Update: Lowry out again vs. Cavs

Son Goku 25 · Post #41 » by **Son Goku 25** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:31 pm

I want to see Demar throw down a nasty acrobatic dunk.
Let's get the 4th seed, play the Wiz and hope Cavs don't get the first spot lol so we can play ATL, we're winning tonight though.

Qhawe · Post #42 » by **Qhawe** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:46 pm

ishoy123 wrote:Does anyone else have the feeling that the Raptors are losing on purpose to play Atlanta in the 2nd round and avoid Chicago/Cleveland?

Yeah.. no they just aren't that good at the moment.

ishoy123 · Post #43 » by **ishoy123** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:50 pm

Qhawe wrote:
ishoy123 wrote:Does anyone else have the feeling that the Raptors are losing on purpose to play Atlanta in the 2nd round and avoid Chicago/Cleveland?

Yeah.. no they just aren't that good at the moment.

No I agree with that, but I don't get the feeling they have a strong desire to win every game. There's no player-only meetings, and Lowry isn't even playing.

Raps in 4 · Post #44 » by **Raps in 4** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 6:54 pm

ms25 wrote:I want to see Demar throw down a nasty acrobatic dunk.

Qhawe · Post #45 » by **Qhawe** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:01 pm

What are the chances we win 50 games this year? A week ago I thought this was garauntee

tecumseh18 · Post #46 » by **tecumseh18** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:02 pm

Obvious decision. It's not like Kyle was helping us win in his current state. These issues are only hard when the player is playing well but just needs rest.

Maybe Masai has someone in mind at the #20 spot in the draft.

Torontos_raptor · Post #47 » by **Torontos_raptor** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:16 pm

We'll be fine, instead of constantly ripping Demar let's hope he gets out of this funk. He's a career 44% shooter, 43% last year. The 38% he's shooting this season is clearly an outlier. Our bipolar fans need to start getting behind this team instead loosing their **** at every loss.

artsncrafts · Post #48 » by **artsncrafts** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:16 pm

Sweet rest DD too and, until his contract is up

Torontos_raptor · Post #49 » by **Torontos_raptor** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:16 pm

Qhawe wrote:What are the chances we win 50 games this year? A week ago I thought this was garauntee

100%

artsncrafts · Post #50 » by **artsncrafts** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:18 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:
ms25 wrote:I want to see Demar throw down a nasty acrobatic dunk.

Wait did you photoshop the gif so the ball went into the net? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

highscore · Post #51 » by **highscore** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:23 pm

Watching Vasquez run the point for 48 minutes is torture.
Demar only shows up against teams like Philadelphia, it's them and Utah (although only 1 game) that he actually shoots over 50% on the season.

Also, we wouldn't need to sit Lowry if Casey actually knew how to handle his minutes properly, starting with not playing him the entire match during the many blow outs. Get rid of Casey, Demar and Vasquez by next season and maybe I'll actually start caring again about this train-wreck of a team.

Raps in 4 · Post #52 » by **Raps in 4** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:27 pm

artsncrafts wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
ms25 wrote:I want to see Demar throw down a nasty acrobatic dunk.

Wait did you photoshop the gif so the ball went into the net? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Not me

MVP- · Post #53 » by **MVP-** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:32 pm

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:I understand the decision, I have no idea what's ailing Lowry, so I won't argue. I will note my concerns though. If we lose this game, and roll into the ACC vs Cavs having lost 6, given the missed 360, the I don't like Open shots, the fact that website's like Raptors Republic are already taking his game film and judging the selfishness of each shot, if we carry all that baggage into the ACC, will DeMar hear groans on every miss, how long till he's booed on each miss? If that happens, it will be a tough thing to shake, and could really be bad news. We need win tonight to get the monkey off our back. I'm worried about the microscope one DeMar and carrying the weight of a 6 game losing streak into the ACC against the Cavs. God help DeMar if there's another gif worthy mis-step.

He's gonna have a game like he did against the Hawks to trick us into believing after a blowout win, and then the tweet post of "I got us" will spread like wildfire.

It is inevitable. Dude's just got 0 confidence I hope he can bounce back soon and peak at the right time...

Dalek · Post #54 » by **Dalek** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:43 pm

This is a smart move, but you have to consider waiving Steimsma and bringing in a PG to share the duties with Vasquez. You do not want Lou Williams to be your back-up PG. I like Jorge Gutierrez as a pass-first, solid defense option from the D-League.

Tortiglioni · Post #55 » by **Tortiglioni** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:49 pm

Smoke screen

ForeverTFC · Post #56 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:50 pm

Torontos_raptor wrote:We'll be fine, instead of constantly ripping Demar let's hope he gets out of this funk. He's a career 44% shooter, 43% last year. The 38% he's shooting this season is clearly an outlier. Our bipolar fans need to start getting behind this team instead loosing their **** at every loss.

Since when is shooting in the low .400s any good for a SG that barely attempts 1 three a game. If he was to go back to his career average, he'd be making less than 1 more shot than he currently is. 6.5/16.8 and 7.4/16.8 are really not that different.

Demar has ALWAYS been inefficient. The majority are now starting to see his terrible shot selection for what it is.

EDIT: My point to this post is that we aren't magically going to wake up to a Demar that hits his shots. What we need is a Demar that is looking to facilitate. He will never be an efficient shooter, and he needs to realize this.

mintsa · Post #57 » by **mintsa** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:50 pm

Torontos_raptor wrote:
Qhawe wrote:What are the chances we win 50 games this year? A week ago I thought this was garauntee

100%

Not anymore.........

Randle McMurphy · Post #58 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 7:54 pm

Good. Hope he sits out as long as it takes to get heathy. As always, this team is only going as far as Lowry carries them on his back.

FlutieX · Post #59 » by **FlutieX** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 8:07 pm

We're tanking to face Washington in the first round.

FlutieX · Post #60 » by **FlutieX** » Mon Mar 2, 2015 8:07 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:Good. Hope he sits out as long as it takes to get heathy. As always, this team is only going as far as Lowry carries them on his back.

lol Lowry's been sucking worst than DD and you'll make excuses for him .