The power of positive thinking... part 2

PhilBlackson · Post #21 » by **PhilBlackson** » Thu May 8, 2025 4:13 pm

Cooper "The Canadian" Flagg is destined to happen.

Fr though I'd kill even to have a chance to draft Ace.

ontnut · Post #22 » by **ontnut** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:10 pm

IU WILL cancel her engagement and come to me as her one true love.
IU WILL cancel her engagement and come to me as her one true love.
IU WILL cancel her engagement and come to me as her one true love.

Spoiler:

M3tro · Post #23 » by **M3tro** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:18 pm

mtcan wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:
mtcan wrote:The last white guy taken #1 (Blake is light skin but really is biracial, as is Cade and Paolo Banchero is Latin American) was........Andrea Bargnani.

The stars are aligning.

Pretty sure Banchero is half Italian...

You are correct. Dad is Italian and Mom is black.

Again...last white guy taken #1 is Andrea Bargnani. We are destined.

Italians aren't white though.

SnotoriousBIG · Post #24 » by **SnotoriousBIG** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:31 pm

M3tro wrote:
mtcan wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:
Pretty sure Banchero is half Italian...

You are correct. Dad is Italian and Mom is black.

Again...last white guy taken #1 is Andrea Bargnani. We are destined.

Italians aren't white though.

mtcan · Post #25 » by **mtcan** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:31 pm

M3tro wrote:
mtcan wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:
Pretty sure Banchero is half Italian...

You are correct. Dad is Italian and Mom is black.

Again...last white guy taken #1 is Andrea Bargnani. We are destined.

Italians aren't white though.

Some of them are...some of them aren't.

Andrea is pretty white to me.

M3tro · Post #26 » by **M3tro** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:33 pm

SnotoriousBIG wrote:
M3tro wrote:
mtcan wrote:You are correct. Dad is Italian and Mom is black.

Again...last white guy taken #1 is Andrea Bargnani. We are destined.

Italians aren't white though.

Go into a room of waspy John Smith's and ask if Giovanni Petruzzi is white too.

SnotoriousBIG · Post #27 » by **SnotoriousBIG** » Thu May 8, 2025 6:54 pm

M3tro wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:
M3tro wrote:
Italians aren't white though.

Go into a room of waspy John Smith's and ask if Giovanni Petruzzi is white too.

I'm not asking nobody nothing. That's none of my business fam :lol:

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YogurtProducer · Post #28 » by **YogurtProducer** » Thu May 8, 2025 8:59 pm

M3tro wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:
M3tro wrote:
Italians aren't white though.

Go into a room of waspy John Smith's and ask if Giovanni Petruzzi is white too.

I’ve taken classes on this, and its interesting how “whiteness” in society works.

For example, Italians aren’t white (????), and some people don’t consider someone with one black and one white parent to be white either (but they’re still black!).

Post #29 » by **TheDoctor** » Thu May 8, 2025 10:58 pm

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

A classic thread is back.

ArthurVandelay · Post #30 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Thu May 8, 2025 11:19 pm

Marvin! wrote:It worked once before, so why not try it again

Repeat after me

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

Let's go!

Ok….lets go!

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #31 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Thu May 8, 2025 11:59 pm

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 NBA draft!

#teampositivepolly!

Nature · Post #32 » by **Nature** » Fri May 9, 2025 12:08 am

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

mtcan · Post #33 » by **mtcan** » Fri May 9, 2025 12:17 am

YogurtProducer wrote:
M3tro wrote:
SnotoriousBIG wrote:

Go into a room of waspy John Smith's and ask if Giovanni Petruzzi is white too.

I’ve taken classes on this, and its interesting how “whiteness” in society works.

For example, Italians aren’t white (????), and some people don’t consider someone with one black and one white parent to be white either (but they’re still black!).

Looks pretty white to me.

And yes...this is more positive energy...in honour of the best #1 overall pick we have ever had in franchise history.

Dalek · Post #34 » by **Dalek** » Fri May 9, 2025 1:04 am

I read this first as "The power of positive thinking...pick 2."

I really want Dylan Harper because I think he is a more fun as a lead handler, but that's just me.

Thaddy · Post #35 » by **Thaddy** » Fri May 9, 2025 1:25 am

If we get the first pick I'll give up RealGM for a year.

PhilBlackson · Post #36 » by **PhilBlackson** » Fri May 9, 2025 1:34 am

It's funny though how little faith we have about even cracking the top 4 considering that we have pretty solid odds & the track record of 7th place teams jumping into the top 4....but I get it's mainly that we don't wanna get too excited about something that may not happen or "jinx it".

But its actually funny how far more prepared we are collectively to fall to 8th than to jump into the top 4 even though the combined odds of jumping into the top 4 is just BARELY lower than falling to 8th. It's as close of a "coin toss" in odds as there is for the fate of our pick lol but yeah fingers crossed, positive vibes sent and all the rest! lol Hopefully it lands in our favour & hoping for a helluva Monday!! Let's NBA!

mtcan · Post #37 » by **mtcan** » Fri May 9, 2025 1:41 am

Thaddy wrote:If we get the first pick I'll give up RealGM for a year.

This just makes me want the first pick even more!!!! :lol:

bluerap23 · Post #38 » by **bluerap23** » Fri May 9, 2025 11:45 am

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

The Toronto Raptors WILL win the 1st pick in the 2025 nba draft

Clutch0z24 · Post #39 » by **Clutch0z24** » Fri May 9, 2025 12:23 pm

If Raptors get the 1st pick....For me that will be prolly the 2nd greatest moment after the championship for our franchise....Flagg is good enough to bring a bad team out the gutter and a meh team like ours to playoff success....Tbh id be thrilled to jump to top 3 ....But Flagg is a true difference maker.

ArthurVandelay · Post #40 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Fri May 9, 2025 12:59 pm

mtcan wrote:
Thaddy wrote:If we get the first pick I'll give up RealGM for a year.

This just makes me want the first pick even more!!!!

This makes my desire for the first pick stronger!!! :lol: