Built Ford Tough Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds Predicts that the Raptors will finish 34-48 (best case scenario 51-31 and worst case scenario 16-66 ), which would be good for 9th in the East. Says a 25% chance of making the playoffs. Not that I think they will actually finish 9th (or put any sort of stock in these rankings from him), but god I pray that doesn't happen. Absolute worst case scenario yet again. Edited November 19, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Penny Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Hollinger's a [expletive]ing idiot. don't listen to anything he says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 This is probably what MLSE is hoping for too lol. Whether we win 39 games, or 19, MLSE has to realize the seats will still be empty. This team needs a highly touted prospect to get people excited about this team again. I don't think we will win 30 games, but I am concerned we could come close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) This is probably what MLSE is hoping for too lol. Whether we win 39 games, or 19, MLSE has to realize the seats will still be empty. This team needs a highly touted prospect to get people excited about this team again. I don't think we will win 30 games, but I am concerned we could come close. This is kind of what I am worried about. The Raptors haven't really been embarassed in any games this year, other than the Washington one. They've been right there in basically every other game and could easily be closer to .500 right now if a couple of bounces went there way during the final minutes. I'm scared that Colangelo sees this and thinks that the Raps are only a piece or two away from making the playoffs and, in an attempt to save his job, he will go and make a desperate move by acquiring some over priced veteran with the TPE to make them finish with around 30-35 wins, which would result in a pick around where they were last season. That is the absolute worst possible result for this team. Edited November 19, 2010 by Built Ford Tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 (edited) Not sure where the quote went, but I saw it on RealGM. Peddie recognized the more they lose the better the pick they get. He obviously wasn't publicly condoning tanking but at the same time he seemed to have reasonable expectations for the team. My concern doesn't necessarily lie in this season, but the following seasons. I personally really don't think Colangelo's job is in danger. He is still one of the most respected GM's in the NBA, he has actually done a solid job here overall compared to past GM's (a lot of that has to do with the [expletive]ty history obviously). I will be the first to point out his faults (his generosity for one) but at the same time, I'm not sure there is another GM out there I'd be more comfortable with. Despite all the time I feel like killing the guy, there are a lot of times I want to give him my babies (the Hedo trade). This is a pretty good blurb regarding MLSE: People who say MLSE doesn’t want to win miss the point. MLSE would like to win. It just isn’t willing to pay any price to do so — both Colangelo, who has one year left on his contract, and Burke have strongly resisted the notion of long-term rebuilding projects. Whisper to MLSE insiders about rebuilding plans, and you get asked, what, you think we can get that by the board? Ask Richard, and a couple rounds of the playoffs is his idea of heaven. MLSE wants to win. It just doesn’t know how. There is no Jerry Buss, no Mike Ilitch, no George Steinbrenner here. There are just money managers who have an awful lot of teachers pensions to pay for, and plenty of other problems on their plates. Peddie’s successor is just one more problem. It really is so true. You have to believe that MLSE encouraged the Hedo signing. The Kessel trade. The JO trade. They encourage the short term band aid solutions that will = excitement and attendance and a potential playoff berth or at least the push for playoffs, even though that round might only last 5 games. I have to wonder if they encouraged the team being revamped every off-season to bring 'excitement' to surround the Raptors. An 'ideal' season for MLSE is probably the Raptors when they won 47 and 41 games and got bounced in the first round. It is time a team here was built properly here. MLSE needs to understand a winning culture would provide more money and more ticket/merchandise sales (higher prices even). If the Raptors were a 50+ win team yearly they would be selling out easily. The only way that can happen, is if the team is built patiently for the long term; how many teams are built into contenders without a top 10 player? How do you get a top 10 player? By picking damn near close to 1st in a couple of drafts. Hopefully the Hedo signings are behind us, and we can patiently build more than just a playoff team over the course of 2-3 years, rather than a borderline playoff team during the off-season of 2-3 months. But hey, this is MLSE we are talking about, I'm not holding my breath. You lose big before you win big. If you lose small, you will win small, and soon you will be looking like the Detroit Pistons. /rant. Edited November 19, 2010 by Check my Stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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