Jose Calderon is experiencing an unexpected career revival in Cleveland. After spending last season as a seldom-used third-stringer for the Lakers and Hawks, he’s seen a small uptick in minutes and a larger uptick in overall scoring efficiency. Just like Kobe and Dirk would go to Europe in the off-season to get special “European treatments”…
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Jose Calderon 17 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/14/2017)
The Cavaliers are almost unbeatable with Jose Calderon as their starting point guard. The guy who was brought in as Derrick Rose insurance is acting as exactly that, providing solid minutes full of vet savvy and not using too much ball. On paper, he looks horrible. His defense, if it’s anything like years previous, is…
Read MoreJose Calderon 14 Points Full Highlights (12/12/2017)
Toronto fans may have been annoyed at Jose Calderon by the end of his tenure with him because of his tendency to pound the ball, but man, that guy had some sick assist-to-turnover ratios early in his career. I’ve been watching the NBA forever and no one ever thought to tell me about this? He…
Read MoreJose Calderon 14 Points Full Highlights (11/20/2017)
JOSE CALDERON FREE THROW WATCH: After last night’s action, Jose Calderon is now four-of-four on free throws for the season after being 0-of-0 in the previous seven games. This places his free throw percentage at 1.00, tied for best in the league with 32 other players. For those of you who don’t understand the importance…
Read MoreJose Calderon 14 Points Full Highlights (3/11/2017)
This is kind of surprising. I thought Jose Calderon was done for real this time. He got some time in Los Angeles, even earning a few starts, but then they shelved him, and I thought that was gonna be it. The end of Calderon’s memorable NBA career. Memorable in the sense that Raptors fans still…
Read MoreJose Calderon 21 Points/5 Threes Full Highlights (12/20/2014)
The Knicks are a prime example of why the “big market effect” in the NBA is not all it’s made out to be. Yeah, they benefit a lot from a large and consistent fanbase, but management still has to put together a decent team, otherwise free agents won’t want to come despite the cultural amenities….
Read MoreJose Calderon 21 Points/7 Threes Full Highlights
You can make a lot of assertions about how good Jose Calderon really is (does his defense negate his playmaking and his shooting?), but there is one thing we can all agree on: the Knicks are a lot likelier to win games if they can play somebody at point guard whose name is not Shane…
Read MoreJose Calderon 16 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (4/26/2014)
The mood at the Dallas-area Chipotle was jubilant. “…and then it went straight in! Like it was no big deal! Ha ha ha, WOOOOOO!” Shawn Marion was retelling the story of Vince Cater’s game winning shot earlier that afternoon against the Spurs. Ignoring, of course, that the shot was the whole reason they were there…
Read MoreJose Calderon 23 Points/7 Threes/9 Assists Full Highlights (12/20/2013)
“Hey Jose, put on this sombrero!” Jose Calderon tried to decline the Mexican-styled hat. “No, no, Dirk, sombreros are not really part of my culture.” But the wide-brimmed article was placed on his head anyway. “Yeah! Wooooo!” Monta Ellis shouted, holding up a hard-shell taco in one hand and a cup of Baja Blast in…
Read MoreJose Calderon 19 Points/9 Assists Full Highlights (4/1/2013)
Imagine the emotions running through Jose Calderon’s head as he starts in Toronto wearing another team’s colors. Confusion. Sadness. Bitterness. Lust. All these and more clouding his brain, making it hard to focus on the game. He manages to make it through the first half, but in his haze of feeling, accidentally starts heading to…
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