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Nilanka wrote: View PostIf the team failed to meet expectations last year, wouldn't that mean they were overrated (instead of underrated)?"This just in........ THE RAPTORS ARE AMAZING!"
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Nilanka wrote: View PostIf the team failed to meet expectations last year, wouldn't that mean they were overrated (instead of underrated)?
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Underrated: Lowry. He got killed in the media last year despite putting up solid numbers. And... CONTRACT YEAR!
Overrated: I don't think anyone on the team is overrated. No one on this team is hyped all that much. The only guy getting much attention is Valanciunas but, even there, I think most people are keeping expecations in check.
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planetmars wrote: View PostI would say that the entire team is Underrated. There were a lot of expectations (well at least for me personally) going into last season and they failed badly. Last season has made me look at the team differently and reading posts from others I sense that a majority feel that the Raptors are a border line playoff team. That is possibly true but if everything breaks right (and it's possible) then the team could do very well.
As for overrated... that would be JV. Not because he's bad or I think he's bad.. it's just because it feels like there is so much expectation for him to be great.. and that may not happen. There is still a debate (and a good one) of whether or not he should have been traded for Harden, and even with hindsight many have felt that it would have been a bad deal.
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The one thing about Fields is that even if he continues to play poorly.. there are really no expectations from him. And plus he does the little things well (defense/rebounds/good teammate) that if he still can't make a layup or a free throw it won't impact the team by much. In other words Fields != Bargnani.
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Overrated - Jonas. He's going to be an excellent basketball player but I don't think the "franchise calibre" player people at times talk about.
Underrated - Amir. He's been the best player on this team for 3 years running, and he is still often talked about as a back up.
Underrated#2 - Lowry. As Slaw pointed out Lowry put up some solid numbers last year but still took a beating in the public sphere. They were rather similar (and in some cases better) than his previous two years as a starter in Houston.
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Craiger wrote: View PostOverrated - Jonas. He's going to be an excellent basketball player but I don't think the "franchise calibre" player people at times talk about.
Underrated - Amir. He's been the best player on this team for 3 years running, and he is still often talked about as a back up.
Underrated#2 - Lowry. As Slaw pointed out Lowry put up some solid numbers last year but still took a beating in the public sphere. They were rather similar (and in some cases better) than his previous two years as a starter in Houston.
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I think people were over analyzing Lowry's ballhogging. Yes, you can argue he was ballhogging early in the season, when they were doing poorly and he decided to carry the offense himself. But, Lowry's biggest problem I find is I don't see him being comfortable with his ability to distribute the ball. When Gay was brought in Lowry's offense dissappeared and he was primarily a distributer, but he only did safe passes near the 3 point line or to Demar or Gay 5-10ft away. He wasn't penetrating and dishing, so the offense stagnated, since the iso Demar/Gay was easy to defend.
Now, he needs to stop butting heads with coaches and gambling on defense with his relatively short arms.
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As for the topic of this thread I don't really have an opinion beyond, the ESPN player rankings severely underrated Amir and overrated Augustin ( I think he was our highest ranked bench player and will probably only see the court in blow-outs)-"You can’t run from me. I mean, my heart don’t bleed Kool-Aid."
-"“I ain’t no diva! I don’t have no blond hair, red hair. I’m Reggie Evans.”
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stretch wrote: View Postmost overrated Raptor: Drake
most underrated Raptor: the mascotLET'S GO RAP-TORS!!!!!
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Craig wrote: View PostAny player who consistently shows better numbers in contract years IS A DOUCHE.Last edited by minks77; Tue Oct 1, 2013, 08:48 PM.LET'S GO RAP-TORS!!!!!
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