Comments on: 2009-10 NBA Eastern Conference Preview http://kirsovertime.com/2009/10/01/2009-10-nba-eastern-conference-preview/ Overtime is the name of the online magazine for Keeping It Real Sports that allows anyone to voice their opinions on what is going on in the world. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Stan http://kirsovertime.com/2009/10/01/2009-10-nba-eastern-conference-preview/#comment-134 Stan Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:54:12 +0000 http://kirsovertime.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-134 Why is it that every time I write these things, I get chewed out by people in Canada? First, to Drew... the Raptors are very forward-heavy. The rookie is a small forward masquerading as a guard. He's quick, I'll admit, but he's still a forward. Imagine how good Lawson would have looked in Toronto. They had a chance to get a great guard and didn't. To Bill... I wasn't serious. I was being sarcastic. Marcus Banks is not good. Never has been. Never will be. To Mosher... I'm not saying the Raptors won't make the playoffs, but I'd be surprised if they made it past the second round. In my opinion, I still think they'll underachieve. They'll be barely over .500, make the playoffs and be ousted quickly. If I'm wrong, then what can I say? Thanks for reading the blog guys. Keep reading. Email me at s_talouis@yahoo.com for questions or comments. Why is it that every time I write these things, I get chewed out by people in Canada? First, to Drew… the Raptors are very forward-heavy. The rookie is a small forward masquerading as a guard. He’s quick, I’ll admit, but he’s still a forward. Imagine how good Lawson would have looked in Toronto. They had a chance to get a great guard and didn’t.

To Bill… I wasn’t serious. I was being sarcastic. Marcus Banks is not good. Never has been. Never will be.

To Mosher… I’m not saying the Raptors won’t make the playoffs, but I’d be surprised if they made it past the second round. In my opinion, I still think they’ll underachieve. They’ll be barely over .500, make the playoffs and be ousted quickly. If I’m wrong, then what can I say?

Thanks for reading the blog guys. Keep reading. Email me at s_talouis@yahoo.com for questions or comments.

]]> By: Mosher http://kirsovertime.com/2009/10/01/2009-10-nba-eastern-conference-preview/#comment-127 Mosher Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:33:07 +0000 http://kirsovertime.wordpress.com/?p=269#comment-127 Hedo Turkoglu was drafted to fill need at small forward. You are correct by referencing the Raptors as forward heavy if you are speaking of the 2009 Raptors team that featured several stable yet unremarkable players. The roster for 2010 has changed dramatically, and the addition of Hedo Turkoglu was made to inject some talent into the SF position which hasn't been seen since the departure of Vince Carter. I will assume that you will agree that Turkoglu is an upgrade over our SF's of the past as you seem to chastise Orlando earlier in your article for essentially letting him go in exchange for Vince Carter. I will note that you mention DeMar DeRozen as a forward, when he is in fact projected to play at the SG position. As well, you mention Andrea Bargnani to be a forward as well, when he played the greatest majority of minutes last year a the centre position. There are several people that believe that he would be a better fit as a power forward were it not for a man named Chris Bosh, however I am not sure that I would agree. He is definitely more of a perimeter player, but I believe that he seemed the most comfortable, and achieved the greatest success as an NBA centre. I don't think that it is fair to say that the Raptors will underachieve again this year. With 3 new players left from last year, there is a lot of uncertainty of how things will gel with this team. I am not going to make a prediction that the Raptors will win an NBA championship, but I believe that there needs to be more optimism behind a team that has dramatically increased their level of talent. Hedo Turkoglu was drafted to fill need at small forward. You are correct by referencing the Raptors as forward heavy if you are speaking of the 2009 Raptors team that featured several stable yet unremarkable players. The roster for 2010 has changed dramatically, and the addition of Hedo Turkoglu was made to inject some talent into the SF position which hasn’t been seen since the departure of Vince Carter. I will assume that you will agree that Turkoglu is an upgrade over our SF’s of the past as you seem to chastise Orlando earlier in your article for essentially letting him go in exchange for Vince Carter. I will note that you mention DeMar DeRozen as a forward, when he is in fact projected to play at the SG position. As well, you mention Andrea Bargnani to be a forward as well, when he played the greatest majority of minutes last year a the centre position. There are several people that believe that he would be a better fit as a power forward were it not for a man named Chris Bosh, however I am not sure that I would agree. He is definitely more of a perimeter player, but I believe that he seemed the most comfortable, and achieved the greatest success as an NBA centre. I don’t think that it is fair to say that the Raptors will underachieve again this year. With 3 new players left from last year, there is a lot of uncertainty of how things will gel with this team. I am not going to make a prediction that the Raptors will win an NBA championship, but I believe that there needs to be more optimism behind a team that has dramatically increased their level of talent.

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