So I don't read enough on ESPN to pay for insider. Anyone want to sum up what he said about the raptors? Tim chrisholm said he liked most of it on twitter but didn't really talk about it
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I read it, his reasoning is sound. Fans of a team tend to base their predictions on everything breaking right and the assumed internal development of players. Reality tends to be less cooperative.
edit: To actually answer your question, the main argument he makes is that the Raps have talent, they simply need to let some of it develop and hope that BC overcomes the urge to package some of it for a player that helps more in the short-term than long-term. A lot of the players they'll be handing out big minutes to have big question marks: can Bargs, Ed Davis and DeRozan show growth, can Val and Ross contribute as rookies, what is Fields going to give you, etc etc. If everything breaks right they could sneak into th 8th seed, but everything rarely breaks right.Last edited by Lark Benson; Wed Oct 24, 2012, 10:15 AM.
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Lark Benson wrote: View PostI read it, his reasoning is sound. Fans of a team tend to base their predictions on everything breaking right and the assumed internal development of players. Reality tends to be less cooperative.
edit: To actually answer your question, the main argument he makes is that the Raps have talent, they simply need to let some of it develop and hope that BC overcomes the urge to package some of it for a player that helps more in the short-term than long-term. A lot of the players they'll be handing out big minutes to have big question marks: can Bargs, Ed Davis and DeRozan show growth, can Val and Ross contribute as rookies, what is Fields going to give you, etc etc. If everything breaks right they could sneak into th 8th seed, but everything rarely breaks right.
If everything goes right for every team, there would be 30 teams in playoff contention.
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OH SNAP
Dwane Casey said he was "insulted" by ESPN's 33-win prediction #raptors
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) October 24, 2012
Casey said the predictions should "light a fire" with the players
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) October 24, 2012
Last edited by theycallmeZZ; Wed Oct 24, 2012, 05:26 PM.TORONTOOOOOO RAPTORSSSSSS
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I watched Casey addressing the media about Hollinger's analysis, and he looked like he had a chip on his shoulder. He consistently talked about the lack of respect Toronto continues to receive.
He also addressed that this team comes into the gym to prove everybody wrong.
Playoffs is not the only goal for this team, it's also their sense of pride and earning respect.Twitter: @ReubenJRD • NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
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