RealGM Raptors Board Poster of the Year Awards 2014

[TANKNATION]

Thanks for the love guys but this is a team effort. We all build this board together.

Bro you are so humble!

Guy is such a good dude. he can have sex with my future wife

[TorontoRapture]

Props to you all for keeping this board alive. Raps board is all first team to me.

[ender]

As a professional lurker, I scroll threads and stop to read these posters:

Dagger ,Turbozone, Double Helix, Rhettmatic, Undefeated, PBJ, Hank, ®ated, DG88, Fairview4Life, theonlyeastcoastrapsfan, Choker, Rapsobsessed7, imsureiforgotafewmoresorry!

[And1+2]

Shout out to the regulars... anyone I And1, I generally appreciate.

Also, gonna nominate Boogie! for best avatar.

[Anatomize]

Personally I enjoy guys like UcanUwill, DH, MEDIC, undefeated, jwill02, Johnny three time, volcano, inevitable, choker, and many more (trust me I'm not saying that as a cliche thing but the list would be super long, I read many different members posts). UcanUwill is always straight to the point and quite knowledgeable. There are quite a few guys here who remind me of my own writing style and thoughts when it comes to player analysis.

The problem with threads like this is that it inevitably leads to plenty of great posters being left out, and you get mostly the same regulars up at the top. I'm glad I'm seeing more guys just give general shoutouts instead of listing names, and ill likewise say the same. Since Masai took over and bargnani got shipped out, it's been great coming here daily and reading through various threads. No more back and forth rehashed banter, but a lot of quality talk and people who know ball league wide - not just as far as the Raptors are concerned.

Coming here for game threads is hilarious, I feel like I'm in a room with like minded dudes yelling at the tv together at the refs and going crazy on big shots, it's a great atmosphere when you're at home alone on a Friday watching a game.

[Detective]

Congrats to all the homies who were mentioned in this thread, and to those unsung heroes as well.

#BandofBrothersandSistersCauseIDon'tDiscriminateLikeThat

#YouDaRealMVPs

#ThisBoardIn4

[Ari_Emanuel]

I may not be a regular here, but I've seen some hilarious gif in the past.

So here are my GIFS/Graphics of the year:

If I'm not mistaken Detective posted that last one. He should win ROY for that sh*t!

[Turbo_Zone]

Thanks for the love guys but this is a team effort. We all build this board together.

Bro you are so humble!

Guy is such a good dude. he can have sex with my future wife

Well, at least when I'm done she'll think you're Casanova.

[Detective]

Bro you are so humble!

Guy is such a good dude. he can have sex with my future wife

Well, at least when I'm done she'll think you're Casanova.

TZ taking one for the team, intentionally having an 0/38 shooting night, and getting forcibly rejected/ejected after collecting 6 fouls in 2 minutes, in order to raise the value of his fellow team mate. Dat unselfish playing style.

[DeadHorse]

There's just no way I can make a top 10 for the first and second team. This board is one of the best things I've ever come across online. I remember when I stumbled on here from the raptors.com message boards last year and haven't left since. We have some of the smartest and most creative posters I've ever seen. There are literally hundreds of posts that have left me laughing in public and I hope it's even better next year. RAPS IN 4.

Link that "I am a horse that is dead" or whatever it was reply, that had me lol'ing for a while

This one?
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1326145&p=39987431

[Detective]

LOL, my nikka UnderDogRaptors, how is it that everytime I randomly appear like a somewhat lazy force of nature, you always manage to provide an And1 to my count.

Dat Bromantic Clutchness

[UnderdogRaptors]

[Detective]

[for_tdot]

Hate each and every one of you.

What's with the hate??? We all are brothers united towards one cause. The Toronto Raptors!

[pbj]

There's just no way I can make a top 10 for the first and second team. This board is one of the best things I've ever come across online. I remember when I stumbled on here from the raptors.com message boards last year and haven't left since. We have some of the smartest and most creative posters I've ever seen. There are literally hundreds of posts that have left me laughing in public and I hope it's even better next year. RAPS IN 4.

Link that "I am a horse that is dead" or whatever it was reply, that had me lol'ing for a while

This one?
viewtopic.php?f=32&t=1326145&p=39987431

LOL that's the one, good stuff

[SonicMcMahon]

I'd like to throw out UcanUwill as a quality poster who goes under the radar a little bit. I'd be happy to see him on the first or second team.

[hankscorpioLA]

I just want to say that I am honored to have been mentioned a few times in this thread.

Sometimes I get frustrated with some of the nonsense people post here, but for the most part, its a great place to talk to knowledgeable fans about basketball. Since moving to LA, this has been my main connection to my favorite sports team and for that I am grateful.

Even though there are some of you I would gladly take the opportunity to punch in the mouth if I could.

[Ari_Emanuel]

Not sure why someone has Dagger on the first team. He's posted less than usual over the past year and Undefeated has really stepped up with some serious basketball knowledge. Undefeated should be on the 1st team no doubt. Dagger is riding on his name and reputation and I mean no disrespect by that.

[Steelo Green]

I just want to say that I am honored to have been mentioned a few times in this thread.

Sometimes I get frustrated with some of the nonsense people post here, but for the most part, its a great place to talk to knowledgeable fans about basketball. Since moving to LA, this has been my main connection to my favorite sports team and for that I am grateful.

Even though there are some of you I would gladly take the opportunity to punch in the mouth if I could.

Always read your stuff and always think it is full of substance. One of the best here. Never a hyperbole, always taking context of everything, and are neither blinded to say we are a contender, yet so jaded to think we are on the track to treadmill.

I didn't get mentioned, so **** you all!

Kidding, there are so many fantastic posters, and all much better than myself.

[Undefeated]

Just caught this thread. Been extremely busy lately with clinics/training. But I really appreciate the love you guys showing. Honestly, without all the members of this board providing thought provoking arguments I wouldn't have been able to create some of the threads without you guys. I don't really agree that there are specific individuals that drives how active this board is in terms of content because every member here all provide different content that makes it a truly unique experience to be a member of.

As I've said in my the Raptors Offensive Playbook thread, I hope some of you guys will participate with me in collecting all the Raptors offensive plays this upcoming season. I know when I started off on RealGM as a sophomore in HS I had very little knowledge of the game, so I hope that what I'm doing will help some of the guys learn more about the game which is what the basketball community is all about; our love for the game and sharing knowledge. Hopefully with my thread I gave some of you guys a head start in identifying certain actions, plays or sets when you're watching games this off-season, so by the time the season comes you'll have a guideline of the details. Also, I know for sure I won't be able to collect all the plays myself and there's quite a few posters that I know have a wealth of knowledge for the game as well that I can learn from.

Although I hate to do this as it kinds of contradicts my initial statement, but aside from the members already mentioned (i.e. VVV, DH, Rhett, etc.), I wanted to give recognition to some members that I find enjoyable to read; timdunkit, JWiLL02, Anatomize, Clementine9, FluLikeSymptom, SkywalkerAC, Dalek, raptor jesus, Ari_Emanuel, Thespianoid, Reg00, Volcano, and others that I can't remember. They don't post often, but when they do they've always got some insightful thoughts that they offer. And really appreciate the work Hassassin has done providing highlights and news on Canada Basketball.