Official NBA General Discussion 2025-26 V2.0

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #881 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:48 pm

C_Money wrote:
GoRapstheoriginal wrote:Trae Young is injured & not playing for the Wizards or?

He’s out until after all star weekend at least

AH! Ok thanks so much! I appreciate your time effort & energy!

GoRapstheoriginal · Post #882 » by **GoRapstheoriginal** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 10:52 pm

Jazz & Spurs on right now as well & it's close with 5 mins in the 2nd half! :O !

Tripod · Post #883 » by **Tripod** » Mon Jan 19, 2026 11:37 pm

Max Christie 7/8 from 3 just 1 minute into the 3rd Q.

Must be nice to have that.

Syd-TK3 · Post #884 » by **Syd-TK3** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:12 am

Every team in the east lost today but the sixers.
It's amazing how much a little win/loss streak could affect your standings with how close everyone is

We could easily be 3rd rn or even 9th

Brinbe · Post #885 » by **Brinbe** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 8:25 am

Jimmy done for the year. dubs should trade steph while they can. get started on the rebuild

WuTang_CMB · Post #886 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 12:48 pm

Ha knicks stink

Kingsway_fan · Post #887 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 1:20 pm

If we were close to healthy we would be second in the conference....

HumbleRen · Post #888 » by **HumbleRen** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 1:22 pm

Kingsway_fan wrote:If we were close to healthy we would be second in the conference....

Crazy thing is, 3 other teams in the east can say the same thing lol.

Troubadour · Post #889 » by **Troubadour** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:03 pm

NBA teams should bubblewrap their star players a week before playing the Raptors. Jimmy Butler tears his ACL the night before facing the Raptors. We were this close to seeing an opponent at full strength.

Tripod · Post #890 » by **Tripod** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:12 pm

Troubadour wrote:NBA teams should bubblewrap their star players a week before playing the Raptors. Jimmy Butler tears his ACL the night before facing the Raptors. We were this close to seeing an opponent at full strength.

Good job the Raps are at full strength.

Oh wait.

Troubadour · Post #891 » by **Troubadour** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:24 pm

Tripod wrote:
Troubadour wrote:NBA teams should bubblewrap their star players a week before playing the Raptors. Jimmy Butler tears his ACL the night before facing the Raptors. We were this close to seeing an opponent at full strength.

Good job the Raps are at full strength.

Oh wait.

Not everything I write is a personal attack against this team! It's just a general NBA observation in a a thread titled "NBA General Discussion".

But the Raptors are not in a unique situation. By this measurement, they are not even in the Top 10 of games lost to injury: https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/article/most-injured-nba-teams-97903

This person also calculated days lost to injury with the total salary to represent potential on-court impact. The Raptors had the third fewest games lost to injury and sixth lowest salary lost to injury: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1py68b1/most_injured_teams_by_value_missed_m_dallas_374/

Injuries are frustrating. They are not unique to the Raptors.

Tripod · Post #892 » by **Tripod** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:45 pm

Troubadour wrote:
Tripod wrote:
Troubadour wrote:NBA teams should bubblewrap their star players a week before playing the Raptors. Jimmy Butler tears his ACL the night before facing the Raptors. We were this close to seeing an opponent at full strength.

Good job the Raps are at full strength.

Oh wait.

Not everything I write is a personal attack against this team! It's just a general NBA observation in a a thread titled "NBA General Discussion".

But the Raptors are not in a unique situation. By this measurement, they are not even in the Top 10 of games lost to injury: https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/article/most-injured-nba-teams-97903

This person also calculated days lost to injury with the total salary to represent potential on-court impact. The Raptors had the third fewest games lost to injury and sixth lowest salary lost to injury: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1py68b1/most_injured_teams_by_value_missed_m_dallas_374/

Injuries are frustrating. They are not unique to the Raptors.

Of course they are not unique to the Raps. It's the new NBA.

The Raps have had 6 games where they had the 5 starters+CMB available so opponents ALSO get to take on the Raps shorthanded.

Troubadour · Post #893 » by **Troubadour** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 2:55 pm

Tripod wrote:
Troubadour wrote:
Tripod wrote:Good job the Raps are at full strength.

Oh wait.

Not everything I write is a personal attack against this team! It's just a general NBA observation in a a thread titled "NBA General Discussion".

But the Raptors are not in a unique situation. By this measurement, they are not even in the Top 10 of games lost to injury: https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/article/most-injured-nba-teams-97903

This person also calculated days lost to injury with the total salary to represent potential on-court impact. The Raptors had the third fewest games lost to injury and sixth lowest salary lost to injury: https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1py68b1/most_injured_teams_by_value_missed_m_dallas_374/

Injuries are frustrating. They are not unique to the Raptors.

Of course they are not unique to the Raps. It's the new NBA.

The Raps have had 6 games where they had the 5 starters+CMB available so opponents ALSO get to take on the Raps shorthanded.

OK, you're right. I'll reserve judgment on this Raptors team until Jakob Poeltl's back can be superglued back together.

It is a little funny, though, that the goalposts are now all five starters plus specific role player we have decided is important. Jamal Shead doesn't get that love? Mamu has been pretty healthy this season too. Not to mention lottery pick Gradey Dick.

Boardbreaker · Post #894 » by **Boardbreaker** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:11 pm

We already beat the warriors when they had everyone but clowns just going to keep finding a way to cry.

Tofubeque · Post #895 » by **Tofubeque** » Tue Jan 20, 2026 3:21 pm

Brutal injury for Butler but it makes a buyer for the “trade Ingram” agenda I’ve been trying out. Send him to the Warriors for all their picks.

WuTang_CMB · Post #896 » by **WuTang_CMB** » Yesterday 2:11 am

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Tripod · Post #897 » by **Tripod** » Yesterday 2:27 am

Suns really trying to piss this win vs 76ers away

ImaBeatDatAzz · Post #898 » by **ImaBeatDatAzz** » Yesterday 11:10 am

Knicks are imploding.. players only meeting

Post #899 » by **tsherkin** » Yesterday 8:35 pm

ImaBeatDatAzz wrote:Knicks are imploding.. players only meeting

Yeah, they looked rough in that last one.

Tripod · Post #900 » by **Tripod** » Today 1:18 am

Cavs, Celtics, Knicks all gonna win tonight. Raps need to keep pace vs Kangs.