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Will the raptors make the playoffs this season?

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Will the raptors make the playoffs?

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Will the raptors make the playoffs this season? 

Post#1 » by vulture » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:30 am

I believe with the ddition of IQ and RJ this is a better team than with OG. Having a guard like IQ opens up so much of the offensive playbook with his shooting ability. It’s a deeper and better team.

I’m calling it now the raptors will make the playoffs though the play in if they keep pascal,
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Re: Will the raptors make the playoffs this season? 

Post#2 » by duppyy » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:32 am

Big fat no
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Post#3 » by Thaddy » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:32 am

IQ is going to be impactful but the addition by subtraction of losing Flynn and Achiuwa is the biggest impact.
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Post#4 » by Tor_Raps » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:46 am

PLAYOFFS? We talking PLAYOFFS?

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Post#5 » by Tor_Raps » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:48 am

Thaddy wrote:IQ is going to be impactful but the addition by subtraction of losing Flynn and Achiuwa is the biggest impact.


Ummm no... we didn't have them playing the past few games and we still sucked. While they do suck, we are going to replace them with further sucking lol.
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Re: Will the raptors make the playoffs this season? 

Post#6 » by BlackThought » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:48 am

The question is can we be the 10th best team in the East and the answer is maybe. The term playoffs just don't carry as much weight as before.
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Post#7 » by Bruin » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:48 am

For as long as Darko is here we’re not sniffing the playoffs
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Post#8 » by hype_2004 » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:53 am

You just never know, this team could very well lose 10 in a row or win 10 in a row. We just don't know how the new guys will help, and the uncertainty surrounding Siakam. I think everything will reveal itself before the trade deadline.
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Post#9 » by PhilBlackson » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:58 am

That would mean we kept Siakam which I simply do not want to happen & want him to be traded (period).
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Post#10 » by vulture » Mon Jan 1, 2024 12:59 am

hype_2004 wrote:You just never know, this team could very well lose 10 in a row or win 10 in a row. We just don't know how the new guys will help, and the uncertainty surrounding Siakam. I think everything will reveal itself before the trade deadline.


I hear ya. I’m just so high on this trade and the impact it will have this season and going forward.
This team is flat out better than it was yesterday before the trade.
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Post#11 » by fourones1x » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:06 am

Tor_Raps wrote:PLAYOFFS?

We talking about PLAYOFFS?

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Post#12 » by mrdressup » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:18 am

I think so. We're just 2 pizza parties away.
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Post#13 » by links135 » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:28 am

Watch us trade Siakam and then make the 2nd round.
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Post#14 » by Jcity08 » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:34 am

We going to be play-in champions!

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Post#15 » by WaltFrazier » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:40 am

Coaching will be the big downfall. Lack of organization and attention to detail means losing close winnable games as we've seen already. Defense hasn't been good but it will be worse now.

IQ and JR will be surprised at the lack of coaching structure compared to the system they're coming from.
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Post#16 » by JShuttlesworth » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:43 am

Nope. I think we have a better chance of keeping our pick than making the playoffs at this point

We still don't even know if Siakam will be with us moving forward or not
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Post#17 » by vulture » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:53 am

WaltFrazier wrote:Coaching will be the big downfall. Lack of organization and attention to detail means losing close winnable games as we've seen already. Defense hasn't been good but it will be worse now.

IQ and JR will be surprised at the lack of coaching structure compared to the system they're coming from.


Walt, are you sad about go? J/k

I just think the team got so much better on offense so now we don’t have to struggle in the hal court anymore.

RJ IQ are above average defenders so the defense won’t suffer. I worry about darko but with this trade they added good rotation rotation players and he can get really creative with the offence.
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Post#18 » by Scase » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:54 am

vulture wrote:I believe with the ddition of IQ and RJ this a better team than with OG. Having a guard like IQ opens up so much of the offensive playbook with his shooting ability. It’s a deeper and better team.

I’m calling it now the raptors will make the playoffs though the play in if they keep pascal,

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Post#19 » by vulture » Mon Jan 1, 2024 1:55 am

JShuttlesworth wrote:Nope. I think we have a better chance of keeping our pick than making the playoffs at this point

We still don't even know if Siakam will be with us moving forward or not


I’m saying if they keep pascal they will make the playoffs.
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Re: Will the raptors make the playoffs this season? 

Post#20 » by SFour » Mon Jan 1, 2024 2:10 am

they're still a bottom 10 team

if they do get better it'll only be enough to lose this years pick to the Spurs.

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