NBA 2023-2024 Season

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Nuggets win.

Now on to the off season dismantling of the Raptors.

 

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Darko Rajakovic. Top coaching choice.

 

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People in Toronto are astounded anyone would pick up Fred Van Vleet...much less for $130M from Houston.

 

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Raptors getting sued for hiring an ex Knicks person who copied a bunch of documents. Doesn't this happen in every job?

 

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...still waiting for Masai to make some trades for the Raptors. A month out from training camp and we have...fewer players.

 

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Raptors! We won all of our pre-season games without signing anyone to cover for Van Vleet. Home opener on Wednesday.

 

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The Darko Rajakovic era begins with a win.

 

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Okay. Raptors got rid of Van Vleet. Didn't really sign anyone. And now we have won the home opener and lost 3 straight. Did Masai really think we were going to get anywhere near playoffs without investment in the roster?

 

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James Harden joins the Clippers who already have Kawhi, George, Westbrook.

 

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We beat the Bucks! It still means something no?

 

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We beat the Bucks! It still means something no?

kind of depends. bucks right now aren't exactly a juggernaut.

 

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Nick Nurse just served up some revenge. I'm waiting to see when the fickle Raptors crowds disappear and there is a fire sale of lower bowl tickets.

 

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So Raptors shed their coach, some players and didn't trade or sign anyone and are 5-5. Nick Nurse goes to 76ers and is 8-1. Masai? Did you not give Nurse the tools and players to win?

 

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In-Season Tournament..

What is this? Cash grab?

 

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In-Season Tournament..

What is this? Cash grab?

Yes. Also, trying to make it like soccer.

 

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Yes. Also, trying to make it like soccer.

Okay so I see you get to win an NBA Cup - whatever that is.

For footy on a national level it's because you play semi-pro or lower league (I guess G teams here) so you get Cinderella stories. It's all NBA teams just playing NBA teams here.

For footy Champions League it's because you get to see your league team go up against another country's league best. This is all the same teams again.

I can see from the league, advertisers, and club owners why they want more games but this is what's killing the NFL - too many games, too many injuries, a drop in quality, and not enough rest.

Ironically MLS is doing a best of 3 playoff this year between a higher and lower seeded team. Typically it's just home and away or lately sudden death. Now it's dragging the already comical playoffs where 66% teams qualify with huge gaps in between game days if you're good and too much playing time if you are the lower seed.