Im not expecting rookie Scottie levels of utilization but I can certainly see rookie gradey in the current Boucher, Precious tier.
Id say he’s gonna start out in that rotation but definitely near the bottom and move up or down depending on his performance
fredvancleef
Hard to argue against it.
We assume that the opening day lineup will be:
Dennis OG Scottie Pascal Jak
We still have Gary, Mcdaniels, Precious, flynn (lol) off the bench.
Assuming gary OG scottie and mcdaniels play the bulk of the wing spots gradey seems odd man out. maybe sparse minutes when scottie is the point? I can see a lineup of
Scottie Dick Trent Mcdaniels Pascal/Jak
KratosSmash
He’s the best shooter on the team. He better get some burn
attilajg
Yeah, great….not let our lottery pick see what he can do against real competition. This roster is a play in team if not an 8th seed.
SnooChickens8906
Dick will play immediately. Koreen is wrong. Again.
Iliketothrowaway2456
😂 our team is a mess 😭
shiftydnm
Lol bro he’s going to play. He has a skill that we desperately need, in the same way Koloko played 14mpg and 58 games last season.
ParticularMaize9684
We also gotta remember we don’t have nurse anymore. Players will get more opportunities hopefully.
Raptorsthrowaway1
Koreen is a hack and the owner of the worst voice in broadcast journalisim
peroper7
The roster construction is unique but Dick still looks to be the backup 2-guard behind Gary.
The minutes are going to come down for the starters, more space for the bench in small spurts?
Lets_Go_Blue__Jays
Agree with the statement. At this time Dick is likely our 11th man at this time, but, he’ll probably get some decent playing time in the first 2-3 games, which may have him enter the rotation. If he shoots under 38% from 3 or misses top many rotations on D, he will be the 11th man.
BallerDay
You’re outta your mind if you think that the kid averages under 15 min a game.
jayinscarb
I mean it makes sense, gotta see how he does
HankScorpio4242
Welcome to August.
How are you gonna even try to project a rotation when we have an entirely new coaching staff that is going to be looking at things with completely fresh eyes? How are you gonna project where Gradey Dick fits into that rotation when we haven’t seen him play against NBA competition?
PaintTouches
Koreen has terrible basketball instincts
Huge-Split6250
Bullshit. We didn’t hire a development coach to let the lottery pick rot on the bench. He will be force fed minutes at Masai’s direction, just like Scottie is.
reeelax
Show me you don’t truly watch raps basketball without actually telling me.
We severely lack shooting and GTJ alone isn’t going to suffice, Dick will get minutes barring his overall play and d.
mr10am
his defence will limit his minutes
TJStrawberry
If nurse was still coach maybe he’s right but I see this team as a culture building season. Win or lose I think we see much more bench play and development.
It reallllly sucks we only have a top 6 protected pick because this team will be too good to land 1-6 pick but not good enough to give the spurs a 20+ pick. Spurs probably getting a 7-15 pick lol
GrimKaiker
Of course everyone clowning Eric Koreen without having read the article and trying to understand the reasoning he clearly lays out.
Not saying he is right, but some of yall are just incapable of engaging in honest discourse.
Icy-Lime-9760
Right. A player whose skill set the Raptors desperately need drafted in the lottery won’t play.
jyh123
Send Gradey to the g-league for the first 20 games or so to allow him to shoot with no conscience while learning the team’s schemes. Then being him in as 6th-7th-8th man for the play-in run
LemmingPractice
Koreen is such an idiot.
Not only would it be idiotic to leave our lottery pick out of the rotation, under any circumstances, Koreen even points out the team’s deficiency in shooting, saying we need OG and/or Trent on the floor at all times for shooting. Yet, we drafted the consensus best shooter in the draft and are going to leave him out of the rotation?!
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Im not expecting rookie Scottie levels of utilization but I can certainly see rookie gradey in the current Boucher, Precious tier.
Id say he’s gonna start out in that rotation but definitely near the bottom and move up or down depending on his performance
Hard to argue against it.
We assume that the opening day lineup will be:
Dennis
OG
Scottie
Pascal
Jak
We still have Gary, Mcdaniels, Precious, flynn (lol) off the bench.
Assuming gary OG scottie and mcdaniels play the bulk of the wing spots gradey seems odd man out. maybe sparse minutes when scottie is the point? I can see a lineup of
Scottie
Dick
Trent
Mcdaniels
Pascal/Jak
He’s the best shooter on the team. He better get some burn
Yeah, great….not let our lottery pick see what he can do against real competition. This roster is a play in team if not an 8th seed.
Dick will play immediately. Koreen is wrong. Again.
😂 our team is a mess 😭
Lol bro he’s going to play. He has a skill that we desperately need, in the same way Koloko played 14mpg and 58 games last season.
We also gotta remember we don’t have nurse anymore. Players will get more opportunities hopefully.
Koreen is a hack and the owner of the worst voice in broadcast journalisim
The roster construction is unique but Dick still looks to be the backup 2-guard behind Gary.
The minutes are going to come down for the starters, more space for the bench in small spurts?
Agree with the statement. At this time Dick is likely our 11th man at this time, but, he’ll probably get some decent playing time in the first 2-3 games, which may have him enter the rotation. If he shoots under 38% from 3 or misses top many rotations on D, he will be the 11th man.
You’re outta your mind if you think that the kid averages under 15 min a game.
I mean it makes sense, gotta see how he does
Welcome to August.
How are you gonna even try to project a rotation when we have an entirely new coaching staff that is going to be looking at things with completely fresh eyes? How are you gonna project where Gradey Dick fits into that rotation when we haven’t seen him play against NBA competition?
Koreen has terrible basketball instincts
Bullshit. We didn’t hire a development coach to let the lottery pick rot on the bench. He will be force fed minutes at Masai’s direction, just like Scottie is.
Show me you don’t truly watch raps basketball without actually telling me.
We severely lack shooting and GTJ alone isn’t going to suffice, Dick will get minutes barring his overall play and d.
his defence will limit his minutes
If nurse was still coach maybe he’s right but I see this team as a culture building season. Win or lose I think we see much more bench play and development.
It reallllly sucks we only have a top 6 protected pick because this team will be too good to land 1-6 pick but not good enough to give the spurs a 20+ pick. Spurs probably getting a 7-15 pick lol
Of course everyone clowning Eric Koreen without having read the article and trying to understand the reasoning he clearly lays out.
https://archive.li/I8Rku
Not saying he is right, but some of yall are just incapable of engaging in honest discourse.
Right. A player whose skill set the Raptors desperately need drafted in the lottery won’t play.
Send Gradey to the g-league for the first 20 games or so to allow him to shoot with no conscience while learning the team’s schemes. Then being him in as 6th-7th-8th man for the play-in run
Koreen is such an idiot.
Not only would it be idiotic to leave our lottery pick out of the rotation, under any circumstances, Koreen even points out the team’s deficiency in shooting, saying we need OG and/or Trent on the floor at all times for shooting. Yet, we drafted the consensus best shooter in the draft and are going to leave him out of the rotation?!