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I'll sadly be excited for the season even if the team makes 0 changes.

I'd be thrilled if:
if Fields learned how to shoot,
if Gay's poor shooting % was because of his eyesight,
if Demar...

Also, if he is useless by NBA standards then why did he just log more play-off minutes this week for the Spurs than the entire Raptors roster? He's 33, which isn't ancient for back-ups.

Would you want anyone on this team or possibly on this team guarding any of those guys? If your criteria for a cheap back-up is that they have to guard Rose, Westbrook and Co. then I think you will...

I was thinking of players that the Raps might be able to target for their back-up PG role. What we need is a cheap and available option, but someone who is ideally more of a distributor than scorer...

What would this curse be based on? There's no Babe-Ruth trade here. Unless you count our existence as the sole justification for a curse, in which case your extreme pessemism might need professional...

I would be happy with Phil taking a Riley role with this franchise. He is well connected and very knowledgable. I would assume that he'd immediately hire Brian Shaw and institute the Triangle on...

When looking the options to trade Bargnani, I can only see a few type of teams willing to take him on. 1) Teams that believe in him still based on success with similar players (Dallas with Dirk,...

To me that is the best choice.

What do the Raptors have for pieces?

PG - drive and kick, slasher, decent 3pt shooter
SG - slasher, finisher at rim, good midrange game
SF - slasher, finisher...

I don't see how this team can emulate Indy. They have 2 low post scorers while we might have 1, if JV can develop more. David West's post up game is something the Raps can't come close to emulating....

While I can agree with the sentiments that drafting Tim Duncan is in the same "luck" vein as drafting Durant, I have to agree with the original post. The Spurs are the pillars of success because they...

Heat, Bulls, Pacers - stay at the top. Nothing major is happening here except that D Rose returns.

Knicks will drop a bit. They overachieved to start this season and half of their roster is close...

As much as we wont BC gone, these stats show that the Gay trade was definitely an improvement (what, no Jose line-up combo?) for the team and that JV was a great value pick at #5 last year.

If we...

I voted no because AA says he wants minutes and wont sit on the bench. The Raps need veterans who can produce, but are willing to cede the minutes and be good practice bodies and role models. I...

I voted a 6. The team will be better even with almost 0 roster changes. My vote will leap up to 8 if they get a good return for Bargnani and drop to a 5 if they package him for Eric and Aaron...

My favourite line is: Ross to "spend time with professionals" like Kobe, LeBron, Wade...then JR Smith? Even Sesame Street could tell what 'one of these things is not like the others, one of these...

Post Vince Trade was definitely the Darkest Days. Eric Williams and Aaron Williams - 2 solid defenders, but terrible offensive players were the reward for dealing our Star player. If the Raps wanted...

I like both players, but with our very limited financial wiggle-room, we need to make sure we sign high value contracts. Hickson is a year too late for that as he is going to turn his good season...

Hickson is a decent player, but he is certainly playing above himself right now. Contract year might say it all, but at the same time, he is a young athletic big (a bit undersized at 6'9"), who is...

We need a player who can score on the low block with his back to the basket and draw double teams, opening the lane for our plethora of cutters. Moving DD for Gordon doesn't solve anything and the...

Keep him. We need some continuity for once.

But if we were making changes, SVG would be epic (I can only imagine what he'd say about this team in post-games), but realy our best choices are likely...

Which, depending on the schedule, should be a reality with this roster. As flawed as the roster is, this is the most talent we've had in a while.

Lillard was the guy I was desperately hoping for.

How concerning is it that our dirt cheap guy is statistically as good as our big money core guys? I have no problem with AA.

I don't think it will be the worst. It will likely be a quiet one with limited flexibility and no 1st rounder.

If the team comes back fully intact, it wont be the apocalypse. Moving Bargnani is...

Here's a classic of Primo from when he was newly traded to the Raptors:

"Listen to Primoz Brezec speak English and you will notice something quite unique. Brezec certainly has a grasp of the...