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Now the trick is for him to start stringing together 2 or 3 good ones in a row between no shows. I am confident he will be a real asset to the team over...

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I have heard or read transcripts of both Precious and Boucher acknowledging that watching game tape helped them understand better the things they need...

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While there is never a straight line progression, and it always goes in fits and starts, I wonder if last night was an indication of the Raptors starting...

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Not underrated by anybody who saw him play....

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I think this is accurate. It takes more than a training camp with 8 new players and 3 that had a cup of coffee with the team last season and 23 games...

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I think conditioning is an issue as well. These guys were not in the required shape to manage a full season of the required level of energy expenditure....

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Great effort both games. Nothing but respect for these guys....

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Happy for JV. Always will be one of my faves.

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A game on Sportsnet at 4:00pm Sunday and 4:00pm Monday I believe.

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It has already been raised in this discussion that it is very difficult to compare players between this era and that because of knowledge and technology...

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I wonder what Gary's numbers will look like with another 5 years of growth. Basically when you compare Norm to Gary you are comparing a player in the...

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I heard that Sportsnet has the contract for all the FIBA games for the next few years. I believe that includes men's, women's, U19 etc. Maybe soccer as...

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I think this is why Nurse keeps playing him so much (aside from the lack of options). He is being force fed the reps....

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First Game Back. Sheesh. What a tough crowd....

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Fair enough. They added 4 new guys who can slot relatively easily into the Bulls defensive schemes then. Kind of provides additional evidence for my premise....

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9 new guys? And how many of them had previous NBA experience?

Let's not ignore the fact that the Raptors are trying something distinctly...

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I count 9 guys who I would consider new players. I'm not really counting Johnson and Bonga as members. I count Gary Trent Jr. and Khem Birch as new players...

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His opportunities could increase when Zion gets back. Yeah, I feel you on the could of won it with JV argument. That year, JV could not have operated...

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Fixed it for you....

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Or something equally as janky. Oh, Oh, Oh, they could try some junkyard defense....