HIATUS Toronto Raptors (8-4) CONTEST/2011 Top 5 Mock Draft

[Houndy]

I am adding three more prospects. Send your forms now. First come, first serve

[rise]

I like this young Raptors team. SHould be exciting Try trade that lazy bastard Bargnani for some nice pieces

Actually... DON'T. Not sure how he plays in 2K, but he's not exactly a lazy bastard irl, he's averaging over 21ppg! He's had some nice games recently. Honestly, he's also your best player.

[Houndy]

PREDICTION GAME

So here is how round 1 of the prediction game will go. You will predict multiple things, including record, leading scorer, and more. Here's how it works

Leading Scorer- 3 points
Leading Rebounder- 3 points
Leading Assists- 3 points
Record (closest to actual record will get points)- 7 points
Leading Scorer off the Bench- 5 points

Code: Select all

[b]Leading Scorer[/b]:
[b]Leading Rebounder[/b]:
[b]Leading Assist man[/b]:

[b]vs Knicks[/b]
[b]vs Cavaliers[/b]
[b]@ Kings[/b]
[b]@ Jazz[/b]
[b]@ Lakers[/b]
[b]@ Trail Blazers[/b]
[b]vs Warriors[/b]
[b]vs Bobcats[/b]
[b]@ Magic[/b]
[b]@ Heat[/b]
[b]@ Wizards[/b]
[b]@ 76ers[/b]
[b]vs Rockets[/b]
[b]vs Celtics[/b]
[b]vs 76ers[/b]
[b]@ Celtics[/b]
[b]vs Hawks[/b]

[b]Record for October-November[/b]:

[b]Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors[/b]:

Please make your predictions as soon as possible, as I have Game One done, and am ready to post it after the people in the Prediction game predict.

[maksie]

Leading Scorer: Bargnani
Leading Rebounder: Amir Johnson
Leading Assist man: Jerryd Bayless

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers W
@ Kings W
@ Jazz L
@ Lakers L
@ Trail Blazers L
vs Warriors L
vs Bobcats W
@ Magic L
@ Heat L
@ Wizards W
@ 76ers W
vs Rockets L
vs Celtics L
vs 76ers L
@ Celtics L
vs Hawks W

Record for October-November: 6 - 11

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors: Linas Kleiza

[dare]

Leading Scorer:Bargnani
Leading Rebounder:Bargnani
Leading Assist man:Bayless

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers L
@ Kings L
@ Jazz L
@ Lakers L
@ Trail Blazers L
vs Warriors L
vs Bobcats W
@ Magic L
@ Heat L
@ Wizards W
@ 76ers W
vs Rockets L
vs Celtics W
vs 76ers L
@ Celtics L
vs Hawks L

Record for October-November:4-13

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors: Barbosa

[Bucket]

Leading Scorer: Andrea Bargnani
Leading Rebounder: Andrea Bargnani
Leading Assist man: Jose Calderon

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers L
@ Kings W
@ Jazz L
@ Lakers L
@ Trail Blazers W
vs Warriors W
vs Bobcats W
@ Magic L
@ Heat L
@ Wizards W
@ 76ers W
vs Rockets L
vs Celtics L
vs 76ers L
@ Celtics L
vs Hawks W

Record for October-November: 7-10

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors: Leandro Barbosa

[George7]

Leading Scorer: Bargnani
Leading Rebounder: Johnson
Leading Assist man: Bayless

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers W
@ Kings L
@ Jazz L
@ Lakers L
@ Trail Blazers L
vs Warriors W
vs Bobcats W
@ Magic L
@ Heat L
@ Wizards W
@ 76ers L
vs Rockets W
vs Celtics L
vs 76ers W
@ Celtics L
vs Hawks W

Record for October-November: 7-10

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors: Linas Kleiza

[C-77]

Leading ScorerBargnani:
Leading RebounderJohnson:
Leading Assist manBayless:

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers W
@ Kings W
@ JazzL
@ LakersL
@ Trail Blazers L
vs WarriorsW
vs BobcatsW
@ MagicL
@ HeatW
@ WizardsL
@ 76ersW
vs RocketsL
vs CelticsL
vs 76ersL
@ CelticsL
vs HawksL

Record for October-November:6-11

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors:Leandro Barbosa

[Houndy]

THE TORONTO RAPTORS: PLAYOFFS IN SIGHT?


Now that the dust has settled in the Free Agency and the NBA Season almost under way, we take a look at one of the teams that lost their superstar: The Toronto Raptors.

The Raptors are a very decent team when it comes to their backcourt, which includes Jerryd Bayless, who they acquired in a deal with New Orleans that sent Jarrett Jack, David Anderson, and Marcus Banks to the Hornets. Bayless, out of Arizona, is what the doctor ordered; a young, speedy point guard, who can pass and shoot perfectly. He will end up being the starter according to Jay Triano, over Jose Calderon, the star from Spain. He does not really have consistency, and often turns the ball over, takes low quality shots, and fouls too much. But Coach Triano has made it clear, the Point Guard position will be an open competition all year, so do not be surprised if we see line-up changes mid-season.

At the Shooting Guard position, we have Sonny Weems, a bright guy out of Arkansas. He proved that he could start in Training Camp, in which Triano said that Weems "shocked" him with his shot selection and rebounding abilities. "The kid is like DeMar [DeRozen]. Athletic, and doesn't choke under pressure. In fact, a training camp game went to overtime and Weems hit a tough three pointer to give his team the win. On the flip side though, we have another could-be starter. Leandro Barbosa, acquired in the trade that sent Hedo to Phoenix. Barbosa is known as the Brazilian Bolt, for his speed and quickness. He is also a good ball handler, and could play Point at any time. The Raptors have depth in this position, plenty of it.

Small Forward. One word describes it. DeMar DeRozen. The Athletic man out of USC is showing signs of taking off to a whole new level. This potential All-Star is one of the reasons Toronto fans come to the ACC, to see him dunk on players. He is also a very good jump shooter, but struggles on Free Throws, which makes his Three Point Play ability a bit less impressive, but nevertheless, awesome. The Raptors acquired Linas Kleiza in Free Agency, for 35 million, but many critics, including I, think that Jerry Colangelo, spent too much on him. He will more likely be a role player, so that 35 million you threw at him, not so good. They also have Peja Stojakovic, who they acquired in that deal with New Orleans. They won't see him until mid-season, or even later, as he is out with a knee injury. Don't sleep on Julian Wright, who might kick butt off the bench.

Power Forward has almost no depth. Starter Amir Johnsonhas a great jumpshot, but struggles on rebounding, probably because of Bargs taking all of his rebounds. There is no question that Amir can play, but can he play consistently is the question. His backup Ed Davis, who they acquired in the 2010 draft, won't do much either. Sure, he is talented, but when Reggie Evans comes back from injury, he will lose playing time. They also have Joey Dorsey who has yet to blossom, but hopefully will in the next years.

Center position, the worst spot for the Raptors. They have star Andrea Barginani, who is an amazing jumpshooter and makes great cuts to the basket, but does not play defense, hence the nickname "Anrea". If Bargs gets injured, they have absolutely no one to even help him. Solomon Alabi out of Florida State might help, but a reasonable solution would be Chris Hunter, who is in talks with the Raptors to sign with them after the Knicks game.

Overall, the Raptors are a fairly decent team. Expect Bargs, DeRozen, and Bayless to lead the team.

Toronto Raptors 2010-2011 Record Predicition: 35-47

[mp3]

Leading Scorer: Jerryd Bayless
Leading Rebounder: Amir Johnson
Leading Assist man: Jerryd Bayless

vs Knicks L
vs Cavaliers W
@ Kings W
@ Jazz L
@ Lakers L
@ Trail Blazers W
vs Warriors W
vs Bobcats W
@ Magic L
@ Heat L
@ Wizards W
@ 76ers W
vs Rockets L
vs Celtics L
vs 76ers W
@ Celtics L
vs Hawks W

Record for October-November: 9 - 8

Leading Bench Scorer on Raptors: Linas Kleiza

[Houndy]

RAPTORS CLOSE TO SIGNING HUNTER


Chris Hunter, the former Warrior is close to signing a contract with the Toronto Raptors to help with their center problem. The deal, according to sources, will be a One-Year, 1.35 million dollars, with a team option.

Hunter, who went to Michigan, played for AZS Koszalin (Poland) and a team in Belgium before being signed by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He then was signed by the Knicks, and then was waived. He appeared in 60 games for the Warriors, averaging 4.5 points per game.

ESPNTornto's Jake Rowell and ESPN's Chris Brussard contributed to this report.

[mp3]

Nice pick up big imo.

[Houndy]

GUESS WHAT? YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO IMPROVE YOUR PLAYER!

Guess what? In the celebration of my first game recap, you will be getting 50 free points to use for your player! Each attribute costs 4 points, and will help your stock. A lot of you need it though, here is my simmed results (No Change in Rating) Also, all you guys were either rated 54 or 55

Mp3's player went to 28th, to the Boston Celtics
z02's player, ironically, went to the Phoenix Suns at 30
C77- Clippers at 39
Maskie, went to the Kings (40)
George, like in Sit's association, ended up going to the KnickerBockers at 52.
Anmino's player died, and KD and Dare's guys weren't drafted.

I signed KD and Dare's guys to see how they would do in the D-League. KD had 1.6 PPG, and Dare had 2.4 PPG.

Maskie and C-77 didn't play all year, George had .7 PPG, Mp3 had 1.0 PPG, and z02 had 1.5! He had the highest scoring game for any NLSCer, with 6 points.

So yeah, you guys need it. PM me with what attribute you want to improve.

[Bucket]

1.6 ppg in D-League? Fuc*

[rise]

WOOT! I WENT TO PHOENIX! AND I'M AWESOME!!!

you will be getting 50 free points to use for your player

Do you want the requests PMed or here on the thread?

[Houndy]

PM please

[rise]

Done. Just PMed you.

[dare]

Ok man thanks for the info

[Houndy]

Scout tells Iesalnieks to play in Europe

An unamed scout has told potential NBA draftee Valdis Iesalnieks to think about Europe, after his showing at a recent college game against Montana State.

"He told me that the NBA is too good for me. Not sure that he is a reliable source though."

Valdis had 5 points and 8 rebounds in the win.

Martin leads UCLA in win

In a game that had UCLA winning from the start, starting Center Julian Martin dominated his teammate Valdis Iesalnieks in scoring, rebounding and blocks.

"I don't want to talk about my teammate's game, talk about my game." said Martin after the game, in which he had 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 blocks.

Cruise and Earnest lead Duke to victory over Austin Peay

Carl Cruise and Slamdunk Earnest lead the Duke Blue Devils to victory over Austin Peay. Earnest and Cruise were a two man show, with Cruise scoring 23 points, and Earnest having 15.

"Carl [Cruise] and I, we're tight buds. We're roommates, and we both have the same dream, to bring another national championship to Duke."

Shootout between Goodson and Koukoulis

An abosolute shootout was in store for fans that came to the Great Britain-Greece game at the OACA Olympic Indoor Hall. Timothy Goodson, a Top 5 hopeful, squared off against the young George Koukoulis. They both played for Olympiakos (with Goodson leaving for FC Barcelona) and hated eachother. Goodson and Pops Mensah-Bonsu led the Great Britain team to an upset over the heavily favored Greece team, 85-81.

Pops had 25 points and 16 rebounds, and Goodson had a staggering 35 points and 19 assists.

"He is the next Rondo." said a scout.

Koukoulis however, had a solid 23 points and 5 rebounds, not astounding numbers, but enough to impress some NBA scouts.

"He needs to improve on defense," said the scout. "You see, Goodson was burning him left and right, and he did nothing about it."

Otoo dominates Charlotte

Zee Otoo led his NC State Wolfpack to a win over their in-state opponent, the Charlotte 49ers.
Otoo was soaring for rebounds and slamming them in the faces of the NBA scouts watching him.

"You see, this season, we won't be second to North Carolina," said Otoo, who had 28 points and 9 rebounds. "We're going all the way this year. We won't lose to Duke or UNC. It's our time."

Perchard upset with lack of hustle

The Florida Gators barely beat the Nevada Wolfpack, and star Mike Perchard isn't impressed with the effort that his teammates put in.

"I mean come on, allowing 87 points? At home? We were a dissapointment to our fans. We need to step it up against Ole Miss, because they will run us to the ground."

Perchard had 27 points, and the Gators won 95-87.

Migs Santos has had enough

According to sources close to Iowa backup Migs Santos, a NBA hopeful is looking toward the Euro League.

The source told ESPN's Andy Katz that Santos was sick of the hate, racism, and lack of playing time he got.

"He's fed up. His talent level can absolutely get him a contract on a Olympiakos or a FC Barcelona 2nd squad, which is equal to a NCAA first squad."

[dare]

Who is that Valdis guy? he is holding down my productions.

[Bucket]

dare, It's me I want to play in NBA not in Europe

[George7]

Damn!Sucks to see Greece lost from Great Britain!In reality this wouldn't have been done!(had nice numbers though!)
Nice to see though that I was drafted and used by the Knicks even with my stock abilities!I will improve my player and dominate the league

[mp3]

Yeah !

27 points but iam calling out my teammates they better start playing some defence !

[Houndy]

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27 31 27 27 112
23 23 27 33 106

Leading Scorers
Toney Douglas: 20 points
DeMar DeRozan: 31 points

Leading Rebounders
Ronny Turiaf: 10 rebounds
Andrea Bargnani and Amir Johnson: 9 rebounds

Leading Assistmen
Raymond Felton: 11 Assists
Jerryd Bayless: 10 Assists

Ronny Turiaf looked up at the scoreboard above, and couldn't believe his eyes.

"That's the first time I've scored more than 10 in a while." he said with a chuckle.

Turiaf and the new-look Knicks survived a comeback by the Toronto Raptors 112-106. Everyone was expecting a huge night from All-Star Amare Stoudemire but just the opposite happened. No, Amare wasn't shut down, or had foul trouble. He got Amir Johnson the title of public enemy number 1 in New York.

With 4 minutes remaining in the 1st quarter, Amare took a step-back jumpshot and was tapped lightly by Johnson. As he came down, he tripped over Johnson's foot and fell on his back hard. He left the game and is expected to be out for 2-4 weeks with a lower back strain.

"You know, this a huge loss for us, but we gotta move on." said coach Mike D'Antoni.

For the game however, it was a Raptor who almost pulled off a huge comeback.
DeMar DeRozen had an absolute monster night, with 31 points, and many highlight reel dunks.

"We lost. I don't care if I scored 31 points. We lost." said an upset DeRozen. Andrea Bargnani had 18.

The battle was lost on the boards, where the Knicks had a 53-45 rebounding advantage.

"We gotta work on rebounding," said Jay Triano. "If we can't rebound, how the hell can we win games? We can't. [Ronny] Turiaf had a great game on the boards because of our lack of hustle. We can't be playoff contenders with that showing."

One brightside for the Raptors was swing man Leandro Barbosa who had a great 15 points off the bench. "Hopefully, this is a start for things to come." said Triano.


Notes: Julian Wright and Jerryd Bayless, the two players acquired in the Jarrett Jack deal, scored 8 and 9 points respectively.......Chris Hunter is expected to sign with the Raptors today......Turiaf's career high in points is 23 when he was still with the Warriors.

[rise]

Zee Otoo led his NC State Wolfpack to a win over their in-state opponent, the Charlotte 49ers.

Ahhh, NC State, and UNC-Charlotte. The two schools that I'm likely to attend next year. Staying in-state bitches!

btw, it's Derozan with an A not Derozen.