Siakam is only a number #2 option and that’s simply what you’re paying for.
He’s not an elite number 2 option - his performance in each individual game during the playoffs was hit or miss. You’re paying for the potential that he’s gonna be an elite #2 option with that contract.

Good start

The reason why we lost was because the first quarter was just so atrocious

Tonight was so winnable its not even funny.

long term though Toronto needs to figure out this Bench thing and Gasol needs to get injured so he can take two months off and slow down and get in the game. He still flails his arms every time the whistle blows - like he still is in World Cup. i mean he got a double double tonight which hopefully continues.

Need a bench or we are going to have issues. I think its worth using the bench more especially this early in the season we can afford a couple losses here and there this is the east and Toronto is easy 4th best. Today's game ya need to win vs PHI BOS MIL and MIA but we need to establish our bench or our starters are going to get tired. Nurse playing team hard right now reasonably so because we want the best product on the floor but how much can he test this 7-8 man playoff style lineup every game remains to be seen, and sometimes what we want isn't what we need, kinda thing.

Masai will need to cook something up.

Work some magic for Mason Plumlee, or Thaddeus Young or that backup Center white dude from GSW he was good - to make our 4, 5 spots solid as a rock vs Laker/Philly/Buck height... (Powell plus a pick/bench player) - then hope the bench eeks out a couple decent guards in Thomas and McCaw or that

Or somehow get Lamb or Covington to make our back court nasty af, we got a bench full of prospects just waiting to go to a treadmill team.....


Something like the above before allstar break & one or two of our bench players coming through big time (one/two of the new guys) was the formula last year, like I said, Toronto still has the firepower to have a 30+ performance on the regular like last year albeit through a game of shuffle between FVV Lowry and Siakam..

Ya Kiwi woulda been coo but Masai can make it happen maybe if he somehow pulls magic out of a hat again.

Its doable this year, Toronto still very strong. Maybe if we give our bench more minutes we can either find another piece within or show off something another team will trade for.

This post was edited by Phaggot on Nov 3 2019 02:55am

yesterday after beating the Knicks (126-98) Toronto Broke NBA record for Most Home Game wins in a row against opponents in their conference.

The streak is currently 33. dating back to 2015 season! Hilariously we lost to the Knicks last time way back then, woulda been pretty amazing coincidence if they broke the streak yesterday.

But we have Utah, Miami, and Houston all coming to town in the next week. Hopefully the streak can live especially cuz we have Serj Iblocka back against Miami allegedly.

Toronto also broke a franchise records for longest home win streak to start a season (8) also could continue.

I do doubt we will go 3/3 vs those teams though. They are nicely spaced out which is a great plus.




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About Yesterday's game.

There was one particular play where Siakam made a 1000iq play. Siakam drove to the basket and did the Harden inspired Gather while stepping and then take his two steps. The two steps were an amazing leftward into Rightward MASSIVE eurostep then he dished the ball 2ft to Jefferson under the net for the clean layup finish.

There was a lot going on there. First of all the mythical Harden gather I am referring to is a unique thing that Harden does where when he is driving he combines a normal looking step as a gather step - right when the foot hits the ground he sideways palms the ball into his torso to gather (The sideways palm is the key of the whole play, if he puts his hand ontop of the ball then it is a dribble step, if he keeps his hands at the side or under the ball while collecting it, then it counts as the gather step, i.e the final step of dribbling before he is awarded his two free steps. It is actually very technical, because the refs are looking at where the hand is) - then he is able to take a full 2 steps still. All the time when Harden does it, and indeed half of the Knicks team last night, The opposing players and even commentators think they just witnessed a travel. In reality there was no travel because the first step was a gather step and therefore 2 full steps are allowed afterward.

Not only Did Siakam make every single Knicks player question the refs take for no call, but he then pulled off a MASSSSSIIVEEEE euro step that basically pulled 2 defenders under the net 3 feet to the left which opened up the easy dish to a seemingly in traffic but actually now wide open Jefferson who jumped up for the easy 2. The euro step was unbelievable. The Camera angle was square on Siakam's back so you could see just how much lateral movement he got off it.

That was an insane and very high basketball IQ play. I shouldn't be so shocked that Siakam pulled that off so cleanly but the fact that he is mastering the infamous Harden gather right before Giannis sized Euro steps I mean fucking wow. I am impressed.

If you get a chance I implore you to watch that play. Define Beauty.

e: I found it starts at 1:33 in the video - notice the Knicks players throwing up their arms asking for a travel call.













lmk when u gonna eat crow

This post was edited by Phaggot on Nov 28 2019 07:08pm

Wow.

that cop that Masai pushed is now suing him and raptors

Really?

Fucking Americans man. Couldn't earn something if it took them 5 years.

Concussion and permanent disability from being shoved?

Is he Samuel L Jackson in Unbreakable? lol

Interesting Fact of the Day:


The Raptors Highest Draft Pick is Stanley Johnson.

Stanley, Mother bleeping Johnson.



Carry on.

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This post was edited by KrWWW on Apr 17 2020 08:56am

winning 3 road games in the Finals was making history. wasnt Dwade in Mia spcical but next best