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The obvious cop-out answer is to say that it depends on the opportunity. On the plus side, for whoever comes in as the new GM, the Raptors suddenly have multiple future 1st round picks to use as...

Regardless of who gets hired as the next GM, I'm not the least bit concerned that he will continue on in BC's shadow. Given some of the comments made by Leiweke recently (interesting article on TSN:...

I think the point is that any "blowing it up" should wait for the new GM to be hired, so that they have the assets to work with, in order to tear down / rebuild the team the way they say fit. I...

You seem to be missing the whole point about a more balanced starting lineup or "fit", that several posters have been talking about. I've yet to see anybody on here say that Fields is as good a...

If Oden is looking for a young, up-and-coming team, where he wouldn't need to be relied upon to be the #1 C who logs heavy minutes, then Toronto could be a good fit for him. Playing behind...

Or they're setting us all up to be able to say:

"Our due dilligence found that there were not star candidates that we felt would have a profound immediate impact on the current roster, any more...

It's funny in a morbid, ironic way, but I think the unexpected early success the Raptors enjoyed under BC was the very cause of his eventual undoing. He viewed the success that year as being a...

I don't think a gaping hole would be produced at SG in that scenario, since the combination of Fields & Ross would be more than capable of replacing DeRozan. A fourth wing could easily be signed...

Just as painful to write, with several double-takes! It's one thing for 3rd string players to see the court in garbage time, or in a limited number of games due to injury, but those guys played some...

Cool thread idea.

One suggestion would be to include each player's Twitter handle, website URL, etc... That way people could follow any players they're interested in, plus it would be a good way...

I also hope that the improved roster (which will hopefully be further improved this offseason) results in no meaningful playing time for sub-par players like:
- McGuire (15 games x 15 MPG)
-...

IF... this team makes the playoffs and are setup for the long-term with an improved young core

IF... coaching priorities return to instilling fundamental values (ie: defense, ball movement, team...

I don't see many people choosing to continue 'as is', without at least some retooling. You're the one who seems to keep arguing that the only options are to 'blow it up' or 'stay as is'. If you...

I can't seen Utah having any desire for Bargnani. The fact that they're loaded at C & PF is the main reason they're even entertaining the idea to let Millsap and/or Jefferson leave (Favors &...

I would argue that history is against your claim. If you look back at the NBA finals over the past 13 years (2000-2012), building through the draft has only been successful when the team lucked into...

I personally think there'a a significant 'gray area' to be explored between the 'black' (keep current team as is) and 'white' (rebuild from scratch, keeping only Valanciunas to build with) options...

The problem with this logic is that there's no guarantee that the new core will be any better than the current core. Plus, Toronto has never been effective with their cap space, mainly driven by...

Option #1:
Bargnani + DeRozan + future 1st round pick = Love + Ridnour --> possible after 2013 draft, assuming TOR's pick goes to OKC

Option #2:
i. Bargnani (and possibly 2014 2nd round pick) =...

I don't think anybody had an issue with Booker's inclusion. The unbelievable piece of this trade was Wall, who's arguably one of the top young players in the league. My guess is the only way...

There's definitely a lot of momentum building towards Wednesday, one way or another. It just seems to me that BC needs a fresh start away from Toronto as much as Bargnani does, for himself, the...

I think this statement could be very telling, in a move that lets all sides save face, at least to a certain degree:



The Board neither fires/keeps/extends BC - their hands are clean.
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I think NY, Brooklyn, Miami, Boston and Chicago are complete no-brainers.

I also think Philadelphia and Atlanta would be pretty popular among athletes/media, while also being big, established...

To play devil's advocate, he did say "in the Eastern Conference". I think it's fair to say that Toronto could very well be perceived by players/agents/media/average Americans as one of the least...

I've been as vocal as anybody on RR about my preference to upgrade the starting PF spot, allowing Johnson to slide into the backup PF / 3rd big spot. However, Maxiell is hardly what I had in mind...

I think whitemencantjump deserves some of the credit/blame! I've been worried lately you may have caught some of my #TradeDeRozanitis too :p