All-Star Voting fan returns (spoiler: not good)

TheRaptor! · Post #21 » by **TheRaptor!** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:16 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:

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Scottie not even cracking the top 20 is laughable and embarrassing.
Our fanbase has lost the passion.

Sad to see really…

I think the majority of NBA fans know what he is, the only exception are the Scottie stans on this board

TheRaptor! · Post #22 » by **TheRaptor!** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:18 pm

Raptors_Dynasty wrote:How many of you would tune into Raptor games to watch Scottie Barnes play if you weren’t Raptor fans? Be honest.

Probably the same amount of games i turned on to watch Jalen Johnson

Zero

Raptors_Dynasty · Post #23 » by **Raptors_Dynasty** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:27 pm

TheRaptor! wrote:
Raptors_Dynasty wrote:How many of you would tune into Raptor games to watch Scottie Barnes play if you weren’t Raptor fans? Be honest.

Probably the same amount of games i turned on to watch Jalen Johnson

Zero

I wouldn’t either but I’m guessing more casuals enjoy watching JJ than Scottie. JJ also seems like a media darling atm.

Hawks fans also seem very exited about him.

Are Raptor fans excited about Scottie? I’m not sure

Basketball_Jones · Post #24 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:30 pm

Scottie needs to do some more 360 dunks like last year

FrozenLeafz · Post #25 » by **FrozenLeafz** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 8:51 pm

Pascal at 9th is surprising considering the Pacers are 2nd to last in the East, really just a popularity contest and what people did last season

Syd-TK3 · Post #26 » by **Syd-TK3** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:09 pm

Yall keep talking about other fanbases and casuals nobody is expecting them to vote for him but the fact the Raptors Fandom on its own can't even is the problem.

dagger · Post #27 » by **dagger** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:14 pm

Five Knicks in the top 16 plus Porter Jr of Brooklyn tells me a lot of New Yorkers are voting.

Kingsway_fan · Post #28 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:14 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:

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Scottie not even cracking the top 20 is laughable and embarrassing.
Our fanbase has lost the passion.

Sad to see really…

But, but, but... according to many raptor posters he's top 25 NBA...

As I said before, we have good starters, including Scottie and Ingram... but as you can see there are many more deserving players who should be selected ahead of any Raptor... Perhaps as Allstar Replacements someone may get in, as Scottie did the one year... but I don't see it unless Scottie starts having a lot more games like the last one...

RandomRaptorfan · Post #29 » by **RandomRaptorfan** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:39 pm

We lost a lot of our pick-me energy as a fanbase after the championship, but we need to dial it back up. Hopefully someone disses Toronto in the media or something.

Mattatron · Post #30 » by **Mattatron** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:48 pm

Embarrassing... But still, the coaches will probably acknowledge his performance this season. Barnes >>> Ingram

Mattatron · Post #31 » by **Mattatron** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:51 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=PSy3Ch7pvG4ybe2MpvWFcw

Scottie not even cracking the top 20 is laughable and embarrassing.
Our fanbase has lost the passion.

Sad to see really…

But, but, but... according to many raptor posters he's top 25 NBA...

As I said before, we have good starters, including Scottie and Ingram... but as you can see there are many more deserving players who should be selected ahead of any Raptor... Perhaps as Allstar Replacements someone may get in, as Scottie did the one year... but I don't see it unless Scottie starts having a lot more games like the last one...

He is. It's a popularity vote. Not a list by Analysts.
These votes are mostly won through reels and shorts via Instagram. Highlight reels etc.

ForeverTFC · Post #32 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:54 pm

Pretty embarrassing by our fanbase (I also didn't vote....)

Scottie will get in on the coach vote but I do think this stuff is important to keeping players in town so will make sure to vote in this round.

Tor_Raps · Post #33 » by **Tor_Raps** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:54 pm

I just voted for the first time in over a decade. The returns are a joke for Basketball Canada.

ForeverTFC · Post #34 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:56 pm

TheRaptor! wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=PSy3Ch7pvG4ybe2MpvWFcw

Scottie not even cracking the top 20 is laughable and embarrassing.
Our fanbase has lost the passion.

Sad to see really…

I think the majority of NBA fans know what he is, the only exception are the Scottie stans on this board

I'm not a big Scottie fan but even I wouldn't put him below a guy like Giddy or Banchero.

Post #35 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:01 pm

The team hasn’t done a good job pushing fans to vote like they did in the We the North era.

Also, Ingram and Barnes aren’t really highlight reel players or playing for a great team. Expecting different results than what we are seeing is setting yourself up for disappointment. I mean, nobody wants to show up to watch a bevy of midrange jumpers and great hit ahead passes haha.

TheRaptor! · Post #36 » by **TheRaptor!** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:03 pm

ForeverTFC wrote:
TheRaptor! wrote:
LoveMyRaps wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=PSy3Ch7pvG4ybe2MpvWFcw

Scottie not even cracking the top 20 is laughable and embarrassing.
Our fanbase has lost the passion.

Sad to see really…

I think the majority of NBA fans know what he is, the only exception are the Scottie stans on this board

I'm not a big Scottie fan but even I wouldn't put him below a guy like Giddy or Banchero.

Ofc Scottie is miles ahead of those 2 (imo)

But he's a franchise player. I put him up against other franchise players

Raps in 4 · Post #37 » by **Raps in 4** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:27 pm

aminiaturebuddha wrote:It's not even so much the Raps fanbase. BI being 12th and Scottie not even on the list shows that all people care about are points and big names. But that's what All Star voting has always been. Hopefully the coaches are a bit smarter than that when it comes to choosing reserves.

It's the same reason why DeRozan always got more votes than Lowry. Anyone who knew anything about basketball knew that Lowry was the best player on the team, but DeRozan had the PPG advantage.

Tripod · Post #38 » by **Tripod** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:50 pm

To echo...it's about pts and hilights that gets votes from other teams fans. Barnes does a lot of the "lunch pail" that isn't sexy, but the team needs to do to win.

Barnes may or may not make it but for sure the media has not been pushing it like the "Freddy All Star" blitz that was in full force, for example.

Maybe WE all need to make the push for him and BI...and see how much we can impact the vote on the next update. I just voted for the 1st time this year.

ItsDanger · Post #39 » by **ItsDanger** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:13 pm

Perhaps it's a glimpse into how excited the fans are about this team. Conclusion: not very much.

Post #40 » by **CPT** » Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:17 pm

I just voted for the first time since I have the app and an account.

The players are presented to you in order of PPG by default. Voting is positionless. 90% of people are going to pick their favourites and then fill the ballot with names they know in the order in which they are presented.

That said, it would be good for Raptor fans to have a better showing.