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Cake day: October 24th, 2023
  • NatsuAruOPBtoToronto Raptors@nba.space•My Experience at Barclays Center! + Notes about the team up close!English
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    2 years ago

    I should mention that Scottie does listen to the vets, but the interactions he had were mostly with Schroder and Darko in terms of coaching. During free throws, he always walks to Darko to get the next play to relay it to the team if Schroder isn’t there. He is always the one who tells the team the next play.

    Precious definitely felt like he tuned out for a lot of the game. I’m not sure if he was just frustrated at his own play, but the second he got his 3rd foul and realized Boucher was there to sub him, he was already in his own head.

  • NatsuAruBtoToronto Raptors@nba.space•ELI5: Why is rebuilding such a bad idea?English
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    2 years ago

    I can assure you that this is not always the case, and more recency bias.

    The Kings were rebuilding for decades. It’s only now that they made right decisions to suddenly be a playoff team, and even then, they are nowhere close to championship contention.

    The pistons for example are still rebuilding since losing Blake years ago. They have promising young talent, but that’s not the case either. Knicks were stuck in draft hell for years.

    Don’t let the recent teams cloud you into thinking that once we rebuild, we’ll suddenly find amazing talent. I can almost guarantee you that it’ll take a very long time on average.

  • NatsuAruBtoToronto Raptors@nba.space•Next day. 2 loses in a row. Are the vibes done?English
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    2 years ago

    We kept up with both of them. We didn’t get blown out.

    We made shitty mistakes in the first game. We had the victory.

    We had great shooting but bad defensive decisions in the 2nd half. We still kept up.

    If people really jump to conclusions about the vibes being done on game 3, despite having a rookie coach with a drastically different approach compared to Nurse and being competitive, then you might as well give up on this team and come back next era.

  • NatsuAruBtoToronto Raptors@nba.space•It only took 2 games into the season to shift the scapegoat from Nick and Fred to Pascal, if we move on from Pascal what’s left to blame?English
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    2 years ago

    Well from my interactions with people last night,.it’s also Jak’s fault for not being the offensive big that fits this squad.

    So, so far the reason we are bad, according to Reddit is:

    • Fred VanVleet
    • Nick Nurse
    • Pascal Siakam
    • Jakob Poeltl

    Essentially all Lowry/DeRozan era players.

    I assume next in line is:

    • Malachi Flynn for being the sole destruction of the 2nd unit
    • Gary Trent Jr. for not shooting enough or shooting too much
    • Chris Boucher for being Chris Boucher, take your pick
    • Dennis Schroder for not giving Scottie the ball enough
    • Jeff Dowtin Jr because even though he’s not on the squad, the mention of his name induces an aggressive, impulsive reaction

    I’ve said it multiple times and I’ll say it again: this sub is not ready for a rebuild. We’re only game 3 and people want Jak and Siakam out, not even giving any thought as to how Scottie will perform when teams scout him as the #1 option.