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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: Everything Colangelo, Leiweke, Jackson... Leiweke won't be Rushed #254 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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Tue May 14th, 2013, 02:28 PM

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

It was a fantastic gamble because we landed with 12, but it still comes down to a bad decision on Colangelo's part because of the risk involved. ...

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Tue May 14th, 2013, 06:20 AM

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

Hindsight is 20-20. Today, obviously, not many people would trade Lowry for the #12 pick. However when Colangelo made that trade he was basically...

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Mon May 13th, 2013, 02:52 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: Everything Colangelo, Leiweke, Jackson... Leiweke won't be Rushed #254 in Everything Raptors

I think Colangelo's gone, and here's why. I think you have to look at it from Tim Leiweke's perspective. From his perspective he's the new guy...

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Mon May 13th, 2013, 12:16 PM

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

Right on man. I used Kimura as an extreme example to illustrate my point. I want to vote trade but I can't come up with one because I can't think...

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Mon May 13th, 2013, 11:28 AM

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

Wow, I'm afraid to vote because of the dictatorship tone of option 3. We should trade him for any player that expires at the end of this season....

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Mon May 13th, 2013, 11:09 AM

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

Am I missing something? Why do we need to tank to get him? Let's just hire him now as our next GM. If we can't get him as a player, then NO...

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Mon May 13th, 2013, 10:35 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: Everything Colangelo, Leiweke, Jackson... Leiweke won't be Rushed #254 in Everything Raptors

Here's the problem with the logic saying Colangelo deserves to see this through one more year. Brian Burke was fired before the season started...

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Sun May 12th, 2013, 06:28 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Raptors GM: Everything Colangelo, Leiweke, Jackson... Leiweke won't be Rushed #254 in Everything Raptors

What I hate about this is the perception I get that they feel like if Phil Jackson is out, then they consider Colangelo a decent fallback guy. That...

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Wed May 8th, 2013, 11:45 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Starting Five Predictions for Every NBA Team (Toronto) Next Season in Everything Raptors

I wouldn't say B/R is terrible, I think it has its place in the information world. It's just a bad place to go if you're looking for truth and...

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Wed May 8th, 2013, 11:39 AM

ebrian replied to a thread Warriors and Raptors in Everything Raptors

I thought about this on the way home and this morning after reading all the responses I've that there's no point in bringing up the stats. DeRozan's...

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Tue May 7th, 2013, 03:53 PM

ebrian replied to a thread Warriors and Raptors in Everything Raptors

Only if you want to be over. You gave me a quote about a coach talking about a player from another team. A team he faces, what, 4 times per year? ...

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