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Post#262 » by nabbs » Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:30 pm

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Post#264 » by RapsFan2000 » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:05 am

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I hate playing with guys like Stanley Johnson that take off their shirt in pickup. They're all sweaty and nasty, and you can't really guard them properly because they're so slippery.



Lmao, this made me laugh. If it's skins v shirts which we did in college ball at times, that's cool. Otherwise, yeah if you're that dude who sweats buckets, keeping a shirt on may be better :lol:
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OG was at the pro day with all the other Klutch guys
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Post#266 » by nabbs » Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:29 pm



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Re: Official Toronto Raptors Offseason Thread *UPDATES* 

Post#267 » by MrDollarBills » Sun Nov 1, 2020 2:08 pm

I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.
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Re: Official Toronto Raptors Offseason Thread *UPDATES* 

Post#268 » by t54zhao » Sun Nov 1, 2020 2:59 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.


You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?
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Post#269 » by Brinbe » Sun Nov 1, 2020 3:43 pm

rooting for newark too. makes the most sense. super close proximity to the knicks/nets/sixers and boston isn't too far either.

looks like it's happening

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Post#270 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Sun Nov 1, 2020 6:19 pm

t54zhao wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.


You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?


as a Toronto mans living in New York, yes please. if they allow some fans to attend games that would be awesome.
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Post#271 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Sun Nov 1, 2020 6:21 pm

Brinbe wrote:rooting for newark too. makes the most sense. super close proximity to the knicks/nets/sixers and boston isn't too far either.

looks like it's happening

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sounds awesome. the only joy of going to New Jersey, albeit on either the PATH or New Jersey Transit from Manhattan :lol:
raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
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Post#272 » by Zeno » Sun Nov 1, 2020 6:48 pm

The other two locations mentioned, Nashville and Tampa Bay just happen to be in income tax free states. I wonder if they do Nashville, if Marc would come back on a hometown discount since he'd be so close to Memphis.
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Post#273 » by MrDollarBills » Mon Nov 2, 2020 5:08 pm

t54zhao wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.


You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?


If there is community engagement (in a safe manner) between the Raptors and the citizens in Newark and the surrounding areas, I think you will make some new fans out of younger kids in the area.

It's kind of exciting honestly. Too bad we won't be able to attend games.
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Post#274 » by tecumseh18 » Mon Nov 2, 2020 5:15 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
t54zhao wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.


You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?


If there is community engagement (in a safe manner) between the Raptors and the citizens in Newark and the surrounding areas, I think you will make some new fans out of younger kids in the area.

It's kind of exciting honestly. Too bad we won't be able to attend games.


It would especially cool, and perhaps inspiring to the Newark community, if the Raps instead of flying ride their super-cool BLM-bedecked buses to and through NYC, Philadelphia and Boston. Flying, with the lack of air circulation, has proven to be a great way to spread the Coronavirus. There's no way the team is going outside the EST time zone.
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Post#275 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Mon Nov 2, 2020 5:37 pm

MrDollarBills wrote:
t54zhao wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:I just read that the NBA wants you guys to host your games at the Prudential Center here in New Jersey. The community in that area would welcome your guys with open arms and I'm sure your team will find some nice places to stay in the surrounding areas while they are down here. I hope it works out and keeps the players safe.


You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?


If there is community engagement (in a safe manner) between the Raptors and the citizens in Newark and the surrounding areas, I think you will make some new fans out of younger kids in the area.

It's kind of exciting honestly. Too bad we won't be able to attend games.


if they they allow social distanced seating, they can recoup some costs. masks on etc.

maybe even get a potential 3rd team in the area down the road if the market is in need of one. It would be kinda crazy to have 3 teams sitting so close to one another. you think there is drama between the Nets and Knicks fans, lets introduce a third team. that would be awesome.

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raf1995 wrote:I just don’t think he has that kind of potential. I think we will regret not trading him for a haul in a few years when he’s a mid-tier starter with nice playmaking and defense and a shaky jumper.
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Post#276 » by LoveMyRaps » Mon Nov 2, 2020 9:40 pm

Engelbrecht said players are back on the court, and there are pockets where scrimmages are happening in the U.S.

“Los Angeles is sort of like a summer training hub. I don’t know if you can call this a summer, but in the last maybe three weeks there have been a lot of NBA players on the ground,” he said. “I’ve gone into gyms and seen our guys – OG (Anunoby), Norm (Powell), Pascal (Siakam) — they are back playing and working out. There is definitely some energy about when the season is going to start.”
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Post#277 » by tecumseh18 » Mon Nov 2, 2020 9:47 pm

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
t54zhao wrote:
You think Raptors could pull away some Knicks and Nets fans?


If there is community engagement (in a safe manner) between the Raptors and the citizens in Newark and the surrounding areas, I think you will make some new fans out of younger kids in the area.

It's kind of exciting honestly. Too bad we won't be able to attend games.


if they they allow social distanced seating, they can recoup some costs. masks on etc.

maybe even get a potential 3rd team in the area down the road if the market is in need of one. It would be kinda crazy to have 3 teams sitting so close to one another. you think there is drama between the Nets and Knicks fans, lets introduce a third team. that would be awesome.

Bridge and Tunnel Series.


Everyone's missing the big picture here. Stephen A. might become a Raps fan. This could be huge!

But (obligatory whine):

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Make no mistake, as a seasons ticket holder, this is really pissing me off. Trudeau has to let the pro teams cross the border. If Biden wins tomorrow (or sometime this week) :pray:, it should be a no brainer.
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Post#278 » by nabbs » Tue Nov 3, 2020 12:47 am

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Engelbrecht said players are back on the court, and there are pockets where scrimmages are happening in the U.S.

“Los Angeles is sort of like a summer training hub. I don’t know if you can call this a summer, but in the last maybe three weeks there have been a lot of NBA players on the ground,” he said. “I’ve gone into gyms and seen our guys – OG (Anunoby), Norm (Powell), Pascal (Siakam) — they are back playing and working out. There is definitely some energy about when the season is going to start.”




This is good to know. Pascal, OG, Norm, Siakam are all working out in LA or in and around LA I see
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Post#279 » by Zeno » Tue Nov 3, 2020 12:54 am

tecumseh18 wrote:
LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
If there is community engagement (in a safe manner) between the Raptors and the citizens in Newark and the surrounding areas, I think you will make some new fans out of younger kids in the area.

It's kind of exciting honestly. Too bad we won't be able to attend games.


if they they allow social distanced seating, they can recoup some costs. masks on etc.

maybe even get a potential 3rd team in the area down the road if the market is in need of one. It would be kinda crazy to have 3 teams sitting so close to one another. you think there is drama between the Nets and Knicks fans, lets introduce a third team. that would be awesome.

Bridge and Tunnel Series.


Everyone's missing the big picture here. Stephen A. might become a Raps fan. This could be huge!

But (obligatory whine):

Spoiler:
Make no mistake, as a seasons ticket holder, this is really pissing me off. Trudeau has to let the pro teams cross the border. If Biden wins tomorrow (or sometime this week) :pray:, it should be a no brainer.

As much as I’m praying for the idiot to lose for the good of humanity as a whole, I don’t think the US election will have any effect on the border reopening in the short-term.
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Re: Official Toronto Raptors Offseason Thread *UPDATES* 

Post#280 » by Tor_Raps » Thu Nov 5, 2020 11:41 pm

I think the only chance the Raptors play in Toronto is when rapid testing becomes widely adopted.

The nba said they planned to only create the first half of the schedule so it would allow for any make up games if needed. I'd bet there's a good chance that for the 2nd half of our schedule, the raptors will come back home.

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