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Originally Posted by moon
I have said last season and this year I do not like make up of the Raptors team. So no I don't see a ton of positives outside if JV progressing (although not as much as I would like).
They are unlikable because I can't stand a high volume, low effective scorer like DD. The fact that he is a turnstile on defense doesn't make him much more likeable. Lowry is a Dbag who plays when he wants so nice to see him trying this year but he was frustrating before this year and hard to forget that. Fields a horrible, dumb contract, Johnson is a meh guy not likeable or dislikable, Hansborough is Tar Heel scum and his fake tough guy act is tiresome for him and others that try it. Ross frustrating to watch him only be able to shoot and dunk and the shooting is way too hit and miss.
Another reason is the TO media (Tim and Sid, Doug Smith, Grange) constantly overrating these guys. Not the Raptors fault but annoying nonetheless.
I like that they finally canned Colangelo and think Ijiri could be a step I the right direction.
My main issue though is the seemingly happiness from the team and many fans with mediocrity. The team has zero shot at a title and very few pieces in place that could be the core of a championship team. Maybe JV could be the 3rd best guy on a title team, but other than that they have a lot of peripheral pieces of what would be a title contender and they seem happy to continue in that path.
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Have you actually watched games this year? Cuz almost all your points are about past years.
To be honest I expected JV to take a much bigger step after the Gay trade but it hasn't happened but you're somewhat happy about his progression. People who watch the game can tell he defence is quite bad and offence game clicks sometimes. Hes good for 10+ rebounds a night though. To me he's been a disappointment this year.
DD isn't efficient but then again more high scorers aren't look at the number of shots big scorers jackup, they have to shoot more to score more. I'm not a DD fan but he has improved this year.
You're bitching about Lowry last year? The whole team was a mess even prior to the Gay trade. He has brought his game to a much higher level. Definitely the MVP of this team. He has played his heart out.
Fields barely plays and was handed the dumb contract by BC, again a thing of past. All teams have some stupid contracts sitting on the bench.
Hansbrough Tar Heel scum, again living in the past. He has brought some toughness to this team no doubt, fake or not he brings it.
Ross has been playing some decent defence this year and his 3 point shooting has improved.
Your next issue is the media? the fans? the team itself being happy with itself? I'm not sure if you noticed but people generally are happy when good things happen! They're winning games! What do you want from them? bitch and complain that they want Durant to join the team?
The fact you're happy with JV's progression and still pissed about the rest is clear that you don't watch the games and are just in here to bitch about the past.