Raptors Discussion: v90| Fighting through the injuries (but not Coronavirus. NBA Suspends season until further notice)

[The Nemesis]

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[Kurtz]

Looks like Ibaka might be back on Sat, but Kyle isn't ready yet.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Looks like Ibaka might be back on Sat, but Kyle isn't ready yet.

Really? Looked really bad originally.

 

[Cloned]

Did Masai find another star in Davis? lol.

 

[1specter]

Davis is a stud

 

[1specter]

Hollis Jefferson is what Carroll was supposed to be..

 

[Jozay]

Goddamn, these guys are playing hard af

 

[Suntouchable13]

Lots of decisions to be made once everybody is healthy.

 

[Big Cactus]

This team is so fun to watch. Especially new bench mob.

 

[Cloned]

Lots of decisions to be made once everybody is healthy.

Injuries were a blessing in disguise. Now Nurse knows he can trust these guys off the bench.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Can't buy a foul tonight.

 

[Maplebeasts]

Have to say that the Dubs losing by 45 and being as terrible as they are is such delicious schadenfreude.

 

[Cloned]

Have to say that the Dubs losing by 45 and being as terrible as they are is such delicious schadenfreude.

Damn, now I wanna see them get doubled up. Might actually happen.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Boucher has go-go gadget arms.

 

[Blueboy]

Who loses playing time with KL and Serge back?

This team is fun and works damn hard.

We don’t get any damn calls.

 

[TMLeafer]

What a terrific group. All heart.

 

[stickty111]

The Raptors got Nick Nurse, now do the Leafs have their Nick Nurse. We'll see.

 

[stickty111]

This team can give both LA teams, and the Bucks a good challenge in a playoff series.

 

[The Big Swede13]

Such a likeable group. They play hard at both ends unlike another Toronto team lol. Siakam had a rough night but we have other players to pick up the slack

 

[Plat87]

What a terrific group. All heart.

I love this team, it's a team you can really get behind because of their grit, hard work and passion to win. Terence Davis is a keeper, Masai doesn't need draft picks!

 

[Plat87]

Such a likeable group. They play hard at both ends unlike another Toronto team lol. Siakam had a rough night but we have other players to pick up the slack

Yeah, Isaac is a tough matchup for Pascal that kid is a beast defensively, game by game this team is showing us it's depth with continued improvements from OG, Powell, TD, RHJ, Boucher....can't wait til Lowry and Ibaka comes back.

 

[canucksfan]

How the Raps keep finding these undrafted gems is spectacular.

 

[The Nemesis]

Who loses playing time with KL and Serge back?

This team is fun and works damn hard.

We don’t get any damn calls.

My guess at a healthy roster:

Starters
Gasol
Siakam
Anunoby
vanVleet
Lowry

Bench
Ibaka
Boucher
Hollis-Jefferson
Powell
Davis

Situational
Thomas
Whichever of McCaw/Miller/Johnson is most necessary for matchups or earns that spot.

It's not ideal, PG-wise on the second unit as technically Davis is more of a 2/undersized 3, but in his small sample he's actually putting up not-terrible assist numbers (3rd best assists/100 possessions on the team behind Lowry and VanVleet) so it might be worth seeing if he can be trusted with the gig. And if not it's not a huge deal because it's not like each unit only plays exclusively within itself. There's plenty of time to rotate Davis in as a wing with Fred or Kyle still in as a primary PG.

The advantage of this roster is that it has flexibility/versatility for days. Almost everyone can play at least 2 positions so they can just hit 'shuffle', throw out whatever comes up and there's a very decent chance it will be workable.

 

[yvrtojfk]

Man Davis is a baller.

Seems like I’ll be catching a game in mid January as I’ll be in Toronto for work. You guys recommend I get tickets now or later? Not a key match up.

 

[Stylizer1]

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