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octothorp · 12-30-2023, 02:54 PM

I'll miss OG a lot, but this is a really good trade... two young guys who are solid starters with several seasons of contract control. Barrett came in with a lot of expectations and was developed for a certain role, but then the trade for Brunson really changed that up and he became a less good fit. He is a smart connective passer in a way that OG is not, and I can see a Quickley/Barrett/Barnes/Siakam/Poeltl unit having exceptional passing potential, and the shooting is about equal between Quickley/Barrett, and Schroder/OG... We'll miss OG's defense overall, but even that wasn't really clicking lately.

Tonight's going to be rough though... what's the rotation?

Poeltl/Siakam/Barnes/GTJ/Schroder
Boucher/Young/McDaniels/Dick/OPJ

Second night of a back-to-back with both on the road, down to the wire last night, an early game (4pm MST) tonight... Detroit with all the motivation in the world to not lose... I won't even be too pissed if Raptors lose tonight, I'm excited about this trade and glad they didn't wait to pull it even if it ends up resulting in an ignominious defeat tonight.

checked to see if the G-league guys might be available, but they played in Mississauga at noon... could you get them to Detroit for gametime?

12-30-2023, 02:54 PM	#105
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	I'll miss OG a lot, but this is a really good trade... two young guys who are solid starters with several seasons of contract control. Barrett came in with a lot of expectations and was developed for a certain role, but then the trade for Brunson really changed that up and he became a less good fit. He is a smart connective passer in a way that OG is not, and I can see a Quickley/Barrett/Barnes/Siakam/Poeltl unit having exceptional passing potential, and the shooting is about equal between Quickley/Barrett, and Schroder/OG... We'll miss OG's defense overall, but even that wasn't really clicking lately. Tonight's going to be rough though... what's the rotation? Poeltl/Siakam/Barnes/GTJ/Schroder Boucher/Young/McDaniels/Dick/OPJ Second night of a back-to-back with both on the road, down to the wire last night, an early game (4pm MST) tonight... Detroit with all the motivation in the world to not lose... I won't even be too pissed if Raptors lose tonight, I'm excited about this trade and glad they didn't wait to pull it even if it ends up resulting in an ignominious defeat tonight. checked to see if the G-league guys might be available, but they played in Mississauga at noon... could you get them to Detroit for gametime? Last edited by octothorp; 12-30-2023 at 02:57 PM.