Diablo25 wrote:Hope Toronto has fun...I just cant see Kawahi signing in Toronto. You can get all sentimental if you want but I just don’t see it. If he proves me wrong good for Toronto.
Rumors are that he already bought a house in the suburbs, and that was even before the series with the Warriors. Geez weez, he’s considered a complete hero not only in Toronto but the entire country where the bandwagon started to get longer after their win vs your 76’ers with that buzzer shot that took forever to make the basket.
Imagine the mixed reactions here in Lotus land where we usually hate Toronto, we lost the Grizzlies thanks to the awful job by Stu Jackson (who remembers ‘big country’ Reeves) only to watch our cousin expansion Raptors win it all.
A fantastic run during the playoffs amplified with the win against the Mavs where everyone thought they would get swept after the first game. That series got everyone’s attention.
Kudos for Masai for gathering the right pieces, Gasol was huge during this run, Siakam was big during the first and 6th game, undrafted Fred Vanvleet, Ibaka on the rebounds.
How about hiring Nick Nurse a thinker outside of the box type of guy. Although I still doubt about his timeout in game five when the Raptors were on a bit of a roll.
How about when DeRozan was traded before the season started, hell the team would never make it even to the playoffs, or so everyone thought.
He assembled the right pieces at the right time. The team just rode on Leonard and never let go. Of course any championship team relies a bit on luck too, and they got it with key injuries with GS.
Whether Kawhi comes back or not, the mission is accomplished. In fact, I think a lot will have to do with what Ujiri wants to do with his own future even though he’s still under contract.
Great win by the Raptors, there were many Jurassic parks watching those guys in different parts of this world. Just get rid of Drake.
Basketball got the attention back in Canada, and provided that the time is right, with the right owners and better GM, should the league expand again, Vancouver is ready to roam back into action.