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OT: The Official Toronto Raptors Thread

MindzEye said:
Basically Chomche and we have one of those already. If we go for a big I'd prefer something a bit more polished and NBA ready like Derik Queen. I'm always wary of role players at elite programs with high picks. Life is pretty easy being big guy who is told to just screen, rebound, and defend at Duke.
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How is his upside compared to Clingan or Edey
 
GEEMAN said:
How is his upside compared to Clingan or Edey
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Different kind of a big so hard to say. He won't score like Edey or defend like Clingan. Both of those guys are going to be really good at what they do, but with big holes in their game that probably persist for most of their careers. Queen is kind of like a traditional back to the basket big, but with a lot of the skills you want out of a modern rim runner. Just really well rounded. Can box out real oppo bigs, pull down the board and take the ball up court himself, or make a good outlet to start the break. Has good footwork and post skills, with a soft touch around the rim but also passes the ball well. If you can get him to buy in to strength and conditioning (he needs to lose 20 pounds...and then gain 20 pounds) he could be really good. Think something like Poeltl with a mid range jumper and 75% from the FT Line, a better back to the basket game but a bit smaller.

If there's a red flag there it's the physical projection. If his fitness and strength level doesn't get to NBA levels, the skills won't translate.
 
I think Haliburton has been off this year but even if they're all going i like how we match them (when healthy).
 
I like how Scottie compares to Hali anyways.

I hope RJ can be Siakam good at least.

Poeltl v Myles are different but comparable.

IQ is probably better than Nembhard/Nesmith or anyone else. Agbaji playing as well as a Nesmith too.

They've been starting Mathurin and he's an interesting comp to Dick.

and then it's like Boosh/Brown vs. Toppin/McConnell. Olynyk/Mitchell vs. Jackson/Sheppard or soemthign.

and I think our deep bench kids beyond that are better too.
 
So....we know the Vince through the legs court fucks. But I'm not sure if this court fucks.

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