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Old 12-01-2007, 12:05 PM
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Re: Forward Delfino drops like a stone on the Toronto Raptors' depth chart

Just to set the record straight Carlos wasn't sent packing, he requested a trade and Joe Dumars accomodated him. Remember Carlos has the same agent as Chauncey and when the agent was working with the Pistons behind the scenes on getting Billup's that long term contract he threw in that Fino wanted out because Flip Flopper wasn't giving him a significant role to play on the team. Is Toronto a better fit for Delfino, hell to the yes on that one but he wasn't a problem on the Pistons and in fact was well liked. Being the only foreign player on a team can be lonely so now Carlos can converse with many of his teammates in Italian or Spanish so having the right fit is very important. Plus Carlos is basically in his prime now as a basketball player, this is his 4th year in the NBA and the European players take a few years to develop their game. Even Mano Ginobili wasn't an impact player his first couple years he had to grow into that. I'm still a Pistons fan to the core but that doesn't mean I'm not rooting for Toronto to be successful as well now that Carlos is on the team. My dream is for the Raptors to play the Pistons for the Eastern Conference Championship.
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