Reading posts here just looks like there’s one group that thinks there is a one-shop solution for this team: tanking or trading.
Just enjoy the game. If y’all want to play in fantasy world, just pick up your controller. We’re watching the best players in the world. They develop, they get better. There are diamonds in the rough. Ten years ago, no one thought Kyle would become the GROAT.
Enjoy the ebbs and flow. Be thankful you saw a championship run.
If there’s a piece that we should all agree on is that tickets are way too damn expensive. For the rest, just enjoy the game and enjoy the development of player.
This is a niche product for a small but declining casual audience. The Raptors can’t grow this business without a price advantage (they should drop prices if they refuse to change the product). Business executives usually hate decreasing prices - it’s easier to fire employees than decreasing and then later increasing prices.
A rebuilding team is a niche product for a small but potentially influential enthusiast audience. MLSE must have some data to indicate that enthusiast fans who advocate for a rebuild are not big spenders. IMO this is probably crappy marketing - the current strategy of selling a “culture” through their PR isn’t working. Everyone can see the body language of the guys on the floor: shrugging their shoulders after turnovers, not getting back on defense after misses, multiple guys calling for the ball but passes.