Official Toronto Raptors Offseason Thread *UPDATES*

Post #441 » by **JaysRule15** » Wed Dec 2, 2020 5:09 am

Really excited by the Baynes pickup. He should be a great fit. Hopefully we give Boucher significant minutes as well. I think he's poised for a solid season if given the opportunity.

casual_raps_fan · Post #442 » by **casual_raps_fan** » Wed Dec 2, 2020 5:13 am

bballsparkin wrote:I seem to be one of the very few who actually is looking forward to seeing McCaw get some minutes. lol

You're a brave man to say anything good about McCaw in this part of town. :lol:

I like him as well and am expecting him to be the 2nd guy off the bench. His defence is really solid.

casual_raps_fan · Post #443 » by **casual_raps_fan** » Wed Dec 2, 2020 5:28 am

bape_lovers wrote:didnt even know Serge had that many fans? where was these people when Serge joined us in 2016?

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
SurgeIblocka wrote:These numbers show you exactly why not having Ibaka will be a huge problem for this team.

no it doesn't.

I'm not the biggest Serge fan but I can understand. He came out big in our championship run when we were absolutely starving for buckets. He was also a good vocal leader and professional veteran the past couple of seasons.

...also that cooking show was entertaining. Caught my wife's attention. :lol:

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #444 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Wed Dec 2, 2020 2:06 pm

casual_raps_fan wrote:
bape_lovers wrote:didnt even know Serge had that many fans? where was these people when Serge joined us in 2016?

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
no it doesn't.

I'm not the biggest Serge fan but I can understand. He came out big in our championship run when we were absolutely starving for buckets. He was also a good vocal leader and professional veteran the past couple of seasons.

...also that cooking show was entertaining. Caught my wife's attention.

souljah006 · Post #445 » by **souljah006** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 12:10 am

Coco Costanza · Post #446 » by **Coco Costanza** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 2:06 am

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:
bape_lovers wrote:didnt even know Serge had that many fans? where was these people when Serge joined us in 2016?

I'm not the biggest Serge fan but I can understand. He came out big in our championship run when we were absolutely starving for buckets. He was also a good vocal leader and professional veteran the past couple of seasons.

...also that cooking show was entertaining. Caught my wife's attention.

casual_raps_fan · Post #447 » by **casual_raps_fan** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 2:45 am

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:
bape_lovers wrote:didnt even know Serge had that many fans? where was these people when Serge joined us in 2016?

I'm not the biggest Serge fan but I can understand. He came out big in our championship run when we were absolutely starving for buckets. He was also a good vocal leader and professional veteran the past couple of seasons.

...also that cooking show was entertaining. Caught my wife's attention.

So what you're saying is my wife wasn't talking about the snake they were eating? :lol:

MixxSRC · Post #448 » by **MixxSRC** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 4:01 am

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mlse-cuts-salaries-for-full-time-staff-extends-management-and-executive-reductions-1.5211232

TORONTO -- Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment says it is cutting the salaries of up to one quarter of its full-time staff, and extending salary reductions for senior management and executives to deal with the financial impact of COVID-19.

The company that owns Toronto professional sports teams including the Maple Leafs, the Raptors and the Argonauts as well as sports venues, says up to 25 per cent of full-time staff will be moved to temporary inactive status.

Extended management and executive salary reductions will be effective Jan. 1.

**** this doesn't sound good. Is this why there's a hold up with Masai's and Bobby's extension?

lolwut · Post #449 » by **lolwut** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 4:27 am

MixxSRC wrote:https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mlse-cuts-salaries-for-full-time-staff-extends-management-and-executive-reductions-1.5211232

TORONTO -- Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment says it is cutting the salaries of up to one quarter of its full-time staff, and extending salary reductions for senior management and executives to deal with the financial impact of COVID-19.

The company that owns Toronto professional sports teams including the Maple Leafs, the Raptors and the Argonauts as well as sports venues, says up to 25 per cent of full-time staff will be moved to temporary inactive status.

Extended management and executive salary reductions will be effective Jan. 1.

**** this doesn't sound good. Is this why there's a hold up with Masai's and Bobby's extension?

These sorts of cuts are normally reimbursed later.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #450 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 5:16 am

casual_raps_fan wrote:
LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:I'm not the biggest Serge fan but I can understand. He came out big in our championship run when we were absolutely starving for buckets. He was also a good vocal leader and professional veteran the past couple of seasons.

...also that cooking show was entertaining. Caught my wife's attention.

So what you're saying is my wife wasn't talking about the snake they were eating?

well. if you have to ask

...

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #451 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 3:45 pm

MixxSRC wrote:https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mlse-cuts-salaries-for-full-time-staff-extends-management-and-executive-reductions-1.5211232

TORONTO -- Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment says it is cutting the salaries of up to one quarter of its full-time staff, and extending salary reductions for senior management and executives to deal with the financial impact of COVID-19.

The company that owns Toronto professional sports teams including the Maple Leafs, the Raptors and the Argonauts as well as sports venues, says up to 25 per cent of full-time staff will be moved to temporary inactive status.

Extended management and executive salary reductions will be effective Jan. 1.

**** this doesn't sound good. Is this why there's a hold up with Masai's and Bobby's extension?

ya - what did you expect. no one going to games, viewership is down, people losing jobs.

UnRealGM · Post #452 » by **UnRealGM** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 6:55 pm

Watch on YouTube

Post #453 » by **HiJiNX** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 10:03 pm

casual_raps_fan wrote:
bballsparkin wrote:I seem to be one of the very few who actually is looking forward to seeing McCaw get some minutes. lol

You're a brave man to say anything good about McCaw in this part of town.

I like him as well and am expecting him to be the 2nd guy off the bench. His defence is really solid.

Yeah I went back and watched some of last year’s games without being emotionally invested and I saw just how much McCaw does on defence and realized he’s very good at cutting off the paint as a help defender, closes out well, gets deflections and is good at chasing even when he gets beat. If he could do anything on offence he’d be a plus player.

Son Goku 25 · Post #454 » by **Son Goku 25** » Thu Dec 3, 2020 10:56 pm

HiJiNX wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:
bballsparkin wrote:I seem to be one of the very few who actually is looking forward to seeing McCaw get some minutes. lol

You're a brave man to say anything good about McCaw in this part of town.

I like him as well and am expecting him to be the 2nd guy off the bench. His defence is really solid.

Yeah I went back and watched some of last year’s games without being emotionally invested and I saw just how much McCaw does on defence and realized he’s very good at cutting off the paint as a help defender, closes out well, gets deflections and is good at chasing even when he gets beat. If he could do anything on offence he’d be a plus player.

Thanks Nick

Post #455 » by **HiJiNX** » Fri Dec 4, 2020 12:18 am

Son Goku 25 wrote:
HiJiNX wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:You're a brave man to say anything good about McCaw in this part of town.

I like him as well and am expecting him to be the 2nd guy off the bench. His defence is really solid.

Yeah I went back and watched some of last year’s games without being emotionally invested and I saw just how much McCaw does on defence and realized he’s very good at cutting off the paint as a help defender, closes out well, gets deflections and is good at chasing even when he gets beat. If he could do anything on offence he’d be a plus player.

Thanks Nick

Well I do coach basketball so I’ll take that as a compliment.

casual_raps_fan · Post #456 » by **casual_raps_fan** » Fri Dec 4, 2020 12:39 am

HiJiNX wrote:
casual_raps_fan wrote:
bballsparkin wrote:I seem to be one of the very few who actually is looking forward to seeing McCaw get some minutes. lol

You're a brave man to say anything good about McCaw in this part of town.

I like him as well and am expecting him to be the 2nd guy off the bench. His defence is really solid.

Yeah I went back and watched some of last year’s games without being emotionally invested and I saw just how much McCaw does on defence and realized he’s very good at cutting off the paint as a help defender, closes out well, gets deflections and is good at chasing even when he gets beat. If he could do anything on offence he’d be a plus player.

Yeah. That's basically the assessment I had of him but everybody around here seemed to hate him.

He is long and has solid mobility. He is active getting his hands on the ball. His rotations are good and is pretty good closing out on shooters. He's obviously not in the same tier as OG or Siakam but he was overall a reliable backup wing defender.

His offensive skills are terrible for NBA wing/guard standards but I like that he at least understands his limitations and works within them. I really hope he has improved his ball handling and 3 point shooting.

Jcity08 · Post #457 » by **Jcity08** » Sun Dec 6, 2020 5:44 am

Watch on YouTube

WaltFrazier · Post #458 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sun Dec 6, 2020 12:02 pm

Jcity08 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

OG is so chill in interviews, he is my favorite Raptor in terms of personality. He said all the right things about what he worked on to improve, esp. his handles and shooting off dribble. He is like a calming influence to listen to, along with a touch of humor or bemusement underneath.

Mikistan · Post #459 » by **Mikistan** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:49 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:
Jcity08 wrote:

Watch on YouTube

OG is so chill in interviews, he is my favorite Raptor in terms of personality. He said all the right things about what he worked on to improve, esp. his handles and shooting off dribble. He is like a calming influence to listen to, along with a touch of humor or bemusement underneath.

his answer at 5:00 mark about reflecting on the buzzer beater shot he hit in the celtics series

then we lost the series
shakes head

ya man, this guy gets it

Yeezus_ · Post #460 » by **Yeezus_** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 6:56 pm

Eric Koreen was on Zach Lowes podcast today to discuss Raptors. I didnt listen yet but just sharing if anyone cares