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2012 Draft Thursday, June 28th: Raptors select Terence Ross
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CNNSI's 1st round draft analysis: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/bas...&sct=hp_t11_a1
The Raptors had their pick of shooting guards, from UConn's Jeremy Lamb to Duke's Austin Rivers to Ross. In the Washington product, Toronto gets a player with phenomenal range, size and top-tier athleticism. After improving defensively in coach Dwane Casey's first season, the Raptors were hyper-focused on adding scoring. Ross will push DeMar DeRozan to speed up his learning curve.
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CalgaryRapsFan wrote: View PostI find the quote from BC in the last paragraph of TSN's draft article to be quite telling... this weekend and into early next week should be quite interesting.
LINK: http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=399479
I can't help but think this kind of talk refers to high priced veteran wings (ie: Gay, Iguodala, Deng, etc..).
Still, seeing Washington take that big step forward has got me envious. They are a playoff team now with a pretty slick line up:
PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Ariza
PF Nene
C Okafur
They need a new coach, but on paper that is a really good team. Sigh
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostStill, seeing Washington take that big step forward has got me envious. They are a playoff team now with a pretty slick line up:
PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Ariza
PF Nene
C Okafur
They need a new coach, but on paper that is a really good team. Sigh
Curry/Thompson/Barnes/Lee/Bogut
That's at least a 50 win team on paper.
Well, until Curry and Bogut blow their ankles 10 games into the season.
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My thoughts
I went to bed early last night, disappointed in the evenings results
I was highly hyped for last evening mainly from the chatter on this board.
This morning upon reflection I have no issues with last evening. It was fun to think about the possibilities that could happen. But reality........ I find it easy to believe there was nothing else there for us last night and am glad no move was forced.
At the end of season press conference both BC and DC indicated we wanted to add shooters and to pick up the pace. Ross fits that bill. Was there anyone drafted after eight who fit that mold better?
If Acie is a younger Reggie bring him on. I loved Reggie's game. This would be consistent with Casey's intentions to have the Raptors be a tough team to play against.
An overseas big man? Sure. There is no room for another rookie on this team. We now have possibly three. Big men take longer to develop. They are harder to find. It is a good idea to have one in Europe.
I will allow myself to get hyped for the next two days. Bring on the trade rumors.
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostI hope you're right because since the Bosh TPE it seems like BC has done a great job of hyping Toronto fans up to the idea that he's going to make moves, but has yet to make a move. I would have preferred if he made his move in the draft and try to build the team through lottery picks instead of through free agency as I think we're still atleast a season or two away from being ready to take the "next step".
Still, seeing Washington take that big step forward has got me envious. They are a playoff team now with a pretty slick line up:
PG Wall
SG Beal
SF Ariza
PF Nene
C Okafur
They need a new coach, but on paper that is a really good team. Sigh
I'd rather do a complete rebuild, the way teams like Oklahoma have done and how Toronto is finaly going about it (yes the lottery luck has been terrible, but the strategy has been solid). Just think how much better Washington would be long-term if they had kept Lewis' contract and either traded it at the deadline or let it expire, while having at least one more terrible season that resulted in a top-8 pick in next year's draft being added to the core of Wall, Beal and Vesseley?
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Give me Washington's starting 5 over Golden States any day of the week. I don't see GS as a 50 win team with that roster. Curry and Bogut are huge question marks to stay healthy, and Lee is a rich mans Kris Humphries.
Nene is a qualit posty player and has a few good years of play in his prime and Okafor can still get you close to 10, 10 with a block shot. He's a solid defender. I know that Nene is just in the second year of his contract, but isn't Okafor's contract coming off the books sooner than later? Also Washington has some good players coming off the bench. I think they can make some noise in the East and bulid on what they have going forward.
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planetmars wrote: View PostThe draft lesson here is that we suck at tanking. If only we lost to Boston or Atlanta.... damn Casey!
I like the pick. It's just a shame that the five perimeter players that we would have chosen ahead of Ross were gone by the time the 8th pick rolled around. I don't think I've seen so many bigs fall in the draft like that before (Drummond, Sullinger, Jones, etc.). If just one had been picked earlier.
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