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Our lack of a 3/big-wing defender is a serious problem.
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TrueTorontoFan wrote: View PostWhy do you say that. Literally all the top analysts say he projects out to be a top 5-10 talent in the draft except he got injured.... him being a bust shouldn't even come in to the equation. They already said he will play. He just won't be playing in the first month and a half but by January he will be in the NBA. Yes Bruno is going to need to show something this year. But why would you assume that OG anunoby isn't going to play. They already said he is going to play. Additionally, he has a crazy 7'3 wing span.Only one thing matters: We The Champs.
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MixxAOR wrote: View PostI'm not sold on OG. I guess bust is a wrong word because he's late first round pick anyway. But he reminds me too much of Winslow. What if he never develops his shot?
Same goes for Bruno really, though I'd be surprised if his shot wasn't on point this year.
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MixxAOR wrote: View PostI'm not sold on OG. I guess bust is a wrong word because he's late first round pick anyway. But he reminds me too much of Winslow. What if he never develops his shot?
Not even summer league.
A little early to be passing judgement no ?There's no such thing as a 2nd round bust.
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Alex91 wrote: View PostWhen it comes to defending LBJ, you need a big wing, a mobile PF, and a PG that can slow him down on switches and pray for held defence.
If it was as simple as one style of player (member that was PJ) then LBJ would not of made the finals like every year.
Out scoring the Cavs is the only way to beat them. And outside of KD, their isn't a lot of players that LBJ or TT cant contain 1 on 1.
You also need elite rim protection to at least deter him from attacking the basket somewhat. Indiana had the perfect formula for this with George to throw at him defensively and Hibbert at the rim, which is why they were able to get very close a couple times.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostWell I didn't say big wing is the only problem.
You also need elite rim protection to at least deter him from attacking the basket somewhat. Indiana had the perfect formula for this with George to throw at him defensively and Hibbert at the rim, which is why they were able to get very close a couple times.
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Nah. We'll be fine. If we lack a big SF, we don't lack that SF any more than we did the past 4 seasons. If it's a problem, it's a persistent one, not a new one. Powell is more capable of guarding any player in the league than Carroll was over the past two years, nevermind Terrence Ross playing at the three. The big SF's that kill you need to be doubled to stop them anyway.
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MixxAOR wrote: View PostOG Anunoby is not going to play in his rookie year. I'm not even sure if he's not a bust yet.
Raptors know about their weaknesses. They can't do anything about it though. That's why they signed Malcolm Miller and Alfonzo McKinnie. Those 2 and Bruno is their only hope on having a large 3 to deal with anybody. Otherwise there's no other solutions at the moment. Anyways this season is more about developing youth anyway.
The ONLY reason OG dropped to the Raptors was because of his injury. If not for his injury he'd be a top 15 pick maybe even top 10. He's good.Mamba Mentality
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DanH wrote: View PostNah. We'll be fine. If we lack a big SF, we don't lack that SF any more than we did the past 4 seasons. If it's a problem, it's a persistent one, not a new one. Powell is more capable of guarding any player in the league than Carroll was over the past two years, nevermind Terrence Ross playing at the three. The big SF's that kill you need to be doubled to stop them anyway.
Compare that to the options we had when we made the ECF: Patterson, Carroll, Ross, and JJ.
It's not just size, either. Positional awareness due to inexperience could be a serious problem for us.
I just hope people don't have unrealistic expectations for our young guys. There are going to be growing pains.
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Scraptor wrote: View PostThe issue to me is when other teams go small. You shift Ibaka to the five and now you've got three guys (Jonas, Poeltl, Bebe) out of the game, and you have to fill the gap at the 3/4 with Powell, Miles, and Siakam. Anunoby when he's ready.
Compare that to the options we had when we made the ECF: Patterson, Carroll, Ross, and JJ.
It's not just size, either. Positional awareness due to inexperience could be a serious problem for us.
I just hope people don't have unrealistic expectations for our young guys. There are going to be growing pains.
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Scraptor wrote: View PostThe issue to me is when other teams go small. You shift Ibaka to the five and now you've got three guys (Jonas, Poeltl, Bebe) out of the game, and you have to fill the gap at the 3/4 with Powell, Miles, and Siakam. Anunoby when he's ready.
Compare that to the options we had when we made the ECF: Patterson, Carroll, Ross, and JJ.
It's not just size, either. Positional awareness due to inexperience could be a serious problem for us.
I just hope people don't have unrealistic expectations for our young guys. There are going to be growing pains.
Besides "experts" at espn picked us to finish 6th anyways.
I'll take that if a couple of our kids develop.
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Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View PostWell I didn't say big wing is the only problem.
You also need elite rim protection to at least deter him from attacking the basket somewhat. Indiana had the perfect formula for this with George to throw at him defensively and Hibbert at the rim, which is why they were able to get very close a couple times.@Chr1st1anL
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