Raptors Discussion: v77| Season of Kawhi III: No Kawhi, no problem -or- the death & rebirth of Kyle Lowry

[AllDay28]

i didnt realize avg at best Nikola Mirotic was the diff between a title or not.

 

[stickty111]

 

[Patmac40]

Do people on here think we’re a bubble team or something?

 

[trellaine201]

I’m usually one for making trades for all my favourite teams BUT one player doesn’t necessarily make the difference from winning and losing.

I’m not sure anyone will beat golden state anyways. Such a crazy shooting team. Ya ya we beat them. Regular season though.

 

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

i didnt realize avg at best Nikola Mirotic was the diff between a title or not.

I mean, he's a good piece. Him going to the team that just smacked you (which is clearly fresh in peoples' minds) will cause angst. That dude that jumped off the roof of his office building on the last page is a little silly though.

If people are that upset about it, they should be pushing for better Mirotic (Gallo) to be acquired. JV + a 1st + Delon gets it done, more than likely.

 

[zeke]

I actually didn't want mirotic.

His horrendous defense makes him unplayable in the playoffs other than being a bit player shooter off the bench.

The beauty of this raps team is that we don't have any defensive liabilities on the court....at least we won't when the rotation tightens up in the playoffs.

If we are going to add an offense-only player for a bench role, imo it has to be a guy that can actually handle the ball and create his own shot.

 

[stickty111]

 

[Cor]

JV going the other way?

 

[Eyedea]

Not sure how I feel about Gasol

 

[Cor]

 

[The Nemesis]

Hold on to your butts.

 

[Cor]

 

[Cor]

So that puts us down to 11 roster players :/

 

[stickty111]

I don't know if I like it.

 

[The Nemesis]

Sucks to lose JV, but Gasol is an upgrade where it matters. The low-key interesting thing here is that the Raps now need another PG because I don't like running with just Lowry and VanVleet.

 

[Eyedea]

So do we get Lin and Prince/Bazemore now?

 

[stickty111]

So that puts us down to 11 roster players :/

Correct me, but isnt there a deadline where a team needs to be at 14 players?

 

[Cor]

I don't know if I like it.

Unless we are signing 3 or 4 players, I assume others are coming back?

We'd be at 11 players if it's just Gasol coming back.

 

[Cor]

Correct me, but isnt there a deadline where a team needs to be at 14 players?

NBA teams need to carry at least 13 players IIRC.

So we need to add a minimum of 2 players

 

[The Nemesis]

Paul Pierce thinks Mirotic is a more impactful acquisition than Gasol.



Never change, Paul.

 

[Budsfan]

 

[stickty111]

Will miss JV though

 

[ChazzMichaelMichaels]

Now get in on that buy-out market

 

[Cor]

Sucks to lose JV, but Gasol is an upgrade where it matters. The low-key interesting thing here is that the Raps now need another PG because I don't like running with just Lowry and VanVleet.

Especially with Lowry's back the way it is.

We got Gasol without giving up Siakam, OG or our 1st rounder. So this is a deal I like, I think

 

[donghabs98]

Will miss JV though

His 3 pointer attempts were fun to watch