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Yesterday, 11:47 PM

TRex started a thread Andrew Wiggins NBA team? in "Let's NBA"

Would you jumpship to the team that draft Wiggins next year? I expect these teams to battle for the Andrew Wiggins sweepstakes next year: New...

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Yesterday, 11:34 PM

TRex replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

This.

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Yesterday, 11:23 PM

Bendit replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

To my mind it began with the cacophony of angst at Ujiri's news conf. when he did not reveal to all his plans immediate or otherwise re the Raptors....

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Yesterday, 09:59 PM

Brandon replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

1) I never said rely completely on the draft. I said keep your cap space by not signing middling players to long-term cap killer contracts....

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Yesterday, 09:35 PM

thead replied to a thread Ujiri is trying to get in the draft, who you want? in Everything Raptors

yes

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Yesterday, 09:18 PM

Brandon replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

Careless wording on my part. That should read: "If not, you can bring them back on your terms. And never more than 3 years at a time." The sentence...

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Yesterday, 08:24 PM

isaacthompson replied to a thread Rebuild or Re-tool? (thread merge in post #358) in Everything Raptors

I like the transition Monta's made in his game...from the ball hog inefficient scorer in GS to the facilitator he's become in Milwaukee. If he...

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Yesterday, 08:18 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Ujiri is trying to get in the draft, who you want? in Everything Raptors

Archie Goodwin is another good example of, "How things change in a year - or less!" Even in September and October he was a lottery pick at...

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Yesterday, 08:14 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Ujiri is trying to get in the draft, who you want? in Everything Raptors

Also on the list: Apollo's man: Tim Hardaway, Jr. My redemption pick of the year: Glen Rice, Jr. Erick Green Jackie Carmichael

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Yesterday, 07:58 PM

isaacthompson replied to a thread Reasons Why We Will Make The Playoffs. in Everything Raptors

I like seeing threads like these. Hopefully this doesn't get torn to bits.

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Yesterday, 06:43 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

I really do feel the backlash from Toronto reporters(s) on Leiweke's and Ujiri's hirings and decisions since have a lot to do with no longer being in...

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Yesterday, 06:17 PM

Soft Euro replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

Half of this 'article' is as much as I've ever read by Doug Smith. Reading what people around here generally say about him that seems one of the...

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Yesterday, 06:09 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

Speculation: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Wondering how the firing of Alvin will impact the future of his close friend Kyle Lowry, who is...

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Yesterday, 06:05 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

I find it strange that your new boss (Ujiri) calls you on Sunday and you don't speak with him. Doesn't that imply you did not call him back? If...

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Yesterday, 06:02 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Alvin tells <a href="https://twitter.com/TSN1050Radio">@TSN1050Radio</a> that he got a call from Masai Ujiri on...

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Yesterday, 05:59 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

Holly McKenzie with her 2 cents:

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Yesterday, 05:54 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

A couple of more thoughts: 10) Where would Indiana have been this year had they not matched the max contract offer from Portland? I think most...

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Yesterday, 05:30 PM

CalgaryRapsFan replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

As for a graph, I don't think the talent dispersal would be a 45-degree straight line or a laying down L. I think there would be several peaks, at...

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Yesterday, 05:26 PM

Matt52 replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

Your post hits at the heart of the max player and, to a lesser extent, salary cap/CBA rules. If the market ruled player salaries you'd probably see...

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Yesterday, 05:23 PM

Brandon replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

Alright, thanks for the reply. We have a difference of opinion on a point you made: That there are "30 superstars and 420 minimum-wage players"....

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Yesterday, 05:22 PM

Soft Euro replied to a poll NBA Playoffs in "Let's NBA"

Stern's rigging these finals is really sneaky; he might even let the Spurs win again so nobody notices how rigged it is.

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Yesterday, 05:04 PM

Sig replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

Reading that article really pissed me off.

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Yesterday, 05:02 PM

CalgaryRapsFan replied to a thread Reasons Why We Will Make The Playoffs. in Everything Raptors

How could MU possibly improve the team significantly, while also keeping all the players you mentioned in your analysis (Lowry, DeRozan, Gay,...

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Yesterday, 04:57 PM

CalgaryRapsFan replied to a thread Reasons Why We Will Make The Playoffs. in Everything Raptors

There's no way you can possibly say that right now. As fans, we have no idea at this point whether MU even intends to compete for the playoffs next...

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Yesterday, 04:49 PM

CalgaryRapsFan replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

Your strategy doesn't make much sense and seems quite contradictory. In general, I think teams like the Spurs and Pacers have proven this playoffs...

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Yesterday, 04:32 PM

joey_hesketh replied to a poll NBA Playoffs in "Let's NBA"

Bahahaha. We've really seen a different side to Tim Duncan lately .. when he's not in front of the cameras, I bet he's a really fun guy. One...

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Yesterday, 04:29 PM

Brandon replied to a thread Raptors Rebuild Blueprint Discussion in Everything Raptors

I was having a discussion with an informed observer of the league, and also I had been thinking about this for a long time. I wouldn't run an...

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Yesterday, 04:01 PM

Bendit replied to a poll NBA Playoffs in "Let's NBA"

LOL on the gif....Howard looks like he just passed a brick after that shot.

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Yesterday, 03:53 PM

Bendit replied to a thread Can the Raptors realistically be a 'Championship Team' the next 5 years? in Everything Raptors

LOL, yes I did....suppose I was thinking of the "manimal" at the time.

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Yesterday, 03:52 PM

torch19 replied to a thread Fired: Alvin Williams in Everything Raptors

Whatever reason they had for letting Alvin go, they're keeping it in the family. I like it that way. It might seem cut throat because of the lack of...

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