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I've been waiting for a more mature and "head screwed on right" Jalen to arrive back in Toronto. I was ecstatic with his energy and his skillset....

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I'd give Trent etc. up for AD + picks. ...

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Biyombo might even be happy to do the Raptors a favour since his last big contract was a direct result of the year they let him play in TO. He made his...

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I would say you are reading the tea leaves correctly....

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If Fred can stay healthy, whether from increased use of the midrange limiting body blows, or lower minutes, his 3 pt shooting % goes up enough to make...

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Well, the upside would be that he goes there, there's conflict between him and the LeBron crew which leads to another messy Lakers season, he gets let...

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Thanks Dan. Look forward to this every year....

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Yes, currently the Raptors are at least as good as the Eastern Conference Superteam, the New Jersey Nets....

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Liked Banton early in the year, but by midseason it seemed like every time he touched the ball he either gave it up or shot an airball. Still, he is clearly...

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Where are the Raptor's improvements going to come from? They can't sign free agents and you can't draft a Sottie Barnes or a Pascal or Fred every year....

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Was listening to Will Lou's podcast and he mentioned how tired Embid looked. Previously he had joked about the teams having to hire extra mop folks just...

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Absolutely correct. Come to that, as I recall, the details of the drug issue were never revealed. He probably wasn't dealing smack. Maybe after a taste...

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If he got his head straight, be happy to give him a look. But assaulting your partner indicates real problems that need to be actively addressed. Maybe...

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Position proves nothing with regard to competence. Actions taken that consistently lead to improved performance or processes prove competence. I'd line...

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I got confused, thinking you suddenly switched to talking about the Raptors. I mean, isn't that a perfect description of Toronto's team?...

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Fred playing long minutes through the regular season and then playing hurt in the playoffs seems to be a theme with this team. I think this year has shown...

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That's great stuff....

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I hope they can find a way to keep him. He seems to do stuff nobody else on the team does as well, but he is doing them with more considered intent now....

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This season is already a success.

The emergence of Precious (incredible development curve), Chris Boucher finding himself after being consigned...

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Goldblum is 100% correct. There was a lot of media comment after it was revealed that Precious was a Giants of Africa Alum. And you don't mine diamonds...