Not sure if it was already mentioned but Toronto Sun is saying that multiple sources have told them the Raptors were impressed by John Henson after Thursdays workout. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but food for thought. Henson is a player that seems very raw, but has great length and shot blocking instincts. Almost a dupliction of Ed Davis. Henson has also been in the top 10 of a lot of mock drafts through the year.
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostNot sure if it was already mentioned but Toronto Sun is saying that multiple sources have told them the Raptors were impressed by John Henson after Thursdays workout. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but food for thought. Henson is a player that seems very raw, but has great length and shot blocking instincts. Almost a dupliction of Ed Davis. Henson has also been in the top 10 of a lot of mock drafts through the year.“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
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Mediumcore wrote: View PostNot sure if it was already mentioned but Toronto Sun is saying that multiple sources have told them the Raptors were impressed by John Henson after Thursdays workout. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but food for thought. Henson is a player that seems very raw, but has great length and shot blocking instincts. Almost a dupliction of Ed Davis. Henson has also been in the top 10 of a lot of mock drafts through the year.
Not the player from this workout I was pulling for.
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Henson is a skinny-fat guy. That's all I have to say about that.
Thought re: New Orleans at 10. How funny would it be if they gambled on Sullinger at 10, and the 'back injury' ended up being as damaging as Blairs' missing ACL's were or whatever Jrue Holliday's mystery medical red flag was when he dropped. If Sullinger is injury free, and NO snags him, they would have the most dominant front-court in the NBA for the next decade. This is a serious possibility. I'm not saying I particularly want Sullinger or anything, but these 'red flags' tend to be really hit or miss. If he is healthy, he's a really strong post presence.....imagine him next to AD when they're both 27, just DOMINATING the paint.
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The Coach wrote: View PostThis seems like a smokescreen to me. I think that Colangelo sees Henson as a potential Tristan Thompson of this draft... there have been a few positive comments about Henson's workouts from other camps too... hope he moves up into the top 8, or Colangelo can lure someone to trade up for Raptor's pick so they can draft him.
Well actually might be a specific trade piece.
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themasao wrote: View PostHenson is a skinny-fat guy. That's all I have to say about that.
Thought re: New Orleans at 10. How funny would it be if they gambled on Sullinger at 10, and the 'back injury' ended up being as damaging as Blairs' missing ACL's were or whatever Jrue Holliday's mystery medical red flag was when he dropped. If Sullinger is injury free, and NO snags him, they would have the most dominant front-court in the NBA for the next decade. This is a serious possibility. I'm not saying I particularly want Sullinger or anything, but these 'red flags' tend to be really hit or miss. If he is
healthy, he's a really strong post presence.....imagine him next to AD when they're both 27, just DOMINATING the paint.
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NoPropsneeded wrote: View PostThat wont be as good of a front court as you make it out to be. AD is 6'10" and Sully is 6'9" and they are both PF's they will get torn apart by stronger taller guys like Howard, Bynum, Big V etc... That front court won't work out
Lets put it this way, if AD and JS had played on the same college team last year, they would have been unstoppable.
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The Coach wrote: View PostThis seems like a smokescreen to me. I think that Colangelo sees Henson as a potential Tristan Thompson of this draft... there have been a few positive comments about Henson's workouts from other camps too... hope he moves up into the top 8, or Colangelo can lure someone to trade up for Raptor's pick so they can draft him.
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jbml wrote: View PostWould tend to agree unless both johnson and Davis are drawing some interest on the trade front“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
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themasao wrote: View PostWell there are no guarantees at this point obviously. But if they make a bad front court it won't be from a lack of height. Howard, who you say would tear them apart, is also 6'10. And big V, who hasn't played a single NBA game either is also under 7 feet. When you have a 7'5 wingspan and a beast vertical, how high the top of your head is from the ground isn't as concerning.
Lets put it this way, if AD and JS had played on the same college team last year, they would have been unstoppable.
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The Coach wrote: View PostSeems unlikely to me... maybe one, but both?
The off season has been the most exciting for us raptor fans for a number of years now. Here is to hoping that this post season is the climax and we can move on to regular season excitement.
But for now I am sure enjoying this post season.
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jbml wrote: View PostI do believe BC when he says everything is on the table.A lot of scenerios could play out here. A pre and/or post draft trade, along with a post draft sign and trade. If we fill our need at the 1 and 3 through trades it most likely would occur in more than one move. Our PF depth could be used for this. Bargs may be in the mix as well. We just had 4 bigs in for a look. I am not ruling anything out.
The off season has been the most exciting for us raptor fans for a number of years now. Here is to hoping that this post season is the climax and we can move on to regular season excitement.
But for now I am sure enjoying this post season.“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.”
― John Wooden
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