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Tue May 21st, 2013, 06:50 PM

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

The awesome Bullets changed to the terrible Wizards. The awesome Hornets changed to the terrible Pelicans. I am scared as hell of changing our team...

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Tue May 21st, 2013, 12:41 AM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Gay is a better 3 point shooter than Ross. Rudy gay was 1.3/4.0 for .336 3pt% Terrence Ross was 0.9/2.7 for .332 3pt% On his career Gay is 1/3...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 10:29 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I think it'd be smarter to give Ross another year to develop while we give a full season to the Lowry/DD/Gay/Amir/JV lineup. If Ross develops at a...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 10:01 PM

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

Bird retired from the Indiana gig citing health problems. What makes you think he'd want to come back now?

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 02:49 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I'm going to dive into this even further and see of all of the playoff teams this year, how many of them have lotto picks they drafted starting for...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 02:19 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Couldn't disagree more. Other than a slight case for San Antonio, none of the teams still in the playoffs tanked to put their team together. Just...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:30 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Bottom line for me is if Fields is our starting SG come the beginning of the season we are fucked. You wanna replace DD in the starting lineup, it...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:23 PM

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

What Ujiri did with Denver was pretty damn amazing in my opinion. If Gallinari was healthy it could easily be Denver in the Western Conference...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:19 PM

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

Sounds like a placeholder until BC gets a new GM gig somewhere else. Thankfully it's non basketball related so no more worrying about BC messing...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:16 PM

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

I see from your comment above you were in favor of keeping BC. Are you upset now that he's been officially removed from the GM role? Now that he's...

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:14 PM

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

Exactly. Ujiri is the kind of guy that could turn Bargs into a few role players and a late draft pick.

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Mon May 20th, 2013, 12:08 AM

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

Do you have an answer for that question, or are you just patrolling the forums to see if anyone asked questions that don't fit hypotheticals?

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 09:51 PM

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

Compare him to whoever you want from whenever you want. He's done a good job as a GM in the 3 years he's been a GM. He's only been a GM the past 3...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 07:37 PM

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

Are you serious? It has to be the past 3 years because Ujiri has only been a GM for the past 3 years. Prior to that he worked for the Raptors. Do you...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 07:35 PM

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

It's also a business, which I think you're forgetting. If Toronto and Denver offer him the same deal and he picks Toronto then that would be...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 06:34 PM

Primer replied to a thread Raptors show interest in Gani Lawal in Everything Raptors

That description is from before he was drafted in 2010 and it's pretty accurate of his college play. He's been playing the pros all over the globe...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 05:55 PM

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

I think you could make just a good of an argument that Toronto is the team that "made success possible by believing in you and giving you an...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 05:50 PM

Primer started a thread Raptors show interest in Gani Lawal in Everything Raptors

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227745/Gani-Lawal-Intrigues-NBA-Teams-After-Breakout-Season-In-Italy I watched Lawal play a lot at...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 05:43 PM

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

Ujiri put that entire roster together. How can you not give him the credit? He turned Melo into Gallianri, Chandler, Felton, Koufos, Mozgov, and a...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 03:27 AM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Dion Waiters is all rookie first team this year. I wouldn't call his season anything better than decent. Fields rookie year was good for a rookie but...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 03:21 AM

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

What makes you think he can build any team into a winner? Are you advocating keeping Colangelo just so other teams can't hire him? Colangelo has...

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Sun May 19th, 2013, 02:10 AM

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

BC can have his career resurgence somewhere else. They didn't bring in Leiweke to have him sit on his hands. It's time to get a fresh face at GM,...

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Sat May 18th, 2013, 09:43 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Fields has played like dog shit the past 2 years, not just 1. He had one decent, not good, not great, but decent season his first year. If you're...

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Sat May 18th, 2013, 09:36 PM

Primer replied to a thread Kleiza & Gray picked up their player options in Everything Raptors

We're not going to amnesty Bargs. Why in the hell would we? It's been said a million times, and you being a mod there is no way you don't already...

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Sat May 18th, 2013, 09:28 PM

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

Have you followed Denver at all? Do some research, he is not Colangelo, not even close.

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Sat May 18th, 2013, 03:26 AM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

I just really don't think Fields has NBA starter talent. His stats are terrible on basketball reference and watching him all season backs that up in...

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Fri May 17th, 2013, 06:01 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

If our new GM can come in and do something creative that sends out DD and brings in a comparable SG who complements Gay better, I'm all for it. I'd...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 08:53 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Seems like our main sticking point is over Fields, and what he will contribute. You think he's going to get back to his rookie year form, or close to...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 06:25 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Nice counters, this is the kind of discussion I'm looking for. I'll address your points one by one. 1.) I'd put a lot more faith in DD getting his...

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Thu May 16th, 2013, 02:27 PM

Primer replied to a thread Blowing it Up in Everything Raptors

Are you nuts? Fields and Ross are barely adequate for the bench SG spot right now, no fucking way they adequately fill the starting and backup SG...

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