Oh no! He's limping! And using a cane! . Looks like we have shaq 2.0 (at least the kazaam shaq). Hope he doesn't lose that exuberance in T.O
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IROR wrote: View PostThanks for the post! JW guys, when does the Lithuanian season/ Eurocup end? Just thinking it would be sick if JV could come over for the end of the NBA yearTwitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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Weems / DeRozan
draftedraptor wrote: View PostHe looks like a practical joker. The grave-looking raptors need a few talented characters like him.
As for Weems he can stay in Lithuania if his jumpshot doesn't improve. We all know he can get to the rim.
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Tmar wrote: View Postlol...Big V looks like he's the anti-Bargnani. Actually shows emotion, jokes around, rebounds, and throws the ball down with force! Next year is gonna be interesting.
sometimes no emotion and straight composure is what a team needs, and hey, it's worked for him this season when he played, so why not continue to keep up maturity?
He rebounded the ball this season at a much better rate, and he isn't a big time dunker, but he'll get to the rim with will at his size.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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Lucamacus: Weemsas is simply a Lithuanisation of the name. Lithuanian names have endings to show if they are the subject, object of the verb, etc. The standard default is to add -as (although other endings also work, like -ius or -a). So it's Sonnyas Weemsas, Demaras Derozanas, Linas Kleiza, Jonas Valanciunas, Andreas Bargnanius, Aaronas Greyas, Lucamacus and so on.
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NoPropsneeded wrote: View PostPizzaman is a big time hater. Demars and weem's talent level are not on par. Demar is much much better and has a way higher ceiling. I dont know if u watch the raptors at all cause derozan has been playing very well
No hate just my opinion and what I see.
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Pizzaman wrote: View PostActually not a hater at all. I have just never bought the hype around Demar. I have watched pretty much every Raptor game they've ever played and he is a SG without the skills. He has bad shooting mechanics, cannot handle the ball, cannot pass, and cannot play defense. He actually watches the ball when he dribbles. He can however dunk when he's open and that impresses the kids. At best he is a bench guy and quite frankly Weems is at least as good.
No hate just my opinion and what I see.
But Weems's biggest question mark is his passsion and maturity. I don't think I'll ever forget the image of Weems singing/dancing in the locker room after the Raptors were eliminated from playoff contention.Last edited by Nilanka; Mon Mar 5, 2012, 09:54 AM.
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RaptorReuben wrote: View PostHe won't be able to play this season. But it would be cool to see him on the bench :P
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Nilanka wrote: View PostI made a similar post about DeRozan/Weems early last year. I saw more potential in Weems as a SG because he was one of the few players on the Raptors able to create his own shot in ISO situations. DeRozan gets the longer leash because he's younger, and because the Raptors invested a lottery pick on him. But if Weems was given the same opportunities to learn through his mistakes, I would guess Weems would end up the better player simply because his basketball fundamentals (dribbling, passing, shooting, defence) are already better than DeRozan's, with much less NBA minutes under his belt (2800 mins vs. 5700).
But Weems's biggest question mark is his passsion and maturity. I don't think I'll ever forget the image of Weems singing/dancing in the locker room after the Raptors were eliminated from playoff contention.
Either way neither is a star, but the issue is the Raptors have put the future all star thing in Derozan's head along with his own ego and I just don't see nearly that much potential.
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