Well guys, with NBA 2K18 doing an All Time Roster for every NBA Team, I figured I'd ask you guys who you feel should be on the team & why. I can see a few people going with a few modern day Raptors, but I'm more interested in the vets.... like.... Damon or Jose? Do you use Bosh at PF or C for the starting 5? Amir or Patterson for the bench PF? Does Bargnani get in even though he was a bust given that at his peak he wasn't awful? Does Jonas make the cut? There's quite a few questions, and I figured it'd be a fun topic given that it's the middle of the summer & well... WTF not?
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Is it best player as a Raptor or best player ever? Chauncey, Hakeem and McGrady shouldn't make the cuts in my opinion.
TMac wasn't that great as a Raptor. He had potential and you could see it, but he wasn't a star yet. He's not on my team if we're naming best players as a Raptor.
My starting 5 would be:
C. Amir
PF. Bosh
SF. Carter (cheating here)
SG. DeRozan
PG. Lowry
Bench: Stoudamire, Davis, Christie, Peterson, Calderon, JV, Williams, Parker, Marshall, Patterson
Putting this team together it really shows you how the Raptors have been fugly for a very long time.
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planetmars wrote: View PostIs it best player as a Raptor or best player ever? Chauncey, Hakeem and McGrady shouldn't make the cuts in my opinion.
TMac wasn't that great as a Raptor. He had potential and you could see it, but he wasn't a star yet. He's not on my team if we're naming best players as a Raptor.
My starting 5 would be:
C. Amir
PF. Bosh
SF. Carter (cheating here)
SG. DeRozan
PG. Lowry
Bench: Stoudamire, Davis, Christie, Peterson, Calderon, JV, Williams, Parker, Marshall, Patterson
Putting this team together it really shows you how the Raptors have been fugly for a very long time.Only one thing matters: We The Champs.
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I'm gonna utilize today's trend of going with a smaller lineup for closing-time being their prime lineup, rather than their starters. That's obviously a legit Raps thing to do, as evidenced by starters -
Demarre 'Fluffy-Slippers' Carroll and Luis 'Cinder-Blocks-For-Feet' Scola.
So my top 5 lineup is gonna be
Lowry
Demar
Carter
T-Mac slotting in as the small-ball 4
Bosh at C
Those are the best 5 Raps all time. Full stop.
And while they might get destroyed in bigger match-ups --
would easily be the most fun to play on 2K.
Reserves make up for size deficiencies and could be switched for better matchups:
Lowry, Damon, Jose
Derozan, Christie, Parker
Carter, Peterson, Tucker
Mcgrady, Ibaka, Amir
Bosh, Davis, Jonas
Last man who drew in for me was Tucker. I know his run was limited but he exhibited that incredible tenacity and ability to hit the corner 3. I like him for filling out the 3/4.
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GOLDBLUM wrote: View PostI'm gonna utilize today's trend of going with a smaller lineup for closing-time being their prime lineup, rather than their starters. That's obviously a legit Raps thing to do, as evidenced by starters -
Demarre 'Fluffy-Slippers' Carroll and Luis 'Cinder-Blocks-For-Feet' Scola.
So my top 5 lineup is gonna be
Lowry
Demar
Carter
T-Mac slotting in as the small-ball 4
Bosh at C
Those are the best 5 Raps all time. Full stop.
And while they might get destroyed in bigger match-ups --
would easily be the most fun to play on 2K.
Reserves make up for size deficiencies and could be switched for better matchups:
Lowry, Damon, Jose
Derozan, Christie, Parker
Carter, Peterson, Tucker
Mcgrady, Ibaka, Amir
Bosh, Davis, Jonas
Last man who drew in for me was Tucker. I know his run was limited but he exhibited that incredible tenacity and ability to hit the corner 3. I like him for filling out the 3/4.Twitter @WJ_FINDLAY
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GOLDBLUM wrote: View PostI'm gonna utilize today's trend of going with a smaller lineup for closing-time being their prime lineup, rather than their starters. That's obviously a legit Raps thing to do, as evidenced by starters -
Demarre 'Fluffy-Slippers' Carroll and Luis 'Cinder-Blocks-For-Feet' Scola.
So my top 5 lineup is gonna be
Lowry
Demar
Carter
T-Mac slotting in as the small-ball 4
Bosh at C
Those are the best 5 Raps all time. Full stop.
And while they might get destroyed in bigger match-ups --
would easily be the most fun to play on 2K.
Reserves make up for size deficiencies and could be switched for better matchups:
Lowry, Damon, Jose
Derozan, Christie, Parker
Carter, Peterson, Tucker
Mcgrady, Ibaka, Amir
Bosh, Davis, Jonas
Last man who drew in for me was Tucker. I know his run was limited but he exhibited that incredible tenacity and ability to hit the corner 3. I like him for filling out the 3/4.
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I still prefer a more traditional starting lineup, knowing that the starting 5 doesn't necessarily equate to most minutes played.
STARTERS
C: Camby
PF: Bosh
SF: McGrady
SG: Carter
PG: Stoudamire
Obviously 3/5 of that lineup experienced their greatest success elsewhere, but they definitely showed flashes of the brilliance to come while wearing the Raptors uniform. That lineup has defense, inside and outside scoring, rebounding, a defensive anchor, and a PG that would be even more dominant with today's NBA rules.
As for the bench, I like the 3-deep stacking principle employed by MU, and also value versatility (ie: scoring lineups, defensive lineups, small ball lineups, positional flexibility).
BENCH
C: Davis, Valanciunas
PF: Ibaka, Johnson
SF: Rose, Christie
SG: DeRozan, Peterson
PG: Lowry, Williams
There were several good players that I just can't bring myself to associate with the Raptors, so I had to exclude them from consideration:
- C: Olajuwon
- C: O'Neal
- PF: Oakley
- PF: Salley
- SF: Gay
- PG: Billups
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Stop it. JV is not better than Davis. And DD is not better than T-Mac.
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TRex wrote: View PostThis is so easy:
Davis
Bosh
T-Mac
Carter
Lowry
Also Bosh and Davis would not work so well together so I would put Ibaka there instead of Davis.
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