Summer Runs and Random Player Sightings

[Tha Cynic]

Thank god blake joining them every day now

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Nice. Will be even better if he breaks out of those leading questions by Will and just speaks his full opinion lol.

[TheGeneral99]

I'm not the biggest fan of Gary, but we can't forget he just turned 24 years old...still very young.

No reason why he can't become a CJ McCollum type of player, but we'll see. He needs to improve his ball handling, passing game, court awareness and raise his efficiency a tad...get his fg% to the mid-40s and his 3 fg% to the high 30s consistently.

[Raptorfan2012]

I'm not the biggest fan of Gary, but we can't forget he just turned 24 years old...still very young.

No reason why he can't become a CJ McCollum type of player, but we'll see. He needs to improve his ball handling, passing game, court awareness and raise his efficiency a tad...get his fg% to the mid-40s and his 3 fg% to the high 30s consistently.

We really need to start signing some of our young guys to extensions - either trade GTJ or give him a fair deal.

[Stromile12]

Boucher looked like it wasn't worth his time being there, too cool. Scottie looked good, pretty much the same, using his strength to get buckets.

[SkywalkerAC]

Anyone want to hazard a guess when those runs took place? Earlier in the off-season when we heard a bunch of Raptors guys were there (we had been waiting for the vid ever since) or just recently?

[ItsDanger]

These Rico Hines runs are just relaxed full court games for players to get cardio exercise. Nobody posts videos of NHL player off season skates. Don't read anything into these highlights, they mean nothing.

[Joker]

I'm not the biggest fan of Gary, but we can't forget he just turned 24 years old...still very young.

No reason why he can't become a CJ McCollum type of player, but we'll see. He needs to improve his ball handling, passing game, court awareness and raise his efficiency a tad...get his fg% to the mid-40s and his 3 fg% to the high 30s consistently.

in the rico runs, gary plays so smooth and just lets the game come to him. But then in actual regular season games he can force his shot at times - taking contested shots he has no business taking.

[Joker]

Poeltl's free throw form still looks off to me, like he's short-arming it, not getting full extension and wrist snap at the top.

[mtcan]

Poeltl's free throw form still looks off to me, like he's short-arming it, not getting full extension and wrist snap at the top.

He needs that NOAH system that Dillon Brooks was raving about after thr World Cup

[lobosloboslobos]

Anyone want to hazard a guess when those runs took place? Earlier in the off-season when we heard a bunch of Raptors guys were there (we had been waiting for the vid ever since) or just recently?

dowtin's been gone for weeks now i think so a while back i'd say

[ForeverTFC]

Nobody talking about the fact that Achiuwa looks like the same player. Still dribbles the ball out in front of him. Still doesn’t look to pass when he gets the ball. Still doesn’t box out. Still short arms his floaters and layups. Isn’t seeing the game any better than before.

I think we need to trade him while he still has some value. He ain’t gonna get any better.

If he can hit the 3 consistently, that and his defense alone make him worth it as a rotation player that you can probably have on a good contract long term. I don't think expectations for him should be starter material; first big off the bench with position versatility on defense is a perfectly good outcome I think.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Nobody talking about the fact that Achiuwa looks like the same player. Still dribbles the ball out in front of him. Still doesn’t look to pass when he gets the ball. Still doesn’t box out. Still short arms his floaters and layups. Isn’t seeing the game any better than before.

I think we need to trade him while he still has some value. He ain’t gonna get any better.

If he can hit the 3 consistently, that and his defense alone make him worth it as a rotation player that you can probably have on a good contract long term. I don't think expectations for him should be starter material; first big off the bench with position versatility on defense is a perfectly good outcome I think.

imo he has Norm potential. Needs to find consistency with his 3, and then attack closeouts and aggressive D. Norm smixed up the timing on his attacks to stop getting demolished at the rim, and then grinded/NOAH'd the release point on his catch and shoot 3s.

[lobosloboslobos]

Nobody talking about the fact that Achiuwa looks like the same player. Still dribbles the ball out in front of him. Still doesn’t look to pass when he gets the ball. Still doesn’t box out. Still short arms his floaters and layups. Isn’t seeing the game any better than before.

I think we need to trade him while he still has some value. He ain’t gonna get any better.

If he can hit the 3 consistently, that and his defense alone make him worth it as a rotation player that you can probably have on a good contract long term. I don't think expectations for him should be starter material; first big off the bench with position versatility on defense is a perfectly good outcome I think.

imo he has Norm potential. Needs to find consistency with his 3, and then attack closeouts and aggressive D. Norm smixed up the timing on his attacks to stop getting demolished at the rim, and then grinded/NOAH'd the release point on his catch and shoot 3s.

question is will his second half of 2021 go down as his own 13-Game peak or is that kind of shooting and impact something he can one day (soon hopefully) replicate? a breakout season from Precious fulfilling even a half-decent chunk of his astronomical potential would be a massive boost for this team. someone - precious, scottie, gary, og, gradey - just someone has to really bust out and become special. small improvements will be enough from everyone else if that happens. and if 2 or 3 guys can do it we are set.

otoh i said the exact same thing last year. it was true both times but it doesn't mean it will happen. obviously.

[C_Money]

I'm not the biggest fan of Gary, but we can't forget he just turned 24 years old...still very young.

No reason why he can't become a CJ McCollum type of player, but we'll see. He needs to improve his ball handling, passing game, court awareness and raise his efficiency a tad...get his fg% to the mid-40s and his 3 fg% to the high 30s consistently.

in the rico runs, gary plays so smooth and just lets the game come to him. But then in actual regular season games he can force his shot at times - taking contested shots he has no business taking.

I think that had alot to do with Nurse’s so called “system”. Good looks were hard to come by.

[WuTang_CMB]

Thank god blake joining them every day now

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Nice. Will be even better if he breaks out of those leading questions by Will and just speaks his full opinion lol.

As long as we get less of the clown laughs lol bozos

[HumbleRen]

I'm not the biggest fan of Gary, but we can't forget he just turned 24 years old...still very young.

No reason why he can't become a CJ McCollum type of player, but we'll see. He needs to improve his ball handling, passing game, court awareness and raise his efficiency a tad...get his fg% to the mid-40s and his 3 fg% to the high 30s consistently.

in the rico runs, gary plays so smooth and just lets the game come to him. But then in actual regular season games he can force his shot at times - taking contested shots he has no business taking.

I think that had alot to do with Nurse’s so called “system”. Good looks were hard to come by.

Has to do with pick up games having 20% of the intensity that a real game has lol.

A close out at a Rico Hines game vs a close out in the NBA is night and day.

[XTC]

Boucher looked like it wasn't worth his time being there, too cool. Scottie looked good, pretty much the same, using his strength to get buckets.

I disagree with Scottie looking the same. Compare his Rico runs last year, he was soft going up, athletically he was very "bambi" like. He seemed like he didn't know how to use his length to his advantage.

This year in the Rico runs, he's been getting by defenders, getting low on his drives. He looks much stronger, and his drives have looked very slithery to me. Ball handling looks alot more fluid and tight.

His mindset also seems to be far more aggressive. Last year in the Rico runs he was mostly shooting open 3's and/or passing up the ball. I have high expectations this season. 22/8/6/1/1.

[Vampirate]

Boucher looked like it wasn't worth his time being there, too cool. Scottie looked good, pretty much the same, using his strength to get buckets.

I disagree with Scottie looking the same. Compare his Rico runs last year, he was soft going up, athletically he was very "bambi" like. He seemed like he didn't know how to use his length to his advantage.

This year in the Rico runs, he's been getting by defenders, getting low on his drives. He looks much stronger, and his drives have looked very slithery to me. Ball handling looks alot more fluid and tight.

His mindset also seems to be far more aggressive. Last year in the Rico runs he was mostly shooting open 3's and/or passing up the ball. I have high expectations this season. 22/8/6/1/1.

As long as Barnes avoids the catastrophic type of months that he had last year, it should be a good year from him.

[XTC]

Boucher looked like it wasn't worth his time being there, too cool. Scottie looked good, pretty much the same, using his strength to get buckets.

I disagree with Scottie looking the same. Compare his Rico runs last year, he was soft going up, athletically he was very "bambi" like. He seemed like he didn't know how to use his length to his advantage.

This year in the Rico runs, he's been getting by defenders, getting low on his drives. He looks much stronger, and his drives have looked very slithery to me. Ball handling looks alot more fluid and tight.

His mindset also seems to be far more aggressive. Last year in the Rico runs he was mostly shooting open 3's and/or passing up the ball. I have high expectations this season. 22/8/6/1/1.

As long as Barnes avoids the catastrophic type of months that he had last year, it should be a good year from him.

I think how he starts the season will be huge. People forget Barnes had a 43 game stretch this past season where he averaged 17/7/5/1/1. It's not a stretch to say if he doesn't get injured, and with more ball handling duties he can't add 5 PPG, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. I'm expecting and allstar season TBH.

[Vampirate]

Boucher looked like it wasn't worth his time being there, too cool. Scottie looked good, pretty much the same, using his strength to get buckets.

I disagree with Scottie looking the same. Compare his Rico runs last year, he was soft going up, athletically he was very "bambi" like. He seemed like he didn't know how to use his length to his advantage.

This year in the Rico runs, he's been getting by defenders, getting low on his drives. He looks much stronger, and his drives have looked very slithery to me. Ball handling looks alot more fluid and tight.

His mindset also seems to be far more aggressive. Last year in the Rico runs he was mostly shooting open 3's and/or passing up the ball. I have high expectations this season. 22/8/6/1/1.

Things that impressed me in the video were his long distance shooting from mid range to that pull up 3.

What still grinds my gears though is his feet are so far apart when he takes a jump shot.

Can you give me a link to last years Rico Runs and this year so I can accurately assess them side by side?