Player Interviews

**NoPropsneeded** · Thu Dec 8th, 2011, 09:15 PM

**Sheptor** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 09:39 AM

DeRozan looks jacked!

**Rapture** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 02:06 PM

Jamal Magloire was a leader in miami?

**KaioKev** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 02:06 PM

All of them?? Where's Mickael Pietrus?? LOL I'm kidding. But seriously why didn't Ed Davis, Solomon Alabi, Leandro Barbosa and Amir Johnson do interviews?

**c_bcm** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 03:05 PM

Sounds like Magloire has a heavily inflated impression of himself and what he is bringing to this team. He's here to bang in the post, and that's about it. He has no history with this franchise and certainly no moral authority over any of our incumbant players. This guy better not try to stand on a pedestal with our boys.

**white men can't jump** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 03:06 PM

Rapture wrote:

Jamal Magloire was a leader in miami?

I believe it. At least what he said about him and Juwan Howard. Veterans often police/lead in locker rooms. I'm also not convinced Wade and Lebron have learned that role yet.

**Matt52** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 03:07 PM

c_bcm wrote:

Sounds like Magloire has a heavily inflated impression of himself and what he is bringing to this team. He's here to bang in the post, and that's about it. He has no history with this franchise and certainly no moral authority over any of our incumbant players. This guy better not try to stand on a pedestal with our boys.

A big +1. Anyone who says they are a leader is usually not a leader. Anyone who comes in claiming to be a leader to the guys on the team will quickly be ignored by the guys on the team. Any NBA journeyman who managed to play just 18 games last season is lucky to sign another minimum contract and should know his role - regardless of place of birth.

**TheGloveinRapsUniform** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 04:14 PM

Matt52 wrote:

A big +1. Anyone who says they are a leader is usually not a leader. Anyone who comes in claiming to be a leader to the guys on the team will quickly be ignored by the guys on the team. Any NBA journeyman who managed to play just 18 games last season is lucky to sign another minimum contract and should know his role - regardless of place of birth.

He thinks he's here to resurrect his career. Ouch.

**er1csh3n** · Fri Dec 9th, 2011, 06:29 PM

IDK, but I have a strange attraction to Jamaal Magloire......is this normal?

**FooTara** · Sat Dec 10th, 2011, 09:12 AM

Well..yea. He actually makes some very solid points. The build up of anticipation to play,the being always ready cause you never know when you could be called to play,the fact that he WANTS to play the game,not disappoint and leave some kind of mark in his career..that speaks extremely well. I am not so sure about being a locker room leader alongside Howard in Miami but I am looking forward to see him play. Maybe he does have something left for us in him..

**SuperRaptor** · Sat Dec 10th, 2011, 07:15 PM

Where can I see the interviews for december 10th? Raptors TV is filled with too much NBA news and not enough raptors interviews.

**RaptorsFan4Life** · Sat Dec 10th, 2011, 08:15 PM

SuperRaptor wrote:

Where can I see the interviews for december 10th? Raptors TV is filled with too much NBA news and not enough raptors interviews.

Raptors.com

**NoPropsneeded** · Sun Dec 11th, 2011, 03:12 AM

Sorry for posting them late, i was busy.

**Matt52** · Sun Dec 11th, 2011, 07:18 AM

Matt52 wrote:

A big +1. Anyone who says they are a leader is usually not a leader. Anyone who comes in claiming to be a leader to the guys on the team will quickly be ignored by the guys on the team. Any NBA journeyman who managed to play just 18 games last season is lucky to sign another minimum contract and should know his role - regardless of place of birth.

Well, it looks like we have another clear example of an outsider not having a clue. Right now that outsider is me and for that I recognize my comment above is clearly not accurate. See the 2 minute mark of video.

**NoPropsneeded** · Sun Dec 11th, 2011, 01:59 PM

ya Jamaal actually is a leader, looks like you guys were wrong to judge him like that.

**Matt52** · Sun Dec 11th, 2011, 02:16 PM

NoPropsneeded wrote:

ya Jamaal actually is a leader, looks like you guys were wrong to judge him like that.

I don't totally agree. He did bitch about his role in Milwaukee and New Orleans. He never gave anything to Basketball Canada. What I think I and others were wrong to do were think he hasn't matured and the others on the team would not listen to his advice/lead.

**Puffer** · Sun Dec 11th, 2011, 03:16 PM

Matt52 wrote:

I don't totally agree. He did bitch about his role in Milwaukee and New Orleans. He never gave anything to Basketball Canada. What I think I and others were wrong to do were think he hasn't matured and the others on the team would not listen to his advice/lead.

I am suspicious of leaders who mature once they are no longer relevant. Maybe Jamaal will actually be able to get some players to listen to him. But that's like getting kids to listen to their grand parents..."Now you kids see here. Don't do what I did...Don't make the same mistakes. ...Stay in shape, workout in the off-season, don't ignore your country, don't whine and complain when things don't go your way."

Does anybody listen to that s**t from someone who is accepting a minimum salary, one year contract? I'm just sayin'