
> > > >To: rappak@yahoogroups.com
> > > >Subject: [Rap Pak] Re: Rafer out....Mike James in
> > > >Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 04:22:52 -0000
> > > >
> > > >Here's some stats I dug up on both Alston and James from last
season.
> > > >I'm not a big fan of stats telling the whole story, but it
appears the
> > > >two players are quite similar in talent.
> > > >
> > > >Mike James 2004-05
> > > >
> > > >- Has scored 20+ points in 11 games
> > > >- Has started 5 games
> > > >- Has won 20 matchups against PGs (minumum 25 minutes to qualify)
> > > >- Has lost 18 matchups against PGs
> > > >- Has won 6 matchups against top 10 Point-Guards
> > > >- Has lost 8 matchup against top 10 Point-Guards
> > > >
> > > >Rafer Alston 2004-05
> > > >
> > > >- Has scored 20+ points in 13 games
> > > >- Has started 78 games
> > > >- Has won 33 matchups against PGs (minumum 25 minutes to qualify)
> > > >- Has lost 36 matchups against PGs
> > > >- Has won 4 matchups against top 10 Point-Guards
> > > >- Has lost 19 matchups against top 10 Point-Guards
> > > >
> > > >Mike James team has beaten Rafer Alstons team the last 8 times
the two
> > > >players have faced each other. This covers James time with the
Bucks,
> > > >Pistons, Celtics, and Heat and covers Alstons time with the
Raptors,
> > > >Heat, and Raptors again.
> > > >
> > > >
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