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Change Is Good, Smart Changes Better posted on 01/31/2009
Change has been a big theme around this Toronto Raptors season.

T.J. Ford, Carlos Delfino and Juan Dixon left town. Jermaine O'Neal and his All-Star resume arrived to save the day.  Sam Mitchell was let go after a rough start.

Key players all took time off for injury, and seeing Roko Ucik leading the attack became uncomfortably normal.

But then another change came, right out of left field, and Jay Triano showed that he is definitely capable of thinking outside of the box: Anthony Parker at point guard. That sort of move is reminiscent of Mitchell's two point guard packages, that saw T.J. Ford and Calderon on the floor at the same time.

Even though Parker has not been scoring like he was in his first two seasons with Toronto, he is a dangerous shooter, and the kind of player who should be on the court of the time. With Jason Kapono and Andrea Bargnani vying for minutes as well, Parker has been lost in the shuffle at some points this year.

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