The Official Raptors 905 Discussion Thread

MavCarter · Post #1941 » by **MavCarter** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:17 pm

Yeah im not sure i see the otto porter thing. Bruno has length but he isn't quick enough to guard big league wings imo

MixxSRC · Post #1942 » by **MixxSRC** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:23 pm

McGregFan wrote:Yeah im not sure i see the otto porter thing. Bruno has length but he isn't quick enough to guard big league wings imo

Yeah Raps want him to be PF now.

nbafan341 · Post #1943 » by **nbafan341** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:29 pm

To everyone praising bruno, good job! we need to support our youth and not be pessimistic.Please do not say things like " demar back to earth, patterson sucks, etc" Even though I hate on carroll, I hope he can get it together to be at least be servicable in some situations even if he's not living up to our initial hope of him being our defensive stopper.

CoachJReturns · Post #1944 » by **CoachJReturns** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:52 pm

Awesome game from Bruno. I'm really happy for the guy. I've been concerned with how he's struggled since summer league, but today he looked like the guy we saw later in the season last year. Right now strength is the most obvious issue, but his effort on defense is definitely there.

ash_k · Post #1945 » by **ash_k** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:01 am

I dont care what anyone tells me

, he is clearly a Small Forward! clearly! if that's the pace is going to play at then I suggest he spends the next summer with DeMar!!

Fairview4Life · Post #1946 » by **Fairview4Life** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:05 am

djsunyc wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Fast forward to 1:12 or so.

Unzip pants.

MikeM · Post #1947 » by **MikeM** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:09 am

I think the Raptors initially wanted to try and give him a shot at being a superstar wing but after a couple years realized he doesn't have enough talent for that. Instead they're going to focus on using his obvious tools as a stretch 4. If he can guard PFs and protect the rim then he has a good chance to be a rotation player because offensively he should be able to stretch the floor. His jumper is the most natural looking thing about him.

Kabookalu · Post #1948 » by **Kabookalu** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:13 am

Fairview4Life wrote:
djsunyc wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Fast forward to 1:12 or so.

Unzip pants.

OMGGGGGGG WHAT THE ****

Kabookalu · Post #1949 » by **Kabookalu** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 12:15 am

MikeM wrote:I think the Raptors initially wanted to try and give him a shot at being a superstar wing but after a couple years realized he doesn't have enough talent for that. Instead they're going to focus on using his obvious tools as a stretch 4. If he can guard PFs and protect the rim then he has a good chance to be a rotation player because offensively he should be able to stretch the floor. His jumper is the most natural looking thing about him.

Bro, did you see that drive and dunk? He can probably play point guard :nod:

artsncrafts · Post #1950 » by **artsncrafts** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:13 am

wtf 7 blocks!

Syd-TK3 · Post #1951 » by **Syd-TK3** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:23 am

Why was Van leet wearing #55?

Wraps_fan · Post #1952 » by **Wraps_fan** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:42 am

Trying to figure out "is he a SF or PF" is a fool's errand. The truth is he's neither and both, he's a tweener. Offensively he's better suited playing SF, defensively it would be a match-up thing.

WCCC · Post #1953 » by **WCCC** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:15 am

First solid game of Bruno's career. If he can do this for an entire D-League season, then maybe we have a potential rotation player here.

He still looks a little slow for an SF.

Kevin Willis · Post #1954 » by **Kevin Willis** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:51 am

DreamTeam09 · Post #1955 » by **DreamTeam09** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 2:57 am

WCCC wrote:First solid game of Bruno's career. If he can do this for an entire D-League season, then maybe we have a potential rotation player here.

He still looks a little slow for an SF.

but this was not the first solid game of his career.

execoftheyear · Post #1956 » by **execoftheyear** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 5:33 am

He's exactly the type of defender this team needs. A player that has the potential to be a really good in between defender (capable of guarding out on the perimeter and in the post). He's getting a lot quicker defending out on the perimeter and his awareness looks to have improved and he's good at contesting once he gets beat off the dribble with that length. He just needs to strengthen his base so he doesn't get bodied in the post once a team tries to switch a big onto him but I like what I'm seeing from him as a help/rotational defender. That length allows him to cover such a huge amount of space. There's no reason not to be patient with him if he keeps showing signs of improvement. Trust in the process.

Post #1957 » by **Patman** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:56 am

I really think that Bruno is physically quicker than the pace he plays. He's shown quickness in spurts. He physically slows the game down to match how he's mentally processing the game. It's like the opposite of JV. With JV, you can see he knows where to go, he's just half a step slow physically. Bruno, on the other hand, can quickly get to places on the court, but is hesitant whether it's the right place, so he doesn't go at 100% speed.

Kabookalu · Post #1958 » by **Kabookalu** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:22 am

Patman wrote:I really think that Bruno is physically quicker than the pace he plays. He's shown quickness in spurts. He physically slows the game down to match how he's mentally processing the game. It's like the opposite of JV. With JV, you can see he knows where to go, he's just half a step slow physically. Bruno, on the other hand, can quickly get to places on the court, but is hesitant whether it's the right place, so he doesn't go at 100% speed.

This is what I think too. At times he explodes to the rim for a dunk, other times he looks like Aaron Gray. Even after 3 years of being with us he hasn't caught up to the speed of the game mentally.

bozothepope · Post #1959 » by **bozothepope** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:33 am

Joker · Post #1960 » by **Joker** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 6:35 pm

In fairness to Bruno in terms of expectations, going from being a stand-out d-league player to a serviceable NBA rotation player is still quite a big jump, and a lot of players haven't made that jump. Even if Bruno has a 20/10/3blk type season in the d-league this year, people shouldn't be surprised or think he's regressed if he's not cracking the rotation next season.

There's always going to be a crop of players who have the raw talent/physical tools to dominate in the nbadl but lack the skill, IQ, or certain physical attributes to be NBA caliber.