Comments on: Raptors’ Depth Reason For Optimism http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/ Get Your Basketball Fix... Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:58:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: khandor http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16253 khandor Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:08:11 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16253 Ryan, FYI ... ------------------------- re: <i>"Are the wings ideal? No. Are they greatly improved over last season? You bet! I would much rather take Hedo, Wright, Marco and DeRozan over Parker, Moon, Graham and … <b>I can’t even figure out who the fourth option would be.</b>"</i> ------------------------- The 4th option would be ... the same DeMar DeRozan [2009, 1st Rd Draft Pick]. Btw ... I disagree with your take on the specific comparison which you made, given their cumulative salary & PER. Please see: <a href="http://khandorssportsblog.com/wordpress/2009/08/31/you-make-the-call-possible-group-of-wing-players-for-the-2009-2010-raptors/" rel="nofollow">YOU MAKE THE CALL: Best possible group of wing players for the 2009-2010 Raptors?</a> Ryan,

FYI …

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re: “Are the wings ideal? No. Are they greatly improved over last season? You bet! I would much rather take Hedo, Wright, Marco and DeRozan over Parker, Moon, Graham and … I can’t even figure out who the fourth option would be.“
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The 4th option would be … the same DeMar DeRozan [2009, 1st Rd Draft Pick].

Btw … I disagree with your take on the specific comparison which you made, given their cumulative salary & PER.

Please see: YOU MAKE THE CALL: Best possible group of wing players for the 2009-2010 Raptors?

]]> By: Mike P http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16247 Mike P Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:26:37 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16247 our wing rotation was parker, moon, kapono, graham. with parker backing up calderon for awhile. this new team is way better in every facet of the game. and after the top 3 in the east, it is pretty par and pretty wide open. i expect alot of close and fun games to watch next year. our wing rotation was parker, moon, kapono, graham. with parker backing up calderon for awhile. this new team is way better in every facet of the game. and after the top 3 in the east, it is pretty par and pretty wide open. i expect alot of close and fun games to watch next year.

]]> By: Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16245 Ryan McNeill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:23:40 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16245 RapsFan55 - Whoa, easy there. Who said Banks was a cancer in the locker room? Based on what I saw during his time in Toronto last season he had a great personality and was a good fit with his new teammates. If he's still around this season I don't see him being a negative distraction. VDZ - I agree keeping the MLE was a key part of the teams success this summer. Without adding Jack and/or Nesterovic I wouldn't feel nearly as comfortable about the team heading into this season. Are the wings ideal? No. Are they greatly improved over last season? You bet! I would much rather take Hedo, Wright, Marco and DeRozan over Parker, Moon, Graham and ... I can't even figure out who the fourth option would be. I agree with you about how scary an injury to Turk would be... RapsFan55 – Whoa, easy there. Who said Banks was a cancer in the locker room? Based on what I saw during his time in Toronto last season he had a great personality and was a good fit with his new teammates. If he’s still around this season I don’t see him being a negative distraction.

VDZ – I agree keeping the MLE was a key part of the teams success this summer. Without adding Jack and/or Nesterovic I wouldn’t feel nearly as comfortable about the team heading into this season.

Are the wings ideal? No. Are they greatly improved over last season? You bet! I would much rather take Hedo, Wright, Marco and DeRozan over Parker, Moon, Graham and … I can’t even figure out who the fourth option would be.

I agree with you about how scary an injury to Turk would be…

]]> By: rapsfan55 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16244 rapsfan55 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:29:58 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16244 Nice article, one of the best I've read! It seems like so long ago since we had that horrible bench. I agree with the comment on chemistry, it shouldnt take too long. A lot of the guys we brought in are good character players (hopefully Carroll as well when locker room cancer Banks is dealt away), and that should help the off-court and on-court chemistry. Triano also needs to demand respect, and listening to everything he has to say, I'm confident things will piece together! Nice article, one of the best I’ve read! It seems like so long ago since we had that horrible bench. I agree with the comment on chemistry, it shouldnt take too long. A lot of the guys we brought in are good character players (hopefully Carroll as well when locker room cancer Banks is dealt away), and that should help the off-court and on-court chemistry. Triano also needs to demand respect, and listening to everything he has to say, I’m confident things will piece together!

]]> By: Vittorio De Zen http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16243 Vittorio De Zen Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:28:12 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16243 I agree that the team is a lot deeper than last year. The fact that they kept the MLE and LLE to sign Jack and Nesterovic was huge. I wouldn't say they're deep with good wing talent, though. Calling Antoine Wright a "starter" is misleading - he played about 24 minutes a game last year for the Mavs and that went down to 16 in the playoffs. Belinelli is very unproven after last season with GS - yeah, he's a good international player, but there remain serious doubts about whether his game can translate into the NBA. DeRozan is only 20 years old, so as much as we love him here in Toronto for his potential, we should be careful to temper our expectations of him for this season. The way I see it, the Raps don't really have a starting 2-guard and Jarrett Jack will probably end up spending a lot of time playing that position. If Turkoglu gets injured, this team probably won't be very well-equipped to deal with it. I agree that the team is a lot deeper than last year. The fact that they kept the MLE and LLE to sign Jack and Nesterovic was huge. I wouldn’t say they’re deep with good wing talent, though.

Calling Antoine Wright a “starter” is misleading – he played about 24 minutes a game last year for the Mavs and that went down to 16 in the playoffs. Belinelli is very unproven after last season with GS – yeah, he’s a good international player, but there remain serious doubts about whether his game can translate into the NBA. DeRozan is only 20 years old, so as much as we love him here in Toronto for his potential, we should be careful to temper our expectations of him for this season. The way I see it, the Raps don’t really have a starting 2-guard and Jarrett Jack will probably end up spending a lot of time playing that position. If Turkoglu gets injured, this team probably won’t be very well-equipped to deal with it.

]]> By: Ryan McNeill http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16242 Ryan McNeill Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:06:37 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16242 CCM - Great point, but I don't think it will be too large of a hurdle for this squad to overcome. While there are a lot of new pieces, some of those players have already played together. For instance, Marco and Andrea played together this summer on the Italian national team while Bosh and Jack played together in college. I also think a group of these guys (Jack, Bosh and DeRozan) have been spending time together this summer. I feel confident that having six weeks during training camp will suffice to allow this crew to have a strong start to the season. CCM – Great point, but I don’t think it will be too large of a hurdle for this squad to overcome. While there are a lot of new pieces, some of those players have already played together. For instance, Marco and Andrea played together this summer on the Italian national team while Bosh and Jack played together in college. I also think a group of these guys (Jack, Bosh and DeRozan) have been spending time together this summer.

I feel confident that having six weeks during training camp will suffice to allow this crew to have a strong start to the season.

]]> By: ccm http://www.hoopsaddict.com/raptors%e2%80%99-newfound-depth-reason-for-optimism/comment-page-1/#comment-16241 ccm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:34 +0000 http://www.hoopsaddict.com/?p=6203#comment-16241 very much agree our depth is way better than last year or probably ever. But the one thing i havent seen anyone speak of since this overhaul is chemistry. We likely will not have chemistry on this team untill well into december.JUst a point i thought should be talked about when thinking of the chances of the raps this year. very much agree our depth is way better than last year or probably ever. But the one thing i havent seen anyone speak of since this overhaul is chemistry. We likely will not have chemistry on this team untill well into december.JUst a point i thought should be talked about when thinking of the chances of the raps this year.

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