Official Toronto Raptors 2007 Thread

[Wires]

I think I have great hockey knowledge.

Well maybe but you're an insufferable homer. Your BBV4Life assertions that Mats Sundin is a top 3 player in the league (even ahead of Crosby) and your belief that Bosh is MVP material casts doubt on your knowledge.

You're a Leafs fan, not a hockey fan. Similarly you're a Raptor fan but your basketball IQ doesn't extend beyond that one team. Pretty typical of Toronto sports fans actually.

[westside8]

I think some people around Toronto are definitely getting ahead of themselves. Yes, this Raptors team is getting better and better, but they are still a young team. The Euro guys are not used to the grind of the NBA schedule, and none of the players here really have any NBA playoff experience. Playoff is definitely achievable, but how far they get is still anyone's guess.

With that said however, the future is definitely very bright.

[Pudge714]

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I think I have great hockey knowledge.

Well maybe but you're an insufferable homer. Your BBV4Life assertions that Mats Sundin is a top 3 player in the league (even ahead of Crosby) and your belief that Bosh is MVP material casts doubt on your knowledge.

You're a Leafs fan, not a hockey fan. Similarly you're a Raptor fan but your basketball IQ doesn't extend beyond that one team. Pretty typical of Toronto sports fans actually.

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Wires,
In addition to being a Toronto fan he is a Steve Nash fan. Also this is typical of all sports fan not just Toronto ones.

[wisehandpoker]

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I think I have great hockey knowledge.

Well maybe but you're an insufferable homer. Your BBV4Life assertions that Mats Sundin is a top 3 player in the league (even ahead of Crosby) and your belief that Bosh is MVP material casts doubt on your knowledge.

You're a Leafs fan, not a hockey fan. Similarly you're a Raptor fan but your basketball IQ doesn't extend beyond that one team. Pretty typical of Toronto sports fans actually.

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Wires,
In addition to being a Toronto fan he is a Steve Nash fan. Also this is typical of all sports fan not just Toronto ones.

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Seriously. The moment you strip all homerism, it goes from spectator sport to calculus test. Lighten up.

[bigt2k4]

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I think I have great hockey knowledge.

Well maybe but you're an insufferable homer. Your BBV4Life assertions that Mats Sundin is a top 3 player in the league (even ahead of Crosby) and your belief that Bosh is MVP material casts doubt on your knowledge.

You're a Leafs fan, not a hockey fan. Similarly you're a Raptor fan but your basketball IQ doesn't extend beyond that one team. Pretty typical of Toronto sports fans actually.

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Actually, I'm an Oilers fan (and view the Leafs without bias(Mccabe is terrible and possibly the most overrated player in the league) and yes Sundin is better than Crosby. The Bosh MVP thing was an obvious exagguration. Come playoff time this year I would take Sundin over Crosby, maybe next year that may change, but as of right now Sundin is the better player.

[Wires]

and yes Sundin is better than Crosby

Ok. I think we're done here...

[Green Kool Aid]

B. Colangelo is such a great GM.

It's so weird because individually I've always thought his moves have sucked, but the final product is awesome.

Dude just understands how to build a team.

Oh, and Chris Bosh has passed D. Howard for me as best player in the league to build around, so having him helps too.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I caught the Raptors-Clippers game. This was a fun team to watch, and I plan on checking them out again in the future. I think they have a brighter future than many of the other young East teams.

What do you guys think about the job Sam Mitchell has done this year? I don't really know much about him, but I think I read/heard BC is going to bring in his own coach next year no matter what.

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Oh, and Chris Bosh has passed D. Howard for me as best player in the league to build around, so having him helps too.


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Wade? But yeah, Bosh has it going. He's a class guy & a great young talent too.

[vin17]

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I caught the Raptors-Clippers game. This was a fun team to watch, and I plan on checking them out again in the future. I think they have a brighter future than many of the other young East teams.

What do you guys think about the job Sam Mitchell has done this year? I don't really know much about him, but I think I read/heard BC is going to bring in his own coach next year no matter what.

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Oh, and Chris Bosh has passed D. Howard for me as best player in the league to build around, so having him helps too.


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Wade? But yeah, Bosh has it going. He's a class guy & a great young talent too.

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Sam Mitchell has improved as a coach almost as much as Bosh has improved as a player. He made his share of 'rookie mistakes', but the [censored] lineup he had to work with made it more understandable.

As for BC and the typical 'bringing your own guy in', if BC was going to fire Sam, it would (should) have been at the beginning of the season, or even a month in to the season, when they were about 2-8. Since then, they are 23-15. And what if the Raptors win two playoff rounds? (obv. overachieving but still). How can you have your lame-duck coach take the team as far as he does then let his contract run out?

I say, BC gives him a 2 year extension. One year wouldn't be enough with this lineup. Give him a 6th year Bosh, 5th year Ford (missed an entire season) and 3rd year Bargnani to truly see where this team can go.

[HajiShirazu]

I don't follow the NBA much, but wasn't there a thread at the beginning of the season about how the Raps were such a joke, and fans talking about them making the playoffs were hilarious? I bought into it since they had two players I knew were good, mostly players I'd never heard of, and a few players I recognized as nobodies.
This is either a great coaching job or maybe just underrated players.