Summer Runs and Random Player Sightings

WuTang_CMB · Post #1401 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:18 pm

OhCanada · Post #1402 » by **OhCanada** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:41 pm

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This video shows me he's actually been in the gym. He hasn't shaved his tanktops loose and worn out and has ketchup stains on it, you can tell this mans been working. All those Ben Simmons shooting videos have a $20k budget, slo mo effects, background music.

LoveMyRaps · Post #1403 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 7:48 pm

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Same trainer eh

TimeForChange · Post #1404 » by **TimeForChange** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:00 pm

time to plant him in the corner again on offense :lol:

PushDaRock · Post #1405 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:02 pm

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wow, if you're not excited after watching that, you're not a Raptors fan

DreamTeam09 · Post #1406 » by **DreamTeam09** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:03 pm

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Very smooth, very demaure looking form there, pause

Post #1407 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:11 pm

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Good to see he’s working on it but this means nothing until we see him make them consistently in games.

Most serious hoopers can go on these shooting runs in practice where you make 16 straight. That’s good for a high school or college player. Then he fatigues and starts missing them. So he’s not there yet. And not enough clean makes either, which is how you really judge a shooter (or your own practice imo). But still good to see improvement and work. Hopefully in a couple more years he’s able to make 30 in a row with most of them swishes.

PushDaRock wrote:
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wow, if you're not excited after watching that, you're not a Raptors fan

Guess I’m not a Raptors fan. :wink:

I’ve been around a lot of basketball in my life and this is pretty par for the course for most serious hoopers who aren’t getting by on physical gifts.

Anyway I’m being a bit cynical here. I’m still a big believer in Barnes and that shooting can be developed in the league (look at Pascal), but this video shows improvement, it doesn’t show that he’s good — yet. If he keeps this up though he will get there in a couple more seasons of work.

EDIT: By contrast, here are Duncan Robinson’s makes — swish every time.

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HumbleRen · Post #1408 » by **HumbleRen** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:36 pm

Form still looks trash.

OhCanada · Post #1409 » by **OhCanada** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:40 pm

The only thing that matters is that hes in the gym working. We dissect a 1 minute video all we want but its just good to see him in the gym shooting.

Tha Cynic · Post #1410 » by **Tha Cynic** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:43 pm

lol the comments in that video are hilarious. Everyone talking about how they see a slight change in form. So much hope for change.

Dude, get a new trainer. Holy ****.

Post #1411 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:43 pm

Tha Cynic wrote:lol the comments in that video are hilarious. Everyone talking about how they see a slight change in form. So much hope for change.

Dude, get a new trainer. Holy ****.

It’s criminal that the org hasn’t stepped in yet. Barnes has made marginal skill improvements since high school. Whatever he’s doing isn’t working fast enough. And it starts with his high school trainer imo.

PushDaRock · Post #1412 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:46 pm

HiJiNX wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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Good to see he’s working on it but this means nothing until we see him make them consistently in games.

Most serious hoopers can go on these shooting runs in practice where you make 16 straight. That’s good for a high school or college player. Then he fatigues and starts missing them. So he’s not there yet. And not enough clean makes either, which is how you really judge a shooter (or your own practice imo). But still good to see improvement and work. Hopefully in a couple more years he’s able to make 30 in a row with most of them swishes.

PushDaRock wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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wow, if you're not excited after watching that, you're not a Raptors fan

Guess I’m not a Raptors fan.

I’ve been around a lot of basketball in my life and this is pretty par for the course for most serious hoopers who aren’t getting by on physical gifts.

Anyway I’m being a bit cynical here. I’m still a big believer in Barnes and that shooting can be developed in the league (look at Pascal), but this video shows improvement, it doesn’t show that he’s good — yet. If he keeps this up though he will get there in a couple more seasons of work.

EDIT: By contrast, here are Duncan Robinson’s makes — swish every time.

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?s=46&t=PK_PTsLkYYyXkyf21hlLzg

lol it was sarcasm

Post #1413 » by **HiJiNX** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:50 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
HiJiNX wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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Good to see he’s working on it but this means nothing until we see him make them consistently in games.

Most serious hoopers can go on these shooting runs in practice where you make 16 straight. That’s good for a high school or college player. Then he fatigues and starts missing them. So he’s not there yet. And not enough clean makes either, which is how you really judge a shooter (or your own practice imo). But still good to see improvement and work. Hopefully in a couple more years he’s able to make 30 in a row with most of them swishes.

PushDaRock wrote:
wow, if you're not excited after watching that, you're not a Raptors fan

Guess I’m not a Raptors fan.

I’ve been around a lot of basketball in my life and this is pretty par for the course for most serious hoopers who aren’t getting by on physical gifts.

Anyway I’m being a bit cynical here. I’m still a big believer in Barnes and that shooting can be developed in the league (look at Pascal), but this video shows improvement, it doesn’t show that he’s good — yet. If he keeps this up though he will get there in a couple more seasons of work.

EDIT: By contrast, here are Duncan Robinson’s makes — swish every time.

Read on Twitter
?s=46&t=PK_PTsLkYYyXkyf21hlLzg

lol it was sarcasm

Haha my bad.

mtcan · Post #1414 » by **mtcan** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 9:54 pm

PushDaRock wrote:
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wow, if you're not excited after watching that, you're not a Raptors fan

I want to make this my video wallpaper.

TakeYourHeart · Post #1415 » by **TakeYourHeart** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:13 pm

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not practicing at game speed
can't even get a guy to close out or contest for him
same trainer from highschool that hasn't been able to improve his shot for 10+ years now

this is the nightmare training video you did not want to see. you're on a max now my guy please elevate your routine

RoteSchroder · Post #1416 » by **RoteSchroder** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:39 pm

TakeYourHeart wrote:
WuTang_OG wrote:

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not practicing at game speed
can't even get a guy to close out or contest for him
same trainer from highschool that hasn't been able to improve his shot for 10+ years now

this is the nightmare training video you did not want to see. you're on a max now my guy please elevate your routine

compare it to how Castle's training after his rookie season. Seems he's emulating different scenarios to throw him off balance.

Watch on YouTube

sofargone · Post #1417 » by **sofargone** » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:58 pm

last time people were complaining about scotties trainer he had a career year from three, he did add a midrange game last season but i do hope he can raise the three %.

DreamTeam09 · Post #1418 » by **DreamTeam09** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 12:23 am

HiJiNX wrote:
Tha Cynic wrote:lol the comments in that video are hilarious. Everyone talking about how they see a slight change in form. So much hope for change.

Dude, get a new trainer. Holy ****.

It’s criminal that the org hasn’t stepped in yet. Barnes has made marginal skill improvements since high school. Whatever he’s doing isn’t working fast enough. And it starts with his high school trainer imo.

He's gone from 15ppg over his first 2yrs to 19ppg over his last to yrs. Another 5ppg increase probably puts him in all NBA territory along with all of his other attributes. Progression isn't always linear, how are we hating on someone who helped got him to where he's at to begin with

Loso04 · Post #1419 » by **Loso04** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 12:23 am

I don't hate Scottish or anything, but drafting him really changed the trajectory of our team. I am not saying Suggs is better, but maybe things would have went differently if we drafted Suggs and/or traded Siakam as soon as Scottish was drafted to get a greater return.

Loso04 · Post #1420 » by **Loso04** » Tue Jul 1, 2025 12:24 am

I don't hate Scottish or anything, but drafting him really changed the trajectory of our team. I am not saying Suggs is better, but maybe things would have went differently if we drafted Suggs and/or traded Siakam as soon as Scottish was drafted to get a greater return.