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Yesterday, 02:01 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Actually the Raptors are a model of why teams *should* rip it down. Look at the last 5 years. If Colangelo had been willing to rebuild and not...

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Yesterday, 01:07 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Actually I think Apollo came out from left field with his 'statement' that no GM would come here with a team that got blown up. I don't think there...

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Yesterday, 12:57 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: BC out as GM. "Major Financial Offer for Ujiri" in works. (post #391) in Everything Raptors

I guess perhaps the remaining fascination of BC is that he's still here. He's fired, but not. He has no say on basketball decisions, but it's not...

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Yesterday, 12:09 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: BC out as GM. "Major Financial Offer for Ujiri" in works. (post #391) in Everything Raptors

I hope I'm right too. I definitely think TL is one of the people I described, but I do understand the results-driven perspective. Thing is, if...

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Yesterday, 09:12 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: BC out as GM. "Major Financial Offer for Ujiri" in works. (post #391) in Everything Raptors

Think about what a GM lives for though, and you realize this is the perfect opportunity. A general manager in sports really is the clean up guy. ...

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Yesterday, 08:59 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: BC out as GM. "Major Financial Offer for Ujiri" in works. (post #391) in Everything Raptors

This is my favorite part of the article: Fun times.

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Tue May 21st, 2013, 08:28 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors Re-Branding: Name Change? in Everything Raptors

I always thought we should be called the Toronto Towers, except I kind of wanted us to call our some-day NFL team that. Ask anyone outside Toronto...

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Tue May 21st, 2013, 06:19 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I'd rather develop him now than stash him away another year like we just did. With a healthy Fields he's going to play even less minutes that last...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 10:16 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I'm not sure if you realize that we are f*cked either way. I guess it depends on how much making the playoffs and getting eliminated in the first...

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Fri May 17th, 2013, 07:13 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Should we discuss Jerry Sloan in light of this weeks (in)action? in Everything Raptors

It makes sense though. With Peter Jackson as our next GM.. we can package Bargnani with DeRozan for a legit starting PF + a backup point guard and a...

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Fri May 17th, 2013, 11:57 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I have serious doubts about Fields. For one thing, I hate his contract. And second, when I hear someone saying "If he starts playing like he did...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 07:35 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I think it's still a slam dunk, but I'm open to some more counters./QUOTE] I guess if we're going to use basketball-reference, it probably makes...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 03:38 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

It's a good post Primer and I can't argue with those numbers, but those numbers are for what would have happened if we had thrust a rookie and an...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 03:06 PM

ebrian replied to a poll Realistic Options Regarding Andrea Bargnani in Everything Raptors

Hold up, I didn't come up with that and I think it was Bargs/DD for Millsap. No JV for sure. But I agree with what you're saying about how Bargs...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 11:55 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Exactly. Here are the scenarios: Keeping DeRozan - - starting SG begins his $38M/4year contract and is lacking the distance shooting and shot...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 09:10 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

They might think differently but their alternative options are limited. It's not like the GM hiring process is open to the public. There really...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 08:59 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: BC out as GM. "Major Financial Offer for Ujiri" in works. (post #391) in Everything Raptors

What's to consider is the Leiweke is probably putting together a list of candidates to replace Colangelo and doesn't feel the need to do anything...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 11:31 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

To me it just seems a bit odd to be browsing a Raptors forum with 8 posts under your belt and telling people who are having an intelligent discussion...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 07:36 PM

ebrian replied to a poll Realistic Options Regarding Andrea Bargnani in Everything Raptors

I ended up voting Keep, not because I want to keep him, but because right now he has zero value. Hopefully he'll play enough this season so we can...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 02:55 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

You need perfect trading partners for that, teams that are willing to help you make your team productive in a competitive league. I agree I'd rather...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 02:49 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Okay, well that makes sense except for one thing -- if Colangelo gets fired and the Leafs are still playing playoff hockey, I'm still watching the...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 12:25 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I think it can happen but it's a whole lot of hoping. We haven't really had great bargains yet, in most part due to players being half decent but...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 09:01 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

We could luck out in a good young player like Robinson, but the likelihood of him playing the way he has as a Bull is probably very low. You're...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 08:55 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I'm not a marketing guy so can you explain this to me? Lets say 5% of Leafs fans are Raptor fans first. I'm one of them, and I can honestly say...

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Wed May 15th, 2013, 08:38 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Your list of "IF's" in Everything Raptors

IF we could hit the FastForward button on the remote control from Adam Sandler's movie "Click", we could skip this season and lose every single game...

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Tue May 14th, 2013, 02:41 PM

ebrian replied to a poll Would you trade Lowry for this year's #12 overall selection? in Everything Raptors

I doubt it would take 3 years. Typically guards or wing players only take 1-2 years, and that's who we'd be targeting. Especially if we hadn't...

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Tue May 14th, 2013, 02:31 PM

ebrian replied to a thread How would you feel about .. Andrew Wiggins? in Everything Raptors

Kansas made the most sense if you think about it. Kentucky was way too crowded, FSU didn't offer enough support, and North Carolina is a...

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