They Aren’t Even Trying to Hide it…

They Aren’t Even Trying to Hide it…

This may have been predictable but frankly they aren’t even trying to hide it because once OG anobi left the New York Knicks the things that Toronto Raptors fans were grilled for were roasted for were just bashed on you know as Messiah U Jerry held on to OG anobi

For a year longer than people thought they should they said hey he’s Untouchable he’s a Hall of Fame player OG anobi what’s going on well now all those things not just by Nicks fans but NBA fans in general the praise has been thrown the way of OG and anobi and

Frankly even though it didn’t happen when he was with the Toronto Raptors I’m here for it so I want to break that all down in this video including Darko rakovic speaking out on the team’s rebounding situation and might be thrown shade to the I want to say the roster

Because obviously we’re a developing team but you know talking about how we don’t have much rebounding on the squad here now at this point and also a former Toronto Raptor ended up signing in Russia so lots of stuff to dive into in this video but before we dive into that

Folks again over 58% of our viewers are not subscribed to the Channel with the trade deadline just around the corner I’d imagine things are about to heat up in the coming days so definitely keep it locked to Raptor’s digest so we can break down all the latest news for you

But let’s dive into our first topic of discussion the first thing is they aren’t even trying to hide it they aren’t even trying to hide it folks I mean we’ve been grilled we’ve been roasted we’ve been talked down upon for supporting OG anobi calling him a defensive player of the year candidate

I’ve been out here on these videos saying OG anobi is probably the best Wing defender in the entire NBA for season after season here now at this point and the comments we’ve been getting have been kind of crazy and I get it the Toronto Raptors aren’t a big

Market like the new even though we’re a big Market we’re not a widely watched market across the United States like the New York Knicks are but things have completely done a 180 if you go on Twitter if you go on X if you go on these Reddit Pages basically OG an anobi

Getting the kind of treatment maybe not to LeBron situation but every little thing he does is posted by all these channels people are talking about how he Us’s to steal he’s a lock defensively even the betting odds have put him now firmly in second place for Defensive

Player of the Year ranking which you know he’s doing the same things he did with the Toronto Raptors here now at this point but he was never sort of in the St in the contention for a defensive player of the year award even though he made his first all defensive team last

Season he’s been doing this for year after year and now he’s finally getting credit he’s finally getting his Flowers by look back onto things like Stephen A Smith said you know talking about hey what are we doing here you know is he moving the needle all this type of stuff

Bill Simmons and uh what Ryan Rell on the ringer they’re talking about hey is OG an anobi a Hall of Famer he’s Untouchable in Damen Liller talks he’s Untouchable in Kevin Durant talks all this type of stuff flame and Messi Jerry and I am proud I am happy that he is

Getting his credit right now because the Knicks they’re 10 and two since acquiring him one of the best records in the NBA there’s highlights getting postered of him of him locking down nicoa yic and one thing that I got grilled for saying how he’s a guy that’s

Been like a yage stopper he’s a even though he’s a wing player the Tron Raptors thought they could run a 69ine sort of all lineup because of how well OG anobi can defend the post again he’s better apt to be a wing Defender so it’s a bad strategy to have him guarding bigs

You know night after night after night leads to injuries leads to players getting worn down and all that type of stuff get played out of position but On Any Given night you know even in a playoff series he’s capable of locking up bigs on the other team and now Nicks

Fans are looking at him as a guy that can clamp Nicole yic we which we’ve seen you know in Raptors versus Nuggets games I don’t know I’ve just been seeing a lot of ogan anobi hype a lot of praise and I’m happy for it but the fact that

Raptors fans got grilled for so long for you know calling OG anobi this level of player is he a $40 million per year player again that’s a question mark I’m still happy with this Emanuel quickly RJ Barett trade even though the Raptors been losing games I think it sets us up

For the future nicely and OG and an noi’s contract is going to be pretty lucrative in terms of what the Trona Raptors need but happy OG is getting his praise but I wanted to sort of come out here and just just rant a little bit about how much Raptors fans have been

Taking heat over the past especially year or so since the trade rumors have percolated right uh since uh you know we we were roasted for supporting our guy now he’s getting love with across the NBA but shout out to OG anobi love him what he’s doing over there in New York

Wish it all worked out with the Toronto Raptors cuz he’s one of my favorite alltime Toronto raps but it’s how it goes the next thing we’re diving into is Darko rakovic speaking out on the team’s entire rebounding situation now the Toronto Raptors I’ve made the proclamation I I’ve made the belief that

Messi ueri in the front office Bobby Webster everyone out there is sort of going the approach going the route of probably tanking this season they saw how bad this team could look in terms of boards in terms of Rim protection with yaka purle out of the lineup and they

Said hey we’re falling down in those standings maybe we lean into this maybe we take an approach in terms of uh you know developing our young players keeping Talent on the roster because again with a proper sort of frontcourt rotation with Scotty Barnes RJ Barrett and Emanuel quickley in the lineup we’re

Not going to be a team that’s competing with the Portland Trailblazers the Charlotte Hornets in terms of heck even the Atlanta Hawks who we just played against you know a couple days ago we’re not as bad as those teams but with the AA purle out of the lineup we have a

Couple of clear holes that will in inev let lead us to losing some games losing a lot of games and then potentially maximizing the the possibility that we keep our draft pick for this upcoming year so that’s where the Toronto Raptors are at right now we’re two and a half

Games ahead in the overall standings out of the Portland Trailblazers if we can get into the bottom five that would really increase our odds in terms of tanking in terms of increasing our you know probability of keeping our draft pick as it has to fall in the bottom six

In order to retain with the Tron Raptors and not get traded to the San Antonio Spurs so yaka Pole’s kind of been out for with injury and he might be returning soon he’s questionable for tonight’s game you know against uh I don’t even know we’re playing here now

At this point but tonight’s game for the Toronto Raptors but rakovic in his most recent sort of media availability talked about the rebounding cuz obviously the Raptors lost their last play we’re playing the Chicago Bulls tonight my mind serves me correctly but against the the Atlanta Hawks lost on a game-winning

Shot where we just didn’t box out fattis young was doing everything in his power to keep Clint capella off the boards but obviously there’s a size discrepancy there but he kept you know uh Clint capella boxed out on that possession treay young Bruce Brown I believe was on

Trey young for that drive it’s really tough to stay in front of Trey young I’m not going to blame Bruce Brown for getting blown by even if there wasn’t a lot of help sort of in the situation you know where you leading to again you when you’re guarding Elite guards out there

On the the wing you generally want to force them or you know if you know where you’re getting blown by obviously the best sort of course of action is staying in front staying low keeping that chest so no one can blow by you but when you’re guarding the Trey Youngs of the

World when you’re guarding Elite ball handlers you want to force them in a direction to where you know there’s help defense or where your defense is sort of situated where you can secure the rebound where you can guard that sort of attack at the rim and then sort of you

Know close out the possession but Bruce Brown got blown by Scotty Barnes had to jump into you know an awkward held position ended up getting the stop on Trey young but Jordan War wasn’t able to sort of get to the the block out of sadique bay which led up led to a

Gamewinner from the Atlanta Hawks you know to seal the deal for that game they end up winning by one point well dark yovich talked about the lack of blockouts the lot lack of box out how this team right now is probably the only team in the NBA you know in his uh

Recent quote again in this press conference but he’s the Raptors are probably the only team in the NBA teaching blockouts teaching box outs you know in their practices and things like that again as a big man anyone that plays basketball it’s the fundamentals you got to be able to box out if you’re

Playing at a high level basketball so he says probably the only team in the NBA that’s working on this here right now and I don’t think this is a shade on the players again the Raptors know they’re in a developing place they’re all this

Type of stuff but I think it might be a little shade on the front office because again I’ve been of the sort of mindset that I think Messiah Jerry the way he’s operating right now is uh trying to maximize this uh depleted front court for you know lots of losses for this

Year Super Tank this season so we keep our draft pick but while maintaining Talent so next year we can have a quick maybe not you know Inc contention re turnaround but definitely back in the playoff picture so that’s sort of my thoughts and maybe rokovich again a guy

That wants to win games isn’t playing to lose and is mandated not to lose because again that’s what you want to do you don’t want to be purposely sort of telling your coaches and players to lose games but without that front court it’s going to be tough to you know close out

Games close out possessions close out out you know the the defensive possessions to get those boards rakovich might be throwing some shade there at the front office for hey get us a big man or you know we have jonte Porter of course thatat young plays big even

Though he’s a smaller big man purle back I think will help with things along those lines I think will help us with winning games might hurt the super tank that the Raptors might be going on this season but let me know what you guys think about all that but the final thing

We’re discussing in this video is a former torona Raptor signed in Russia so Will Barton obviously a guy that was with the Toronto Raptors for a short period per of time last season you know didn’t uh thought he may have been a piece that could have got us some

Scoring Off the Bench provided some shooting wasn’t that effective for the Toronto Raptors last year but he’s found a new home and he’s as he signed in Russia after his brief stop at the Toronto Raptors which is pretty wild going on right now because given the war that’s been happening over there but

Again I’m not sure how uh it is living in Russia living in Ukraine here now at this point but uh going to play over in Russia is seems like a wild sort of thing to do if it’s save or things like that I guess all the the fighting might

Be happening inside the Ukraine borders but you know just for safety just thought it was a pretty wild story that came out for w Barton so wishing him the best again not uh not 100% sure how it’s like living out that was in budapes I was in Hungary which bordered uh Ukraine

Sort of the summer so things were safe over there from you know living in or staying in Budapest for a while so hoping will burn everything’s all good and he has a good time playing in Russia but I thought that was a crazy story to

Sort of end this one off but you guys the best for making this far subscribe to the channel if you guys haven’t already anyways I’m signing off cheers

Toronto Raptors fans were grilled and criticized for hyping up their former star wing for years, but following his trade to the New York Knicks, the tables have certainly turned. Ben Rogers breaks down the change in attitude on O.G. Anunoby and Darko Rajakovic, speaking out on the team’s rebounding and a former Toronto Raptors player in Russia.

SHOW INDEX:
0:00 Toronto Raptors News
1:11 They Aren’t Even Trying to Hide it…
4:38 Darko Rajakovic Speaks Out
9:21 Former Raptor Signs in Russia

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