Toronto Raptors Training Camp Thread

Dalek · Post #121 » by **Dalek** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:38 am

Courtside wrote:
DG88 wrote:

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Does everyone in here know that Pensari is none other than Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch model... Messiah?

[Shocked emoji] That is a name from the past.

Dalek · Post #122 » by **Dalek** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:45 am

The competition. I had to LOL at the Nets C giving a stank face to the person who challenged his shot. The guy on the receiving end was none other than our Yuta.

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WuTang_CMB · Post #123 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:45 am

After 2 days of interviews, it's become clear the hierarchy on the offensive end will look a lot different.

Siakam and Barnes are clearly the two best players on this team and will be # 1 and #2 scoring options next season. Nurse admitting the Philly series opened his eyes with both those guys playing very well intiating the offence and creating mismatches from the top. This will be a big change and its warranted. They will both be the main threats to do what they want on the court (create or score). Their usage rates should both go up and they proved last season they deserve it.

This is perfect now for FVV since he struggled creating offence at times last season and will be used off ball a lot more which plays to his strength of hitting 3's or collapsing the D and kicking it out again.

OG just has to stay on the floor and he will benefit from the Scottie/Siakam creation. He's the perfect compliment to a 5 man unit cuz he can hit 3's and of course defend. If Nurse gives him some initiating duties, it will be fun to watch him and get him more involved. His bully ball was a key for him last season .. just has to limit his awkwardness/balance.

Trent had a great season last year and just needs to continue to hit shots. Hopefully he can pass it a bit more to make the offence run a bit more smooth.

Post #124 » by **DG88** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 12:48 am

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WuTang_CMB · Post #125 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:01 am

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vulture · Post #126 » by **vulture** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:54 am

Dalek wrote:
Courtside wrote:
DG88 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Does everyone in here know that Pensari is none other than Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch model... Messiah?

[Shocked emoji] That is a name from the past.

Wow I’m sure he’s still here under another name.
That is an awful video btw.

Post #127 » by **DG88** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:48 am

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NBA Sheady · Post #128 » by **NBA Sheady** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:02 am

Courtside wrote:
DG88 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Does everyone in here know that Pensari is none other than Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch model... Messiah?

You mean the kid folding sweaters in the mall?

Young Moosehead · Post #129 » by **Young Moosehead** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:07 am

Mikistan wrote:
Madhouse wrote:PREVIOUS!

Watch on YouTube

2:00 mark precious starts talking about how to offseason train defense

4:00 mark he talks about learning from playoffs and guarding embiid

you get a sense of his aptitude to learn here, and his confidence in his defense "especially for a guy like me, with my ability to guard multiple positions, 1-5, 'comfortably'"

The man has confidence for days. I loved the "the 1-5 comfortably" comment. It gave me chills.

Precious is coming for those starting spots, people better be hustling this year, or this man is eating your minutes.

Gavin_TDThree · Post #130 » by **Gavin_TDThree** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 11:59 am

DG88 wrote:

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haha Scottie's bubbly personality is so contagious. I feel like players one day will actively seek out the opportunity to play with him

kieferli · Post #131 » by **kieferli** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:51 pm

vulture wrote:
Dalek wrote:
Courtside wrote:
Does everyone in here know that Pensari is none other than Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch model... Messiah?

[Shocked emoji] That is a name from the past.

Wow I’m sure he’s still here under another name.
That is an awful video btw.

This guy is one of the Raptors Group admin in Facebook :lol:

a lot of ppls don’t like him, he love Scottie and always talk **** about FVV amd Siakam , he block many ppls In that group and many ppls block him as well :lol:

NBA Sheady · Post #132 » by **NBA Sheady** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 1:59 pm

kieferli wrote:
vulture wrote:
Dalek wrote:
[Shocked emoji] That is a name from the past.

Wow I’m sure he’s still here under another name.
That is an awful video btw.

This guy is one of the Raptors Group admin in Facebook a lot of ppls don’t like him, he love Scottie and always talk **** about FVV amd Siakam , he block many ppls In that group and many ppls block him as well

I still remember when he snowflaked because his "Messaih Checks In" posts got locked. Now youtube is a petri dish for these self-idols.

WuTang_CMB · Post #133 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 2:01 pm

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Post #134 » by **HiJiNX** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 4:45 pm

AbC? wrote:
Courtside wrote:
DG88 wrote:

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Does everyone in here know that Pensari is none other than Mr. Abercrombie & Fitch model... Messiah?

Lmao. It tracks. Can't stand his voice and arrogant vibe. Guy made a "defensive film session" video about why the Raptors were struggling with Siakam early and his breakdown of the plays was honestly some of the worst work I've ever seen.

Seems like he's moved on to doing more clickbaitey, general Raptors talk which is the right move because the more detailed stuff was out of his depth.

Haha I remember that defensive film session vid. It was awful. The Raps would have a general defensive breakdown and he was blaming everything on Siakam, like he’s supposed to guard the entire court or something. I never comment on YouTube videos but I had to call him out for his blatant Siakam hateration on that one.

Vorticity · Post #135 » by **Vorticity** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:13 pm

anyone old enough here remember the epic Skinny vs. Messiah A&F model (vs the Tamils) battle thread? :lol:

Messiah is still here under the name Dr. Positivity, one of his funniest things was his own BS "feel for the game" metrics and index he kept pointing to as reference for drafting players. Dude had a serious Harry Palmer complex

good times

Dalek · Post #136 » by **Dalek** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:31 pm

People say Scottie's personality is infectious, but Precious and his laugh get me every time:

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Courtside · Post #137 » by **Courtside** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:38 pm

When he stays away from nuanced analysis and just does those sort of overview and team info type videos, he ain't bad. There's a bunch of these guys doing Raptors hype work online and we should be thankful for the work that goes into creating all this alternate content. Luca Rosano is decent but sometimes a little cringey when trying to be excited. A couple of them are plain terrible as speakers but ok at the highlight content. Pensari/Messiah always seems to make things a little too much about himself, but as long as people know who he is going in, you can watch the vids from a better perspective.

WuTang_CMB · Post #138 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 5:56 pm

Courtside wrote:When he stays away from nuanced analysis and just does those sort of overview and team info type videos, he ain't bad. There's a bunch of these guys doing Raptors hype work online and we should be thankful for the work that goes into creating all this alternate content. Luca Rosano is decent but sometimes a little cringey when trying to be excited. A couple of them are plain terrible as speakers but ok at the highlight content. Pensari/Messiah always seems to make things a little too much about himself, but as long as people know who he is going in, you can watch the vids from a better perspective.

his only good video was scottie vs cade

Son Goku 25 · Post #139 » by **Son Goku 25** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:25 pm

Young Moosehead wrote:
Mikistan wrote:
Madhouse wrote:PREVIOUS!

Watch on YouTube

2:00 mark precious starts talking about how to offseason train defense

4:00 mark he talks about learning from playoffs and guarding embiid

you get a sense of his aptitude to learn here, and his confidence in his defense "especially for a guy like me, with my ability to guard multiple positions, 1-5, 'comfortably'"

The man has confidence for days. I loved the "the 1-5 comfortably" comment. It gave me chills.

Precious is coming for those starting spots, people better be hustling this year, or this man is eating your minutes.

I'm almost as excited about Precious as I am with Scottie.. don't think people realize how good he can be,been saying it since we got him. Yes, he has things to learn and improve but I'd rather have him than any other player that was on the table for those potential Lowry trades.

lolwut · Post #140 » by **lolwut** » Thu Sep 29, 2022 7:11 pm

Courtside wrote:When he stays away from nuanced analysis and just does those sort of overview and team info type videos, he ain't bad. There's a bunch of these guys doing Raptors hype work online and we should be thankful for the work that goes into creating all this alternate content. Luca Rosano is decent but sometimes a little cringey when trying to be excited. A couple of them are plain terrible as speakers but ok at the highlight content. Pensari/Messiah always seems to make things a little too much about himself, but as long as people know who he is going in, you can watch the vids from a better perspective.

How was it confirmed that Pensare is the A&F model himself?