Raptors Fans are NOT Happy With this…
Raptor fans are not happy with this and I’d include myself in that group as Chris bue is a guy that is a long time for the Toronto Raptor it’s been a guy that earned his minutes found his spot in the rotation even when he fell out of
It he worked his way back in he’s a hustler he’s a dog he’s a guy that has just been an integral piece to this Raptor group the last remaining sort of player that was on that Championship winning team and now even despite the fact the Toronto Raptors have no big men
Have no with the exception of Kelly o linck there are no NBA certified big men on this roster jont Porter could potentially be there you Mohammad ugay could potentially work his way into that spot I’m not saying there’s players that you know could never be that type of guy
But Chris bue is a legit NBA player there’s no ifs ANS or butts about it he’s proven that over the last five years with the Toronto Raptors Chris bue is a capable NBA player and I get the tank I get people wanting to play younger guys and give them opportunities
And give them run and whatever I understand I don’t disagree with that perspective but what is happening with Chris buet right now for a guy that you know is currently under contract the Tron Raptors for this season and next so it’s not like he’s in a contract here
But a player that has done a lot for your organization you know as a fan favorite as well being Canadian so not that that should factor in too much but Chris bue despite the fact the Raptors are traded away all their vets and then have most of their main forwards and
Scotty Barnes as well as uh yaka purle and even last night aaji going down with injury and the fact that Chris bue is still not getting run it’s still not getting minutes is just ludicrous to me it’s kind of disrespectful it’s a bad look you know on how we’re treating our
Vets and I get that Chris bue you know isn’t the the prototypical guy to fit in a darker rakovic system I get it I understand it he’s not a player that’s an awesome facilitator making crazy dimes he’s a shot chucker we know Chris bue that’s how he earned his minutes
With the Toronto Raptors I get it but when you’re so depleted of options when you have nothing and you’re going to lose anyways I know people are saying hey we’re playing younger guys so we lose games yada ya y the Raptor’s just lost the Pelicans by like 40 points we
Were losing that game if we had anyone out there you know our entire healthy roster we’re losing that game so the fact that Chris bue is just not even able to see the floor whatsoever I throw development out the window throw all these types of things one it it’s just
Disrespectful for your vets it’s a bad look on the Toronto Raptor sort of organization not me like bashing Darko or whatever but I just don’t agree with with benching players that are good at basketball regardless of how much you’re trying to tank especially when there’s really no other option and you’re
Playing a bunch of development pieces out there on the court but two the Raptors are going to try to trade Chris Buche this off season it’s it is what it is they couldn’t get value from at the trade deadline the Raptors have a golden opportunity right now to give Cruz bue
20 minutes tonight have him as a vet out there that hustles that gets some rebounds you know the Raptor’s defense was horrific last night against New Orleans Pelicans you know letting straight line drives happen then kickouts out to Trey Murphy II third and he just bang threes left right and
Center have some guys that are actually in the paint that can play a bit of Defense on this group you know can do some things can back up gritty dick so he can work on being a bit more of an all on ball presence you know these
Types of things and then get Chris bu’s numbers up so you could get a second round pick for him at the NBA Draft so you could get something in return for Chris pet rather than having to attach assets in order to deal him away in or
Rather than having to buy him out you know buy out his contract for the future it’s it’s silly it’s kind of ridiculous it’s kind of foolish what the Toronto Raptors are doing with Chris bue here now at this point and I disagree with it I don’t think it’s smart and the Raptor
Fans you know they were calling for it last night you know in the game where the the we’ve reached the point where fans are chanting for Chris bue the portion of the game the season like like Chris bu is not boan morovich he’s not
Taco Fall this dude is a guy a big man that plays really solid defense gets you a ton of rebounds can block shots can get you some boards and like is good at basketball is he going to be a part of the future the writing’s on the wall
He’s not going to be a part of the tonel Raptor future it seems like you know unless there’s a change unless I guess there’s never say never even though I like Chris buet as a basketball player not perfect but I like him as a basketball he’s not going to be part of
This team’s future he’s not getting minutes right now over whoever the heck r at the forward spots here now for this Raptor team but to completely nuke his value to completely say hey this guy shouldn’t be getting minutes over two way G Leaguers and if that’s the case to the rest of
The season with purle out with aaji out you with our entire forward lineup now like the Raptors healthy are thin on the front lines we have Scotty baji’s a two but he’s playing the forward spot you know we have yaka purle obviously Kelly oin is a center an actual center in NBA
That’s good at basketball but and then we have two-way guys and jonte Porter as well as Mohammad du like the fact that he’s not in the rotation is something that I wanted to just speak out on I wanted to sort of give my take because I think it’s
Getting a little bit ridiculous and it’s getting a little bit foolish and again I understand limiting his minutes or not making him a focal point on the team or whatever but given the current circumstances it’s just a bad look benching it but we have another topic we
Have another thing to discuss in this video and it’s Kelly oen speaking out on uh his signing with the torona Raptors and he’s the guy that again is replacing Chris bu’s money muhamad duay I feel like is the actual replacement in terms of a project in terms of a player that
Chris bue was on this team but Kelly Len just signed a two-year $13 million per year uh salary again given the NBA’s expanding it’s almost matches what Chris buet was making for this group Kelly L essentially solidified himself in that role here now at this point especially
Bu is getting benched and basically he came out and said that uh when discussing opting into his uh contract had in the free agency he said they traded for me they wanted me here just to reciprocate that love and show that I want to be here too I wanted to be here
Since I was four years old and hopefully I will be here for the rest of my career so again another Canadian like Chris bu but uh a guy I’m happy that he wants to be in Toronto I’m happy to have good players that want to be in Toronto no
Matter their age no matter what’s going on I’m happy that Kelly lck a guy that fits Darko sort of system as well that he’s eager to sort of play for this team and then another big point that he added regarding to signing the contract extension is when it settled ahead of
Canada’s training camp and the Olympics this summer it was also a factor in the decision to sign an extension rather than testing free agency that was definitely a big part of it as well getting all this out of the way because as we’ve seen in the past and it’s
Completely reasonable sometimes uh fans of Olympic teams and Country teams trash on players for this but when millions and million tens of millions of dollars are on the line you you’re playing for the Olympics it’s an intense sort of part of the summer you people look at International basketall might look at is
All it’s a it’s a relaxing thing compared to NBA no it’s a whole different game and these players have bigger roles on their teams as well so you Kelly Ock is a key part of Team Canada so he’s going to be asked to do a
Lot this summer so if he goes down with injury and he’s still a free agent and stuff like that is happening then that’s a massive risk like he could be losing $20 million if he you know has a career ending or at least a significant injury
That keeps him out for a season so to lock in that guaranteed money allows him to not stress about playing for Team Canada so works out for Raptors fans most of us are Canadian fans alike so you know shout out to Kelly lck for doing that obviously is still a guy
That’s a beast for the Toronto Raptors this uh this season 8.5 points five rebounds four assists 40% from the three-point line still only 32 years old very very happy with this Kelly o Lin signing and I hope he see a longterm fit for the Toronto Raptors but let me know
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Despite all of the injuries for the Toronto Raptors Chris Boucher is fully in Darko Rajakovic’s dog house being benched on the team. Ben Rogers breaks down the benching as well as some recent comments from Kelly Olynyk.
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Iv BEEN SAYING THIS for MONTHS…
Something is obviousley goung on behind the scenes that we dont know about… they just dont no play him when were expremely depleated.. something els is going on we dont know about…
We know what we have in boucher, let the younger guys run.
Raptors' Management & Coach, MESSED-UP the Team!!! They all should be REPLACED!!!
Boucher had a dunk from the foul last year didn’t he?
darko would rather play g league scrubs like nwora and dj carton over boucher tells me all I need to know about how this organization treats it vets. Gross
Time for mlse to clean house. masai, darko and his entire coaching staff – OUT
Last night the starters
played avg 32 min there
was plenty of min left
for CHRIS to play. We're
upset with DARKO for
treating him with no
respect 😞
This raptors roster is so good that it's hard for darko to find minutes for boucher
darko and masai are truly delusional
Darko sucks and Chris deserves respect for everything he's put into each and every game. He hustles and yes sometimes has an off night but he isn't a god damned water boy!!! He loves being a raptor the fans love him as a raptor and I agree with you a bad look!
I don't leave many comments. I agree with your sentiments.
I agree
Watching the game last night I thought Chris could have blocked some of those 3 pointers that NO made.
clearly the organization believes theres more value of developing young players by playing them in-court rather than upping Chris's trade value. its sad but its business
boucher is just not good and does not fit the system. if i'm a speculating man, he most likely refuses to adapt to the system. for every positive hustle move chris makes, he makes low iq plays that are 10 fold worse. i'm sorry but if you are a coach trying to develop a new system, why play a player that can't adapt to a system and poison any development on said system. i would only play chris in garbage minutes if i was darko, and that's probly more offensive to chris' ego if anything
Let's be honest here. Boucher is best as a supplementary guy in an ensemble. Management has made a decision of not investing anymore time in him. I don't agree with it. He got tons of mins in Tampa-tank year so no reason why he can't start for us along with KO and J-porter/Mo-G back them up. When we have Socttie/Jak then maybe we had a chance for that 10th spot. Without them, I'm okay with benching any and all of RJ, IG, BB, CB or GTJ. The draft has at least 5-7 guys at the top who can become solid rotational piece for the Raps.
The coach has to go.
Seriously couldn’t of fit this in the last video
If UR not going to play him waive him or trade him. Karma is a bitch
Coach Darko is doing his best to being to being let go feels like not sure why.
I have stopped watching games…This team just isn't good. Even with Scottie playing. I just don't see this team being a whole lot better next season…so I guess we are looking at a couple (2 or 3) years before they are even in the hunt to be in the top 8 teams in east. And we don't really know for sure if the players they are counting on will develop into what is needed to become a contending team. There are just too many Question marks still.
I agree with you about Chris, but obviously he does not fit Darko's system. The good news is that his pay cheque did not change
I’m happy with keeping Boucher out of the lineup unless your trying to get his value up
Player development and try getting that top six draft pick period. There's nothing personal. We are playing the long game.
So raps fans are blaming darks for Chris no show. Lol we all know who is the real snake in the grass.
Not sure why chris got the doghouse…he must be acting out off the court …my guess is he dressed down idiot darko …and who can blame him #freechris
Chris wont tank.
Need some boucher chants in the building
Thet must have a trade lined up for boucher no? I mean he isnt very capable of running the new offense but that or he is secret injured or having secret disputes
To be fair, Boucher is all hustle and no IQ, but it probably wouldn’t hurt to play him when the team was down by more than 40 points last night.
This coach is not going to do much to help this team get better.
Boucher a bad teammate bro, I’ve witnessed him just not doing things like helping teammates off the ground, nonstop. I been shouting to trade dude since last year, where’s all your “timeline” talk now lol
I love Chris they way they doing him is dirty. Him and Kelly would work so well together.
Grange mentioned after Fred went to Houston that there was a rift I. The dressing room between the vets and the younger players. One camp was Van Vleet, Siakim, and Boucher… which Nurse favoured and the younger group was Barnes, Achiuwa, Trent Jr and OG was cool with the vets but he was closer to the younger players. I think Darko knew about that when he took over. So, in Darko eyes there is no future with the Raptors. He an as to trade at the draft or before the season starts. Either way it’s sad but he’s probably played his last Raptors game already.
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being a legit NBA player and a legit starter and piece for the future of the team, he's not. He's always been sitting at the end of the bench, regardless of the coach. And no, he hasn't done "anything" for the Raptors. Never forget, we paid him millions when no one else would. So if we want him to sit at the end of the bench of draw on an etch n sketch, then he and the rest of you should be more than happy for that.
I totally agree 😮
Chris Boucher is probably the most underrated player in the NBA! I would luv to c him out there more! He has a lot to contribute to this tesm
He's been trash to me don't care how much he hustle sorry!
DARKO should be f** fired for not playing Boucher
Ben this is why i follow you.. i agree with you 💯 as far as Chris and kelly. Good video
An upcoming free agent I’d like the front office to target is Nick Claxton. Dude is a big upgrade defensively over Jak while also being younger and athletic. Would be nice to have an actual lob threat center to run pick and rolls with. Jak is always getting injured and even when he’s playing he’s wildly inconsistent. It was a baffling decision when we brought him back and makes even less sense now. I’d also like to see a 3/D type role player or younger prospect (maybe someone who’s currently not starting on a roster and wants a bigger role) with a decent amount of size (at least 6’8”) so that we can play Scottie at the 3 when he’s back. I like the idea of having RJ being a strong SG that can rebound.
Listen I love boucher, we need hustle guys who crash the glass, buuut we are going younger we need to evaluate all these young prospects and hope that someone can contribute off the bench for the future. Boucher can’t really dribble and doesnt pass well so he doesn’t fit the new coaching style. Maybe if he didn’t chuck up every look he would be getting more minutes? It is funny that y’all hate Masai and Darko rn. Masai made some really good trades at the deadline and this teams style is way more exciting to watch than pre deadline. With Scottie and jak out we can both tank for the spurs pick and see if any of these guys who are tearing it up in G league can make the roster next year. Its win win so I don’t get why y’all just complain about everything