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Originally Posted by octothorp
9th in the east might actually be a pretty good outcome: get the first-rounder to Houston out of the way with a low lottery in what's expected to be a poor draft year. The Northeast is probably the most balanced division in the league this year... any of those five teams could make the playoffs or miss the playoffs, in my opinion.
I'm excited about Lowry. I was really pissed off when the Raptors didn't make a move for him on draft night, but it turned out we got a better deal by waiting. Ross and Valanciunas will be fun to watch, but I don't expect either to have a big impact this year. I'm hoping that the team finds a way to hang on to Calderon, because he's a great second-unit facilitator, and I could imaging both JV and Ross thriving offensively with him.
This is the year that DeRozan needs to establish whether he's a legit star or trade fodder. Right now I'm leaning towards the latter, but I hope he proves me wrong.
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DD better improve or Ross could snag his spot. DD's offensive efficiency was horrible. I think his only hope is apparently Casey is going to have the team fastbreak this year. Makes sense with Lowry out there at PG. But his defense is brutal.
By the end of the year I wouldn't be surprised to see a lineup of :
Lowry
Ross
Fields
Bargnani
Val
For now though I'm thinking Grey will be a starter against the big centers, which is funny(he can play against them it's just sorta amusing him being a starter), and Amir against the small ones. DD will start and Jose will come off the bench with Ross, Kleiza, Val and Davis.
Lowry/ Jose
DD/Ross
Fields/Kleiza
Bargs/Davis
Amir/Grey/Val