gt: tor @ mia (game 81 at 8pm)

[C_Money]

how does memphis find all these gems and the best raptors can do is agbaji ?

I was super high on GG Jackson when everybody else called him the worst player in the draft. Buncha clowns.

[Los_29]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

[sbsat]

how does memphis find all these gems and the best raptors can do is agbaji ?

Quickly, rj and dick are pretty good.

[anotherhomer]

watching the game....the one glaring obvious problem is the lack of SF/PF size
getting a few SF/PF in the draft is important along with a backup PG

i wouldn't mind if they let GTJ, brown go, and give the playing time to younger players like Ochai and Dick
and get a backup PG

Depends what kind of players they are. We’ve had plenty of size over the past few years and it didn’t help us. We need more talent first.

obviously OG, but someone like him who's durable would help a lot

[Chandan]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

[sbsat]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

[Chandan]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

dont worry. a standard injury or two to one/two of our players will give your mind ample excuses to feel okay about 2026.

[Tor_Raps]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

Now Memphis is a team that's actually tanking due to injuries and Ja's idocy but have proven to be a 50 win core. Please don't confuse them for the Raptors who are going to be near the exact same area we are this year lol.

[Tor_Raps]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

dont worry. a standard injury or two to one/two of our players will give your mind ample excuses to feel okay about 2026.

Don't you know, only the Raptors have faced injuries this year lol.

[Los_29]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

Now Memphis is a team that's actually tanking due to injuries and Ja's idocy but have proven to be a 50 win core. Please don't confuse them for the Raptors who are going to be near the exact same area we are this year lol.

Yes, but that’s not what we are discussing. Lol. They are where they are because their two best players are Ja and JJJr. Both of whom are top 4 picks. I remember last year having this discussion with some posters here who thought Aldama, Roddy, Laravia and Ziaire Williams were these incredible gems. Now the same is being said for GG Jackson. I don’t even think Roddy is even on their team anymore. lol.

[Tor_Raps]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

Now Memphis is a team that's actually tanking due to injuries and Ja's idocy but have proven to be a 50 win core. Please don't confuse them for the Raptors who are going to be near the exact same area we are this year lol.

Yes, but that’s not what we are discussing. Lol. They are where they are because their two best players are Ja and JJJr. Both of whom are top 4 picks. I remember last year having this discussion with some posters here who thought Aldama, Roddy, Laravia and Ziaire Williams were these incredible gems. Now the same is being said for GG Jackson. I don’t even think Roddy is even on their team anymore. lol.

Ah OK... ya it's really hard to know which guys will actually be relevant during a massive tank job. Some guys like Banton thrive when they get to jack up shot after shot but can they find roles as the 4th/5th option on the court, which is exactly what they'd all be on good teams.

I thought you were downplaying Memphis as a team overall because I expect them to have the biggest jump in wins next year lol.

[Kingsway_fan]

We are so far from being a competitive playoff caliber team, but hopefully, this is the last of Trent and Brown in a Raptors jersey... we need better talent, esp bigs...

[Yeezus_]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

Maybe it starts with getting your two best defensive players back in the lineup

[Tor_Raps]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

Maybe it starts with getting your two best defensive players back in the lineup

Did you miss all those games where Barnes and Poeltl played this year? Lol

[Scase]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

Maybe it starts with getting your two best defensive players back in the lineup

Nope, totally the coaches fault. Definitely not missing like damn near the entire starting lineup. Darko just isn't bodying up his man.

[Los_29]

Now Memphis is a team that's actually tanking due to injuries and Ja's idocy but have proven to be a 50 win core. Please don't confuse them for the Raptors who are going to be near the exact same area we are this year lol.

Yes, but that’s not what we are discussing. Lol. They are where they are because their two best players are Ja and JJJr. Both of whom are top 4 picks. I remember last year having this discussion with some posters here who thought Aldama, Roddy, Laravia and Ziaire Williams were these incredible gems. Now the same is being said for GG Jackson. I don’t even think Roddy is even on their team anymore. lol.

Ah OK... ya it's really hard to know which guys will actually be relevant during a massive tank job. Some guys like Banton thrive when they get to jack up shot after shot but can they find roles as the 4th/5th option on the court, which is exactly what they'd all be on good teams.

I thought you were downplaying Memphis as a team overall because I expect them to have the biggest jump in wins next year lol.

I do wonder how much of a jump they’ll make. Lots of teams in the West have gotten better. Memphis hasn’t added anything to compliment their best players and they follow our old philosophy of trying to force turnovers and have more field goal attempts than their opponents. Not sure how much that will work if you lack shooting. If they can add a shooter in this draft that could be big for them because they are not good in the half court.

They’ll make a big jump in wins though simply because they barely had any this year. lol.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

is darko really trying to right the ship?
another 20 point loss

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

They are trying to lose.

[2019nbachamps]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

This makes no sense. They were the #2 seed the past two seasons. They’ve had a bad year due to Ja’s suspension and then all the injuries.

[Los_29]

If Memphis was finding gems they wouldn’t have the 7th worst record in the league.

This makes no sense. They were the #2 seed the past two seasons. They’ve had a bad year due to Ja’s suspension and then all the injuries.

Yes, because of Ja, their 3rd overall pick. Their 2nd best player is JJJr, their 4th overall pick.

All of their later picks except for Bane have been average to awful.

Who are their gems?

[sbsat]

We are so cooked next year the writing is on the wall. I’ve never experienced a raptors team that gives up leads like this since maybe the inaugural season.
The defense is so behind I don’t it even know where to begin to fix it

Maybe it starts with getting your two best defensive players back in the lineup

Nope, totally the coaches fault. Definitely not missing like damn near the entire starting lineup. Darko just isn't bodying up his man.

There was a stretch early in the year… when we had team of Jakob og siakam and Barnes playing where we surrendered leads of 14 or more 4 games in a row. The issue has been there all year. But I’ll let all of you wait until next year to pivot