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Toronto starting lineups
Lowry - no doubt he has trimmed down and looked more toned, my bet is he will post somewhere around 18ppg and will be another selection to the allstar game.
DeRozan - This is his contract year so I will assume he will have a huge year with us by posting around 22ppg and will be an allstar this year
DCaroll - His first season as a Raptors, he will bring the defense that TRoss lacked there of, I'm expecting him to post somewhere around 14-15ppg and 7rpb and will be our allstar in the next 2-3 years
2Pat - His number will practically stay the same but will focus more on rebound and defense. I'm expecting somewhere around 8-9ppg
Val - His number will increase and hopefully either him or DCaroll will considered as an allstar this year. I'm expecting somewhere around 12ppg-14ppg with 10rpg+ (A career double double guy)
Bench
Cory Joseph - His brought from the Spurs and as a Canadian to play for a Canadian team, he should be excited and be our finest primary backup since Calderon days. I'm expecting huge play from Joseph when Lowry is injured
T-Ross - He will be our backup and close to 6th man role, I think this suits well for T-Ross. Hope he will get back to his rookie year where he was most effective coming off the bench, i'm expecting 10+ppg for him and have nights where he can score 30+ ppts
JJohnson - Our backup SF/PF, again a huge year for him where he will bring in nasty dunks and defense for the team and do all the little tricks to help us win big games
Luis Scola - Our primary backup PF/C where he was terrific for the summer FIBA olympics. I'm expecting huge play from him, see him as a 7.5-8ppg type of guy and occasionally start for the team if 2Pat doesn't bode well or injured
Bismack Biyombo - Our anchor when it comes down to defense, rim protector. There will be nights where we might see him and Val on the floor together and will provide interior defense for the team. I'm expecting at least 2blk from this guy on any given games
Others
Delon Wright - Our third string PG, on his rookie year will show the team why we drafted him. He will come ready and play and i'm hoping 5ppg for his rookie season or he can surprise us and post 10+ppg so we might ship Lowry to another team and have him be our starting PG of the future. Never say never!
Norman Powell - I'm excited to see this guy play, he could be the Monta Ellis, Gilbert Arenas or at the worst case Fred Jones of the draft who picked late and contribute significantly for their respectable teams. I'm hoping to see him posting somewhere around 8ppg in his rookie year
Bruno Caboclo - Another year, another chance for the Brazilian Durant to shine. Hopefully he will play more games this year as opposed to be sending down to 905
Lucas Noguiera - I see him shadowing Bismack Biyombo and will be the second coming and will probably shine either this year or the next but he will definitely not be a bust, I hope.
X-Factor: Anthony Bennett - He was brought in at the last few days coming into training camp. 1st pick overall, could he turn his career around as a Raptors, we will see. I still think he will be a Larry Johnson type of player late in his career but only time will tell.
Minimum X-Factor: Ronald Roberts - Think of Jamario Moon, a nobody who came in, participated in the dunk contest and provided us with some help offensively and defensively. There might be nights where he will be called in to play 1-2 games for us and see what this kid can do. I'm expecting some interesting play from this guy.
Last but not least
Coach Casey - This is his final year and we will see if he can bring more to the team; however if we start 4-10, his ass will be fired and I'm thinking of bringing in Kevin Olie or some other coach so we can lure Kevin Durant next year.
Lowry - no doubt he has trimmed down and looked more toned, my bet is he will post somewhere around 18ppg and will be another selection to the allstar game.
DeRozan - This is his contract year so I will assume he will have a huge year with us by posting around 22ppg and will be an allstar this year
DCaroll - His first season as a Raptors, he will bring the defense that TRoss lacked there of, I'm expecting him to post somewhere around 14-15ppg and 7rpb and will be our allstar in the next 2-3 years
2Pat - His number will practically stay the same but will focus more on rebound and defense. I'm expecting somewhere around 8-9ppg
Val - His number will increase and hopefully either him or DCaroll will considered as an allstar this year. I'm expecting somewhere around 12ppg-14ppg with 10rpg+ (A career double double guy)
Bench
Cory Joseph - His brought from the Spurs and as a Canadian to play for a Canadian team, he should be excited and be our finest primary backup since Calderon days. I'm expecting huge play from Joseph when Lowry is injured
T-Ross - He will be our backup and close to 6th man role, I think this suits well for T-Ross. Hope he will get back to his rookie year where he was most effective coming off the bench, i'm expecting 10+ppg for him and have nights where he can score 30+ ppts
JJohnson - Our backup SF/PF, again a huge year for him where he will bring in nasty dunks and defense for the team and do all the little tricks to help us win big games
Luis Scola - Our primary backup PF/C where he was terrific for the summer FIBA olympics. I'm expecting huge play from him, see him as a 7.5-8ppg type of guy and occasionally start for the team if 2Pat doesn't bode well or injured
Bismack Biyombo - Our anchor when it comes down to defense, rim protector. There will be nights where we might see him and Val on the floor together and will provide interior defense for the team. I'm expecting at least 2blk from this guy on any given games
Others
Delon Wright - Our third string PG, on his rookie year will show the team why we drafted him. He will come ready and play and i'm hoping 5ppg for his rookie season or he can surprise us and post 10+ppg so we might ship Lowry to another team and have him be our starting PG of the future. Never say never!
Norman Powell - I'm excited to see this guy play, he could be the Monta Ellis, Gilbert Arenas or at the worst case Fred Jones of the draft who picked late and contribute significantly for their respectable teams. I'm hoping to see him posting somewhere around 8ppg in his rookie year
Bruno Caboclo - Another year, another chance for the Brazilian Durant to shine. Hopefully he will play more games this year as opposed to be sending down to 905
Lucas Noguiera - I see him shadowing Bismack Biyombo and will be the second coming and will probably shine either this year or the next but he will definitely not be a bust, I hope.
X-Factor: Anthony Bennett - He was brought in at the last few days coming into training camp. 1st pick overall, could he turn his career around as a Raptors, we will see. I still think he will be a Larry Johnson type of player late in his career but only time will tell.
Minimum X-Factor: Ronald Roberts - Think of Jamario Moon, a nobody who came in, participated in the dunk contest and provided us with some help offensively and defensively. There might be nights where he will be called in to play 1-2 games for us and see what this kid can do. I'm expecting some interesting play from this guy.
Last but not least
Coach Casey - This is his final year and we will see if he can bring more to the team; however if we start 4-10, his ass will be fired and I'm thinking of bringing in Kevin Olie or some other coach so we can lure Kevin Durant next year.
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