It’s Time…
I’m aware to the fact that the Toronto Raptors just played probably the best team in the NBA right now I’m aware to the fact that our schedule has been brutal as of late facing a bunch of West Coast teams dealing with ref troubles and travel and all things like that I’m
Aware to all these things and that the schedule’s getting easier maybe things will turn around and I’m am hopeful that this Toronto Raptors team is able to turn things around and I’m also watching this Celtics game watching this performance from the Toronto Raptors that there were moments that were this
Team looks really good things are coming together that early run in the third quarter you know RJ Barrett’s playing ball in tonight’s game a Manel quickley balling out everything like that there are parts and pieces of this team which I really enjoy I really love
But it just feels like the on the court stuff the off the court stuff the hundreds of rumors and I didn’t even cover the ones that dropped today might address some of them in this video but it just feels like things are over now I made a video about a month ago saying
You know it’s time something has to happen and a move did happen and the Raptors looked rejuvenated the team is more balanced it’s a better roster than we had you know before that OG and anobi trade sort of went down and I’m still of the opinion that this roster as is
Currently constructed could be good it could be a great team in the East but frankly the Toronto Raptors have dug themselves a ridiculous hole they’ve dug themselves a a position in the Eastern Conference where it doesn’t look that great right now things continue to get worse and given the fact Pascal cakam
Messi Jerry are extremely far apart according to Brian windhorse according to aent Janowski with all these reports sort of alluding to the fact that a contract extension is not coming watching it all play out there on the basketball court it seems like even though these players are really good
Even though this Raptor’s roster has a lot of really nice pieces and they’re going head-to-head toe-to-toe with some of the best teams in the NBA and holding their own with the exception of that Utah Jazz game the Toronto Raptors have looked frankly amazing you know since that trade went down
It feels like there’s some sort of apathy it feels like not just from the reports but from this team you know watching them play out there on the actual Court in between those lines it feels like there’s something going on obviously the new guys and RJ bar and
Emanuel quickly again with exception of that Utah Jazz game have been awesome but Scotty Burns is in a weird spot right now in terms of not taking a lot of shots seems like he’s taking a backseat to some of these guys out there on the court which doesn’t really make
Sense he hasn’t been playing that great I mean tonight’s game against the Boston Celtics Scotty Barnes only had 10 points five of 12 shooting just you not knocking down the threes 13 boards you know not a horrible game but you know relative to an average NBA player but
Bad for what Scotty Barnes is capable of doing and Pascal cakam again has been good he’s been putting up solid numbers he’s getting more shots I mean the floor spacing the three pointers he’s been getting his three-point percentage has steadily been increasing since uh the trade ended up going down he’s been
Getting more open Corner threes above the Break Stuff having to create less stuff from his own but still you could just feel it out there on the court things just don’t look that right for this Toronto Raptors group right now it feels like they know a move is coming
They know a trade is sort of going to happen and it just kills me it kills me cuz he you can feel it watching the games I believe in this Toronto Raptors group every night that we’ve gone out there following this trade I feel confident I
Feel like hey this can be a winnable game for this Raptor Squad but right now we’re on a four game losing streak we have dark rakovich making weird quotes the media saying it’s hard because all of us are so competitive we want to win but at the same time we’ve got to know
What our priorities are and that’s understanding the big picture and the transition that we’re going through and how we’re going to continue to build and that obviously that can also point to how the fact that we don’t have our draft pick currently for this season if
It falls outside of the top seven and now the Toronto raps are right in the mix for getting their draft pick even though they were winning some games even though everything was sort of looking right there for a week or so they’re they’re bottom six right now bottom six
Tied with Memphis so you know there’s a chance that they could keep that pick I don’t know if that’s I want to read too much into what darko’s saying there but it just feels like there’s there’s something going on with this team and it feels like another move is on the
Horizon whether it’s going to help winning in the short term the long term I don’t know I don’t care I’m not speculating I’m sure there’ll be more reports and news we got sham saying that the kings are waiting for another call back from the Toronto Raptors we got
Another report dropped today I forget what it even is I didn’t even make a video on I was waiting for this game to sort of see what happens and see what’s going on but it just feels like the right move was made dealing away OG and
Anobi even though OG is one of my favorite basketball players in the entire NBA it was the right move it felt like things could have been right for the Toronto Raptors if we bought into Pascal seak if we extended him if everything sort of went the way it could
Have ideally gone but it didn’t happen it just didn’t happen and things aren’t looking just that great it feels like even though they’re playing good even though cakam still doing his thing out there again not the greatest performance from him tonight five of 15 from the field missed six three-pointers which is
Sucks but 174 and five he’s still an awesome basketball player this crushes me man this absolutely crushes me the Raptors haven’t won a game against any of our rivals in the Atlantic division this entire season it’s you know the Celtics are out here looking like a well-oiled machine on the off offensive end
Defensive end you know I’m I just don’t get how they have this well-rounded of a roster but it’s time it’s time for a move to go down if you’re not going to extend Pascal cak no need to drag this out longer than it needs to be I guess
You’re waiting for a proper package to come back a proper deal to sort of go down but even though there’s moments where things look fun things look great and I’m not even diving to the analysis because I mean everyone trash on RJ he’s going to be good Quickly’s going to be
Good you know RJ you our team we’re not going to win any games shooting 12% from the three-point line there’s no if SS or buts about that dark rakovich is making some weird substitutions I mean particularly in the third when things are rolling you know just you got to let
Those lineups kind of ride themselves out rather than throw him back in McDaniels and that was actually having a pretty solid game in this one even though he didn’t score any points but him getting not a lot of minutes he could have gotten some more opportunities rather than the sort of
Jayen McDaniel stuff I don’t know man jonte Porter also got inserted to the starting unit 15 minutes I don’t mind him on the defensive end especially early on double some fouls and stuff but this Raptors group we’re seeing it against the top of the top the elite of
The elite and with all the trade rumors and all that swirling we’re not going to win these games and I feel like regardless we’re just not built to really really have that sort of competitive push in the Eastern Conference right now we need to do things to get Scotty Burns back on track
Because he hasn’t had you know the greatest of performances since this trade has gone down we seen what he can do from the start of the Season needs a ball on his hands probably more it’s killing me it’s killing me to think that we’re going to have to trade
Pascal seak probably for a lackluster package but that’s just where I’m at right now following the Celtics game I I’m not mad at this team I’m not really mad at anyone you know in particular for this loss Celtics are a good team and maybe the Raptors roll out
A win streak you know a last thing and then make this video IR relevant bring the hype back bring the excitement but four game losing streak right now weird quotes from our coach a young team with a lot of potential I’m very bullish on this Toronto Raptors team for the
Future but it just feels like it’s time feels like it’s time I didn’t want to emotionally accept it I know the reports are saying the contract extensions there so logically on my head I’ve kind of accepted and I’m expecting the Pascal seakan trade to come through at any
Point now ahead of this year’s trade deadline you know if there’s going to be no extenstion we know that’s going to be the case he’s either getting extended or traded and it doesn’t seem like he’s getting extended so I’ve logically accepted it but this game just watching it out there on the
Court kind of kind of made me feel it you know there’s there’s basketball stuff to talk about with this but you know Raptors aren’t going to win any games shooting like that the rotations could be a little bit weird you guys watch the game I mean if you didn’t you
Kind of get the vibe from it from this video but all I’m saying is thank you to Pascal I’m enjoying seeing him in a Raptor’s Jersey and the Raptor’s threads for as long as we can but just feels like it’s time anyways I’m Sig now cheers
The Toronto Raptors just suffered a loss to the Boston Celtics, and from how things have been playing out on and off the court, it feels like it’s time more change is coming for this Raptors team.
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26 Comments
The vibes were off on this one
Cheer up dude
resign Siakam for like 2 seasons and go get another player, maybe even get Dwight for center he's still healthy and is a solid center for when Pertl is out.
we shuda traded OG to NY when they were offering more we were literally tanking smh could use those picks now
Bobby, Masai get this shit done. This is painful to watch as a fan of this team man. The longer they leave this Siakam trade the worse the offers will be. I feel like the front office has less leverage than they think, they obviously want a young prospect from all of the suitors + some overpaid guy for salary to match. Sure we lost Poetl to injury but it's not like the team was doing way better with him.
From a longtime follower: BUCK UP BEN! We're early after a major mixup. I have (uninformed) hope
Im not worried about where pascal goes i know he’ll excel wherever he goes .
No real incentive at the moment until trade deadline has passed. Hard to concentrate and focus.
Yesh its about time to trade pascal lol…we suck he’s mailed it in…dude has more 3 point attempts than offensive rebounds attempts…the longer we keep him the less value we’re gonna get…get the trade done already
Get over yourself with pascal ,he doesn't fit this team
Isnt this a weak draft ? So losing that first round pick will be fine..besides we got the pistons second which is basically a late 1st anyways
Stop using poetl as an excuse. They shot 4-32 from 3. They suck, accept it
Its really not that horrible if we are bad. We get our pick back, try very hard to get jarace back for pascal and just have a young team with the 1-6th ovr pick coming in. Really not that horrible of a scenario. We can be bad for a season.
I agree with Ben… The uncertainty of this whole trade situation is killing this group. Unfortunately it looks like we’re dead set on trading Siakam. It’s a shame because the recent group has been very competitive and fun to watch. The best in a long time. Feel like we’re throwing away a good thing. Also I feel terrible for Pascal who has been with us for so long. He’s being treated pretty badly through this process. Thank you Pascal! Cheers everyone
To me the reason this team sucks is Darko. This offence is built for players like RJ and quickly. They are Player’s that cut and use there speed. This offence is not built for Scotty or Pascal. Pascal is better in the lost post where he can go to work and kick out to shooters and Scotty is better at the high post where he can Shoot or pass from the middle of the floor. Darko has our best players standing out at the 3 point line. When our best player only score 10 points and 17 points we are in trouble in our losses RJ has gone off and Pascal and Scotty are limited in points. Darko is an awful coach and hope they move off from him soon.
I hate to say it but I think Pascal has to go. We need to commit to the rebuild. Pascal is an elite third option. During a rebuild he's completely misused. He should have the chance to be on another contending team. And raptors need a couple seasons of work on the new guys before we are contending again. Let him go make the best of his career. Keeping him here for the next couple seasons is a bad direction for pskills. Probably one of the greatest plug and play guys in the league. Let him plug in and get a ring in Boston or Philly. Dude deserves the best in this league.
Injured Centers P and K
Masai Ujiri is the issue. This team was in a great spot, last trade deadline to maximize value and get huge returns for Siakam, FVV. Having failed to capitalize, we are now in this precarious position.
this guy looks side lol… dont worry its just them trying shitout
I think this shows how important jak is to the team
Is koloko alive? Does he suck? We’ve needed a center for almost half a decade now and even traded for a future pick to the spurs to get our slightly above average center back. This man has played less than 60 games in his career and has been “sick” since April. Every night I watch this team get dominated by bigs and since we lost og, we can lose to wings now too.
Terrible substitution for Scottie in the 3rd after he just woke up cost them the game
We’re top 5 on offence in the league.
Since the trade:
6 th in PPG
Top 5 in Fg%
Assists,
WE FINALLY HAVE OUR DRAFT PICK BACK BE FUCKING RAPTORS FANS
The Raptors are frustrating to cheer for but first game back after a west coast trip is ALWAYS like this. People need to chill a bit
Masai is doing a very poor job stringing this team along. Get it done, Masai. The Raptors deserve a management team with a clear direction. Masai is all over the map, and he's handcuffed the team and his first year coach. It's a shame, it's crap. In the end, Raptors may be better off, but the means to which you get there matters. Get your shit together, Masai!