Tank World Order

IRS · Post #1001 » by **IRS** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:13 am

TWO is pathetic

nestea · Post #1002 » by **nestea** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:25 am

KL78192020 wrote:well might as well sign lowry to an extension, it was a good run lol.

Just might happen

Raptors_128 · Post #1003 » by **Raptors_128** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:26 am

I’m pretty happy with the win honestly but, we’re going to be the 2016-2019 Miami Heat that can’t attract free agents.

Man we’re going to be picking in the teens for the next few years.

Randle McMurphy · Post #1004 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:28 am

It looks like TWO is heading exactly the same way as last time. Close to a decade ago it was Lowry who stopped it. This time possibly both Lowry and Boucher.

720 · Post #1005 » by **720** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:39 am

Raptors_128 wrote:I’m pretty happy with the win honestly but, we’re going to be the 2016-2019 Miami Heat that can’t attract free agents.

Man we’re going to be picking in the teens for the next few years.

We almost lost twice to the hornets. Once without Hayward and them coming off a game the prior night. I still have hope.

Johnny Bball · Post #1006 » by **Johnny Bball** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:53 am

ark26 wrote:
Johnny Bball wrote:Uh oh... only a top ten pick now. My goodness. Really close to being popular again in Toronto.

Without a superstar like we will never be as relevant as the Maple leafs or even Blue Jays

anotherhomer · Post #1007 » by **anotherhomer** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:03 am

I think raps players aren't stupid

they know if they keep losing, it would give the greenlight for raps to rollout the tank

this will stop it a bit

Hero · Post #1008 » by **Hero** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:24 am

It was a good run.

Steelo Green · Post #1009 » by **Steelo Green** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:26 am

Hero wrote:It was a good run.

You take that back!

beanbag · Post #1010 » by **beanbag** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:36 am

anotherhomer wrote:I think raps players aren't stupid

they know if they keep losing, it would give the greenlight for raps to rollout the tank

this will stop it a bit

Hear me out here. Maybe the players are simply trying to win.....because that's what professional athletes try to do.

dafan590 · Post #1011 » by **dafan590** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 5:46 am

this team is not bad enough to tank....forget about it man....lol....

Roser · Post #1012 » by **Roser** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:04 am

Team is too good.

If Powell is traded. Or Lowry...maybe

Jenga_tDot · Post #1013 » by **Jenga_tDot** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:04 am

Looks like we're gonna be stuck in no mans land each year trying to attract free agents. Until we land a superstar this team is maxing out as a 2nd round exit.

Basketball_Jones · Post #1014 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:05 am

IRS wrote:TWO is pathetic

Agreed. 9th baybeeeee let’s goooo

seanbig · Post #1015 » by **seanbig** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:57 am

Blame Stanley Johnston the Kobe stopper

baller16 · Post #1016 » by **baller16** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 7:26 am

So what exactly is the non-tanking plan?

If we end up as 7th or 8th seed, we're getting swept by the Nets or Bucks and Celtics/Philly/Miami will beat us in 5 games max. So a first round exit plus a mid-low first round pick where we draft a player with a low chance of being a future star. There's also a high chance we lose Lowry & Norm in the off-season and we can't get Dipo unless we offer him the full max and nothing less. I also don't know why people are so optimistic about him signing here when we have a terrible history of signing FAs. Worst of all, Masai's contact situation is still in the air and if he leaves this organization will take a step back.

So is this the brilliant plan that the win now people want to go with?

tradejosehesux · Post #1017 » by **tradejosehesux** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:51 pm

Even at the Raps lowest point early in the season, I knew they weren't bad enough for a complete tank job and top 5 pick.

This team will still hang onto a playoff spot.

Basketball_Jones · Post #1018 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:00 pm

baller16 wrote:So what exactly is the non-tanking plan?

If we end up as 7th or 8th seed, we're getting swept by the Nets or Bucks and Celtics/Philly/Miami will beat us in 5 games max. So a first round exit plus a mid-low first round pick where we draft a player with a low chance of being a future star. There's also a high chance we lose Lowry & Norm in the off-season and we can't get Dipo unless we offer him the full max and nothing less. I also don't know why people are so optimistic about him signing here when we have a terrible history of signing FAs. Worst of all, Masai's contact situation is still in the air and if he leaves this organization will take a step back.

So is this the brilliant plan that the win now people want to go with?

There is no non tanking plan other then cross your fingers and hope Masai pulls a rabbit out of his hat again. It's as much of a crap shoot as tanking, but more frustrating to watch.

Johnny Bball · Post #1019 » by **Johnny Bball** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:52 pm

baller16 wrote:So what exactly is the non-tanking plan?

If we end up as 7th or 8th seed, we're getting swept by the Nets or Bucks and Celtics/Philly/Miami will beat us in 5 games max. So a first round exit plus a mid-low first round pick where we draft a player with a low chance of being a future star. There's also a high chance we lose Lowry & Norm in the off-season and we can't get Dipo unless we offer him the full max and nothing less. I also don't know why people are so optimistic about him signing here when we have a terrible history of signing FAs. Worst of all, Masai's contact situation is still in the air and if he leaves this organization will take a step back.

So is this the brilliant plan that the win now people want to go with?

Sorry.... what’s the tanking plan? Dismantle the team, trade players for picks, spend five years sucking? Or did people actually think we could manufacture five injuries for a quick one year tank? Or did some people actually think it would only take ten game sample size for Ujiri ti dismantle a team?

I’ll assume their plan is the same as always. Continue to build.

But you can expect one of Lowry or Norm to be traded with the amount of guards we have, and it almost certainly would be Norm. Teams don’t even know what they need yet, what they need, nothing is going to happen until close to the deadline in March. Obviously nobody is approaching the raptors begging for them to trade their players and sending great offers.

Dipo is going to the heat if he can. He’s already said it out loud. ujiri’s contract is in fact the most Important thing, and I agree, it’s not normal. There is something wrong with it taking this long, so....

slicedbread2 · Post #1020 » by **slicedbread2** » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:25 pm

Coco Costanza wrote:Had we not traded Ibaka, there's a good chance we're in second place right about now.

Ibaka was a FA. He was free to go. The Raptors could've executed a S&T with the Clippers and received a trade exception at the most which would've been 4.75M, but otherwise they got nothing.

Raptors badly need a top 5 pick in this year's draft and it's the perfect time to sell high on Lowry, Boucher and Powell.