Was this the first year you could vote via facebook and Twitter? Because that might have been a game changer as well. It's easy to stuff ballots if you make it easy to vote.
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Did Lowry getting voted in as starter to NBA ASG change anything for Toronto perception among players?
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bryan colangelo wrote: View PostWas this the first year you could vote via facebook and Twitter? Because that might have been a game changer as well. It's easy to stuff ballots if you make it easy to vote.
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I listen to a few American based podcasts on the daily and they almost all mentioned how Justin Bieber helped Lowry overtake Wade, and sort of made a joke about it. They seem to be giving more credit to the 'Beliebers' than they are the rabid Raptor fans across the country.
Having Lowry start in the all star game will bump the exposure that the team gets however, so I do still think it will benefit the perception of the Raptors in some positive form.
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I think any exposure for your team is good. But really, there is WAY too much weight being placed upon the ASG, it's really not important.
Seeing a Raptor there is nice.... but it has less impact than a winning percentage in nationally broadcast games that Toronto can't seem to win.
So, short answer...its positive.
Just not really a big deal.
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I'll go along with the "Might be positive, can't hurt" crowd. Two all-stars in two different years shows that if you play in Toronto you won't be forgotten, as has already been shown with Bosh and Carter appearances.
It may interest potential free agents to know that there is a strong block of fans in Canada. Any FA with a strong following in the US may think that they won't lose their following, but may gain some additional fans by coming north. Lowry has certainly helped himself, I believe, and I expect his agent has taken notice. when agents take notice, things happen in the NBA.
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Wasn't sure which thread to put this in but I guess this one fits. There was an odd offhand comment in C Kelly's write up of last nights nets game.
"They’re no longer comers. ESPN is preparing to embed a reporting team with them for the rest of the year. The Raptors have fully arrived."
Is this something new? Will we notice it?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle22731606/
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Jclaw wrote: View PostWasn't sure which thread to put this in but I guess this one fits. There was an odd offhand comment in C Kelly's write up of last nights nets game.
"They’re no longer comers. ESPN is preparing to embed a reporting team with them for the rest of the year. The Raptors have fully arrived."
Is this something new? Will we notice it?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle22731606/
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I guess this is the follow up on the "embedded" espn reporter. It seems the writer assigned to cover new york for espn is running out of interesting stories for those teams
Quick announcement: I'm going to be doing some @Raptors stories in the second half of the season. Looking forward to it.
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzESPN) February 3, 2015
all the rumors surrounding this team and it turns out @MazzESPN is the first one to get traded
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) February 3, 2015
Last edited by Jclaw; Tue Feb 3, 2015, 02:26 PM.
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Jclaw wrote: View Post
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iblastoff wrote: View Postcan't wait to hear about our shoddy offense and defense in prime time!
Ugly doesn't equal shoddy.If we knew half as much about coaching an NBA team as we think, we"d know twice as much as we do.
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The only thing I can think of now is added pressure. That can lead to depression in some people.Axel wrote:Now Cody can stop posting about this guy and we have a poster to blame if anything goes wrong!!KeonClark wrote:We won't hear back from him. He dissapears into thin air and reappears when you least expect it. Ten is an enigma. Ten is a legend. Ten for the motherfucking win.KeonClark wrote:I can't wait until the playoffs start.
Until then, opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they most often stink
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