Are the Raptors a Playoff Team?
Es Baraheni is joined by Eric Koreen to preview the Toronto Raptors season. Eric gives his thoughts on the Raptors changing their front office, Scottie Barnes expectations, how the roster fits together, and reasonable expectations for the Raptors this season.
Host: Es Baraheni
With: Eric Koreen
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Grayson Moody
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Timecodes:
00:00 – Intro
00:50 – Raptors shuffle the deck up top
04:25 – Is this an overly expensive team construction?
08:20 – What Ingram can bring to the Raptors
11:26 – How could their rotation look?
19:55 – Most likely to get traded?
26:45 – Most realistic outcome for the Raptors
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9 Comments
Maybe they are honestly not sure?
Starting 5: IQ RJ Ingram Scottie Jak
Bench 5: Shead Walter Dick Och Mamu
Spot Minutes: CMB Mogbo
Theyre definitely trying to be. Theyre not exactly a scary one though.
CMB should be a starter, playing big with
IQ/Ingram/Scottie/CMB/Jakob
RJ as the 6th man
Walter as the 7th man (I would also spot start him, swapping with CMB) depending on the style we want to start with vs specific oppents.
IQ/Walter/Ingram/Scottie/Jakob
I don't think a "matchup" 5th starter would be a bad thing, between Walter and CMB.
6:22 – this when you have to look beyond the "current play style"
There are so many Intersting lineups, we can play a futuristic style.
26:32 – it's might be more of a blessing, because the other teams didn't have a summer to scout this group.
I think Ja'Kobe is higher in the plans than 10-11th man
Eric Korean sucks. Es, I appreciate your content but would rather listen to basically anyone else in the industry.
Erick’s take on BI trade makes no sense – BI made RJ expendable and it looks like Raps don’t intends to extend RJ as they tried/failed to trade him; Raps would be a lottery team for a couple of more years without the BI trade