Everything Derozan

[Machine]

Boy was he bang on about them shots

Hey he was right, he went 5 for 18 instead of 5 for 19. Gotta give him credit there

[hotfuzz]

From the main page:

tbf he didn't go 4-19 again, he went 5-18.

#IMPROVEMENT

[DanH]

tbf he didn't go 4-19 again, he went 5-18.

#IMPROVEMENT

At this rate he'll be scoring 10 points on only 5 shots, 13 games from now.

[Barolt]

At this rate he'll be scoring 10 points on only 5 shots, 13 games from now.

#hedidthemath

[Barolt]

From reddit:

[OldSkoolCool]

I'm not there yet as give him credit for hard work and loyalty but am moving in that direction.

Loyalty and not working hard when the lights come one dont win playoff basketball games

[DogeLover1234]

Watching all the other teams that played today and the plain fact is that DD just isn't good enough to be a superstar, which isn't meant as offense to DD.

But what it does tell us is not to give him a max or a large contract that handicaps our flexibility for 4 years...

Let him walk and move on

It does appear to be trending that way. I was already quite hesitant to give DD a max, but if his playoff struggles continue, perhaps into the second round, than its pretty easy to let him walk. I may reconsider if KD says he will come to Toronto if DD signs, but otherwise, we will continue to have playoff struggles.

Only real adverse affect would be figuring out what to do with Lowry next offseason. He could very well leave, also I don't think we should look to sign someone over 30 to a long deal when we would be looking to build around JV et all. Maybe trade him in the offseason to a team like Utah?

[Miekenstien]

#hedidthemath

hahaha. when lebron "did the math" to see what his age would be for the next olympics i almost shit myself laughing.

[A.I]

It does appear to be trending that way. I was already quite hesitant to give DD a max, but if his playoff struggles continue, perhaps into the second round, than its pretty easy to let him walk. I may reconsider if KD says he will come to Toronto if DD signs, but otherwise, we will continue to have playoff struggles.

Only real adverse affect would be figuring out what to do with Lowry next offseason. He could very well leave, also I don't think we should look to sign someone over 30 to a long deal when we would be looking to build around JV et all. Maybe trade him in the offseason to a team like Utah?

At this point I'm willing to let DD walk and go after KD, Horford or Batum, any of the 3 will be an upgrade over DD. Either that, or you S&T DD.

[Hotshot]

At this point I'm willing to let DD walk and go after KD, Horford or Batum, any of the 3 will be an upgrade over DD. Either that, or you S&T DD.

Wait a little longer, maybe he is just slumping against a good defenders. Certainly if the Raptors do get to the next round ( probably vs Heat) they will need DD and he can bounce back. However if he continues to be a chemistry killer/playing badley then I hope Masai won't be pulling the money truck to his driveway.

[A.I]

Wait a little longer, maybe he is just slumping against a good defenders. Certainly if the Raptors do get to the next round ( probably vs Heat) they will need DD and he can bounce back. However if he continues to be a chemistry killer/playing badley then I hope Masai won't be pulling the money truck to his driveway.

Not next round, I'm giving him next game. He got benched in the 4th and outplayed by a rookie. If you don't bounce back and have a good game after that, then what kind of a star are you?

[DogeLover1234]

Wait a little longer, maybe he is just slumping against a good defenders. Certainly if the Raptors do get to the next round ( probably vs Heat) they will need DD and he can bounce back. However if he continues to be a chemistry killer/playing badley then I hope Masai won't be pulling the money truck to his driveway.

The problem is that all good teams have a good, long defender (PG, MKG, Winslow, Shump/LBJ, Crowder in the east are all good wing defenders who will only get better minus LBJ). If that plus the clogged paint makes DD useless in the playoffs is it really worth a max?

[RandomGuy]

tbf he didn't go 4-19 again, he went 5-18.

#IMPROVEMENT

#ProvedEm

[KHD]

From reddit:

let him go... let him goooooo

[Puffer]

The Pacers might be the team in the east that is perfectly staffed to cause this kind of play form DeRozan. He has had monster games this year against numerous teams. They weren't letting him score at will just to set him up for the playoffs. With PPat hitting his threes, CoJo carving them up inside, even Powell hitting threes, and in particular, JV treating them like children, they are going to have to pay attention to players other than Lowry and DD. When they do, the Raps are going to need DD's ability to get to the line and hit the mid-range or 3 pt shot.

I am not ready to write him off. He is a good player that the coaches will work hard to integrate into the offense for the reat of this series. I have no doubt they will succeed.