Raptors Discussion: v97 2024-2025 Season winding down. Stop Winning!

[Suntouchable13]

IF they get to within a game or two of the play in, may as well just go for it. Activate Ingram. With a win tonight, they are within 3.5 games of the Bulls. I mean, it's doable.

 

[thewave]

IF they get to within a game or two of the play in, may as well just go for it. Activate Ingram. With a win tonight, they are within 3.5 games of the Bulls. I mean, it's doable.

Worst move ever. They really need to finish bottom 5 or else have a very high risk of being a treadmill team.

 

[The Best Leafs Everr]

Man I wish they tanked last season for Vic Wemb. Scottie as a main guy looks like a dog shit team in the making.

 

[horner]

Aren't the Raptors playing alot of rookies.
One thing the Raptors know how to draft.

2024 draft
Shead 64 gp Walter 44 gp Mogbo 50 gp
Battle (FA) 46 gp

 

[Thornbury]

Pissed away a top 3 pick… now pissed away a top 5. Gonna end up picking 10th

Management is an absolute disgrace and has failed for years now.

Buying at deadlines? wtf

Fire everyone

They have dressed and played everybody except the water boy, and they've had top players out on a regular basis for various, dubious reasons. The reality is that our rookies are playing well, while our opposition doesn't have that kind of talented young depth. Not sure what else the team can do - refuse to get off the team bus?

 

[PanniniClaus]

Toilet bowl with the Nets tonight.

 

[aingefan]

Toilet bowl with the Nets tonight.

Gawd they’re brutal.

 

[trellaine201]

Are things looking bleak next year for the Raps? I notice we can't tank properly if that matters and seems we don't even have a second round pick in the draft? Making the first round all that more important?

 

[thewave]

Are things looking bleak next year for the Raps? I notice we can't tank properly if that matters and seems we don't even have a second round pick in the draft? Making the first round all that more important?

They are blowing the tank. Such a dumb org sometimes. So many really obvious misteps.

 

[horner]

They are blowing the tank. Such a dumb org sometimes. So many really obvious misteps.

If it means anything I ran tank nation on the top 7 picks 20 times each.
It's a total crap shot
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8
1st 2 1. 1. 6. 11
2nd 4. 4. 2. 5. 3. 5
3rd. 2. 5. 3. 1. 2. 5. 2
4th 4. 4. 3. 0. 4. 4
5th. 4. 2. 3. 2. 2. 0. 8
6th. 1. 1. 3. 3. 0. 2. 3. 4
7th. 1. 2. 4. 0. 0. 0. 5. 8

Hopefully the basketball gods are watching

 

[Thornbury]

Are things looking bleak next year for the Raps? I notice we can't tank properly if that matters and seems we don't even have a second round pick in the draft? Making the first round all that more important?

We have Portland's pick in the second round, which will be slightly lower than ours.

 

[aingefan]

Are things looking bleak next year for the Raps? I notice we can't tank properly if that matters and seems we don't even have a second round pick in the draft? Making the first round all that more important?

They’re trying….kinda ethically….but the other tanks are super tankers.
They’ve tried to kinda straddle that with development and experimenting for fit with their pieces at the same time, with has led to a handful of wins.
It was always coming down to the lotto anyway, which always could go very well or very badly.

 

[ULF_55]

They’re trying….kinda ethically….but the other tanks are super tankers.
They’ve tried to kinda straddle that with development and experimenting for fit with their pieces at the same time, with has led to a handful of wins.
It was always coming down to the lotto anyway, which always could go very well or very badly.

So who is to blame for these wins?

Other teams taking them for granted, or just hot flashes for players fighting for jobs next year?

 

[trellaine201]

Who will be riding the ship in the summer? Masai or someone else? Seems to me he has been on life support for a few years. Especially with all the changes up above him.

 

[aingefan]

So who is to blame for these wins?

Other teams taking them for granted, or just hot flashes for players fighting for jobs next year?

Mostly it’s other teams outtanking the raps tank, without much regard for professional integrity or effort….I mean, tanking that hard is kinda gross.
Sometimes, it’s encouraging stuff like young guys playing good big minutes.
Sometimes, their culture of wanting to play hard.
Sometimes bottom roster players playing lights out outta nowhere.
All adding up to 5-7 wins that effect lotto odds in a bad way….some that are worth it when players develop.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Raps are going to be in the playoffs, winning series, and perhaps contending for a championship way faster than Charlotte, Washington, Philly, Brooklyn, even if one of them gets Cooper Flagg. None of those teams are going to be doing anything anytime soon. I like the direction of the Raptors.