Comments on: Morning Coffee Aug 26 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/ The Penultimate Toronto Raptors Fan Website Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:58:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: anon. http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38429 anon. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:26:22 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38429 Loving the two-part Chisolm interview with Jay Triano. That's a great read. "I've found in coaching that it's the quality of those guys, the ones who bust their ass every day in practice trying to get to that second string, that make your team, because now the second guys have to bust their ass to not lose their spot and in doing that they make our starters compete on a daily basis" -Triano This really stood out for me. The fact that he challenged Bosh already by saying that Evans is going to lock him down in practice already says to me that the starters are going to be pushed in practice like they haven't been in quite a while. Loving the two-part Chisolm interview with Jay Triano. That’s a great read.

“I’ve found in coaching that it’s the quality of those guys, the ones who bust their ass every day in practice trying to get to that second string, that make your team, because now the second guys have to bust their ass to not lose their spot and in doing that they make our starters compete on a daily basis” -Triano

This really stood out for me. The fact that he challenged Bosh already by saying that Evans is going to lock him down in practice already says to me that the starters are going to be pushed in practice like they haven’t been in quite a while.

]]> By: RapsAllDayErrDay http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38393 RapsAllDayErrDay Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:02:13 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38393 Andris Biedrins + Speedy Claxton + Acie Law for chris bosh?are u f***ing kidding me?hhahahahahha funniest joke i've ever heard!that's never going to happen.bosh is never going to be traded and if he does want to leave the raps,BC will work out a sign-and-trade.But Andris Biedrins + Speedy Claxton + Acie Law for chris bosh hahahahahaah can't get over it!!!!!!! Andris Biedrins + Speedy Claxton + Acie Law for chris bosh?are u f***ing kidding me?hhahahahahha funniest joke i’ve ever heard!that’s never going to happen.bosh is never going to be traded and if he does want to leave the raps,BC will work out a sign-and-trade.But Andris Biedrins + Speedy Claxton + Acie Law for chris bosh hahahahahaah can’t get over it!!!!!!!

]]> By: Mark http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38386 Mark Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:36:11 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38386 The problem with every fan trade is they are always trying to get a good player for the guys that don't play on their team. i.e. Laker fans propose a trade of Morrison, Sasha and Walton for.... Toronto fans should be saying douby, Banks, O'Bryant for.... The more realistic fans throw in a 2nd rounder to sweeten the pot. The Lakers 60th pick is a hot commodity in their eyes. Other teams don't want useless players anymore than the team that has them now.! Lakers fans get a pass because they have reason to believe that you can get an ALl Star for guys out of the rotation. See Pau Gasol trade. The problem with every fan trade is they are always trying to get a good player for the guys that don’t play on their team. i.e. Laker fans propose a trade of Morrison, Sasha and Walton for…. Toronto fans should be saying douby, Banks, O’Bryant for…. The more realistic fans throw in a 2nd rounder to sweeten the pot. The Lakers 60th pick is a hot commodity in their eyes. Other teams don’t want useless players anymore than the team that has them now.! Lakers fans get a pass because they have reason to believe that you can get an ALl Star for guys out of the rotation. See Pau Gasol trade.

]]> By: darthjudd http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38385 darthjudd Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:26:58 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38385 terrible trade for the raptors. If Bosh decided he wants to leave BC will pull off some sort of sign n trade to make sure the raptors dont lose him for nothing, but they still wont get market value. if that trade did happen the raptors could have the first all white boy line up since the 50's calderon, belinelli, turk, bargnani and biedrins terrible trade for the raptors. If Bosh decided he wants to leave BC will pull off some sort of sign n trade to make sure the raptors dont lose him for nothing, but they still wont get market value.
if that trade did happen the raptors could have the first all white boy line up since the 50’s
calderon, belinelli, turk, bargnani and biedrins

]]> By: Anon http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38372 Anon Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:49:32 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38372 kinda ridiculous to trade Bosh to contracts that extend beyond 2010 (I'm assuming I didn't bother looking it up) in the WORST case we have cap room which is good and even if those contracts expired at 2010 what's the point in making your opponent stronger without gaining anything? kinda ridiculous to trade Bosh to contracts that extend beyond 2010 (I’m assuming I didn’t bother looking it up) in the WORST case we have cap room which is good
and even if those contracts expired at 2010 what’s the point in making your opponent stronger without gaining anything?

]]> By: DanH http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38371 DanH Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:45:15 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38371 Well, following their logic, the Raps would obviously buy out Turkoglu and Bargnani's full contracts to avoid the embarassment of them possibly underperforming. Well, following their logic, the Raps would obviously buy out Turkoglu and Bargnani’s full contracts to avoid the embarassment of them possibly underperforming.

]]> By: Ellipses http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38360 Ellipses Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:54:19 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38360 LAWL. Biendrins, Claxton, and Law for Bosh? The writer at Golden State of Mind is failing, as usual. Nice sentiment, though, trying to save us the "embarrassment of Bosh ditching us" by wanting to take that embarrassment themselves. Of course, has it ever occured to them that the Raptors would then have 17 players on their roster? Unless I missed something. LAWL. Biendrins, Claxton, and Law for Bosh? The writer at Golden State of Mind is failing, as usual. Nice sentiment, though, trying to save us the “embarrassment of Bosh ditching us” by wanting to take that embarrassment themselves.

Of course, has it ever occured to them that the Raptors would then have 17 players on their roster? Unless I missed something.

]]> By: James Ballswin (Realizar) http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38356 James Ballswin (Realizar) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:06:27 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38356 Is "Speedy" Claxton still playing? And is he still "speedy". Acie Law, was he still playing for ATL last season? He definitely didn't set the league on fire. Hell, he'd need to take up smoking first. Biedrins is a player I covet in exchange for our junk, not our prime rib. Is “Speedy” Claxton still playing? And is he still “speedy”.

Acie Law, was he still playing for ATL last season? He definitely didn’t set the league on fire. Hell, he’d need to take up smoking first.

Biedrins is a player I covet in exchange for our junk, not our prime rib.

]]> By: Steve http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38355 Steve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:04:24 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38355 The Griz are one of the teams that's speculated to be losing tons of money and Pau Gasol wasn't bringing in the fans (not his fault) - so they dumped him for his much cheaper brother. Following the theory, if you have to lose, try and lose less money! Of course what the Griz did this off season makes no sense whatsoever. In effect, they've ended up trading Pau Gasol for Zach? It would have been nice if they could've dumped in Toronto but the Raps didn't have an expiring contract or trade exception big enough to be in the running. The Griz are one of the teams that’s speculated to be losing tons of money and Pau Gasol wasn’t bringing in the fans (not his fault) – so they dumped him for his much cheaper brother. Following the theory, if you have to lose, try and lose less money!

Of course what the Griz did this off season makes no sense whatsoever. In effect, they’ve ended up trading Pau Gasol for Zach?

It would have been nice if they could’ve dumped in Toronto but the Raps didn’t have an expiring contract or trade exception big enough to be in the running.

]]> By: Steve http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38352 Steve Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:56:53 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38352 It's kinda fun to read comments and stories from desperate fans thinking they can trade their average players and junk for all-stars. Maybe they should speculate they can get LeBron or Wade or Carmelo for their cast offs too! (Except in GSW, you know they'd really trade for Joe Johnson because Nellie wants to run a team consisting of 5 guards!) It may possible, if unlikely for the moment, that CB4 could be traded. But Colangelo isn't a rookie GM and MLSE isn't broke or losing money - any trade will have to bring real value back to the Raptors. It’s kinda fun to read comments and stories from desperate fans thinking they can trade their average players and junk for all-stars.

Maybe they should speculate they can get LeBron or Wade or Carmelo for their cast offs too! (Except in GSW, you know they’d really trade for Joe Johnson because Nellie wants to run a team consisting of 5 guards!)

It may possible, if unlikely for the moment, that CB4 could be traded.

But Colangelo isn’t a rookie GM and MLSE isn’t broke or losing money – any trade will have to bring real value back to the Raptors.

]]> By: J http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38349 J Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:53:08 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38349 I knew there was a reason we should have kept Ukic: to stop idiotic people from looking at our team and declaring, "Toronto really needs a 3rd and 4th string PG, so this deal for Acie and Speedy will really benefit them!" Can you imagine how much worse the rumors would get if we traded Banks for another wing? I knew there was a reason we should have kept Ukic: to stop idiotic people from looking at our team and declaring, “Toronto really needs a 3rd and 4th string PG, so this deal for Acie and Speedy will really benefit them!” Can you imagine how much worse the rumors would get if we traded Banks for another wing?

]]> By: James Ballswin (Realizar) http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38331 James Ballswin (Realizar) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:55:44 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38331 GSOM: Biedrins, Speedy, Acie... No. GSOM: Biedrins, Speedy, Acie… No.

]]> By: G http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38311 G Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:51:57 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38311 well they did get Pau Gasol for garbage. and won a championship because of it. so maybe its not so crazy of lakers fans to dream up zany trades. well they did get Pau Gasol for garbage. and won a championship because of it. so maybe its not so crazy of lakers fans to dream up zany trades.

]]> By: G http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38310 G Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:49:23 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38310 lol if Bosh wont re-sign in Toronto after the year. He sure as Hell would not resign in Golden State. people who write that garbage really need to get better things to talk about. lol if Bosh wont re-sign in Toronto after the year. He sure as Hell would not resign in Golden State. people who write that garbage really need to get better things to talk about.

]]> By: Marz http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38308 Marz Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:34:41 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38308 Yeah it's rare that a fan is able to see both sides of the fence. But no one's as bad as laker fans... Yeah it’s rare that a fan is able to see both sides of the fence. But no one’s as bad as laker fans…

]]> By: Hardcore Raps http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38307 Hardcore Raps Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:33:24 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38307 ok so I just went through their entire trade list..... simply amazing! ok so I just went through their entire trade list….. simply amazing!

]]> By: Hardcore Raps http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38306 Hardcore Raps Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:29:44 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38306 I wanted to laugh at the GSofM trade... and well I did because its so crappy.... but then I got thinking of a few I see from Raps fans occasionally and realized that fans simply shouldn't ponder trade ideas. I wanted to laugh at the GSofM trade… and well I did because its so crappy…. but then I got thinking of a few I see from Raps fans occasionally and realized that fans simply shouldn’t ponder trade ideas.

]]> By: DanH http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38301 DanH Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:04:20 +0000 http://raptorsrepublic.com/2009/08/26/morning-coffee-aug-26/#comment-38301 I accuse all those new players!!! Newest accusations! He he. GSOM may want to try throwing in something else of value... the Babcock days are gone. I accuse all those new players!!! Newest accusations! He he.

GSOM may want to try throwing in something else of value… the Babcock days are gone.

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