A RealGM History: DeMar DeRozan - Parts One & Two

shmoosicle · Post #41 » by **shmoosicle** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 6:50 pm

MrBojangelz71 wrote:
vini_vidi_vici wrote:
MrBojangelz71 wrote:How do we even search our posts, is that possible on this site? I would love to know that I was right all along!

At the top, click my posts. then go back to the last page. Its tough to find exact posts though (because obviously it goes by date), and sometimes it gives you an error msg.

Like heres a thread by the OP about a master list of coaches from 08. One of my first few posts on this board, I was still a jerk then too, hah sorry Troubadour.

Everytime I go to "my posts" I get the 1st page of most recent posts, but when I click the second page, or any page for that matter, i get:

Information: Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. Please try again in a few minutes.

I believe there's a restriction on how quick you can look through your post history. If you wait about 15 seconds before switching pages it should work.

22haytham22 · Post #42 » by **22haytham22** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:05 pm

Well done OP

TankNation123 · Post #43 » by **TankNation123** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:07 pm

i wanted jennings bad... i thought he was the next iverson or something...lmao

MrBojangelz71 · Post #44 » by **MrBojangelz71** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:10 pm

shmoosicle wrote:
MrBojangelz71 wrote:
vini_vidi_vici wrote:
At the top, click my posts. then go back to the last page. Its tough to find exact posts though (because obviously it goes by date), and sometimes it gives you an error msg.

Like heres a thread by the OP about a master list of coaches from 08. One of my first few posts on this board, I was still a jerk then too, hah sorry Troubadour.

Everytime I go to "my posts" I get the 1st page of most recent posts, but when I click the second page, or any page for that matter, i get:

Information: Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. Please try again in a few minutes.

I believe there's a restriction on how quick you can look through your post history. If you wait about 15 seconds before switching pages it should work.

Thanks, that worked! Now I can spend the remainder of my work week reading all the crap I posted for the past 8 years!

Troubadour · Post #45 » by **Troubadour** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:43 pm

Okay, shout out to this guy:

Calderoni_8 wrote:demar derozan

This post was made in a really sad, earnest thread I made right after Jermaine O'Neal was traded to the Raptors. I asked the question - what happens if O'Neal is hurt and the season ends terribly? People had all kinds of responses, but Calderoni_8 said this

Calderoni_8 wrote:demar derozan

HE KNOWS THE FUTURE

Salted Meat · Post #46 » by **Salted Meat** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:45 pm

Oh boy, you just put my whole Bargnani Point-Centre post right out there, didn't you?

Did I hurt you or something? That was harsh, lol!

God, I remember I was trying to be so, so positive about Bargs. People were down on him, and I just thought he needed time and the right opportunity. I didn't want to jump on the hatewagon like a lot of others, and wanted to offer a possible counterpoint...

...and man, was I unbelievably wrong. What the hell is a Point-Centre, anyway? I must have been ******* high.

I honestly can't stop laughing at my stupid post. Thanks for this, this is a really great thread.

Troubadour · Post #47 » by **Troubadour** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:47 pm

Salted Meat wrote:Oh boy, you just put my whole Bargnani Point-Centre post right out there, didn't you?

Did I hurt you or something? That was harsh, lol!

God, I remember I was trying to be so, so positive about Bargs. People were down on him, and I just thought he needed time and the right opportunity. I didn't want to jump on the hatewagon like a lot of others, and wanted to offer a possible counterpoint...

...and man, was I unbelievably wrong. What the hell is a Point-Centre, anyway? I must have been ******* high.

I honestly can't stop laughing at my stupid post. Thanks for this, this is a really great thread.

I was all in on Bargnani, too. When I saw that post on Bargnani being a point-centre, though, I died laughing. I started a thread called "Make an offer for Carmelo" and this was the Raptors' "offer"

Andrea Bargnani + TJ Ford + #17
for
Carmelo + filler

....

overdose · Post #48 » by **overdose** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:09 pm

I thought it was a forgone conclusion that we were taking Demar a 9 wasn't it?

I remember the picture of Demar at the Toronto workout were there was light shining behind him and he looked like the saviour of the franchise :lol:

wolfv · Post #49 » by **wolfv** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:25 pm

It's fun to go back and read old topics, especially the Bargnani ones

Narjee · Post #50 » by **Narjee** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:31 pm

And look at how proud he's made us!!!

Walid · Post #51 » by **Walid** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:02 pm

Left Side Drive wrote:And this is why you don't listen to RealGM for draft speculation. Yeah some guys will get it right but most are absolutely clueless as it should be since we aren't the ones making the actual decisions. Terrence Williams had potential but was far from a sure thing.

We also had some bad reactions to both JV and T Ross but now both are shaping up to be good players.

I agree. The 2009 draft was flooded with posters who wanted Terrence Williams, Gerald Henderson, and Brandon Jennings over DeMar. I knew most of us wanted Harden but that didn't seem possible as he was a top 3 pick no doubt. I could understand the Jennings hype but it just so happened that he doesn't fit as a PG on most teams. Jrue Holiday fell hard in the draft and that was one player we thought was going to be a good pick, but you can't go wrong with DeRozan now.

2011 was hilarious as it was filled with posters who wanted Brandon Knight and Bismack Biyombo. Kemba Walker was hyped as well but I didn't think he was going to be a top PG. In a league where PGs come and go and are a dime a dozen, big men are more important (especially Centers). I can't lie, I wanted Kanter but hearing more and more about Valanciunas got me interested.

overdose · Post #52 » by **overdose** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:09 pm

I actually didn't want Harden that much because I thought he'd be to slow :lol:

I thought he played an old man game, boy was i wrong

and I remember liking Tyrek but he kept moving up in the rankings so I knew we wouldn't get him

I also would have been cool with Jrue

trick · Post #53 » by **trick** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:12 pm

I was always an advocate for 1. Jrue 2. Derozan. In the end, I don't think you can go wrong either way. Not surprised that BC took Derozan and not disappointed he didn't take Holiday. It was a pretty boring draft IMO.

I don't know why alot of people were fascinated with Terrence Williams, and I was so glad the Raptors didn't go after James Johnson. They were 'meh' prospects and projected to be a rotational player at best with whatever amount of research I partook.

EJaggit · Post #54 » by **EJaggit** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 9:16 pm

LOL I bet so many people wanted Terrence Williams. LOLOL Man, thank god alot of these people aren't GM's. Look how that backfired.

ghuytro · Post #55 » by **ghuytro** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:47 pm

MrBojangelz71 wrote:How do we even search our posts, is that possible on this site? I would love to know that I was right all along!

Enter this search term in Google (replace [username] with your username)

Code: Select all

--> To search your posts on Raptors board only
[username] site:http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=32 

--> To search your posts on *all* of RealGM
[username] site:http://forums.realgm.com

Then you can use Google to filter your search results by specific dates. Eg. Click "Search Tools" and then click the menu that says "Any Time" to enter a custom filter.

chuckdevlin · Post #56 » by **chuckdevlin** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 10:52 pm

Salted Meat wrote:Oh boy, you just put my whole Bargnani Point-Centre post right out there, didn't you?

Did I hurt you or something? That was harsh, lol!

God, I remember I was trying to be so, so positive about Bargs. People were down on him, and I just thought he needed time and the right opportunity. I didn't want to jump on the hatewagon like a lot of others, and wanted to offer a possible counterpoint...

...and man, was I unbelievably wrong. What the hell is a Point-Centre, anyway? I must have been ******* high.

I honestly can't stop laughing at my stupid post. Thanks for this, this is a really great thread.

Crazy in hindsight, but not crazy in the moment. Bargs' failure is all on him. You can't say he didnt have the talent to make it work. He's just a fatass.

Bargs-Bosh didnt work. We needed a defensive C to pair with one of them, and not a JO. We got a decent return on him, so I aint even mad

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFKqPVTSZw[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXpONiTnyA[/youtube]

Sherlock · Post #57 » by **Sherlock** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:16 pm

Salted Meat wrote:Oh boy, you just put my whole Bargnani Point-Centre post right out there, didn't you?

Did I hurt you or something? That was harsh, lol!

God, I remember I was trying to be so, so positive about Bargs. People were down on him, and I just thought he needed time and the right opportunity. I didn't want to jump on the hatewagon like a lot of others, and wanted to offer a possible counterpoint...

...and man, was I unbelievably wrong. What the hell is a Point-Centre, anyway? I must have been ******* high.

I honestly can't stop laughing at my stupid post. Thanks for this, this is a really great thread.

Don't feel so bad. The Spurs just won a championship with a flabby European point-centre in Boris Diaw. You were just ahead of your time and looking a few hundred miles too far east.

Sherlock · Post #58 » by **Sherlock** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:20 pm

BTW, OP, thank you for this fantastic thread.

Fantastic idea and execution for an off-season thread. Absolutely love it.

Thanks for putting together. I hope this concept can gain momentum like the Stat of the Day threads did back in the day (though I wouldn't expect one of these daily obviously).

:bowdown:

Kabookalu · Post #59 » by **Kabookalu** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:36 pm

Everyone that joined post 2009 Draft:

"Great work OP, nice idea for a thread."

Everyone that was a member at the time:

"I hope I didn't say anything stupid I hope I didn't say anything stupid I hope I didn't say anything stupid."

Post #60 » by **pbj** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 11:43 pm

chuckdevlin wrote:
Salted Meat wrote:Oh boy, you just put my whole Bargnani Point-Centre post right out there, didn't you?

Did I hurt you or something? That was harsh, lol!

God, I remember I was trying to be so, so positive about Bargs. People were down on him, and I just thought he needed time and the right opportunity. I didn't want to jump on the hatewagon like a lot of others, and wanted to offer a possible counterpoint...

...and man, was I unbelievably wrong. What the hell is a Point-Centre, anyway? I must have been ******* high.

I honestly can't stop laughing at my stupid post. Thanks for this, this is a really great thread.

Crazy in hindsight, but not crazy in the moment. Bargs' failure is all on him. You can't say he didnt have the talent to make it work. He's just a fatass.

Bargs-Bosh didnt work. We needed a defensive C to pair with one of them, and not a JO. We got a decent return on him, so I aint even mad

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFKqPVTSZw[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqXpONiTnyA[/youtube]

I hate when people pretend Bargnani was a bust from the get-go.. the guy had some absolute flashes of brilliance. So much bloody potential!!! :banghead: