DO YOU AGREE WITH THESE RAPTORS MID-SEASON GRADES? | Basketball Island
It’s report card time for the Raptors! With the second half of the NBA season about to begin, it’s the perfect time to give out mid-season grades for each member of the team. Has Scottie Barnes exceeded expectations so far? How has Brandon Ingram looked in his first year in Toronto? How can Immanuel Quickley improve his final grade? Hein, Wes, Hambone and Fab break it all down.
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00:00 – Scottie Barnes
05:22 – RJ Barrett
11:15 – Brandon Ingram
15:55 – Immanuel Quickley
20:50 – Jakob Poeltl
24:32 – Bobby Webster
29:00 – Bench
32:48 – Darko Rajakovic
37:12 – FanDuel Futures
9 Comments
Raps as a whole deserve an B+. Way better than expectations. A hard fought first round series bumps it to an A though
scottie: A
BI: A-
rj: B
IQ: C-
Shed: B-
Walter: C
Dick:F
Jak: F
CMB: B+
mamu: B
Darko: A-
Are we really upset over how much Scottie Barnes makes when there are guys who get paid more who aren't as good as Scottie? If he continues this type of play and even improves on it, which he is still very capable of doing, this deal could look like a bargain.
Scottie is All-NBA level this season.
Short sighted calling him not a 1-A, he is young and you havnt really seen it yet. This dude came off the bench when and was thought of as a zero level scorer in the draft. The amount he has already improved is astronomical, rookie of the year, allstar, will be all defence/all nba and in the running for DPOY, while developing a mid range. While tightening the handle and all while getting stronger. I’m gonna chose to believe that a player with this work ethic will succeed, With better defenders around him to lighten his load he will have more energy to improve offensively, look at his 3 point shooting, drops mid season after being around 40%, dude could avg 24-25 no problem and honestly he is underpaid based on his provided value
Don’t ever grade players again yall dumb af
FanDuel’s odds for the Raptors to qualify for this postseason ( 5:13 ) are interesting, with the Raptors three games up on the Orlando Magic for a top-6 Eastern conference spot. I give the Raptors 50-50 odds of this season seeing playoff action given their position in the standings, and also that they have yet to win a play-in tournament game.
Scottie Barnes and Leonard would be like Jordan and Pippen. If the Raptors get back Kahwai they win a Chip.
RJ deserves an A-. He's played like a true professional if you consider his injuries and reduced role on the offense.