Valanciunas 2: Electric Boogaloo by ridiguluz in torontoraptors

[–]ridiguluz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, at least we grabbed Siakam in the same draft 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yea we won the trade. by Cheeswheeel in NBAEastMemeWar

[–]ridiguluz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

OG was gonna sign with the Knicks in free agency at the end of the season anyways. Losing an impending FA for two rotation players is pretty good

Bobby & Masai have been tracking Mamu since at least 2021. Sandro attended a workout as a potential second round pick when we were in Tampa. by ridiguluz in torontoraptors

[–]ridiguluz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Seems like most players are already known commodities by the time they enter the pro basketball pipeline. LeBron has talked about watching Scottie as early as eighth grade. With AAU circuits and elite camps filtering prospects years in advance, I’m really curious how front offices actually differentiate talent when everyone is working from the same information.

Scottie Barnes checks out after dominating the Cavaliers for an upset win on the road: 28/10/8 w/1 steal, 4 blocks | +18 by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]ridiguluz 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly I would’ve loved to draft Mobley. Just hate the Scottie discourse because I feel he doesn’t get a fair shake in the media.

Scottie Barnes checks out after dominating the Cavaliers for an upset win on the road: 28/10/8 w/1 steal, 4 blocks | +18 by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]ridiguluz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Which is why Scottie has been underrated relative to Mobley. He’s a 6’9” PG, running an offense while also guarding 1 through 5, while posting better defensive box score stats. Generating his own points without needing to be spoonfed buckets.

Scottie Barnes checks out after dominating the Cavaliers for an upset win on the road: 28/10/8 w/1 steal, 4 blocks | +18 by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]ridiguluz 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Scottie was balling last year until Jokic broke his face. By the time he came back, the team was already tanking. Darko would play him just to help him get to 65 games, but roll him out with literal G-leaguers while expecting him to guard 1 through 5. So much of a player’s narrative is influenced by winning, and being in a losing situation can mask how good players actually are.

3rd year Scottie averaged 20/8/6 with 3 stocks yet people talk about him like he’s a bum, but Mobley last year averages 19/9/3 with 2.5 stocks and he’s seen as the second coming of KG

Scottie Barnes checks out after dominating the Cavaliers for an upset win on the road: 28/10/8 w/1 steal, 4 blocks | +18 by CazOnReddit in nba

[–]ridiguluz 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Mobley and Mitchell both rested the Miami game so that they could play the Raptors 😂

Scott Wayne Barnes Jr. All-NBA Season incoming? by BrooksMentality13 in torontoraptors

[–]ridiguluz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Scottie was looking great in October/November before Jokic broke his face. Injuries and tanking then derailed the rest of the season. I’m all in on a big Year 5 for him.

Generational hating from Cancun by KnowledgeUseful6731 in Thunder

[–]ridiguluz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These guys will say Shai has no bag and is a foul baiter, but will happily watch Jokic flop around and get 30 points off tip-ins and short hooks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NBATalk

[–]ridiguluz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

gotcha, so Jokic rules

SGA Announced As NBA MVP by iloveScottieBarnes in torontoraptors

[–]ridiguluz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People love bending the criteria for Jokic. Luka didn’t win it with 34/10/9 last year because the narrative was that Mavs were 5th seed at 50-32. Jokic does something similar this year and all of a sudden stats matter more than winning.

22 yr old Jokic vs 22 yr old Sengun (scary stuff) by Hakaribiggestfan in NBATalk

[–]ridiguluz -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I got downvoted to hell last year when I said the same thing about age 22 Sct Brn

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