With our prolonged struggle this season I thought before heading into the post season/off season it would be a good idea to see which players are the building blocks/core pieces of the franchise. Also we should discuss which direction we want to see the team build towards.
Personally I want to see a Raptors team that plays inside out like the Hawks, but scores more out of the post like Memphis. Also I want them to slow the pace and play catered to big men surrounded by shooters who pass the ball quick.
I broke our current roster into 3 groups: Core, Transition, and Nope. Core and Nope are pretty self-explanitory. Culture changes and system changes take a long time, and we cannot immediately overhaul and upgrade the talent into a perfect machine. Therefore I dubbed Transition as the group of players who would fit a certain role while we attain talent, but currently havent showed that they are the long term solution:
CORE:
Lowry
JV
Bruno
TRANSITION:
James Johnson
Patterson
*Ross (favourable contract)
NOPE:
Everyone else
So that leaves me with 6 roster players. Bruno I would like to say could average 15 minutes next season, but I still have lots of roster spots I need to fill this summer O_o
What are your "Core, Transition, and Nope" players? And what kind of basketball do you want to see the Raptors play?
Personally I want to see a Raptors team that plays inside out like the Hawks, but scores more out of the post like Memphis. Also I want them to slow the pace and play catered to big men surrounded by shooters who pass the ball quick.
I broke our current roster into 3 groups: Core, Transition, and Nope. Core and Nope are pretty self-explanitory. Culture changes and system changes take a long time, and we cannot immediately overhaul and upgrade the talent into a perfect machine. Therefore I dubbed Transition as the group of players who would fit a certain role while we attain talent, but currently havent showed that they are the long term solution:
CORE:
Lowry
JV
Bruno
TRANSITION:
James Johnson
Patterson
*Ross (favourable contract)
NOPE:
Everyone else
So that leaves me with 6 roster players. Bruno I would like to say could average 15 minutes next season, but I still have lots of roster spots I need to fill this summer O_o
What are your "Core, Transition, and Nope" players? And what kind of basketball do you want to see the Raptors play?
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