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Ryan Wolstat: I talked to Jose Calderon last night about matching up with Rubio. Not surprised at his quck adjustment: Twitter

Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon 

So how did Kyrie Irving look to the fans at Quicken Loans Arena? How about like a 19-year-old point guard in his first NBA game. A sentence like that means is was a long night for the No. 1 pick in the Cavaliers' 104-96 loss to Toronto. While some fans will focus on Irving's miserable 2-of-12 shooting night, the other eye-opener and heart-stopper for the kid from Duke was Jose Calderon. Young Mr. Irving probably knew very little about Calderon until this night. The former star in the Spanish pro league who has spent the last six seasons in the NBA torched Irving not only for 14 points, but 11 assists. Irving was destroyed on the pick-and-roll, and the Cavs' lack of team speed -- especially when Antawn Jamison and Omri Casspi were together at forward -- meant many of Calderon's passes led to dunks and layups. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Kyrie Irving 

After the game, Byron Scott discussed Irving having "opening-night jitters." "He looked OK for playing in what was probably his fifth game [actually fourth] this year [2011]," Scott said. "He had seven assists and one turnover. The only thing he didn't do was shoot the ball well." Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Kyrie Irving 

Eric Smith: Casey: right now...leaning towards Calderon as his starter cuz he likes Bayless' spark off the bench. BUT that COULD change #Raptors #SN590 Twitter

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon 

Jose Calderon: "I haven't decided where am I going to play: Spain, other European country, China or other option that may come up... I don't close any doors." El Dia

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon 

Jose Calderon: "Real Madrid is not an option because I haven't considered any option yet. ElMundo.es

Toronto Raptors, Real Madrid, Jose Calderon 

Jose Calderon didn't rule out practicing "for a few days" with Caceres Patrimonio de la Humanidad if the uncertainty about the start of the NBA season continues. HOY Extremadura

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Lockout, Spain, Caceres 

If the lockout continues, Real Madid will pursue Joe Manuel Calderon. Encestando

Toronto Raptors, Real Madrid, Jose Calderon, Lockout, Spain 

Calderon is already aware of Real Madrid's interest. Encestando

Toronto Raptors, Real Madrid, Jose Calderon, Lockout, Spain 

Jose Calderon has received offers from Spain and Europe, but he won't consider them unless there's no NBA season. El Periodico de Extremadura

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Lockout, Spain, Europe 

"The only chance I play in Spain or Europe is if there's no NBA season at all," said Calderon. Superdeporte

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Lockout, Spain, Europe 

Calderon wants to play the World Championship in 2014 to be held in Spain. "It will be an important event, considering the results we had in the last World Championship in Turkey 2010 were not what we expected." Superdeporte

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, World Championship 

Mark Woods: Spain confirm Jose Calderon suffered an injury to left ankle v Slovenia. Will get treatment and physio before assessment ahead of semi Twitter

Toronto Raptors, FIBA, Jose Calderon, Injuries, Eurobasket 

Spain began their defence of the Eurobasket crown with a unconvincing 83-79 victory over Poland in Panevezys. Pau Gasol led the Spanish with 29 points with Juan Carlos Navarro backing him up with 23 in a game where Spain didn’t get out of first gear and still came away with the victory. The big story for the holders is how little their point guards influenced the tie. With Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon and Sergio Llull all failing to register a single point. Despite Spain leading 61-52 after three, and looking comfortable. Poland, with nothing to lose, went all out and attacked the glum Eurobasket holders. They dragged it to just two points, thanks to foul shots from Thomas Kelati with a minute to play (80-78), but a pair of free-throws from Navarro and one from Pau settled the tie and condemned Poland to defeat. TalkBasket

Los Angeles Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Toronto Raptors, Pau Gasol, FIBA, Ricky Rubio, Jose Calderon, Sergio Llull, Spain, Eurobasket 

Jose Calderon: Unless there is a full-season lockout, I don't think about playing [in Europe]. ACB.com

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Lockout 

Dwane Casey on the core players in Toronto: “Andrea (Bargnani) is definitely a piece of the core that we have to utilize. He’s our star. DeMar Derozan is definitely an athletic part of our core, Jose Calderon, Jerryd Bayless, James Johnson is in that group, and Amir Johnson. You’ve got the core now. The part you may have to add is a veteran piece, a veteran defender or whatever along with our draft pick is something that I’m sure Bryan and the staff are going to look at, but the core pieces are there to build on to use as building blocks. Those guys are the guys were gonna push, cajole, put an arm around, or whatever it takes to get to that next level.” Sports Radio Interviews

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Amir Johnson, Jerryd Bayless, DeMar DeRozan, James Johnson, Andrea Bargnani 

Josep Franch has a little bit of Jose Calderon to him. He doesn't blow you away with any aspect of his game and may ultimately go undrafted. But he appears to be a guy that could steadily improve his game over time to the point where he could get NBA looks at 24-25 years of age. He pushes the ball up the floor well. He has great form on his shot. And he has good size for the PG position. NBADraft.net

Toronto Raptors, Draft, Jose Calderon, Josep Franch 

Jose Calderon: I have two years left in my contract and I feel like I belong there. But this year, more than ever, we don't know what's going to happen. ESPN.com

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon 

Jose Calderon: If everything goes as expected, I would like to play (at the European Championship). I'm looking forward to it and I want to be there. Besides, it's the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games, they would be the third ones for me and that's important. ESPN.com

Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon, Spain 

Is there any team you would like to play for? Jose Calderon: Obviously everybody would like to play for Boston or the Lakers, because apart from being two of the best teams, everything around them is amazing. When you watch that, you're like, "How cool!" But you've got to realize that it's difficult to get a spot there. La Gaceta

Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Jose Calderon