Official Play-in Thread - Our Play-in Destiny is in our Hands

[CPT]

Don't worry. Chomche is going to be blocking Flaggs dunks in 2027.

Hopefully in practice.

[EastonEddy]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

[CPT]

What if he asks out because the team loses on purpose? Would the tank still be worth it if we lose Scottie?

Probably?

A top pick and whatever Scottie would return in a trade seems way better than Scottie and another Dick/Walter-level prospect.

[bballsparkin]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

[SFour]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

Scottie = Big Lowry without a 3pt shot
RJ = Demar
IQ = Lou Will

[RoteSchroder]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

Aren’t u just saying what he’s saying?

[Los_29]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

2nd round exit is very generous. I’m not as bullish as you are. Team needs an all-star caliber player so Scottie, IQ and RJ can slot into their proper roles.

[YogurtProducer]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

2nd round exit is very generous. I’m not as bullish as you are. Team needs an all-star caliber player so Scottie, IQ and RJ can slot into their proper roles.

People acting like being a 2nd round team (aka - top 8ish team in the league) is somehow bad to makes me laugh.

If you told me we are a top 8 team with this core you take that and run. Then once you’re there you try and make that big move into the top 4 / contender status.

Reminder - The Process Sixers capped out at losing to us in the 2nd round in 2019. That’s their peak. And they have one of the biggest tanks of all time

[TheProfessor]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

Scottie = Big Lowry without a 3pt shot
RJ = Demar
IQ = Lou Will

Scottie is not anything close to Lowry, Lowry was putting up top 5-10 ramp numbers from 2016. Raptors fans love downplaying Lowrys impact. But no chance Scottie will be like Lowry, absolutely none, especially in this NBA.

[Kingsway_fan]

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

Scottie = Big Lowry without a 3pt shot
RJ = Demar
IQ = Lou Will

Scottie is not anything close to Lowry, Lowry was putting up top 5-10 ramp numbers from 2016. Raptors fans love downplaying Lowrys impact. But no chance Scottie will be like Lowry, absolutely none, especially in this NBA.

Green font please...

[EastonEddy]

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

2nd round exit is very generous. I’m not as bullish as you are. Team needs an all-star caliber player so Scottie, IQ and RJ can slot into their proper roles.

People acting like being a 2nd round team (aka - top 8ish team in the league) is somehow bad to makes me laugh.

If you told me we are a top 8 team with this core you take that and run. Then once you’re there you try and make that big move into the top 4 / contender status.

Reminder - The Process Sixers capped out at losing to us in the 2nd round in 2019. That’s their peak. And they have one of the biggest tanks of all time

I don't think we should be happy to build around a team that has a 2nd round exit as a ceiling. How do you acquire another star in our situation? I doubt Kawhi is walking through that door again.

The 76ers acquired legit blue chip prospects from the draft. Including a player a year removed from the MVP. I think they had the talent to win but injuries, mental issues (Simmons), bad picks (Fultz) and other misfortune appears to have prevented that. No one is guaranteed success in the NBA but at least Sixers fans had a core that had the potential talent to win vs. our current treadmill core.

Chris Bosh is much maligned on this board but he was an all-star and 7th in MVP voting in his fourth season... We have a huge lack of talent right now even compared to some of the most dismissal periods in Raptor history.

[EastonEddy]

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

2nd round exit is very generous. I’m not as bullish as you are. Team needs an all-star caliber player so Scottie, IQ and RJ can slot into their proper roles.

People acting like being a 2nd round team (aka - top 8ish team in the league) is somehow bad to makes me laugh.

If you told me we are a top 8 team with this core you take that and run. Then once you’re there you try and make that big move into the top 4 / contender status.

Reminder - The Process Sixers capped out at losing to us in the 2nd round in 2019. That’s their peak. And they have one of the biggest tanks of all time

I don't think we should be happy to build around a team that has a 2nd round exit as a ceiling. How do you acquire another star in our situation? I doubt Kawhi is walking through that door again.

The 76ers acquired legit blue chip prospects from the draft. Including a player a year removed from the MVP. I think they had the talent to win but injuries, mental issues (Simmons), bad picks (Fultz) and other misfortune appears to have prevented that. No one is guaranteed success in the NBA but at least Sixers fans had a core that had the potential talent to win vs. our current treadmill core.

Chris Bosh is much maligned on this board but he was an all-star and 7th in MVP voting in his fourth season... We have a huge lack of talent right now even compared to some of the most dismissal periods in Raptor history.

[TheProfessor]

Scottie = Big Lowry without a 3pt shot
RJ = Demar
IQ = Lou Will

Scottie is not anything close to Lowry, Lowry was putting up top 5-10 ramp numbers from 2016. Raptors fans love downplaying Lowrys impact. But no chance Scottie will be like Lowry, absolutely none, especially in this NBA.

Green font please...

Point proven...

[Boogie!]

I’ll be honest I like seeing them win, but I also like the idea of adding another star piece to this team… I think if we get a top 3 this draft, then next season is the year we start pushing to make the playoffs. Scottie, barrettt, quickley plus top 3 pick is a better future than just them right now plus role players. Unless one of them takes another step into elite territory, which based on what I’ve seen this season seems unlikely, they neee another prospect that has elite potential before they start makint a serious push.

A serious push? This team is horrible and have been all season. Scottie, RJ and Quickly are leading us to like a 2nd round exit in their primes. They are too old to emerge as elite options. Scottie maybe has like a 2% chance of being a top five player. You have been watching too long to not realize this. We need another piece or we need to start over.

Did you read my post at all? My point was they needed to add another piece…

[Raptaurus]

This was inevitable. I don’t think we are a playoff team with this current roster like ever but we are a definite play-in team contender. To be in contention to make the play-in, you just have to try hard to win and not intentionally tank or throw games - all the while not having big injuries. Acquiring another veteran role
player for future picks is becoming an option at the deadline……

[Johnny Bball]

UPDATE
We've got 3 left vs. Chicago and are currently 5.5 games behind them for tenth and the final play-in spot. We've got 38 left to play.

We've got 4 to games left with the wizards and the easiest remaining schedule in the entire league.

The only wild card is what philly does.

Let's get the We the North train fired up and get this thing!

Let's discuss what we need to get this done RealGm!

[RapsFanInVA]

Bryan Colangelo approves of this thread. Great mentality.

[YogurtProducer]

2nd round exit is very generous. I’m not as bullish as you are. Team needs an all-star caliber player so Scottie, IQ and RJ can slot into their proper roles.

People acting like being a 2nd round team (aka - top 8ish team in the league) is somehow bad to makes me laugh.

If you told me we are a top 8 team with this core you take that and run. Then once you’re there you try and make that big move into the top 4 / contender status.

Reminder - The Process Sixers capped out at losing to us in the 2nd round in 2019. That’s their peak. And they have one of the biggest tanks of all time

I don't think we should be happy to build around a team that has a 2nd round exit as a ceiling. How do you acquire another star in our situation? I doubt Kawhi is walking through that door again.

The 76ers acquired legit blue chip prospects from the draft. Including a player a year removed from the MVP. I think they had the talent to win but injuries, mental issues (Simmons), bad picks (Fultz) and other misfortune appears to have prevented that. No one is guaranteed success in the NBA but at least Sixers fans had a core that had the potential talent to win vs. our current treadmill core.

Chris Bosh is much maligned on this board but he was an all-star and 7th in MVP voting in his fourth season... We have a huge lack of talent right now even compared to some of the most dismissal periods in Raptor history.

Trade, lucky picks, free agency with Canadians becoming FAs.

It’s not any more unlikely than it is to rely on ping pong balls to go your way. For some reason that part gets missed.

There’s no one way to build a team. I hope we get a high pick this year, but you’re just so far off the reality of the NBA.

And also, we do not have a huge lack of twenty compared to other dismal raptors periods. That’s just wrong.

[Shakril]

UPDATE
We've got 3 left vs. Chicago and are currently 5.5 games behind them for tenth and the final play-in spot. We've got 38 left to play.

We've got 4 to games left with the wizards and the easiest remaining schedule in the entire league.

The only wild card is what philly does.

Let's get the We the North train fired up and get this thing!

Let's discuss what we need to get this done RealGm!

As much as i want to see that, i doubt it. We are still far away from the 10th spot. And idealy you want at least have the 8th spot, which is 9 games away. Yes, Hawks, Bulls and Heat arent powerhouses and could drop, but also they play bad teams too, so i dont see them falling from the sky. We essentially would have to win 30 games from 38 and thats not realistic.

[Shakril]

TWO is not gonna be happy with this thread.

Any sane fan is not going like this thread.

Any sane fans ist not for tanking. Cause any sane fan knows tanking is a lost cause that never ever has worked.