I mean, FELLAS! You're losing three dudes--Keon Clark, Chris Childs, and Dell Curry--because of payroll issues, and they're NOT getting replaced (unless you think "Nate Huffman" is an "NBA player")! Take a look at what this Toronto team looks like after Hakeem Olajuwon and Jerome Williams succumb to injuries ONCE AGAIN!
Starting lineup:
PG Alvin Williams (not a bad starting PG, but not a good one, either)
SG Vince Carter (should have a HUGE year)
SF Morris Peterson (a decent young player)
PF Antonio Davis (good but not GREAT, and he's way overpaid)
C Eric Montross (the worst starting center in the league, obviously)
Bench:
Lyndsay Hunter (this guy SUCKS, and he's your sixth man!)
Michael Bradley (didn't touch the floor last year)
Michael Stewart (didn't touch the floor last year)
Mamadou N'Dyaiae (didn't touch the floor last year)
Nate Huffman (uh, you're joking, right? NATE HUFFMAN?)
Chris Jefferies (why do people think these Fresno Staters are worth drafting?)
That is the WORST bench in the LEAGUE, by FAR! And, if Eric Montross isn't yr starting center when Hakeem goes down with the inevitable injury and is sidelined for a huge chunk of the season (and Hakeem turns FORTY YEARS OLD--40!--next season; he missed 21 games last year, 24 the year before that, 38 the year before that, 32 the year before that, 35 the year before that--HAVE YOU NOTICED A PATTERN HERE, FOLKS?), well, WHO IS? Jerome Williams isn't somebody you can't count on to be healthy, either--during his 6-year NBA career, the dude has started 48 GAMES COMBINED! Plus, he didn't exactly post good numbers last season when he WAS healthy!
FELLAS! I keep reading people in these forums around here stating that the Raptors are a "shoo-in" for the playoffs, and somebody earlier today stated that the Raptors would make the Eastern Conference Finals! RIDICULOUS! This team is looking at about 36-39 wins next year, tops! PERIOD! And that's pretty impressive, when you look at that roster!
And did I read on this Raptors board that the team was going to trade Eric Montross? FELLAS! Nobody is going to trade for Eric Montross! If they give you something for Eric Montross, it won't be anything good, that's for SURE! Eric Montross SUCKS!
IF I AM WRONG FOR THINKING THAT THIS RAPTORS TEAM IS LOOKING AT A TENTH PLACE FINISH AND A 38-44 SEASON--please explain why! Don't just say, "You're stupid, man, the Raptors are going to be awesome next season"--back it up! So the team is losing Dell Curry AND Keon Clark AND Chris Childs--who are they replacing these guys with? So far, they've replaced them with NATE HUFFMAN, who was playing IN ISRAEL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD (or, should I say, for the love of YAHWEH)! FELLAS! When you replace Dell Curry, Keon Clark, and Chris Childs with somebody named NATE HUFFMAN, you get WORSE, not BETTER! And we're talking about a team that BARELY made the playoffs last season, they were the #7 seed--and the ONLY REASON they made the playoffs is because a) the Heat got off to a GODAWFUL 5-23 start, b) the Knicks collapsed after Jeff Van Gundy quit, c) the Bucks inexplicably collapsed (and, DO NOT FORGET, the Raptors and Pacers BARELY beat the Bucks out for the playoffs ANYWAY), and d) the Wizards collapsed after MJ went down for the season (they were obviously looking like a playoff team before that happened, everybody seems to be forgetting that).
If the Raptors are going to be better than #10 in the East next year, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY! Because I DO NOT UNDERSTAND how they are going to make the playoffs! And I REALLY don't understand how they're going to be one of the top 3-4 teams in the East! WHAT?
Starting lineup:
PG Alvin Williams (not a bad starting PG, but not a good one, either)
SG Vince Carter (should have a HUGE year)
SF Morris Peterson (a decent young player)
PF Antonio Davis (good but not GREAT, and he's way overpaid)
C Eric Montross (the worst starting center in the league, obviously)
Bench:
Lyndsay Hunter (this guy SUCKS, and he's your sixth man!)
Michael Bradley (didn't touch the floor last year)
Michael Stewart (didn't touch the floor last year)
Mamadou N'Dyaiae (didn't touch the floor last year)
Nate Huffman (uh, you're joking, right? NATE HUFFMAN?)
Chris Jefferies (why do people think these Fresno Staters are worth drafting?)
That is the WORST bench in the LEAGUE, by FAR! And, if Eric Montross isn't yr starting center when Hakeem goes down with the inevitable injury and is sidelined for a huge chunk of the season (and Hakeem turns FORTY YEARS OLD--40!--next season; he missed 21 games last year, 24 the year before that, 38 the year before that, 32 the year before that, 35 the year before that--HAVE YOU NOTICED A PATTERN HERE, FOLKS?), well, WHO IS? Jerome Williams isn't somebody you can't count on to be healthy, either--during his 6-year NBA career, the dude has started 48 GAMES COMBINED! Plus, he didn't exactly post good numbers last season when he WAS healthy!
FELLAS! I keep reading people in these forums around here stating that the Raptors are a "shoo-in" for the playoffs, and somebody earlier today stated that the Raptors would make the Eastern Conference Finals! RIDICULOUS! This team is looking at about 36-39 wins next year, tops! PERIOD! And that's pretty impressive, when you look at that roster!
And did I read on this Raptors board that the team was going to trade Eric Montross? FELLAS! Nobody is going to trade for Eric Montross! If they give you something for Eric Montross, it won't be anything good, that's for SURE! Eric Montross SUCKS!
IF I AM WRONG FOR THINKING THAT THIS RAPTORS TEAM IS LOOKING AT A TENTH PLACE FINISH AND A 38-44 SEASON--please explain why! Don't just say, "You're stupid, man, the Raptors are going to be awesome next season"--back it up! So the team is losing Dell Curry AND Keon Clark AND Chris Childs--who are they replacing these guys with? So far, they've replaced them with NATE HUFFMAN, who was playing IN ISRAEL FOR THE LOVE OF GOD (or, should I say, for the love of YAHWEH)! FELLAS! When you replace Dell Curry, Keon Clark, and Chris Childs with somebody named NATE HUFFMAN, you get WORSE, not BETTER! And we're talking about a team that BARELY made the playoffs last season, they were the #7 seed--and the ONLY REASON they made the playoffs is because a) the Heat got off to a GODAWFUL 5-23 start, b) the Knicks collapsed after Jeff Van Gundy quit, c) the Bucks inexplicably collapsed (and, DO NOT FORGET, the Raptors and Pacers BARELY beat the Bucks out for the playoffs ANYWAY), and d) the Wizards collapsed after MJ went down for the season (they were obviously looking like a playoff team before that happened, everybody seems to be forgetting that).
If the Raptors are going to be better than #10 in the East next year, PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY! Because I DO NOT UNDERSTAND how they are going to make the playoffs! And I REALLY don't understand how they're going to be one of the top 3-4 teams in the East! WHAT?