This has Raptors Fans FIRED UP…

This has Raptors Fans FIRED UP…

This is Toronto Raptors fans fired up right now as Scotty barns following the game against the San Antonio Spurs ended up leaving the court early and then this in amalgamation with bad body language on the court some poor efforts late in games in recent weeks this is some

Pockets of the Toronto Raptor fan base extremely concerned and pretty fired up about Scotty Barnes and to take it to a whole another level the comments specifically from Darko rakovich even though personally I think they can be taken either way some pockets of raptors fan have really turned against Darko

Rakovic approach to handling this entire situation so we’re going to break down what this is really going on between Scotty Darko and the organization and give my take in terms of whether or not it’s getting blown out of proportion or Raptors fans are kind of being reasonable you know being worried about

This whole situation additionally two additional Toronto Raptors have signed with contenders so we’ll discuss that in a whole bunch more but before we dive into that folks again over 56% of our viewers are not subscribed to the channel and we want to keep you up to date with all of the latest Toronto

Raptors news also apologies that the audio is a little bit sketchy again in Panama City really hectic around here right now but still got to deliver all the latest Toronto Raptors coverage but let’s dive into it because this currently has Toronto Raptors fans fired up right now and obviously Scotty Barnes

Is the guy he’s been anointed the leader of this team following the trades of Pascal sakam as well as OG and anobi so what’s going on what’s happening because if you’re the leader if you’re that number one guy you kind of have to set a prestent you have have to be that

Sort of guy that people follow out there on the court it’s the definition of being a leader people that end up following you and then him leaving the court early the visual sort of suking not getting back on defense has really turned some fans around on Scotty Barnes

And Scotty has specifically spoken out on the situation as well as dark rakovich so let’s take a look at their quotes So to really determine what’s going on with the situation basically uh regarding Barnes leaving the bench early darkar rakovich chalked it up to a misunderstanding said Scotty thought

There was a shock loock viol ation in the game was over they spoke this morning and Darko told him he needs that better awareness as a leader but doesn’t feel discipline is required Darko said that Barnes regrets his actions and is taking accountability however so that’s the initial line from Darko rokovich

They talked about it it was a misunderstanding they don’t need to discipline him because some Raptors fans firstly are fired up about this because pre previously under the Nick nurse regime former star of the Toronto Raptors Pascal left the court early and he did have significant disciplinary

Action the team spoke out against it they were against it they said hey this needs to be fixed this needs to be changed and you know Nick nurse obviously had his own uh sort of fans and haters especially during his last season with the toron rers some people

Are saying hey Nick nurse held this team accountable and Darko rakov should be doing the same Darko says Scotty’s taking accountability and all these types of things well Josh lenberg you watch the video basically says Scotty spoke to the media after and his words and Body Language didn’t entirely

Reflect that he’s taking the full accountability he said there was like three to 2 to 3 seconds left he pressed on it said I don’t know I left the game early I guess it was a bad look mistake on my part and you know kind of nonchalant kind of dismissive kind of

Deflationary which again makes sense I don’t think it should be something that’s blown out of proportion but this is rubbing some people the wrong way if he’s actually taking accountability for his actions right now so again apologies for all the cars and all the noise I

Don’t know if you guys can hear that but um so that’s Scotty Barn’s sort of approach he’s kind of uh you know brushing off oh it is what it is I left the court early and that’s sort of his nonchalant attitude and then rakovich said that the coaches and he met with

Barnes this morning and among other to toets uh topics talked about channeling his emotions the right way but then when Scotty was asked about the meeting he said no we didn’t have no conversation about that so right now there is a miscommunication there’s a Miss sort of alignment in what’s coming out what’s

Reporing and one some the the pocket of raptor fans are really frustrated by this from Scotty and darkos perspective they’re looking at this is Scotty Burns who’s kind of entitled being handed the Reigns as the leader of the team and it’s just kind of treating it nonchalantly it’s just kind of you know

Being a little bit silky not really respecting the rules of the leader of this Toronto Raptors team you know not going out there on the court showing full effort at specific times you know reacting to refs doing all these types of things and then worse Darko rakovic

As a coach is not fostering that discipline again Messi Jerry said to have patience with this group watch this team develop the only way this develops is this top down you are putting your team in a position to develop to grow from mistakes from poor situations from everything along those lines and D

Rakovic kind of letting this slide in terms of talking to me hey we’re disciplining and then Scotty Barn saying no that didn’t happen it’s just kind of a bad look and I get it I get where those pockets of raptors phandom have sort of been given these quotes and

Their frustration I’m not going to sort of hey Raptors fans are crazy for thinking these things but personally I think we got to cut Scotty Barn some slack again it’s going to be gradual it’s going to be a steady Improvement you can’t just come in day one or after

Two weeks and immediately step up as the immediate leader on a squad we saw demard Rosen saw Kyle Lowry go through these trials and tribulations we saw Scotty Barnes and Fred van bed even though they didn’t necessarily lead to the you know Championship outcome didn’t really grow into that you know pen of

What we were looking for you know they grew As Leaders they were bad at times and then you know got better as it went along I think we have to give Scotty Barnes that time watch it progress over the course of a year and darkov rakovic also had some comments after saying he’s

Not going to come out into the media he addressed all the drama that was going on yesterday and said he’s not going to come out into the media and just bash on his players and you know he’s going to support them through and through there doesn’t need any public discipline he

Says very tough on his players privately behind the scenes I do really like that approach from dark don’t start bashing your players in the media we don’t need to know all the full truths or anything like that give us our little things to react to get fired up about you know

React on YouTube videos about but let the players be disciplined be fired up and things like that inh housee cuz Nick nurse for as much as I loved him as a head coach I didn’t like how he publicly bashed players you know in the media specifically guys like Gary Trent Jr and

We just heard it from the other side that Nick nurse wouldn’t talk to them directly so I like this flipped approach from Mar darkar rakovich so we don’t I don’t think there’s a full truth in terms of what’s going on clearly it isn’t there isn’t there’s great confusion in terms of this entire

Situation but again a year from now if Scotty Barnes doesn’t look like more of a leader doesn’t look like a guy that’s grown into that role then Raptors fans should be concerned the concern is certainly warranted but right now I’m calm I’m collected I don’t want to sort

Of overreact everything that’s going on so that’s my take on the situation let me know what you guys think the next thing we’re taking a look at is a former Raptor signs with the Phoenix Sun so obviously a guy that’s played some minutes lately he got some run before

The trade deadline thaddus young earned himself you know another NBA roster spot over the last few weeks I’d imagine end up getting picked up by a contender basically thadis young is finalizing a deal to join the Phoenix Sun sources tell ESPN he’s more than a veteran and

Frontline depth he can uh be a stretch guy for the Suns playoff run and I’m happy Thad ended up finding a spot I think he’ll be actually pretty useful for the Phoenix Suns in terms of what he’s able to provide for that team again they need some sort of Defense they need

Some switchability you can kind of space the floor they’re not extremely deep so he can be a sort of insurance big man that makes things work out there so congratulations on Thad young for getting a spot but one thing that kind of disgusts me another signing that has

Me fired up is K Lowry siding with the Philadelphia 76ers and again realistically I’m happy he’s here on a contender versus wasting his career away with the Charlotte Hornets I think that’s fine that’s fair with everything that’s going on but to see Kyle Lowry in his Sixers uniform despite the fact he’s

From Philly despite the fact he’s there it’s just not going to look right to me so I just wanted to throw that out there it’ll probably be a really good fit fits better than a Patrick Beverly who’s been having a career year there with Philadelphia congrats to Kyle L for

Getting back on a contender but it hurts me to be able to think about Kyle Ling the Sixers Jersey but let me know what you guys think about all this Toronto Raptors news you guys the best makeing Star subscribe to the channel if you guys haven’t already I’m signing up cheers

The Toronto Raptors have been losing a lot of games lately and despite Masai Ujiri telling fans to have patience with this team there are a lot of people turning on the team’s newly annointed leader Scottie Barnes. Ben Rogers breaks down the drama, as well has two former Raptors signing with contenders.

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