To build a winner you start with good management, it all starts with leadership and that is coaching and good general management. You build around fundamentals that are proven to be successful in the playoffs, which means "defense wins championships". For pretty much the first time since I've been a raptors fan I think we have the proper leadership in place, and our team's identity is one that hangs its hat on the defensive side of the ball which is key.
Second, you grow internally, you develop what you have, build around youth until you get to the point where you feel that your team has what it takes to play .500 basketball.
Third, you look at bringing in a big time free agent(s) or trades to get your team over the hump and hopefully get them to the next level.
I think that the argument can be made that with a healthy Andrea bargnani the raptors are arguably in the 8th seed as is, given the improvement that we have seen under Casey, and more familiarity with his system from the get go, I don't think this is too much of a stretch. The fact that Casey and Colangelo are in contract years leads me to believe that we are jumping the gun slightly from steps 2 to 3, but I want to see us win next year so I am all for it.
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Second, you grow internally, you develop what you have, build around youth until you get to the point where you feel that your team has what it takes to play .500 basketball.
Third, you look at bringing in a big time free agent(s) or trades to get your team over the hump and hopefully get them to the next level.
I think that the argument can be made that with a healthy Andrea bargnani the raptors are arguably in the 8th seed as is, given the improvement that we have seen under Casey, and more familiarity with his system from the get go, I don't think this is too much of a stretch. The fact that Casey and Colangelo are in contract years leads me to believe that we are jumping the gun slightly from steps 2 to 3, but I want to see us win next year so I am all for it.
Raptors Are Stacked.
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