Raptors Discussion: v75| Season of Kawhi Part 1: Greatest expectations

[LaPlante94]

I hope they give Delon Wright all the possibilities in the world to be this team’s new shooting guard. He could be a 15+ point player if he has starter minutes with Lowry and Leonard.

Delon is more of a playmaking slasher which is better suited for the PG position. Green will probably be our starting SG even though some have him as a bench player.

Lowry
Green
Kawhi
Ibaka
Valanciunas

Hopefully Ibaka isn't garbage this year offensively and can hit a jump shot. Hope we can find a trade partner to upgrade him or get something for him and let Siakim start.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[The Nemesis]

Delon is more of a playmaking slasher which is better suited for the PG position. Green will probably be our starting SG even though some have him as a bench player.

Lowry
Green
Kawhi
Ibaka
Valanciunas

Hopefully Ibaka isn't garbage this year offensively and can hit a jump shot. Hope we can find a trade partner to upgrade him or get something for him and let Siakim start.

Ibaka should be teh backup C now. He's slower and less athletic and the team is probably better off deploying more versatile guys at the 4. OG and Siakam should be getting the bulk of the PF minutes.

 

[le_sean]

Aka Serge Ibaka does nothing for them and is a bench player these days.

 

[The Nemesis]

Of course "opposing executives" are going to to say that.

If they paint the picture of the Raptors pressing to dump salary, it takes away Masai's bargaining power if he does call someone. Because the only reasonable way they're dumping significant salary is if they can pawn Ibaka off on someone. But good luck finding a team willing to take on his $20m albatross for 2 more years without geting a significant sweetener. and like hell I'd give up one of the good young players we didn't sacrifice in the Kawhi trade just to get Ibaka off the books right now.

The team doesn't need to do anything at this point. If they find a taker for Ibaka, awesome. If not, c'est la vie. Would I love to fire Ibaka out of a cannon so they can save some coin, re-sign Bebe to be the backup 5, and maybe give Vince a nice MLE deal to finish up as a bench scorer for the team where he started? Sure. But I'm not going to be all that broken up about it if it doesn't happen.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

"Danny Ainge says he's bitter."

 

[AllDay28]

I feel for Pop. This might be the first time in history someone has cried like a baby being traded TO the San Antonio Spurs.

 

[Clark4Ever]

A Bruins fan living in the GTA...what a unique snowflake you are. Enjoy the attention.

I hate to break the news to you, but there are a lot more where that came from in this town.

 

[Skolman]

 

[chaosrevolver]

Awesome

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

Someone hold me

 

[Superstar]

Thank goodness we didn't trade for him in the middle of winter where the welcome couldn't be colder as soon as he steps out of the plane...hopefully Masai, our players and fans will show him how great Toronto is and he stays for the long haul.

 

[Stephen]

That forced smile and look of despair in his eyes.

 

[stickty111]

That forced smile and look of despair in his eyes.

Seems like your mad that a Toronto team aside from the Leafs had something good happen to them
You were hoping he would be sad.

 

[A1LeafNation]

That’s a Kawhi look alike. Lol. The real one still at home.

 

[stickty111]

That smile says "im glad to be here" and the eyes show happiness.

 

[shortfuze]

I’m not much of a basketball guy. Who’s the guy on the left?

 

[Damisoph]

That forced smile and look of despair in his eyes.

looks like all the shitty replies to that tweet.

From all I've read about Kawhi in the last couple days, the man is as awkward as Phil Kessel in regards to the media.

 

[Damisoph]

I’m not much of a basketball guy. Who’s the guy on the left?

Bobby Webster, the Raps GM.

 

[shortfuze]

Bobby Webster, the Raps GM.

Really? Damn, I thought Masai was the GM. Doesn’t the GM usually make the trades and speak to the media?

 

[Damisoph]

Really? Damn, I thought Masai was the GM. Doesn’t the GM usually make the trades and speak to the media?

Ya it's a weird situation. Masai was GM, was promoted to president last summer and Webster was hired. You barely hear about Webster though.

 

[Cor]

Because Masai still runs the team. Webster isn’t the GM in a traditional sense.


Masai nailed the presser IMO.

 

[The Nemesis]

 

[The Nemesis]

title inflation has changed the power structure in most sports. Guys who have the "President of <Sport> Operations" title are basically now what the GM used to be, and GMs are now what Assistant GMs used to be. Sometimes it's sort of suppressed if a guy holds the dual title of President and GM, but other times not. Mark Shapiro is the ultimate decision maker for the Blue Jays as president vs GM Ross Atkins.

 

[Superstar]

That smile says "im glad to be here" and the eyes show happiness.

I agree. Even though the smile wasn't really big, those eyes look sincere to me.