Game #36: Toronto Raptors 124 - Chicago Bulls 115

[Demographic Shift]

For good reason. The Ringer is Bill Simmons' baby. Concepcion wants to stay employed and is angling for a raise.

This one dimensional Boston - GSW - Cleveland centric view of the NBA still ticks me off but not nearly as bad as it used to.

Much like the NHL coverage from TSN is centered on the Leafs, Habs ,the McDavids and to varying degrees the Penguins while flat out ignoring the Devils and Blue Jackets (who are first rate teams at the top of the standings) so does the NBA marketing engines ignore the Raptors. The WWE that is the NBA hype machine still dogmatically promotes the below .500 Sixers and the really woeful Kuzma/Ball Lakers along with the aforementioned holy trinity above.

Its a mix of ignorance and that they just don't give a flying *uck about anyone else. Trotting out examples of what ailed this team two seasons ago and transposing those missteps on what essentially a different team and scheme smacks of shoddy background work. Its what you expect of those homers.

January sees some really good ball teams coming through town .... The Bucks (who we beat) The Lebrons, San Antonio, the Warriors and Minnestoa .....and on the road we see the Bucks and Minny again....

Going 5 and 2 will make a statment and we will get some props from the likes of Bobby Marks / Woj... but am not counting on the TNT gang or the CBS/ESPN homers to change their tune much. After all... Shaq still likes the impact Dwayne Wade and Derrick Rose will make for the Lebrons.... yeesh.

[3inthekeon]

I can't. I was a Grantland fan but the talent they got for The Ringer is G-League by comparison. A lot of Grantland staff were apparently pissed the way Bill bailed on them in his ESPN spat, I wouldn't be surprised if he had a hard time recruiting top-flight writers this time around.

I've heard some complimentary stuff about Tjarks.

[KeonClark]

I can't. I was a Grantland fan but the talent they got for The Ringer is G-League by comparison. A lot of Grantland staff were apparently pissed the way Bill bailed on them in his ESPN spat, I wouldn't be surprised if he had a hard time recruiting top-flight writers this time around.

I skim thru it still based on my respect for simmons writing, Grantland content and espn page 2 prior. But simmons doesn't write anymore basically, and I find myself visiting less and less. Some decent nba content but it's mostly another huff post liberal millenial "woke" blog. As an over 30 male with a little bit right of center politics, I find a lot of their writers very irritating

[G__Deane]

Amazing that the 905 have now won 7 straight and back in the playoff picture when half of them are up and contributing with the big club this year.

[G__Deane]

Cavs ain't Boston.

And Raps fans truly hate Boston and Knicks.

I get it. But I'll never root for LeWhiner. Just root for the Cavs to lose then......

[jacobdr4]

This was on the ringer today. Pissed me off

Have you heard of the Ringer Curse yet? This is good news!!

[Demographic Shift]

I get it. But I'll never root for LeWhiner. Just root for the Cavs to lose then......

Hold your nose and root for the Cavs....

[KeonClark]

I don't hate lebron. I kinda used to. He's cool. Don't get me wrong, obsessed with beating him but..Irving is more unlikable as are the warriors. So kinda pick your poison I guess

[Scraptor]

I've heard some complimentary stuff about Tjarks.

Tjarks is good. Almost everyone else is terrible.

[mjt20mik]

Amazing that the 905 have now won 7 straight and back in the playoff picture when half of them are up and contributing with the big club this year.

Stack is gonna get a HC job next year. Book it.

[G__Deane]

Stack is gonna get a HC job next year. Book it.

I wonder if they should bring him up as an Assistant Coach to buy another year. If the Raps unexpectedly bow out in the first round, I think Masai would gas Casey.

[G__Deane]

Game day
Game Day!
I just like saying it ....

[KeonClark]

*me scrolling ESPN*

"Oh wow, 23 articles about Kyrie Irving (oh one's REALLY long), Isaiah Thomas, Lebron, Cavs, and Celts"
*scroll*
Harden...Lavar...
*scroll*
More Irving....
*scroll*
Kobe ON Irving...
*scroll*
"Oh a Demar Derozan featu...oh...yeah this was written and put on in June. Probably nobody read it then so they're pretending its new again"



^^^This is the life of a Raptors fan in Canada. Probably the same as like a hockey fan in Texas tbh.

[Nilanka]

*me scrolling ESPN*

"Oh wow, 23 articles about Kyrie Irving (oh one's REALLY long), Isaiah Thomas, Lebron, Cavs, and Celts"
*scroll*
Harden...Lavar...
*scroll*
More Irving....
*scroll*
Kobe ON Irving...
*scroll*
"Oh a Demar Derozan featu...oh...yeah this was written and put on in June. Probably nobody read it then so they're pretending its new again"



^^^This is the life of a Raptors fan in Canada. Probably the same as like a hockey fan in Texas tbh.

I got excited for a second....

...but then realized that it was just a soccer score and I mis-read 'Torino' as 'Toronto'

[KeonClark]

I got excited for a second....

...but then realized that it was just a soccer score and I mis-read 'Torino' as 'Toronto'

Torino, Toronto = Tomayto, Tomahto