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@CP_CSR

All-22 nerd. I like the Carolina Panthers.

Astroworld Katılım Nisan 2013
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@Anthonysmdoyle Quickley, Ingram and Gradey for Jamal Murray and Zeke Nnaji. Poeltl and this year's first for Myles Turner. So then you have a Murray/Barrett/Barnes/CMB/Turner starting 5. Still have Shead, Walter, Nnaji, Battle, Lawson off bench. Mamu too if he wants to re-sign for cheap
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Anthony Doyle🍉
Anthony Doyle🍉@Anthonysmdoyle·
So ok, the easy point is "the Raptors need better center play". Heres the hard question: how do you get that? If you arent trading Scottie or CMB(And you shouldnt), where's the guy who interests other teams in trades to get big value?
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@JustEsBaraheni 3 point shooting at that volume not sustainable at 38%, but everything else is. No reason for him to not be the true focal point of the offense next year.
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Esfandiar Baraheni
Esfandiar Baraheni@JustEsBaraheni·
Scottie Barnes in the first round: 24 PPG - 6 RPG - 8.6 APG - 1.1 SPG - 1.7 BPG - 38% 3-PT - 60.5% TS
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@laboyzz @JosephCasciaro Don't think Webster is that big of a risk taker. MLSE is conservative - they likely run it back and bet on better health to see the team's true ceiling before making huge moves like that. But I overall agree BI, Poeltl and to a lesser extent, Quickley, are not part of the future
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Yitzi
Yitzi@laboyzz·
@CP_CSR @JosephCasciaro I think we’ve seen they’re better without BI. Need a real 5 and an upgrade at the 1 ideally. Lots of shooting.
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Joseph Casciaro
Joseph Casciaro@JosephCasciaro·
Young Raps fought like hell to extend this series a lot longer than most ppl expected at full strength, let alone without IQ (& basically w/o BI). Took a really good Cavs team the distance. We learned a lot about these guys. Mostly good things, but also reminded of roster flaws
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@JosephCasciaro Think they run it back and hope on internal development from young guys (CMB/Shead/Walter, maybe Battle/Lawson and maybe even Gradey). Draft a stretch 5 if possible with that 1st round pick. And pray everyone's healthy for another top 6 finish and hopefully a deeper playoff run
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Joseph Casciaro
Joseph Casciaro@JosephCasciaro·
Surrounding Barnes and CMB with shooting is Priority 1, 2, & 3. See what Shead & Walter can turn into. Find a way to maximize RJ's positive attributes. IQ contract not great but not egregious (had a solid 2way szn when healthy). Jak contract & BI's ceiling make next step tough
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@BlakeMurphyODC Good to know CMB, Walter and Shead are playoff risers. Poeltl and Mamu borderline unplayable. Jury still out on BI and Quickley. Focus clearly has to be at the 5 (who ideally can shoot) this offseason.
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Blake Murphy
Blake Murphy@BlakeMurphyODC·
What a fun series. Raptors showed so much. Think you can be disappointed in the end (Barnes whistle, just too few guys left), worried about some future cap stuff, and still pretty excited at all the good stuff. A handful of big "stock up" guys.
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@JustEsBaraheni horrific, horrific extension for Poeltl. They'll also need to be veeeery careful with how much they want to pay Mamu.
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Esfandiar Baraheni@JustEsBaraheni·
Unlike other young, spunky playoff teams, the Raptors aren’t working with a ton of flexibility money wise. They have picks but they have Jakob’s contract hamstringing them. They’re basically locked into this group. The salaries give them a chance to make a big splash. We’ll see
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Esfandiar Baraheni@JustEsBaraheni·
No IQ. Ingram misses time + struggles. Jakob was a shell of a player and you push the highest payroll in the NBA to 7 games. Scottie proved his playoff mettle as a superstar. RJ was overextended but showed his importance. CMB/Ja’Kobe/Shead proved they’re playoff ready. I think Darko also was great at pushing the right buttons in this series. A lot of great things to build on. Also a lot of questions on how to do it. It will be a fascinating summer.
Esfandiar Baraheni@JustEsBaraheni

This series will be a pretty good Rorschach test for the Raptors as an organization this summer.

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Vivek Jacob
Vivek Jacob@vivekmjacob·
Jak can you not jump?
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William Lou@william_lou·
we're only down 5 threes
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@Anthonysmdoyle Yup. Also really, really wish they didn't waste that 1st rounder on Thad Young. They're paying the price now.
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Anthony Doyle🍉
Anthony Doyle🍉@Anthonysmdoyle·
It's really not as easy as you'd think. Center is a hard position to fill in the NBA!
Duarte Lourenço@dudek91

@Anthonysmdoyle That's one issue, but the other is: for what Poetl does in the PO, you could sign a center that receives 8 times less and use that money on the roster.

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@JLew1050 Horrific Poeltl game. Mamu has been almost unplayable all series long too. Raptors top priority this offseason has to be center help.
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Josh Lewenberg@JLew1050·
Jarrett Allen has 20 points and 15 rebounds through 3 quarters. He had a double-double (14 and 10) in the 3rd quarter alone. It took 6.5 games, but Cleveland is finally using its size advantage and the Raptors don't have an answer.
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William Lou
William Lou@william_lou·
jakob and mamu just straight up unplayable. raps outside shooting absent. worked on the glass. IQ and Brandon not available. it cost them in the end.
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William Lou
William Lou@william_lou·
hell of a ride. fought until the second half of game 7. there are some clear problems with the roster though and it's being exposed right now. cavs role players stepping up and killing us.
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@JustEsBaraheni An actual center who can jump and ideally shoot the 3 should be priority #1, 2 3 4 and 5 this offseason. You can only play undersized for so long.
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Esfandiar Baraheni@JustEsBaraheni·
The Cavs bigs (especially Jarrett Allen) have finally weaponized their size in this series and it’s happening in the most crucial moment. The Raptors always had a disadvantage at that position in this series but it’s not even close right now.
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William Lou
William Lou@william_lou·
we're getting killed by a center who can jump. imagine if we had that.
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Luca Rosano
Luca Rosano@lucarosano3·
Raptors basically down 3 starters...IQ, Ingram and Poeltl has been non-existent
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@Anthonysmdoyle It definitely is. Guys are out of gas. Shead, who I had hope for as the 3rd consistent scorer in this game is struggling with Tyson's length on him too.
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Anthony Doyle🍉
Anthony Doyle🍉@Anthonysmdoyle·
Not to be that guy but this feels kinda over.
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@vivekmjacob was my biggest worry, they were playing at a breakneck pace in the first 18-20 or so mins of the game.
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Vivek Jacob
Vivek Jacob@vivekmjacob·
It is now a 24-6 run for the Cavs dating back to the 5:30 mark of the second quarter. Missing open looks, Scottie doesn't seem to have much juice in his legs.
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Think the Raptors run out of juice here and take the L. Every trip in the half court without Ingram and Quickley is a struggle.
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@Anthonysmdoyle Definitely frustrating. At the same time I think there is very much a need for another shot creator as we're seeing the past 10/11 quarters. By the way I'm likely leaning 70/30 that this is another DeRozan situation and not just a 1-off because of the heel injury
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Anthony Doyle🍉
Anthony Doyle🍉@Anthonysmdoyle·
@CP_CSR I just think that style of play, slowing everything down to self create constantly, grinds down in the playoffs and takes your teammates out of rhythm and isnt worth it unless you're super elite at it.
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