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OT: The Official Toronto Raptors Thread

We really could have used some luck this year and moved up into the top 4, this was a rare opportunity to add that franchise guy. Next season we’ll likely be out of the bottom 10.

I’m not a fan of the group of guys we have, there’s some talent there but no one with upside to really get excited about and be a franchise guy. Scottie is a 2nd/3rd option. Masai — rescue us!
 
zeke said:
A whole year of scottie & co's prime tossed away for a 9th overall lol.
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This is the problem with half tanking.

The Raptors were accused of being directionless all year, and now appear to be going into next year with a playoff calibre big 3 ( if healthy), Poetil and RJ ( maybe) and a bench comprised of bums and young guys that we dont know if they are any good.
 
Truth is this hurts, but the team will be OK. They have a legit starting core, #9 won't be terrible and hopefully they can find some magic there.

The idea of a top 5 pick would have set this team up real nice for the future, but they also have a front office that can make moves. Which they should start doing.
 
Pwner said:
Truth is this hurts, but the team will be OK. They have a legit starting core, #9 won't be terrible and hopefully they can find some magic there.

The idea of a top 5 pick would have set this team up real nice for the future, but they also have a front office that can make moves. Which they should start doing.
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This still feels like a team with a 1st round exit ceiling, and im assuming there is no major splash in the offseason and drafting a big of sorts.

Im not convinced any of our recent picks are anything
 
It just looks like Masai kept changing directions. I would have happily put up with an actual rebuild years ago. What’s the plan now? Trades?
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
This still feels like a team with a 1st round exit ceiling, and im assuming there is no major splash in the offseason and drafting a big of sorts.

Im not convinced any of our recent picks are anything
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I don't know about that. They seem like a second round ceiling team to me. There are some bad teams out there. And the good ones don't seem amazing to me in the east.

The question is, what can they do to take the next step? Do they get some good veterans for the bench or do the consolidate the youth that they have into a really good piece.
 
I think this spells the end for Masai in the next season and change. They will be good but not good enough and won't have chance at a Kawai. I hope I'm wrong but we'll see.
 
And yeah, there was no one other than maybe Flagg in this draft who were program changers and I'm not even convinced Flagg is. The difference to this team's future between drafting 7th, or 9th is nothing. It's the difference between Maluach or Queen.

Fwiw, I want Asa Newell at the 9 spot I think. He's this year's Kel'el Ware imo.


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MyNameIsJonas said:
This is the problem with half tanking.

The Raptors were accused of being directionless all year, and now appear to be going into next year with a playoff calibre big 3 ( if healthy), Poetil and RJ ( maybe) and a bench comprised of bums and young guys that we dont know if they are any good.
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The misunderstanding is that they weren't tanking until freak injuries turned it into a tank. I said this shit during training camp, no starting 5 with Jake, Scottie, RJ and IQ on it is a tanking 5. That was a middle of the road starting 5 even with an unknown at SF and that's more or less how it turned out. Masai said what he said during training camp, but that was about managing expectations, no putting pressure on the young guys, etc.

We've seen for the second year in a row how hilariously dumb it is to tank. Atlanta moves up 13 spots and now Dallas 10...fucking San Antonio moves up 6 spots to get the only other franchiseish level prospect in this draft. Philly probably going to find out if Ace Bailey is a bust or not (I lean yes) at the 3. Imagine being Washington bad, on purpose, and adding Kon Kneuppel to your core and thinking that this wasn't a waste of everyone's time?

Take Asa Newell, he's probably going to be a decent or better starter eventually, add a POA defender and a veteran shooter either by trade or free agency, and let's fucking go. I have no problem with some good, free range organic year over year organizational improvement to get where we're trying to go.
 
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