PG: Need some Dark(o) Magic (1-2)

dballislife · Post #81 » by **dballislife** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:42 am

man what are we like scoring almost 130 per night so far and this is while bricking all our 3s...the offense is not a problem but is darko the worst defensive coach in league something

DemHeavyHands · Post #82 » by **DemHeavyHands** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:43 am

Tha Cynic wrote:
DemHeavyHands wrote:IQ is a 6th man type player, like he was in New York

Even if he’s hitting 3s, he has like none of the intangibles a guy like Lowry had. He isn’t a starting pg on a legit team

Would like to see shead get more meaningful mins in the 4th with the starters, him and Scottie guarding pick n rolls would cause chaos

IQ actually looks better than last year. His shot needs to go down though. He has missed everything so far.

He has been getting to the rim a lot more and finishing with contact and also making some great passes out there. There's even some added explosiveness there.

I agree. He’s still a Lou will type to me though. He’s not the pg that this particular team needs imo. I doubt he’s ever gonna be a championship pg.

But obviously with his price tag he’s gonna start

sbsat · Post #83 » by **sbsat** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:44 am

dballislife wrote:man what are we like scoring almost 130 per night so far and this is while bricking all our 3s...the offense is not a problem but is darko the worst defensive coach in league something

He is the worst coach in the league, period imo. Has no redeeming qualities of an nba head coach nit sure why we continue this charade

Randle McMurphy · Post #84 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:44 am

Tha Cynic wrote:It is very apparent that Battle should be taking Dick's spot in the rotation. He is a much more useful player right now while JKW is out. Battle has also outplayed him so far in their time in the NBA.

We’ve got bigger issues I think

Like paying Ingram, Barrett and Quickley a combined 100M to play no defense and jack up shots inefficiently

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #85 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:44 am

IQ and Poeltl would be a nice pair off the bench.

dballislife · Post #86 » by **dballislife** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:46 am

Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:IQ and Poeltl would be a nice pair off the bench.

obviously this team has enough offense, but we gotta mix it up somehow and get more defense in the starting lineup

YoungG · Post #87 » by **YoungG** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:47 am

Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can't see Quickley being a high level starting PG. Can't defend, plays at one speed, and lacks basketball IQ.

What does he offer when his shot is not falling? Maybe we were too spoiled watching Kyle Lowry for years.

I was trying to figure out a hypothetical replacement for IQ last night. Which PG right now can actually guard their position while hit threes consistently? I couldn't really come up with a legitimate trade target, but sillier things have happened before, right? I wonder who could slide into that starting PG role and actually give the Raptors what they sorely need?

links135 · Post #88 » by **links135** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:48 am

Eh, we were fine until Poeltl and Barrett got in foul trouble in the 3rd, causing massive size loss to a huge Mavs team who took advantage with a favorable whistle.

Even then I'd IQ just shot well from 3 we'd have still been ip. Although yes inside defence has been concerning, but this has been, next to wemby and Houston, 2 biggest frontcourts in the league.

Which is trouble when your center gets into foul trouble. Guy can't even get 20 minutes in.

So this start will suck because of the matchups, but still not worried. Being how bad IQ has been shooting and we know he can, real question mark was offence which otherwise has been fine.

Shooting 49% and 39% is great, so if we can keep that up and lower the fouls, we're in for a good time facing the bottom 10 east teams.

MiamiSPX · Post #89 » by **MiamiSPX** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:50 am

The chances of Bobby making a trade in the first 2 months are 0%. If it were me, I'd be trying to pry Jones out of NO. Do we have anything the Pels need? Not at all, but it's Dumars....

tdotrep2 · Post #90 » by **tdotrep2** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:51 am

I think we need defensive guards to pair with scottie & ingram

Clutch0z24 · Post #91 » by **Clutch0z24** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:53 am

If this season goes downhill with a probable Ingram injury at some point during the season and we are back in tank mode....How bad will trading that Pacers pick that will prolly be top 7 as well look.....Imagine having 2 top picks in such a good draft class. Just happy we kept our pick but might have been a bad look to try and put a competitive team together that can't compete if we struggle this season.

NotMyKawhi · Post #92 » by **NotMyKawhi** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:54 am

Raptors are the next Expos

Tacoma · Post #93 » by **Tacoma** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:54 am

CazOnReal wrote:Fanbase when we go 1-3 despite us all acknowledging we had a tough opening schedule:

No excuses. When you're a bad team, there are no easy teams on the schedule. Dallas was 0-2 including losing by 10 against Washington who won only 18 games last season. They were beatable and we didn't get it done.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #94 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:55 am

dballislife wrote:
Harcore Fenton Mun wrote:IQ and Poeltl would be a nice pair off the bench.

obviously this team has enough offense, but we gotta mix it up somehow and get more defense in the starting lineup

It would be a way more balanced team, vs top heavy. Those two play well together too.

ConSarnit · Post #95 » by **ConSarnit** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:56 am

dballislife wrote:man what are we like scoring almost 130 per night so far and this is while bricking all our 3s...the offense is not a problem but is darko the worst defensive coach in league something

This is our destiny as long as Poeltl remains compromised (I’m assuming his back injury is hampering his play).

IQ
RJ
BI
Poeltl
Dick
Mamu

We can’t have these guys be top rotation guys and expect a good defense. Even at full health we’re an average defensive team. With Poeltl hobbling around we have no chance.

If this Poeltl injury lingers we are screwed defensively.

Pointgod · Post #96 » by **Pointgod** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:56 am

YoungG wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can't see Quickley being a high level starting PG. Can't defend, plays at one speed, and lacks basketball IQ.

What does he offer when his shot is not falling? Maybe we were too spoiled watching Kyle Lowry for years.

I was trying to figure out a hypothetical replacement for IQ last night. Which PG right now can actually guard their position while hit threes consistently? I couldn't really come up with a legitimate trade target, but sillier things have happened before, right? I wonder who could slide into that starting PG role and actually give the Raptors what they sorely need?

There are options but we’ll have to attach multiple picks with Quickley if he keeps playing like this.

PushDaRock · Post #97 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:58 am

MiamiSPX wrote:The chances of Bobby making a trade in the first 2 months are 0%. If it were me, I'd be trying to pry Jones out of NO. Do we have anything the Pels need? Not at all, but it's Dumars....

They just extended him, so that seems pretty unlikely.

Appostis · Post #98 » by **Appostis** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:59 am

Valard wrote:
Appostis wrote:
Valard wrote:
*shrugs* I see no issue with either.

...He yells from his asylum window.

Yea, you're right.

Their track record dictates we should keep riding this out.

Oh yea. 3 games into the season?

Or the tanking injury filled season?

Jeremy Lin 7 · Post #99 » by **Jeremy Lin 7** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:00 am

YoungG wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can't see Quickley being a high level starting PG. Can't defend, plays at one speed, and lacks basketball IQ.

What does he offer when his shot is not falling? Maybe we were too spoiled watching Kyle Lowry for years.

I was trying to figure out a hypothetical replacement for IQ last night. Which PG right now can actually guard their position while hit threes consistently? I couldn't really come up with a legitimate trade target, but sillier things have happened before, right? I wonder who could slide into that starting PG role and actually give the Raptors what they sorely need?

Hope Shaed learns how to shoot 3s at a proficient rate? Would rather have IQ coming off the bench, but thats not happening

nikster · Post #100 » by **nikster** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 3:00 am

Pointgod wrote:
YoungG wrote:
Jeremy Lin 7 wrote:Can't see Quickley being a high level starting PG. Can't defend, plays at one speed, and lacks basketball IQ.

What does he offer when his shot is not falling? Maybe we were too spoiled watching Kyle Lowry for years.

I was trying to figure out a hypothetical replacement for IQ last night. Which PG right now can actually guard their position while hit threes consistently? I couldn't really come up with a legitimate trade target, but sillier things have happened before, right? I wonder who could slide into that starting PG role and actually give the Raptors what they sorely need?

There are options but we’ll have to attach multiple picks with Quickley if he keeps playing like this.

Who is actually a realistic target for an upgrade (even if Quickley was hitting 3s and had better trade value)