Everything Nick Nurse

[golden]

Go listen to his post-game press availability last night and draw your own conclusions about how many feet Nurse has out the door.

When smart, successful people with big egos fail, it’s very often not gracefully… and they themselves are oblivious to that.

[MixxAOR]

Nick Nurse is going to pull out a championship ring at the end of the season like the the great Casey

[A.I]

Nick Nurse is going to pull out a championship ring at the end of the season like the the great Casey

Well at least Nick has a ring with the Raptors and not pulling one out from another team where he won as an assistant coach.

[Dr Hannibal Lecter]

Need 2 Go..
Yup..I'm on the bandwagon, Fire his A@@..

[G____Deane]

If Nurse is let go or asks to walk and the team is mediocre again next year, will it finally be time to turn the cannons around on Masai/Bobby?

What a mess....

[slaw]

If Nurse is let go or asks to walk and the team is mediocre again next year, will it finally be time to turn the cannons around on Masai/Bobby?

What a mess....

There’s more than enough blame to go around right now. I don’t think anyone believes this is all Nurse’s fault. Management is safe for now but if next year is a bust then that will no longer be true.

[Primer]

There’s more than enough blame to go around right now. I don’t think anyone believes this is all Nurse’s fault. Management is safe for now but if next year is a bust then that will no longer be true.

Running it back is the riskiest play for management by far.

If they make some big trades this offseason that will buy them several more years.

We've seen this core peak and now regress.

[golden]

Running it back is the riskiest play for management by far.

If they make some big trades this offseason that will buy them several more years.

We've seen this core peak and now regress.

This team was always going to be evaluated in the playoffs, so we still don’t know which way it’s gonna go. Flip a coin.

[A.I]

This team was always going to be evaluated in the playoffs, so we still don’t know which way it’s gonna go. Flip a coin.

Masai also said he doesn't like making long term decisions during the middle of the season, so if anything major happens, it'll be this off-season.

[slaw]

This team was always going to be evaluated in the playoffs, so we still don’t know which way it’s gonna go. Flip a coin.

This team isn't making the playoffs.

[golden]

This team isn't making the playoffs.

That makes the evaluation even easier.

[G____Deane]

Running it back is the riskiest play for management by far.

If they make some big trades this offseason that will buy them several more years.

We've seen this core peak and now regress.

But we already know the plan is to sign Fred, Jak and then Gary if they can; basically run it back.
Doubt we'll see a sign and trade, just a trade at the deadline again if their muddling along again and that would be almost another year of mediocre-ness

[G____Deane]

Masai also said he doesn't like making long term decisions during the middle of the season, so if anything major happens, it'll be this off-season.

Well in this case (potential trading of Fred) he needs to open his mind to mid-season trades because he's getting zip in a sign and trade.

[Primer]

But we already know the plan is to sign Fred, Jak and then Gary if they can; basically run it back.
Doubt we'll see a sign and trade, just a trade at the deadline again if their muddling along again and that would be almost another year of mediocre-ness

I don't think we know anything yet about the plan. What you're proposing does seem the most likely option, but it's the one that puts Masai and Bobby on the hot seat. (probably only Bobby, he's gonna be the sacrificial lamb).

I just think Masai and Bobby could buy themselves a few more years if they were to say, trade Pascal for young guys and picks. Then we would have "hope" again and the theme would be we're getting younger and building around Scottie. Fans could get behind that.

Running it back is the treadmill move. We're solidly in that 5-9 range in the East where we'd be really likely to make the playoffs but even more likely to not go far in the playoffs. I don't think fans would be too thrilled with that.

[TrueTorontoFan]

I don't think we know anything yet about the plan. What you're proposing does seem the most likely option, but it's the one that puts Masai and Bobby on the hot seat. (probably only Bobby, he's gonna be the sacrificial lamb).

I just think Masai and Bobby could buy themselves a few more years if they were to say, trade Pascal for young guys and picks. Then we would have "hope" again and the theme would be we're getting younger and building around Scottie. Fans could get behind that.

Running it back is the treadmill move. We're solidly in that 5-9 range in the East where we'd be really likely to make the playoffs but even more likely to not go far in the playoffs. I don't think fans would be too thrilled with that.

precisely... I think the other option is you keep siakam, you get what ever you can with fred, you sign gary but look to move him. Any bench player is now up on the block other than Otto. You then prioritize shooters, and moving up in the draft or getting a second pick at least.

OG you talk to him but realistically if a good offer comes along, say from Indiana for the equivalent of Hield and their pick, and you give them Thad and OG... you jump on that type of opportunity. I think you Sign Siakam too less than the super max to buy you 2 years to either try it with him but with the opportunity to trade him for assets depending on next year.


Again everyone else not named Barnes or Siakam can potentially see their way out.