Post#776 » by Drifta01 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:20 am
First post here..
Been reading the forums and following the Raps ever since Bosh left TO (weird time to become a fan I know), and I after reading the first few pages I was kind of shocked at how ignorant some of the posters were about drafting Val. Some poster called him Bargnani from Lithuania (besides being Euro, White and 7 feet, there aren't many similarities between their games), other posters were cursing out BC and questioning his re-signing, another poster wanted to bring a shotgun to BC and his family.
Man, some people in the fan-base are just ridiculous. It doesn't seem like many read the scouting reports, but rather, they just regurgitate what other posters say and go with who/what others are going for (Like the whole Brandon Knight obsession, I never understood it considering the fact that we have Bayless already). OR they just jumped to the conclusion that any euro is a bad pick/Bargnani.
Anyway, it seems like as time has gone after the Jonas pick, some people are actually googling his draft profile and realizing that he's considered potentially the best player in this draft, with the main drawback right now being his buyout problem and the fact that he'll most likely miss a year. Jonas can rebound, has a high motor, BOXES OUT, and gives it his all on the offensive end AND the defensive end - although he tends to foul a lot, kind of reminiscent to Amir's defensive game. I mean really, you guys wanted a "true" centre to pair up with Bargnani (or just to be on the team), and now we have one. But you guys still complain..
Considering that most users here want to tank to theoretically get a better pick in the next draft (not that I support this kind of crap), shouldn't this buyout problem not even be a issue for you? I mean, if he's gonna miss a year, that means we lose more. And losing more, apparently, makes you guys happy.
BTW: Boy do I wish that his English was better though.
