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  • #31
    Liberal wrote: View Post
    Here is Lowry this off-season

    http://instagram.com/p/agsKeykl_f/
    Night and day. He was clearly out of shape last season.
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    • #32
      I just recovered recently from a back injury that put me out for 3 months. When you can't exercise your core, it's difficult to lean out and get back into shape. He's done an amazing job getting back into shape.

      3-4 players in our roster have gained or lost muscle/fat in order to play better for 2013/2014. Good things a coming!

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      • #33
        TRex wrote: View Post
        Night and day. He was clearly out of shape last season.
        Yeaa! last season he was a chubster. He's going to be much quicker this season, with all that extra fat gone.

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        • #34
          When it comes to Lowry I can't help but fear the contract year beyond 2013-14 season.

          It is incredible what changes guys will make for their likely final pay day.

          With that said, I love a healthy Lowry playing his game and not imitating a former Spaniard Raptor.

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          • #35
            Matt52 wrote: View Post
            When it comes to Lowry I can't help but fear the contract year beyond 2013-14 season.

            It is incredible what changes guys will make for their likely final pay day.

            With that said, I love a healthy Lowry playing his game and not imitating a former Spaniard Raptor.
            I am expecting big things from Lowry too, and part of me is scared of that. It appears that a majority of the fan base wants the team to tank (and I am now edging closer to that side - thanks RR!)... so having Lowry play great has two negatives: 1) we win games; 2) Lowry will be looking to get paid handsomely.

            If MU wants to tank, I think he should trade Lowry this summer.

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            • #36
              Rudy Gay Update

              Here's an interesting read on what Rudy's been up to this summer:

              Earlier in the day, the two begin in the weight room, where they complete a series of basic warm-up exercises that leave the 6-8 forward drenched in sweat. They then hit the court, working on everything—post moves against an imaginary defender, floaters in the paint, pick-and-rolls, a series of three-pointers. Whenever there’s a break and Gay pauses to catch his breath, Gray makes him shoot a pair of free throws.
              He’s in the gym because he wants to get better, and he’s in the weight room working because he wants to get stronger and more explosive, so I think all of that comes back to setting the standard [for the Raptors]. He wants to be the leader and he wants to take this franchise to where it wants to go. He understands that it starts with him.”
              Gay openly admitted to us—simply a poor shooting season. He sank 32.3 percent from deep and an even worse 31.2 percent from 16-23 feet from the hoop, per HoopData.com, which would explain why Gay and Gray have placed long-range shooting on the top of this summer’s agenda. “If he can knock [the three-point shot] down consistently, everything is gonna open up more,” Gray says. “Being a threat from out there will open up situations off of close-outs and they’ll have to play him differently off ball-screens. It’s gonna open up the court for him much more.”
              Gay felt immediately welcomed in Canada. “It was just like getting drafted all over again,” he says. “Having the crowd behind me and just checking in the first time to kind of a standing ovation—it was good. Especially when you get traded, it’s like the end of an era, but they welcomed me and made me feel like it’s the beginning of a new one.”
              Gay and Gray have plans to get after it all summer long, improving with work not just on the court, but off it; Gay often makes specific film requests, and Gray delivers him footage of some of the NBA’s best moves, like Kobe’s face-ups and Chris Paul’s pick-and-rolls. Gay also acknowledges that he’ll need to take on a leadership position in Toronto, a role he never fully grasped in Memphis, and Gray preps him by gifting him books by leadership-specialist John Maxwell.
              “Leaving Memphis? Yeah, it sucked. But I’m glad with where I’m at; I’m glad I have a chance to help with guys like JV [Jonas Valanciunas] and DeMar [DeRozan]. People come up to me and say, like, ‘You can be like T-Mac! You can be like Vince Carter!’ And I’m like, I don’t want to be either of those people. I want to be me. I want to make my own rules and do my own things.”
              http://www.slamonline.com/online/the...ronto-raptors/

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              • #37
                i think rudy's going to be a popular name come trade deadline if he's playing well. i have absolutely nothing to back this up, but i have a feeling other teams are going to wait and see what he can do now that he can see before offering the raps anything.
                @sweatpantsjer

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                • #38
                  I'd be surprised if Rudy didn't have a breakout season.
                  @Chr1st1anL

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                  • #39
                    ceez wrote: View Post
                    i have a feeling other teams are going to wait and see what he can do now that he can see before offering the raps anything.
                    That and his trade value will also depend on where teams stand in the standings.
                    Attitude Is A Choice.

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                    • #40
                      Chr1s1anL wrote: View Post
                      I'd be surprised if Rudy didn't have a breakout season.
                      He's going to have a breakout season. Bank on it. For the first time in his career he'll be the team's #1 option. Expect Rudy to average 22+ppg next season.
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                      • #41
                        Really depends what kind of offensive they plan for rudy & demar. (nurse & bayno)

                        Should be exciting to watch in light of the new staff.

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                        • #42
                          Whether Gay opts out or not and whether he stays with the Raps or not depends on several criteria.

                          Opting out of 19 million is pretty hard. He probably would opt out if he plays really well, improving all his statistics, especially his shooting percentages. In that case he should become very valuable on the market and he could collect a very nice long term contract (Raps or elsewhere) in the range of 15 million and above per year.

                          If his stats should remain the same or become even worse, he would probably consider collecting the 19 million and risk a possible, but unlikely injury over the following season before becoming a free agent. This would give him another chance to improve his value over that season before definetly signing a new longterm contract as a free agent. Of course, by then he would very likely be traded by Masai.

                          Whether Gay stays in Toronto willingly depends on how this team will do this year. If they improve a lot and make the playoffs, Rudy himself plays really well and there are still more indications of future improvement (team wise) over subsequent seasons, then Rudy will be interested to stay. He might even agree to opt out and resign longterm with the Raps for a more reasonable salary at about 13 to 15 million per. Of course Masai could trade him anytime before this season's February trade deadline, if the results up to that point warrant a tank job or simply a change of personnel.

                          In any case, I think Masai will be pretty clear and rather strict with Rudy when it comes to the options. I guess that at very least by the February trade deadline Masai will make sure that Gay indicates him as to what his intentions are and based on that Masai will either trade him or, if Rudy wants to stay in Toronto, Masai will lay out a rather strict plan for him. Which probably means that they wish Rudy to opt out and sign a new more reasonable but a longterm contract after this upcoming season.

                          The general feeling that I get from Masai is that he is not very happy about the Rudy Gay situation (who is VERY happy with it?). This will lead him to playing hard ball with Gay but in a very patient manner. He will not rush any decisions. He probably likes Gay the player, but not his contract situation, so he'll act with caution and with the best interest of the team. Whether we retain Gay as a player or not, I trust Masai to make the correct decision in this case. He will either opt for tanking and trade Gay for expiring scrubs, or he will get us somebody that fits better our team, or he will bring back Gay for a more reasonable price. Most of it depends on the results of the upcoming season.
                          Last edited by BadDinosaur; Mon Jul 22, 2013, 01:21 PM.

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                          • #43
                            I dont think he will opt out its a lot of money it would be so dumb to walk away rom it all what is it 19 mil? If I were Gay Id stay get paid see where the franchise is after and choose to extend for good money with them cause undoubtedly right now Rudy is the guy and in current plans is the franchise so I dont see why he would. If Raptors do turn the corner its his team, and why would he leave lest traded out.

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                            • #44
                              If Rudy walks. He walks. You get what you can for him or you get nothing. It'll be a shame if he walks and you get nothing. But, it is what it is.
                              If Your Uncle Jack Helped You Off An Elephant, Would You Help Your Uncle Jack Off An Elephant?

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                              • #45
                                How Rudy plays may essentially shape the direction of our team. If Rudy underachieves, my money's on the Raptors going into a rebuild at the break. If he breaks out, the Masai will probably look to continue building this roster.

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