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When the Raptors inked inconsistent swingman Terrence Ross to a lucrative extension back in November, Masai Ujiri was the first to admit that there was some risk involved.

The team was betting on upward potential and that, with time, Ross would become a more reliable contributor.

The early returns were more than a little dicey.

November would be the worst month of the Portland native’s NBA career, with only February of his rookie season really being close in terms of awfulness. Ross averaged a paltry 3.6 points per game on .267 shooting, playing just 16.7 minutes a night. He was a non-factor and the extension was looking like a big mistake.

Rapsfan07 wrote:Some people call him a key player, I call it a hot streak.

Move him for value while you have the chance. When he starts sucking again, we're going to be stuck with that contract.

Not to mention that with DeRozan getting maxed out this summer, we have little need for a backup SG making $11M per.

OakleyDokely wrote:For someone who likes to avoid all type of contact, he has that floater in the lane thing going.

Three's are very valuable in this league and he can hit them. There will always be a market for him because of this.

pbj wrote:It's hard to believe that after how much hate Ross got earlier in the season, we're probably gonna look at his splits at the end of the year..


..and say that "he had a pretty good year overall, except for November."

WorldChamp wrote:I never hated on Ross just Patterson. Ross is our best defender, yea I said it.

arbsn wrote:

WorldChamp wrote:I never hated on Ross just Patterson. Ross is our best defender, yea I said it.

Kyle Lowry?

Ross is a slightly above average defender but Kyle is definitely more effective than him... I trust Carroll and Cojo more on wing defense too. Bismack is also a good defensive big.

TRoss is probably our 5th or 6th best defender (Bebe, JJ, Val, and 2pat are average/above average defenders too)

mattfaria12 wrote:

When the Raptors inked inconsistent swingman Terrence Ross to a lucrative extension back in November, Masai Ujiri was the first to admit that there was some risk involved.

The team was betting on upward potential and that, with time, Ross would become a more reliable contributor.

The early returns were more than a little dicey.

November would be the worst month of the Portland native’s NBA career, with only February of his rookie season really being close in terms of awfulness. Ross averaged a paltry 3.6 points per game on .267 shooting, playing just 16.7 minutes a night. He was a non-factor and the extension was looking like a big mistake.

http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nba/terrence-ross-a-key-player-for-the-toronto-raptors-since-turning-his-season-around

LURKINSINCE2003 wrote:

mattfaria12 wrote:

When the Raptors inked inconsistent swingman Terrence Ross to a lucrative extension back in November, Masai Ujiri was the first to admit that there was some risk involved.

The team was betting on upward potential and that, with time, Ross would become a more reliable contributor.

The early returns were more than a little dicey.

November would be the worst month of the Portland native’s NBA career, with only February of his rookie season really being close in terms of awfulness. Ross averaged a paltry 3.6 points per game on .267 shooting, playing just 16.7 minutes a night. He was a non-factor and the extension was looking like a big mistake.

http://news.nationalpost.com/sports/nba/terrence-ross-a-key-player-for-the-toronto-raptors-since-turning-his-season-around

Yo Ball Boy, when you post a story, you have to post major parts of the story, for instance, the light at the end of the tunnel....rookie

djsunyc wrote:

Rapsfan07 wrote:Some people call him a key player, I call it a hot streak.

Move him for value while you have the chance. When he starts sucking again, we're going to be stuck with that contract.

Not to mention that with DeRozan getting maxed out this summer, we have little need for a backup SG making $11M per.

subtract november and he's shooting over 47% from the field and over 40% from 3.

and he's not a backup sg...he's a backup wing (2 positions) and can start at the 3 if folks are injured. $11M per starts next year when that translates to about $6-7 mil per in this year's cap.

we HAVE A NEED for bench scoring. he fits the bill.