2015/16 Toronto Raptors Season Thread !!

[frankcastle]

Too many missed open shots and turnovers.

With the current team the only way to get a win is too rough up anyone who goes to the basket.

Lots of free agents. Imagine durant in toronto! But i cant see him leaving an elite team like the thunder.

Hopefully they don't take a chance on Dwight Howard.

Need a guy who shoots threes. There is no one to kick it out to who is reliable.

I wonder if lowry and Demar are badly injured.

Not sure what to do with ross. Some times promising sometimes invisible.

 

[Insidious Von]

It's beginning to look like a foregone conclusion, at this point it may not even be wise to risk further injury to JV just to attempt to win a game. Le Bron has gone from King James to Supreme Being On Earth James, there's no stopping him. I hope Tajiri uses the 9th pick to draft a power forward.

As for Dwight Howard, no, no, A THOUSAND TIMES NO. Kobe was right, he's not Superman, he's Big Pussy.

 

[dirkd101]

I like the Raptors... and congratulate them for getting to the Eastern final, but the only way they're going to win a game is if LBJ breaks a leg sometime before game 4.

We don't have a superstar, and that's what we need to win a championship.

The King and a few of his entourage. The Cavs are most definitely a championship team.

 

[Dawgger]

Yes I think keep the higher pic ... When will the Bruno experiment end ?

my guess is the "Bruno experiment" is over. He may still be 2 years away from being 2 years away. IMO Masai's worst move by far! Wonder if Philly or Sacramento or another team that thinks they could make a player out of him would trade for him????

if they keep the higher pick are any of the youngsters available? bench needs help and it is rare for a pick with limited college experience to play meaningful minutes. Wright may get you something, Bebe as a throw in, on a trade.

doubt JJ or Scola return, Ross is a tradable piece, salary is in line with the cap, he is young and some think he has talent.

with B. Colangelo running the Sixers, any chance he might sign the great Bargnani?

 

[raptorizedguy]

The King and a few of his entourage. The Cavs are most definitely a championship team.

Yes when your team payroll is 30 million then your opponent .. That kind of helps

 

[SkyRider]

OMG Lebron fell on his ass like he was felled by an axe. This is too funny! What a faker. His own teammate too.

Question: Is there no penalty in the NBA for embellishment?

 

[whynot888]

Yes when your team payroll is 30 million then your opponent .. That kind of helps

Agree. It only took the raps roughly 70mil to get to the eastern conference finals. Thats pretty damn impressive! Eventhough they will probably lose this series im still pretty proud of what they've accomplished.

 

[catherinetog]

Raptor wins!!! Amazing! I am so proud of all the Raptors special to my new favorite Raptors 8 BB---great effort. great skills. great attitude---true sports gentleman!

Let's go, Raptors!

xoxoxo

 

[raptorizedguy]

Raptor wins!!! Amazing! I am so proud of all the Raptors special to my new favorite Raptors 8 BB---great skills. great attitude---true sports gentleman!

Let's go, Raptors!

xoxoxo

With the basketball world looking on they proved why they are here ? They may are proably not going to win but they weren't going to get swept

 

[smuddan]

The Raptors beat both Clevland and bad officiating.

For a change the Cavs were shooting blanks, thus allowing Biyombo's 26 rebounds. The way he's been playing in these playoffs, Biyombo may get 15+ mil per in his next contract and I don't know if the Raptors can afford to keep him.

 

[Insidious Von]

Bismack Biyombo - Meta World Beast.

This series would be much tighter if JV were healthy. I sincerely hope he doesn't have a high ankle sprain!

As for Steven A Smith.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uldt6Y-CE3s

 

[Insidious Von]

I still haven't seen Raptors girl at a game. Is thewalker Sicilian, keeping her locked up?

Was Biz's mentor in the house? He got karate chopped in the nectarines at the end of the game. The refs are as sharp as beachballs.

 

[SkyRider]

and bad officiating.

Is the fix in? Is Adam Silver the NBA's Bettman?

 

[gfelover]

I still haven't seen Raptors girl at a game. Is thewalker Sicilian, keeping her locked up?

Was Biz's mentor in the house? He got karate chopped in the nectarines at the end of the game. The refs are as sharp as beachballs.

TRust us, IV, there are early warning systems in place for ANY sightings of that TW SIG...!

Compare how LBJ takes a "punch" while BB survives nad madness ...!

We waited 20 years to feel that we belong and last night is as defining a moment for franchise as any. Just hoped they wouldn't get swept but what they did hier soir was epic in the face of all the negativity and abuse they've received in the last 72 hours. Regardless of outcome of the series, that was a game for the ages for all fans. Now maybe Love and Irving will turn it into 4 game slump and we can surprise the world! Let's go Raptors!

 

[smuddan]

Is the fix in? Is Adam Silver the NBA's Bettman?

The fix must have been put in when the collective bargaining agreement with the ref Union was made. For global marketing the league wanted the calls to go in favour of the more popular teams with the biggest stars so they can go far in the playoffs. The better the league benefit from successful global marketing the better for the refs' negotiating power.

I don't remember we got these many biased calls against us when Vince Carter was at the peak of his popularity.

 

[K Douglas]

At least we won't get swept. Good effort. But man Kyle Lowry is so off his game. He seems to have lost his confidence.

 

[SkyRider]

For global marketing the league wanted the calls to go in favour of the more popular teams with the biggest stars so they can go far in the playoffs.

The reality is that they want two American teams in the finals (just like in the NHL and MLB). Huge TV audience (money) at stake.

 

[Insidious Von]

What's the status of JV?

If the Raptors can get to Game 6 and assuming JV doesn't have a high ankle sprain, that changes everything.

LBJ's was on the receiving end of a forearm from a Brampton lad - surprised he wasn't knocked out.

 

[Insidious Von]

The reality is that they want two American teams in the finals (just like in the NHL and MLB). Huge TV audience (money) at stake.

I disagree Rocco, if the Raptors develop into a powerhouse they've have a bigger global reach than any American team. Adam Silver would be very happy if the Raptors played in London England every year.

 

[frankcastle]

Is there a fix? I doubt it. Is it really worth that much more money in having LeBron play an extra 4 to 7 games in the finals? OKC and GSW both sell a lot of jerseys and are popular in their own rights. Curry is the number one jersey, Durant and Westbrook are 5 and 7. So regardless of who wins in the west there will still be a lot of people tuning in. Not to mention of Lebron's fans..... how many are hardcore fans of the game? Some of them will watch the finals regardless.

LeBron to me is a pussy. Oh he's happy to throw elbows driving to the basket but when Kyle pushes all 270 pounds of him he fell like he got run over. That foul by his own teammate was priceless. He could have an amazing soccer career in his future. Ever since the Decision to take his talents to South Beach, I hated the guy. Need more evidence he is a pussy? He subtweeted about his own team, if you are a leader..... speak to them. Don't use social media.

As far as I am concerned each season for the Raptors is about building legitimacy. I think they have done that in spades. The next big step is to sign a significant free agent.