Future NBA baller wonders if he will get in the Raptors

hamworld05 · Post #1 » by **hamworld05** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:17 pm

How come a Canadian has never been on the Raptors? Is it because the ballers in Canada are not good enough?

I am starting to wonder if I should just plan to get on an nba team then request to sign a new contract with Toronto.

kylerocs · Post #2 » by **kylerocs** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:22 pm

matt bonner.

Post #3 » by **theSkinny** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:26 pm

kylerocs wrote:matt bonner.

No, No you got that wrong..

Matt Bonner became Canadian because of the Raptors

Post #4 » by **darth_federer** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:27 pm

When Denham Brown was draft eligible, most sites had us drafting him with our second round pick. BC didnt pick him though and there hasnt really been a viable Canadian prospect since.

Ponchos · Post #5 » by **Ponchos** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:29 pm

Good luck on making the NBA. You probably won't though.

hamworld05 · Post #6 » by **hamworld05** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:31 pm

What if I become a viable Canadian prospect? Would the Raptors pick me as swiftly as I decided to try and get drafted by them?

Ponchos · Post #7 » by **Ponchos** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:34 pm

No, because that would be silly. The Raps don't draft on nationality. Well, at least not North American nationality. Become Italian and change your name to Andrea Bargnanier and you got a shot.

hamworld05 · Post #8 » by **hamworld05** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:35 pm

Ponchos wrote:No, because that would be silly. The Raps don't draft on nationality. Well, at least not North American nationality. Become Italian and change your name to Andrea Bargnanier and you got a shot.

Why do the Raptors draft the way they do?

Ponchos · Post #9 » by **Ponchos** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:36 pm

Is this going to keep devolving until you ask "why is the sky blue"?

Salted Meat · Post #10 » by **Salted Meat** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:37 pm

hamworld05 wrote:What if I become a viable Canadian prospect? Would the Raptors pick me as swiftly as I decided to try and get drafted by them?

No team, the Raptors included, will pick you because of where you're from. You need to be (a) incredibly talented, and (b) the right fit.

Egg Nog · Post #11 » by **Egg Nog** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:38 pm

hamworld05 wrote:How come a Canadian has never been on the Raptors? Is it because the ballers in Canada are not good enough?

I am starting to wonder if I should just plan to get on an nba team then request to sign a new contract with Toronto.

Well the players don't really get to choose where they go, so it's not any more likely that a Canadian player will go to the Raptors than any other team.

So it's all simple probability... right now there are 5 Canadian players in the league and 30 teams. There have only been 20 Canadian players in the league since the ABA merger in 1976, and the Raptors have only been around been around since 1995. The fact that the Raptors have never had a Canadian player doesn't exactly defy the odds.

I am starting to wonder if I should just plan to get on an nba team then request to sign a new contract with Toronto.

Good call. In fact, we should all just plan to get on an NBA team. Shouldn't be too hard.

SDM · Post #12 » by **SDM** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:38 pm

hamworld05 · Post #13 » by **hamworld05** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:39 pm

Ponchos wrote:Is this going to keep devolving until you ask "why is the sky blue"?

No. I am a man attempting to attain true manliness.

Ponchos · Post #14 » by **Ponchos** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:40 pm

hamworld05 wrote:
Ponchos wrote:Is this going to keep devolving until you ask "why is the sky blue"?

No. I am a man attempting to attain true manliness.

Well in that case, start doing steroids. Buckets of them.

Egg Nog · Post #15 » by **Egg Nog** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:40 pm

SDM wrote:

The dude on the left totally looks like Jay Triano from that angle.

Ponchos · Post #16 » by **Ponchos** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:41 pm

That aint michael caine.

Post #17 » by **darth_federer** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:42 pm

Ponchos wrote:That aint michael caine.

Yeah its a US congressman who is a big Batman fan. I forgot his name.

OP the Raptors draft the best player available. That should be obvious after the Raptors drafted Ed Davis

hamworld05 · Post #18 » by **hamworld05** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:44 pm

I am starting to wonder if I should just plan to get on an nba team then request to sign a new contract with Toronto.

Good call. In fact, we should all just plan to get on an NBA team. Shouldn't be too hard.[/quote]

*sigh* If you only knew what I knew you would not doubt for true manliness loves all that attempts to attain it.

Egg Nog · Post #19 » by **Egg Nog** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:45 pm

darth_federer wrote:
Ponchos wrote:That aint michael caine.

Yeah its a US congressman who is a big Batman fan. I forgot his name.

OP the Raptors draft the best player available. That should be obvious after the Raptors drafted Ed Davis

Yeah, you guys are right. I was just trying to remember actors from that movie, but I guess his butler never talked to the Joker, haha.

I'd feel bad about this going off-topic if it wasn't so lol to begin with.

Egg Nog · Post #20 » by **Egg Nog** » Sat Oct 9, 2010 9:46 pm

hamworld05 wrote:
hamworld05 wrote:I am starting to wonder if I should just plan to get on an nba team then request to sign a new contract with Toronto.

Egg Nog wrote:Good call. In fact, we should all just plan to get on an NBA team. Shouldn't be too hard.

*sigh* If you only knew what I knew you would not doubt for true manliness loves all that attempts to attain it.

Okay pal.