I will always be worried until we can get another star player such as this who could take us into the promise land
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I'm not worried because I expected them to be average once MU got fooled and fell for whatever he hell for and abandoned the tank.
Not bringing up the old argument, no point, but once Toronto opted out of the tank, it was full on hoping they could compete and win.... having watched them lose almost EVERY so called "must win" game since, I think its safe to say they are basically the same as most of the lower third teams....just without the tank in place.
I said it weeks ago, Brooklyn would catch them, and I stand by that fully. Toronto isn't good, the are just average, and will not get a good draft pick, but will also not have anything close to success in the playoffs.
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themasao wrote: View PostSpeaking of history repeating itself...
Anyone else see some similarities between Jorge "sweet-shooting, PF, Glue-Guy" Garbajosa going down and that teams subsequent struggles with 2pat and our current struggles?
Makes you appreciate how important a true 6th man can be.
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Speaking of history repeating itself...
Anyone else see some similarities between Jorge "sweet-shooting, PF, Glue-Guy" Garbajosa going down and that teams subsequent struggles with 2pat and our current struggles?
Makes you appreciate how important a true 6th man can be.
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Raptorsnz wrote: View PostI feel confident for the playoffs because of the simple fact that the Raptors seem to always play better against good teams and take the bad teams lightly. Recently we've had wins/close losses vs the Thunder, Grizzlies and Suns where it was close throughout and it's against the Hawks x2 and the Cavs where they've been awful.
Once it gets to the playoffs I think you'll see a much better effort from the Raptors for the full 48 minutes.
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MACK11 wrote: View PostI feel our passing is average at best
Not as good as SAS,GSW, POR
But better then the BULLS,CAVS etc
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I feel confident for the playoffs because of the simple fact that the Raptors seem to always play better against good teams and take the bad teams lightly. Recently we've had wins/close losses vs the Thunder, Grizzlies and Suns where it was close throughout and it's against the Hawks x2 and the Cavs where they've been awful.
Once it gets to the playoffs I think you'll see a much better effort from the Raptors for the full 48 minutes.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostNot only do we shoot a lot of jumpers, but the ball doesn't swing that much either. Our ball movement is not actually that spectacular. It's pretty average. And the ball rarely goes through more than 2-3 players on any set. It's still better than in the Gay times, or better than most of Casey's first 2 years here, but it's a long way away from better teams like SAS, POR, GSW, or even the offensively challenged (talent-wise) Bulls. The 2nd or 3rd passes are rarely made.
Not as good as SAS,GSW, POR
But better then the BULLS,CAVS etc
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GLF wrote: View PostYES! This has been worrying me for a while. As they say you live by the jumper you die by the jumper. I'm hoping our good ball movement helps us but we definitely rely WAY too heavily on the jumpshot to have any chance of doing well in the playoffs. Unless we play Washington. But that looks like it won't be happening anymore.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostMeh. I'm not nearly as concerned about seeding as I am about another thing, which has bugged me for pretty much the whole season (or at least since the team started playing well enough to be in the playoff picture).
We run primarily a jumpshooting offence with little variety, where adjustments are rarely made to change things up when it's not working. That is not exactly a recipe for success in the playoffs. I don't think any series would be easy for Toronto to win, in no small part because of this.
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slaw wrote: View PostI see the current iteration as different in a few ways from the '06-'07 team:
1. Better defensive team. The '06 and '07 teams outscored you but they couldn't defend very well. Theoretically, being a better defensive team is more sustainable.
2. Age. Every single key player on this team is either not in his prime, just entering it or early in it. That bodes well. The '06-'07 teams did not have that kind of combination of depth/age.
3. Cap and drafts. The 06-07 team had no simple way to improve. Ujiri has picks, moveable assets and cap space. Up to him to ensure it makes a difference.
The key question is not whether this is a repeat of 2006-2010 but how far can this current core go without a Durant or someone like him. Can they be an ECF contender or just playoff fodder?
2.) True
3.) We actually didn't have a problem with not having picks/cap space until BC started wasting them, hopefully Ujiri doesn't do that.
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white men can't jump wrote: View PostAnd that's why they need to avoid going "all-in" with this group, and absolutely need to maintain as much flexibility as possible over the next couple of summers.
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slaw wrote: View PostI see the current iteration as different in a few ways from the '06-'07 team:
1. Better defensive team. The '06 and '07 teams outscored you but they couldn't defend very well. Theoretically, being a better defensive team is more sustainable.
2. Age. Every single key player on this team is either not in his prime, just entering it or early in it. That bodes well. The '06-'07 teams did not have that kind of combination of depth/age.
3. Cap and drafts. The 06-07 team had no simple way to improve. Ujiri has picks, moveable assets and cap space. Up to him to ensure it makes a difference.
The key question is not whether this is a repeat of 2006-2010 but how far can this current core go without a Durant or someone like him. Can they be an ECF contender or just playoff fodder?
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Meh. I'm not nearly as concerned about seeding as I am about another thing, which has bugged me for pretty much the whole season (or at least since the team started playing well enough to be in the playoff picture).
We run primarily a jumpshooting offence with little variety, where adjustments are rarely made to change things up when it's not working. That is not exactly a recipe for success in the playoffs. I don't think any series would be easy for Toronto to win, in no small part because of this.
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Worrying about history repeating itself because a relatively similar situation happened once before?
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