Lost in another TO sports heart breaker. Watched the last few minutes and glad I'm not a fan as it was indeed heart breaking. MLSE owned teams just seem to break fans hearts. Will they now build on this year or was this a one year deal. For their fans I hope they can build and grow for next year.
This is a team for which the expectations were zilch before the season started. It is up to management now to figure out how this doesn't become a fluke like 2006-2007.
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The curse of MLSE continues...
Yeah, it can go one of two ways. While the Raptors did improve this year, it also seemed to be the case that much of the rest of the conference got worse. In fact, the Raps would not have made the playoffs in the Western Conference with their record. So, as 1argoholic asked, is this just a one-year thing or will they continue their improvement next year? One thing that was good for them was to get the Toronto sports spotlight pretty much to themselves over the last couple of weeks.
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
They need to sign Kyle Lowry or this improvement over the past season will have been all for naught. Assuming that he is signed then they do have a solid young group with DeRozan, Valanciunas, Johnson and Ross.
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Pray for Steve Simmons.
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Drake gets into a fight, seemingly, every other week and yet somehow it is cool for the Raptors to be associated with him. Why is that? One would think that being associated to such an individual would be an embarrassment.
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
Stereotyping an entire fan base. Great answer.
Really? If he gets in to fights that often you would think he would be a little better at it. Unless people get really upset by this event and it affects Raptors ticket sales negatively I doubt MLSE's arrangement with Drake will change. Right and wrong aren't always so clear when it comes to these types of business deals.
One would think after reading a few of Ricky Foley's tweets no one would want to be associated with him.
Sorry wouldn't know - You are blocked from following @Foley4Real and viewing @Foley4Real's Tweets. LOLOne would think after reading a few of Ricky Foley's tweets no one would want to be associated with him.
Another blunder by the Raptors is how they ambushed Jonathan Bernier, who clearly has no idea who Mandela was, but the Raptors went ahead and posted the interview on their social media sites. http://deadspin.com/jonathan-bernier...n-m-1668629411
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It looks like the power of Drake has worn off. I guess Paul Pierce was correct when he said that the Raptors lack the "it factor".
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
Craptors are another proud MLSE team. hahaha! Losers.
It is almost like the Raptors gave up after losing the first two games at home. I know that home court means more in basketball than any other sport but the Raps showed a real lack of heart over those last two games. Their new slogan should be "We NOT the North."
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
I know 99% of you don't care, but the Raptors have won 10 straight. Of course, this means nothing if they don't maintain consistent play after the all-star break and achieve actual playoff success.
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I have never been so annoyed as a Raptors fan by other fans and the ever so bias media. The Raptors narrowly won the best of 7 while being outplayed, outscored and outcoached throughout the series. Their star players, Lowry and DeRozen were both horribly inconsistent yet it was supposed to be an easy series and the team is at least expected to make it to the 2nd round.
Whats getting to me is how the fans and media (especially on twitter) are acting like how impressive this win was and its as if the team won something substantial. Raptors are very lucky to win the series having almost blowing game 5 and almost gave up a 16 point lead last night. As a fan, I'm actually concerned that this team is not as good as your typical 2nd seed and will struggle again vs Miami. When you expose their flaws though, "fans" are quick to call you a hater.
To me if the team is expected to make a deep run into the playoffs then a excessive celebration after Round 1 isn't needed. At least the team knows this and according to Matthew Scianitti the team did not celebrate afterwards in the locker-room and are already preparing for Miami. I will never cheer against the Raptors but I sure won't be heartbroken to see them struggle against Miami because I am being realistic.
It doesn't bother me the series went seven games. As we have learned in all sports, nothing is gauranteed. The East was a tight division, these are pro athletes and anyone can beat anyone. Charlotte pushed Miami to 7 and not many people thought that would happen. Paul George had a great playoff, it's hard to defend someone like that.
I agree, it's frustrating at times, because we know this team can be so much better. The media has been very critical of the team leading up to this game. As for the fans, the Raptors tend to have a younger following, so that might contribute to the bandwagoning knowledge of all sport, not just basketball. Everyone is riding a high after a win, so it's understandable. I watched the game in a packed theatre with 200 or so knowledgeable fans. There were no misconceptions of the team. We talked about how Derozan must step up, which he did. How Lowry hasn't been the same since his injury and how the team misses a three point threat like Lou Williams, even though they are supposedly stronger defensively.
I don't believe they were out coached. Unfair to blame a coach when almost no one can hit an open three and have terrible looking turnovers. Give Casey some credit for benching Scola for Patterson and playing an unproven rookie in Powell, who came up huge for them.
I don't let fans get me down, and especially stop me from enjoying the game. It's been exciting so far and there is no reason that they can't suddenly play to their potential and beat Miami. Of course, if they lose hard, not surprising either. Let's see what's in store and have fun with it!
Raptors really should have won this series with ease. Their guards better shoot a lot better than 35% if they have any desire to do damage.
Personally, I think I can cheer for the Raptors, but the constant Drake shots are really annoying. The focus should be on the team, not the celebrity egomaniacal ambassador.
Last edited by AngeloV; 05-02-2016 at 08:45 PM.
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It's impressive insofar as it ends a long drought and gets a monkey off their back. Just as it was for the Jays to finally win a division and make the playoffs last year. I don't begrudge Raptors fans their enjoyment here. They waited a long time to let some emotion out like this. Of course if they were Argo fans, they would have been able to enjoy a team with more recent success.
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