JimiCliff wrote:
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Cliff and Oldskool.
I was cranky as fuck today.
I see the point you're both trying to make, and on an individual level I won't argue.
I don't agree, but I won't argue.
I like DeRozan sometimes, I don't like him other times.
I don't know how much I like him for the Raptors, and where this team is headed.
I just like to give credit where credit is due.
Cliff, I don't agree that you can sub any one of these players out and have that same 10 game stretch.
I think they are all essential.
These guys are really playing like a team right now, and I don't believe Lowry has been the best player on the floor every night.
But he's the driving force, no doubt.
I also don't really think those 10 games are indicative of much, for the record.
I just love to get hypothetical with this shit.
I would be curious though, Cliff, to know who you think we could swap in for DeMar and expect the same performance. I think one of the odd benefits DeMar's reaped from being in Toronto is that he's been forced to be a first option on an offense. He shouldn't have been, but it's forced him to grow as a player, and not many guys can step in and fill that role. In an odd way, this misuse of a player has taken him from what should ideally be a 2nd/3rd option (again, I reference Kevin Martin) and elevated him into something potentially more dangerous (just like we did with Bosh). How many other shooting guards do you really think can do that?
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