It’s been a good week for the Raptors and we look at the specifics of why that was. Colangelo’s brain is penetrated to reveal his reasons for standing pat; we also take a look at the draft prospects including the ones on display in the Indiana / Michigan St. game, and much more.
This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, I look back the All-Star festivities and ask if Terrence Ross was worth the top ten pick in the 2012 draft in addition to thinking deeply about what’s inside Andrea Bargnani’s navel?
Things happened on Thursday night, like Ross getting selected for the dunk-off bringing the Raptors representation at All-Star weekend to a singular person, and we also had the Bargnani/Boozer thing break out. All this, and an old face dropped by to say hi and stay for a while.
After listening to Tim's interview I feel a refreshing sense of hope regarding the Raptors. Irrespective of how the team plays this season it seems that a foundational change is on the horizon, which will hopefully result in a complete overhaul of the team and its league wide perception. I'm a lifelong Raptors fan and will continue to be one regardless of wins/losses or playoff position. I do feel we have some strong pieces, specifically JV, with whom the franchise can build its future. I've seen the game enough to know that the best NBA players all share some common characteristics which include determination, intelligence and a burning desire to win. JV embodies these characteristics they're plainly written on his face any time he's in the game. We need to pair him with a high quality power forward and a traditional point guard. I know a lot of people don't like Derozan but I actually think he's developing well and seems to have a strong understanding of which areas to improve on. Rudy Gay and Bargnani need to go and we need to develop a deep bench which could potentially be anchored by TRoss but for that we would need to get much much stronger. Toronto needs to stop acting like some kind of second rate team. We're the fourth largest market in North America, the city continues to gain recognition along multiple platforms and we have a fan base second to none. Lets hope Tim can deliver.