zpqmaowl Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 In what world is the fourth-largest city in North America with territorial claim to all of Canada not a major market? This isn't Memphis or Salt Lake City. the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJKiddsHead Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.They were probably only going to be an 7th or 8th seed at best. How long does a team keep following that path? Four years from now, what will mean more to Toronto fans? Getting swept by Indiana or drafting Wiggins? Also, this draft is not Wiggins or bust. Jabari Parker and Julius Randle are incredible. Marcus Smart has made a jump. Dante Exum is supposedly the best international prospect in years. If I was a Raptor fan, I'd be upset if the front office didn't throw this season away.In what world is the fourth-largest city in North America with territorial claim to all of Canada not a major market? This isn't Memphis or Salt Lake City.If players view moving to the biggest city in Canada the same as moving to OKC, it might as well be a small market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.To be fair, this is an ideal year to tank because even if you miss out on Wiggins, there's still Parker, Randle, Exum, Embiid, and Smart available. The Raptors are far better off trying to get one of those guys than sneaking into the playoffs and getting swept by a superior team. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Yeah, this is definitely the best year to tank. The only bad thing is that there are a ton of bad teams this too. Maybe the Bulls can get lucky again and pull another Chicago Simeon kid in the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.It's also something where Cleveland got a Cleveland guy and Chicago got a Chicago guy. It's not like an actual lottery. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DS729 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.It's also something where Cleveland got a Cleveland guy and Chicago got a Chicago guy. It's not like an actual lottery. Exactly. Hoping Silver changes that rigged BS they call a "lottery". Though it is unlikely, you can always place hope in stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 The Clippers are really bad, injuries notwithstanding. Poorly-constructed team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Yeah, this is definitely the best year to tank. The only bad thing is that there are a ton of bad teams this too. Maybe the Bulls can get lucky again and pull another Chicago Simeon kid in the lottery. Or maybe the team ahead of them in the actual draft will give the Bulls another gift, in the form of a boneheaded draft selection before Chicago's turn (Bowie). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.It's also something where Cleveland got a Cleveland guy and Chicago got a Chicago guy. It's not like an actual lottery. Exactly. Hoping Silver changes that rigged BS they call a "lottery". Though it is unlikely, you can always place hope in stupid things.Well, under the direction of Silver's early regime, the NBA Finals format is back to 2-2-1-1-1, and he's thinking of abolishing the divisional-centric season structure the league has.So there is hope Silver ends the draft lottery, at least much more than hoping David Stern would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 The Clippers are really bad, injuries notwithstanding. Poorly-constructed team.To be fair, when you're reduced to playing Willie Green and Jared Dudley big minutes in a wing-dominated league, you're pretty much screwed. We really are missing Redick, Barnes, and even Bullock. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Unless Toronto has another team's first-round pick, they're putting a lot of faith into something that they have a 75% chance (or more) of losing.It's also something where Cleveland got a Cleveland guy and Chicago got a Chicago guy. It's not like an actual lottery. Exactly. Hoping Silver changes that rigged BS they call a "lottery". Though it is unlikely, you can always place hope in stupid things.Maybe the Wizards should consider tanking when a good Washington-born player is in the draft. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Looks like Omer Asik could be going to Philadelphia. Turner doesn't look to be involved in the deal. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbgoo1975 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 You want to know why the Kings suck as bad as their uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Here's my one NBA post per season.Kobe got hurt again. Out six weeks with a busted tibia. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Kobe got hurt again. Out six weeks with a busted tibia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 The first 3 games on Christmas look like a wasteland for the NBA. Rose-less Bulks vs the sad Nets, Thunder at the sad Knicks, and Miami at the sad and Kobe-less Lakers. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truepg Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Kobe got hurt again. Out six weeks with a busted tibia.That gif is highly irrelevant here, since the Lakers were never a threat to Miami this season, with or without Kobe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 The first 3 games on Christmas look like a wasteland for the NBA. Rose-less Bulks vs the sad Nets, Thunder at the sad Knicks, and Miami at the sad and Kobe-less Lakers.This whole season is a wasteland for the NBA. Everyone's hurt or bad. Two-thirds of the Eastern Conference can't put its pants on the morning. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 It hasn't been a bad season out West, though... a stacked, competitive conference as usual and plenty of exciting games. The Spurs' scrubs upsetting Golden State was fun to watch.Forgotten in the yearly hand-wringing about how crappy each season is, is that the NBA really is a tale of two conferences. If you predominantly watch the East, of course you're going to think the season sucks, because the East always sucks. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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