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mile · 03-23-2021, 02:52 PM

https://twitter.com/user/status/1374441659417595911

https://twitter.com/user/status/1374413991649234950

Siakam has not been fined.

I don’t know if you can read too much into this. Team’s on a 9-game losing streak, Siakam had a couple of poor back-to-back defensive efforts (-11 and -14) and is getting benched, of course there is going to be frustration. Yes, he has to handle it better but unless we hear that this was so bad that the Raptors had to move him, then he’s still a core piece for the Raptors going forward. There’s probably quite of few of these incidents that happen in a season but we never hear about.

The team really missed him, OG, and FVV while they were out with COVID. I think that and Finch leaving really derailed the momentum they had built after the 2-8 start.

This season cannot end quick enough. Sell Lowry and Powell, get a high pick and I think things can turn around quickly.
I hope Masai sticks around for the retool but I’m not optimistic, it’s been quiet there.

03-23-2021, 02:52 PM	#281
mile Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2014 Exp:	https://twitter.com/user/status/1374441659417595911 https://twitter.com/user/status/1374413991649234950 Siakam has not been fined. I don’t know if you can read too much into this. Team’s on a 9-game losing streak, Siakam had a couple of poor back-to-back defensive efforts (-11 and -14) and is getting benched, of course there is going to be frustration. Yes, he has to handle it better but unless we hear that this was so bad that the Raptors had to move him, then he’s still a core piece for the Raptors going forward. There’s probably quite of few of these incidents that happen in a season but we never hear about. The team really missed him, OG, and FVV while they were out with COVID. I think that and Finch leaving really derailed the momentum they had built after the 2-8 start. This season cannot end quick enough. Sell Lowry and Powell, get a high pick and I think things can turn around quickly. I hope Masai sticks around for the retool but I’m not optimistic, it’s been quiet there. Last edited by mile; 03-23-2021 at 02:54 PM.