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| October 8, 2007 - 3:58 pm |
 Toronto Sun -
Raptors coach Sam Mitchell went on the defensive on Sunday when asked if he would be disappointed if Jason Kapono, the club's most expensive, most heralded, off-season signing, did not turn out to be a regular starter at the small forward position -- the lone starting spot still up for grabs.
Mitchell has said the last couple of days that Kapono may not be his starter at the three spot, that the job may go to another newcomer, Carlos Delfino, or the wildly inconsistent Joey Graham, or even to Jorge Garbajosa, whom Mitchell would prefer to play at power forward.
"What? Is the mid-level that much money?" the coach said. "Guys, getting a paycheck in this league all depends on when you become a free agent. Period.
"It has nothing to do ... there's guys sitting on a bench (in the NBA) who don't know how to play, who make a lot of money.
"What are you going to say about Theo Ratliff, who's been making $11, $12, $13 million the last three to four years, sitting behind the bench in a suit?" the coach continued. "That's just how it is. It has nothing to do with anything but timing.
"When it's your time and you have a good year, you get compensated." [READ]
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