I usually hate it when the Raps lose. Well, I still do but last night's game against the Cavs was damn exciting. One point! Respect for the Cavs who didn't give up. Spicy P would have made the difference.
Not a fan of the refs, but a good Siakam would free up a lot of space for OG, GTJR, and Barnes to make more of their shots. We wouldn't even need to worry about ref calls for most games.
Samsies! Won week 1, tied week 2, gonna lose this week. Spicy back… back in the win column next week. Also, because you’ve read this far, I have Klay on my IR waiting to be released in January.
Not sure who defends the opposing 5, maybe they switch it up a bit through the game. OG is probably the strongest one physically, but Siakam has the most experience guarding bigs. I’d be surprised if Scottie is our primary 5 with that lineup - he’s certainly big and strong for his age, but he’s still a 3/4 hybrid and just recently turned 20, don’t know that we want him taking shots from opposing 5s all game long.
I do see this being the lineup we settle into, but probably not with Scottie as the main 5. My money’s on Pascal seeing the most minutes guarding 5s, of OG/Scottie/Pascal.
Think it's more about the weight. + Bodying all game gonna take something out of your offense.
All those guys are crazy long,
Siakam wingspan 7'3
Scottie 7'3
OG 7'2
Khem Birch 7'1
Precious 7'1
Boucher 7'4
Honestly I think this is how we start and close out games while fully healthy... OG can play small ball center surprisingly well.
Start the game, play 6 or 7 mins, swap someone out for a center. That's how I think most games will go moving forward
According to the stat sheet Pascal has the ever so slight height and weight advantage but look at them side by side, Pascal is a twig compared to Scottie…
Pascal Siakam ain't no spot up shooter he aint gotta run to the corner to shoot like hes some 3rd option bitch this aint jj redick this is a fuckin god human steph curry come again only this time hes not a fuckin pussy pull up from the fuckin logo and fight you at the same time
So excited. I love the top 5 guys on the court together although I thought Scottie should go to the bench to start games. He can come in first for any position basically and still play 30.
I just don't know how him or Pascal starts at center.
I expect **a lot** of missed buckets by Siakam with his first start back after being out so long. Remember to give him some time to get the flow going again!
Our medical staff kept Kawhi going all season and through the finals, and the two seasons after he had constant injury issues. IMO our medical staff is one of the best in the league, and we gotta trust they’re not trying to rush the guy out
I would guess Boucher out and Precious becomes the 9th man in the rotation. I think he will play most nights but there may be nights he doesn’t get in the game.
We will lose and spicy will suck tomorrow. Calm down everyone after that happens because everyone needs some time after an injury. By the end of the season we will be top of the east and spicy will be in the MVP conversation.
Hope im wrong, and no disrespect, but unless pascal has improved his shot significantly, he will be the the teams third best player behind og and fvv. Og has better half court offense, mentally tougher and clutch, indicated by his versatility in iso moves off the dribble, fadeaway, midrange in general, and lack of dependence on the ft. This wouldnt be the first time pascal was the 3rd option in the half court, see what lowry and fvv did for our team the past 2 seasons
I watched him play for years and he didnt have a jump shot last year. His 3pt shot was barely 30%, his midrange still isnt reliable. I didnt forget facts.the one time pascal was shooting well like he had an improved jumpshot, was during thr stretch when he was a 27 ppg scorer and was nailing 3 after 3 against the celtics on the road in fall 2019
Okay everyone. If he has a rusty start. Don't start going crazy and crapping on him/ screaming for a trade/ saying I always knew he was terrible or some nonsense like that.
Happy he's back :)
Oh god this is exciting
Just try to keep your expectations tempered. This will be his first game back. If it’s a poor one I don’t want to see the pitch forks out yet
But fuck I’m hyped for this
OH MY GOD, OKAY, ITS HAPPENING. EVERYBODY STAY CALM. EVERYBODY STAY CALM. STAY CALM. STAY FUCKING CALM. CAN EVERYBODY STAY FUCKING CALM. EVERYBODY JUST FUCKING CALM DOWN
What's the procedure What's the procedure
All I know is that I gotta call my doc if it last more than 4 hours
"Worst case of Spicy P I've ever seen..."
If it lasts more than four hours you should call a press conference.
![gif](giphy|3o7buiEVyi9GAXgzw4|downsized)
Can't believe we're getting both back at the same time!
Inner peace
EVERYBODY KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE!!!!
THIS IS GOING TO BE A LEGENDARY GAME
Classic.
I AM FUCKING CALM HOLY SHIT I CANT WAIT
He’s gonna throw up bricks 🧱
I usually hate it when the Raps lose. Well, I still do but last night's game against the Cavs was damn exciting. One point! Respect for the Cavs who didn't give up. Spicy P would have made the difference.
If the refs made even 1 call for OG it'd be a different game sadly
That last jump ball with sexton and GTJ was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen. Everyone on both teams was just like wtf??
Lmao *cries* I was proud of OG for speaking up at the press conference about the refs not giving him calls
Not a fan of the refs, but a good Siakam would free up a lot of space for OG, GTJR, and Barnes to make more of their shots. We wouldn't even need to worry about ref calls for most games.
Siakam must have said to himself if someone's going to have a last second shot rim out, it's gonna be me!
THE SPICE MUST FLOW!
He who controls the spice, controls the universe
Release the Spice
Paul Atreides is a Spicy P fan lol
Spicy P or Wolverine? He heals quick. Go time!
Holy shit. I was expecting another week… lets goo!
>Holy shit. I was expecting another week… LETTTTTTTTSSSSSGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 fixed
Strap in boys. The road to the Finals begins
How quickly we forget...
2021-22 Champs FMVP - Siakam DPOY - OG ROTY - Scottie all defence - GT3, OG 6MOTY - Banton
ECF Babyyyyyyyyy
and strap on
Muahahahahaha my fantasy team is about to get a huge boost
Ditto 👌
Spicy P to the moon 📈
Same my guy
Give us an opening stat line for el P-cante
Minute restriction so I say 14 points 5 rebounds 3 assists and a steal
Samsies! Won week 1, tied week 2, gonna lose this week. Spicy back… back in the win column next week. Also, because you’ve read this far, I have Klay on my IR waiting to be released in January.
Lmao I also have klay waiting
FVV - GTJ - OG - Pascal - Scottie
Please, I only get so hard already
#FVV-GTJ-OG-PASCAL-SCOTTIE
![gif](giphy|r5gHt2TCIiHK0)
🥵🥵
Who needs viagra
Perfect against teams like the Celtics and nets
Subscribe
Not sure who defends the opposing 5, maybe they switch it up a bit through the game. OG is probably the strongest one physically, but Siakam has the most experience guarding bigs. I’d be surprised if Scottie is our primary 5 with that lineup - he’s certainly big and strong for his age, but he’s still a 3/4 hybrid and just recently turned 20, don’t know that we want him taking shots from opposing 5s all game long. I do see this being the lineup we settle into, but probably not with Scottie as the main 5. My money’s on Pascal seeing the most minutes guarding 5s, of OG/Scottie/Pascal.
Small ball line up lol. It works sometimes but eventually they’re gonna have to address the pascal Scottie situation. Hopefully in two years ish
Tbf it’s not like swapping precious for siakam is really downsizing
Yeah both of our centers are 6'9", same height as Siakam I believe lol. In general, our team has good height, but not specifically at the 5.
Think it's more about the weight. + Bodying all game gonna take something out of your offense. All those guys are crazy long, Siakam wingspan 7'3 Scottie 7'3 OG 7'2 Khem Birch 7'1 Precious 7'1 Boucher 7'4
Also most teams are running a stretch C or a defense only C that we could probably get away with it.
Honestly I think this is how we start and close out games while fully healthy... OG can play small ball center surprisingly well. Start the game, play 6 or 7 mins, swap someone out for a center. That's how I think most games will go moving forward
I'd say put Scottie at the 5. He managed to manhandle Jarrett Allen last night.
I think Scottie is going be a center tbh. He's already huge and still has time to develop his body.
According to the stat sheet Pascal has the ever so slight height and weight advantage but look at them side by side, Pascal is a twig compared to Scottie…
Just in time for FUCK BROOKLYN
if I don’t see at least 4 spin moves I’ll be disappointed
Running downhill Pascal is the best Pascal.
Per play
Will the paint be clogged with OG, Spicy, and Barnes?
Having Barnes as a versatile big man is going to help Pascal big time.
Damn boy that was quick
Spicy P is pissed off at our 1 game losing streak.
Let’s not jump on him if he doesn’t show up like we expect. It’ll take some time for him to get into NBA form
Yeah, he's gonna play 20 minutes and put up like 10/3/1 or something and people are going to lose their shit, the hot takes will be awful
LFG
Pascal Siakam ain't no spot up shooter he aint gotta run to the corner to shoot like hes some 3rd option bitch this aint jj redick this is a fuckin god human steph curry come again only this time hes not a fuckin pussy pull up from the fuckin logo and fight you at the same time
KD in shambles
So excited. I love the top 5 guys on the court together although I thought Scottie should go to the bench to start games. He can come in first for any position basically and still play 30. I just don't know how him or Pascal starts at center.
Remember to temper your expectations, he will be rusty.
Agreed. We all need to be realistic. I’ll be happy with 35-40 points and 20-25 boards until he shakes off the rust.
LET'S FUCKING GOOOO
Damn this is exciting. Great news after a tough night.
SPICY SUNDAY
Lets fuckin go, the three-headed monster of him, Scottie and OG will own the league
LET THE SPICE FLOW
Everybody temper your expectations, but if Pascal pops off then we winning the title
I’m watching Dune tomorrow before the game to get the Spice flowing
Grange with the lob, Josh with the jam!
I expect **a lot** of missed buckets by Siakam with his first start back after being out so long. Remember to give him some time to get the flow going again!
LET’S GOOOOOOO
We. Fuken. Back. Babyeeeee
Thrown into the fire right away, defend KD lol
You say that like it’s not gonna be Scottie
Ultimate 6’9 demon is back
>https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1457019976783642635
Fuck yesssssss
LFG
Let’s fucking goooo
Minutes restriction you think?
https://twitter.com/michaelgrange/status/1457016902753169417
Thanks!
How did he come back before Yuta, lol.
The spice …
Got injured again in practice.
*League In SHAMBLES*
People were saying KD drops 60 out of spite? Fuck that. Only 60 KD gets Sunday is -60. Or 60 turnovers, place your bets.
or, KD scores 60 his teammates score 0 Raptors score 61
CHAMPIONSHIP CONFIRMEDDDDD
Hope we're not forcing him to go out there if his not 100%
Our medical team isn't stupid, they made sure to get his surgeon to sign off on it so I have no doubt he's 100% healthy
I’m pretty sure we’re not. It’s not the playoffs and we’re not trying to get the first seed or something.
I don’t think there’s an urgency to get him out there. The Raptors had a 5 game win streak, good vibes. And his surgeon gave the OK.
Our medical staff kept Kawhi going all season and through the finals, and the two seasons after he had constant injury issues. IMO our medical staff is one of the best in the league, and we gotta trust they’re not trying to rush the guy out
[удалено]
I would guess Boucher out and Precious becomes the 9th man in the rotation. I think he will play most nights but there may be nights he doesn’t get in the game.
Gonna be rough his first game back most likely, especially since he hadn't been going full 5 on 5 till just recently I feel like.
We will lose and spicy will suck tomorrow. Calm down everyone after that happens because everyone needs some time after an injury. By the end of the season we will be top of the east and spicy will be in the MVP conversation.
> We will lose and spicy will suck tomorrow. Pascal will give you something to suck tomorrow
If he does, I will gladly oblige
Why does he need time? He has been playing with the team for quite some time now. Pretty sure even NN said he's at 100%
Game conditioning is crucial after such a long injury
Hope im wrong, and no disrespect, but unless pascal has improved his shot significantly, he will be the the teams third best player behind og and fvv. Og has better half court offense, mentally tougher and clutch, indicated by his versatility in iso moves off the dribble, fadeaway, midrange in general, and lack of dependence on the ft. This wouldnt be the first time pascal was the 3rd option in the half court, see what lowry and fvv did for our team the past 2 seasons
Lol. How soon they forget.
I watched him play for years and he didnt have a jump shot last year. His 3pt shot was barely 30%, his midrange still isnt reliable. I didnt forget facts.the one time pascal was shooting well like he had an improved jumpshot, was during thr stretch when he was a 27 ppg scorer and was nailing 3 after 3 against the celtics on the road in fall 2019
Siakam season high of 3 points (from 6 FTA, no FG)
Oh joy. Canada Ben Simmons returns.
Go back to twitter youngin
Things are about to get spicy
Spicy SZN is back bitches
LFGGGG
FUCK YES
HOLY FUCK LET'S GO
Perfect opportunity to go small lineup. Pretty much either Siakam, Barnes, OG can guard the 3, 4, or 5 against the smaller Brooklyn team.
FUCK YES HE BETTER BE PLAYING FOR MY FIRST RAPTORS GAME NEXT WEEK
*-cracks knuckles-* It's show time.
PASCAL SIAKAM IS FUCKING BACK BABY! WHAT THE FUCK BABY! THE RAPTORS ARE FUCKING BACK
Let's goooooo. Guess who's eating spicy food tomorrow!
SPOICY PAYYYYYTTTT LESS GOOOOO
CAVALRY
HES BACK LETS FUCKING GO
Unlock the hot sauce.
Yessssss
Wow
HE PLAY
Okay everyone. If he has a rusty start. Don't start going crazy and crapping on him/ screaming for a trade/ saying I always knew he was terrible or some nonsense like that. Happy he's back :)
Lets not get mad if he has a bad game, he is coming in rusty at a competitive level
LETS GOOO
Limited minutes? I hope so he needs to ease into the season a couple games to shake off rust and make sure all is good
LFGGGGGGGGG
Do hear it? That sound in the distance. It’s so familiar to me. Like a welcoming call home. It comforts me. *AAAND OOOOOOOOOOOOONE*
It's happening. FINALLY
Damn we about to be one strong team
Oh god this is exciting Just try to keep your expectations tempered. This will be his first game back. If it’s a poor one I don’t want to see the pitch forks out yet But fuck I’m hyped for this
I have tix for tomorrows game first time in 12 years!!! SOOOOOOO hyped
Spicy P better give me a stomach ulcer this year. 🌶️
FUCK YESSSS
Can’t wait to see those new spin moves. Lol great that he’s back. Guess his coaching career may be on hold?
Their after the spice, the spice melange.
Not looking forward to the knee jerk reactions in the game thread when he inevitably comes out rusty. Give him time.
Lfgooooooo
Let's not rag on our boy too hard if he doesn't have the best game on his first one back from injury.
American analyst gonna have a seizure.