Ye Olde Mailbag: Raptors roster, Raptors trade ideas, Raptors playing time
Enjoy this and, coming off three road games in four nights, Saturday’s home game and the coming grind of Sacramento, San Francisco, Portland, Phoenix, Salt Lake, I’m bailing on a fourth episode of Raptors-Knicks this season to enjoy the game from the comfort of Casa Doug in a pursuit of life-work balance.Q: Like everyone else I do not understand what’s happening with the Raptors and find it hard to identify with them.
Also, Serge Ibaka’s cooking show featured Giannis earlier in the year and he asked something along the line if he would come to Toronto or even considered it.A: In a nutshell, yes. The league has determined it can enforce penalties for public statements on coaches and team officials but it’s beyond its scope to do that to players. Seems odd but everyone in the league understands.
And also who’s available? I feel every team has a high asking price especially for centres. Ex. Poetl, turner and Ayton.A: That’s the issue, no one knows who is legitimately available and what the price tag might be. And, I say this confidently: In a playoff series with games every other night and the astonishing success of the last eight or so years, NO ONE wants to play Curry, Thompson, Green, Wiggins and Poole in a best-of-seven series.I’m trying to figure out how the plus/minus numbers are calculated for a particular player during a game.
Alternatively, is it a measure of FVV’s scoring against the opponent he’s guarding and it’s a measure of one man against another man.A: It’s simple math and individual plus-minus is not something I pay a ton of attention put. I will say both Young and WIeskamp were very good in their roles in Minneapolis and Young was good against Boston and both Dowtin and Koloko should, right now, be in the G League, where they are.The team has been consistently inconsistent, but your articles have been consistently excellent.1) A Non Raps question: With everyone thinking the Nets, Bucks etc are faves but for some reason the Clippers have not really been in that conversation.
Not sure Portland – perennially in the playoffs, conference finalists, always dangerous – are mediocre and I think they’re on the uptick with some intriguing young players coming into their own. Powell’s gone, though.
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