Pops wants to become a SF

James_Raptors · Post #61 » by **James_Raptors** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:46 pm

He's cheap.
He's eager to learn, switch roles, do what he's told.
He wants to play in Toronto.

That's the keys for me.
I assume he's been told by JT/BC to gear towards the SF position. So he's doing as he's been told. It's managements' responsibilities to gather talent and give them their roles. Obviously someone upstairs things he has the potential to play the 3.

In my opinion it is way too soon to pass judgements and assume the worst. It's off season for goodness sake. We haven't even seen him play a few games , or even half a season at the small forward.
This experiement might fall on its face or we may find a new gem at our SF.
In recent Raptor history we've seen much higher paid/touted players on the team who ended up being a bust. I see Pops as a low risk huge reward scenerio , in comparison.

Let's wait and see how it goes before we freak out.

Kevin Willis · Post #62 » by **Kevin Willis** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:46 pm

pspot wrote:
LittleOzzy wrote:
pspot wrote:again BC is building a team of PFs that play other positions, thats the model

seriously if can guard SFs on D and then play around the basket/paint on offense where he just grabs boards and then passes them back out

that works for me

That may also work well for Bargnani so he can stay outside more on offense.

yeah honestly we aren't talking our starting SF or even back up probably but the concept works and Pops is an interesting weapon (defense and aggression) off the bench

Pops and Evans could be on the floor together to bust some nuts

Beat me to the response. What a thug group that would be.

Post #63 » by **theSkinny** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:47 pm

Canucklehead wrote:
Reignman wrote:
And by interesting you mean absolutely disgusting right?

Haha so now our 2 best players spell each other off at C while a rookie and 2 backups to possibly backups are in our starting 5. Thas a funny guy that SkinnyP

Wanna know what is even funnier...In no way am I saying that would be the starting lineup.

Thanks for playing another amusing round of "Reading Comprehension, and Jumping to Conclusions"

jay632 · Post #64 » by **jay632** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:48 pm

.... yeah he wants to be, but its not going to happen

pspot · Post #65 » by **pspot** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:50 pm

RockTHECasbah wrote:do people have short memories, JYD was a PF/SF, 15 years ago half of the small forwards couldn't shoot

when we have a shooting centre with one of the worst rebounding rates, having a SF with one of the best rebounding rates helps

we have a non traditional C and a perimeter oriented PF so it makes sense to compliment them with non traditional SFs ....hell Marion can't shoot either

Dreadnought · Post #66 » by **Dreadnought** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:51 pm

SkinnyP wrote:It would be an interesting lineup of

Jose
Demar
Pops
Evans
Bosh/Bargs

Stick Bosh at centre so he can get demolished and put our best defending big man on the bench. Makes sense!

:roll:

lemondrop · Post #67 » by **lemondrop** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:52 pm

Consequence wrote:Pfff, Calderon....Gimme some Delfino at the point! All your rebounds are belong to us!

Silly me how could I forget league MVP Carlos Delfino

Post #68 » by **theSkinny** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:53 pm

Another player.... anyone else?

tkim01 · Post #69 » by **tkim01** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:54 pm

lemondrop wrote:Oh damn, hump v2, all it took was a little sniff of action.

Please just stay away from this god damn team, im so tired of players that just can't accept who they are.

LoL

if he learns to play the 3, would he no longer be able to play the 4 anymore?? Is it one or the other??

there is no risk in versatility... especially for a one-dimensional energy guy like Pops.

Post #70 » by **Maritimer** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Dreadnought wrote:
SkinnyP wrote:It would be an interesting lineup of

Jose
Demar
Pops
Evans
Bosh/Bargs

Stick Bosh at centre so he can get demolished and put our best defending big man on the bench. Makes sense!

Again with the reading comprehension fail, made especially worse by the fact that SkinnyP noted 3 posts before yours that nowhere does he suggest this should be our starting lineup. Well done.

[SJJ] · Post #71 » by **[SJJ]** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:55 pm

The worst that can happen is that he learns how to shoot and becomes quicker... He's becoming a more complete player...

RandyLahey · Post #72 » by **RandyLahey** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:56 pm

its not whether a player can play a position offensively, its can he defend it?

and i think pops is more then capable of guarding sf's in the league. with so much range at pf and center on this roster, pops at the 3 will work at times

Consequence · Post #73 » by **Consequence** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:57 pm

lemondrop wrote:
Consequence wrote:Pfff, Calderon....Gimme some Delfino at the point! All your rebounds are belong to us!

Silly me how could I forget league MVP Carlos Delfino

I disappointed you by jokingly adding another rebounder to a joking lineup of rebounders?

Canucklehead · Post #74 » by **Canucklehead** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:58 pm

SkinnyP wrote:
Canucklehead wrote:
Reignman wrote:
And by interesting you mean absolutely disgusting right?

Haha so now our 2 best players spell each other off at C while a rookie and 2 backups to possibly backups are in our starting 5. Thas a funny guy that SkinnyP

Wanna know what is even funnier...In no way am I saying that would be the starting lineup.

Thanks for playing another amusing round of "Reading Comprehension, and Jumping to Conclusions"

Tell me how your original post should have been taken. It was posted in the typical format of

pg
sg
sf
pf
c - bosh/bargnani

Canucklehead · Post #75 » by **Canucklehead** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:01 pm

RandyLahey wrote:its not whether a player can play a position offensively, its can he defend it?

and i think pops is more then capable of guarding sf's in the league. with so much range at pf and center on this roster, pops at the 3 will work at times

Agree plus I can see him getting some sweet shotblocks in when he does get burned off the perimeter

just23 · Post #76 » by **just23** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:01 pm

The man can't dribble, pass, or shoot on offense.
He lacks the lateral quickness to defend wing players....

Other than that, he'll be a great sf.

quickymgee · Post #77 » by **quickymgee** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:02 pm

wazzaa? slower jamario moon with worse handles, worse defense, worse quickness lateral and otherwise, worse shooting and worse hands for catching the ball? HELL YEAH!

Kevin Willis · Post #78 » by **Kevin Willis** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:04 pm

6 pages for Pops when he could be joking about it (or bragging). Impressive..

Post #79 » by **theSkinny** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:08 pm

Canucklehead wrote:

Wanna know what is even funnier...In no way am I saying that would be the starting lineup.

Thanks for playing another amusing round of "Reading Comprehension, and Jumping to Conclusions"

Tell me how your original post should have been taken. It was posted in the typical format of

pg
sg
sf
pf
c - bosh/bargnani[/quote]

Really?
You need me to lay it out for you?

Okee Dokee then...
If I had said something like What an interesting starting lineup.

Instead it was meant more like...these are players on our team and there is a good chance they could end up on the floor together at the same time...and if they did that it would be, interesting

ya with me now?
I can get even deeper into the whole thing if you still need more clarification

lemondrop · Post #80 » by **lemondrop** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:22 pm

Consequence wrote:I disappointed you by jokingly adding another rebounder to a joking lineup of rebounders?

No sir, I was just playing along with the joke