You do realize that the Cavs are basically losing on purpose for now, right? They've set themselves up to have 5 or 6 lottery picks all under the age of 24 hit their stride around the same time that...
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You do realize that the Cavs are basically losing on purpose for now, right? They've set themselves up to have 5 or 6 lottery picks all under the age of 24 hit their stride around the same time that...
Someone with an actual plan would be cool.
What excites you about staying the course?
You say you don't want to experience any more losing but the current "win now" version of the Raptors finished 14 games under .500 last year, and will...
You can't have it both ways though. What team is going to take Bargnani's corpse off the Raptors' hands AND give you back a core piece that you can pencil into the rotation for the next 5-6 years as...
Yes, of course; The newly hired GM would be the one "tearing it down". Who else would do it?
Danny Ferry came to Atlanta as a "big name" GM last summer and immediately starting dismantling that team with an eye on the future. Rob Hennigan took over in Orlando last summer with the reputation...
Yeah I can't help but feel that the Bargnani-for-Boozer swap is off the table after how the end of the regular season and playoffs played out. Bargnani's value has sunk even lower somehow. Boozer's...
Most mock drafts have him around the #10 spot right now for what it's worth.
Is there a reason you think the Raptors would have to "overpay" him? Do you think he's going to command a big price on the open market or are you just assuming that with teams like Miami reportedly...
I'm really enjoying the discussion on both sides, but I wanted to interject that I think the "DeRozan doesn't take it strong to the hole" narrative has gotten way out of control. He was top 8 in the...
https://twitter.com/michaelgrange/status/333919906879905792
For what it's worth, Grange slammed the door on PJ coming to Toronto at the beginning of the week.
I think the bigger roadblock with Colangelo trading DD would be that he's loyal (to a fault) to "his" players, not necessarily his fear of how the fans would perceive it. That would definitely be a...
Part of me feels like Leiweke is purposely dragging this out. I don't feel like his goal is to embarrass Colangelo explicitly, but I think he knows that BC's ego is affected by all of the public...
What does re-tooling mean exactly? No cap space, no pick, very little in terms of trade assets unless you're willing to move a major piece yourself. I'd love to hear the avenues to improve this...
Is this actually true? It's accurate in the other three major sports but how many championships or (even finals appearances) have been captured in the last 25 years by teams coming from the bottom...
This seems to be the same logic that says keeping Colangelo is a good idea because his replacement may be even worse. No, there's not a guarantee of future success with the "get bad to get good"...
Hahah, I should have prefaced it by saying that I was just trying to have some fun.
However I gotta say that I think anyone who expects this team to magically transform into a contender in two...
Even the most steadfast supporters of this current Raptors team seem to admit that they're capped at a 6-8 seed for the next two seasons, and that's assuming a bunch of things go their way. The...
It was never going to be the 30th pick, or any pick outside of the lottery for that matter. Yes, there are some small protections in place for the Raptors (top 3 this year, top 2 next year, top 1...
It was a joke. I want nothing to do with Maxiell at this point.
1. Agree with what's been posted already. I don't think it's a secret that the Raptors need a backup PG upgrade, another tough big man in the rotation and some outside shooting. Ideally, these holes...
Similar to a lot of Colangelo's moves, when you view the DD extension in a vacuum it isn't an egregious mistake. They will pay him $9.5 million over the next four seasons. In my opinion, he should be...
Yes, I guess it's possible. But you're assuming that no one else tabs him in the 2nd round or makes a better offer to him as a free agent. He may opt to play overseas for a guaranteed paycheque as...
Let me be the first to say that I'm pumped for the Maxiell era to begin in Toronto.
To be honest, I wasn't trying to interject myself in the actual Derozan debate. I like the guy personally and don't understand a lot of the vitriole thrown his way but I don't think you're going to...