CHI post game

James Johnson is taking the Raps to the promised land! ha, not quite but good start nonetheless. No one can deny his size and physicality - I like it. Still wish we had the first round pick and him! 5 rebs, 3 blks, 6 FTA made 5, highlight dunk.

Bargnani and DD had 48 points between them. More impressive is the 8 assits between them - 4 each. More impressive again, 18/19 FT between them.

Amir was active as usual. Efficient game - 8 for 8, 3 blocks, 2 steals!

Jose played very well. Smart shots, 17dimes, 3 stls. Rose manhandled him late though getting to the rim at will. The only consolation for Jose is he does that to most PG's in the league.

I have to give Weems credit. Pretty good game offensively and played good possession vs. Rose at the end - still a bench player.

Why did Davis only play 12 minutes? 5 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3 for 4.... oh, 5 fouls, nevermind.

Bayless probably played his worst game as a Raptor, IMO. Enough said on him. Hopefully he bounces back.

The biggest shock of the night: Andrea played both sides of the ball! He held his own on D. I think I actually saw him hedging on screens. Is this a one-night only show or is it to be continued?

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Matt52 wrote:

James Johnson is taking the Raps to the promised land! ha, not quite but good start nonetheless. No one can deny his size and physicality - I like it. Still wish we had the first round pick and him! 5 rebs, 3 blks, 6 FTA made 5, highlight dunk.

Bargnani and DD had 48 points between them. More impressive is the 8 assits between them - 4 each. More impressive again, 18/19 FT between them.

Amir was active as usual. Efficient game - 8 for 8, 3 blocks, 2 steals!

Jose played very well. Smart shots, 17dimes, 3 stls. Rose manhandled him late though getting to the rim at will. The only consolation for Jose is he does that to most PG's in the league.

I have to give Weems credit. Pretty good game offensively and played good possession vs. Rose at the end - still a bench player.

Why did Davis only play 12 minutes? 5 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3 for 4.... oh, 5 fouls, nevermind.

Bayless probably played his worst game as a Raptor, IMO. Enough said on him. Hopefully he bounces back.

The biggest shock of the night: Andrea played both sides of the ball! He held his own on D. I think I actually saw him hedging on screens. Is this a one-night only show or is it to be continued?

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Don't forget that Andrea had 8 defensive rebounds to go along with the other goodies.....and DeRozan going with the shot fake to draw a foul late and makes both at the stripe.

If the team played like this everynight we could have a pretty good team
but of course we are plagued with injuries and inconsistincy
Hopefully this continues, by i doubt it will

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bballnut27 wrote:

If the team played like this everynight we could have a pretty good team
but of course we are plagued with injuries and inconsistincy
Hopefully this continues, by i doubt it will

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Unfortunately you are probably right as this has been the case all season. You've got to take the victories (moral ones included) when you can though.

looks like we have a promising defensive minded foward, its been awhile

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South_Side_Jane wrote:

looks like we have a promising defensive minded foward, its been awhile

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It will be interesting to see how he plays against other teams. Will he bring the same intensity? Did he have an advantage playing against these guys for 2 years? Not trying to be a buzz-kill but one game, as impressive as it was, is still one game.

Truth is, Bargs was a volume shooter tonight. he needs to work on his shot. He is a good shooter, but he is no Dirk.

These are the frustrating nights because you see him do a whole bunch of things beyond just shooting the ball. He played pretty well all over the court tonight.

Johnson looks strong, but is he quick enough to guard the three?

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EaseMyPain wrote:

Truth is, Bargs was a volume shooter tonight. he needs to work on his shot. He is a good shooter, but he is no Dirk.

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Take away the 4-5 missed shots on fouls and he is 50% for the night.
Take away the deep, deep 3 with 2 left on shot clock and he is over 50% for the night.

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Matt52 wrote:

Take away the 4-5 missed shots on fouls and he is 50% for the night.
Take away the deep, deep 3 with 2 left on shot clock and he is over 50% for the night.

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However when comparing him to others they also get fouled so 50% is not so impressive. He continues to shoot a percentage like a 2 not a 5 OR a 4. That said if he continues to play hard and actually play D then great. Track record doesn't bear that out but hey it's a rebuild year.

I think that was the best game of the season for Demar. Made a ton of great plays and really came through at the end.

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Maleko wrote:

However when comparing him to others they also get fouled so 50% is not so impressive. He continues to shoot a percentage like a 2 not a 5 OR a 4. That said if he continues to play hard and actually play D then great. Track record doesn't bear that out but hey it's a rebuild year.

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Good point.

I guess no matter what he does he will always do something wrong for a lot of Raps fans. It is a shame, really.

Personally, I thought he played very well this tonight and was a big part of the team's win.

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Matt52 wrote:

James Johnson is taking the Raps to the promised land! ha, not quite but good start nonetheless. No one can deny his size and physicality - I like it. Still wish we had the first round pick and him! 5 rebs, 3 blks, 6 FTA made 5, highlight dunk.

Bargnani and DD had 48 points between them. More impressive is the 8 assits between them - 4 each. More impressive again, 18/19 FT between them.

Amir was active as usual. Efficient game - 8 for 8, 3 blocks, 2 steals!

Jose played very well. Smart shots, 17dimes, 3 stls. Rose manhandled him late though getting to the rim at will. The only consolation for Jose is he does that to most PG's in the league.

I have to give Weems credit. Pretty good game offensively and played good possession vs. Rose at the end - still a bench player.

Why did Davis only play 12 minutes? 5 rebs, 1 stl, 1 blk, 3 for 4.... oh, 5 fouls, nevermind.

Bayless probably played his worst game as a Raptor, IMO. Enough said on him. Hopefully he bounces back.

The biggest shock of the night: Andrea played both sides of the ball! He held his own on D. I think I actually saw him hedging on screens. Is this a one-night only show or is it to be continued?

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I think he will go back to his normal self after the Trade deadline is over! lol

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Stahmenah_Vybz wrote:

I think he will go back to his normal self after the Trade deadline is over! lol

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Sad but true! haha

No props needed!

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Matt52 wrote:

Take away the 4-5 missed shots on fouls and he is 50% for the night.
Take away the deep, deep 3 with 2 left on shot clock and he is over 50% for the night.

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lmao, fg attempts when you get fouled and you miss aren't recorded.

Everyone sans Bayless played generally well. Bayless has huge braces on both of his knees, and his confidence looks shot. Say what you want our his body language but the guy runs on swag. That doesn't excuse his horrendous play of late though.

And Bargs got 8 boards, played passable D AND scored at a decent clip against an elite defensive team. Why the hell can't he do this more? >.>

James Johnson is our saviour, until he has a crappy game, and then we'll want to throw in away for nothing and realize that we are going to miss out on that steal of the draft that we obviously can't possibly trade for.

I know the thread is post game so just wanna say all I saw was 2 minute highlights but the derozan alley to JJ was lookin good. Just want to say one thing with the trade deadline here I dont know why were not selling calderon bargnani and barbosa. With Calderon and Bargnani on this team we will continue to be the worst defensive team in the league. I dont care how good bargnani and calderon look on offense (inconsistently).. they still are two of the worst defenders in the league period and they are top 2 highest paid on the team. If ur getting paid 9 mill and 8 mill respectively u better be good on both ends of the court.

An entertaining game and a good game by the new addition - what more can you ask 4?

PLus we got the new and awesome Demar Derozan slogan. " No props Needed" thats a win in itself lol

I though Devlin wore that saying out. It was getting [really] annoying.