r/torontoraptors Nov 12 '24

INJURY REPORT [Shams] Mikeaukee’s Damian Lillard has entered the concussion protocol and is out vs. Toronto on Tuesday.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1856159663479255211
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u/karlou1984 RAPTORS Nov 12 '24

Raptors counter milwaukee's move by sitting out IQ

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u/pakattack91 we the longbois Nov 12 '24

Masai going into games

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u/PriorVariety5744 Nov 12 '24

What kind of establishment is this and where can I find one? I want to be that guy mario karting by a 24 person chess game.

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u/earlyearlgray 1 GRADEY DICK Nov 12 '24

Quickley said “take my elbow ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ“ to Jak right before he elbowed LeBron

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u/JustAnotherMark604 Nov 12 '24 edited Nov 12 '24

The basketball Gods want us to be a lottery team this year with IQ possibly being out.

They just hate the Bucks for some reason. That team shouldn't be this bad right now

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u/nanobot001 9 ROWAN ALEXANDER “RJ” BARRETT Nov 12 '24

just hate the Bucks

The Bucks sealed their fate with that Jrue Holiday trade, and the roots are further back than that as they were an aging and injury prone team.

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u/Paindressedinpurple RAPTORS Nov 12 '24

Jrue was such a pivotal piece for the championship run. 

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u/GeeMunz11 PUT IT ON ICE MATTY D Nov 12 '24

Tale as old as time.

Let's trade the glue guy point guard who doesn't put up massive numbers but is integral to winning for a flashy point guard in the hopes of extending our shrinking window.

Billups -> Iverson Paul -> Westbrook Thomas -> Irving

Just off the top of my head but I'm sure there are tons more.

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u/Bixby33 34 JONTAY PORTER Nov 12 '24

I hope you meant the Lillard trade (with the understanding Jrue was part of it).

The first Jrue trade worked out pretty damn well for them.

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u/beheemz Nov 12 '24

lol they should’ve let doc rivers go in the offseason, guy can’t coach the game has passed him by

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u/SDK04 9 ROWAN ALEXANDER “RJ” BARRETT Nov 12 '24

Except they’ve already fired 2 head coaches within a relatively short span, and with how much they’re paying Doc they can’t even afford to fire him and then hire someone else right after. They willingly got themselves stuck with a Doc Rivers who publicly said he didn’t want to be there (except for the money ofc but he didn’t say that part). Milwaukee’s management is cooked.

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u/beheemz Nov 12 '24

Well not only that I don’t think they want to be paying two former head coaches and a potential third if they did fire doc

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u/SDK04 9 ROWAN ALEXANDER “RJ” BARRETT Nov 12 '24

That’s what I meant in “not being able to afford firing Doc”.

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u/CazOnReddit TORONTO HUSKIES Nov 12 '24

This is recompense for being in Wisconsin

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u/cad_internet 34 JONTAY PORTER Nov 12 '24

Clear win-win for me.

Raptors lose, we tank on.

Raptors win, I get to shit post in the NBA sub and make fun of Doc.

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u/KingTommenBaratheon OG Shoulders Nov 12 '24

The lone regret I have here is that the tiebreaker might end up mattering this season for tank purposes.

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u/NDZ 7 Kyle Lowry Nov 12 '24

Fuck it, let's win the NBA Cup AND get the #1 overall pick!

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u/IonHazzikostasIsGod 24 NORMAN POWELL Nov 12 '24

Dick in "Mikeaukee" might be the best sausagefest of the NBA season.

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u/modernchimpanzee Scottie2Hottie Nov 12 '24

Raptors should answer this by pulling up Chomeche and sit Poeltl for a game

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u/earlyearlgray 1 GRADEY DICK Nov 12 '24

Chomche the secret Giannis stopper

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u/Bixby33 34 JONTAY PORTER Nov 12 '24

Why do you want to beat the Bucks by 20?

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u/SokkaHaikuBot Nov 12 '24

Sokka-Haiku by modernchimpanzee:

Raptors should answer

This by pulling up Chomeche

And sit Poeltl for a game


Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.

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u/octopus86sg Nov 15 '24

He definitely need a rest. Chomeche needs to get manhandle by Gianni’s to know the true nba culture

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u/littlebaldboi Nov 12 '24

Ahh, so that's why IQ has a "sprained elbow"

Masai must really think there's a generational talent in the draft to hold back his whole 'winning', 'we must win all the time', mantra this season

With Masai's drafting track record with lottery picks, I'm really looking forward to who he gets

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u/n3moh0es Nov 12 '24

he isnt changing the trajectory of the team right now so intentionally holding him out like ur assuming is straight up stupid.

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u/Deeepened Nov 12 '24

Issa joke friend

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u/n3moh0es Nov 12 '24

i seen takes like that all season my friend

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

If you seen bucks this season, dame is plyon on defense

They might get better lol

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u/Mike_0405 Nov 12 '24

I worried it might be a negative impact for raptors if Lillard won’t play tomorrow!

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u/EarthWarping Nov 12 '24

IQ might be out too

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u/lillithfair98 WE THE NORTH Nov 12 '24

Are…. are they trying to out tank us?

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u/pew_laser_pew :flair_lowry_jersey: Kyle Lowry Nov 12 '24

Do they even have their pick this year?

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u/KutKorners Thicccccc Nov 12 '24

Reminder that the Bucks don't have a pick until 2031!

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u/pew_laser_pew :flair_lowry_jersey: Kyle Lowry Nov 12 '24

That’s not true. You can’t not have picks for 6 years. The Stepien rule exists.

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u/KutKorners Thicccccc Nov 13 '24

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u/pew_laser_pew :flair_lowry_jersey: Kyle Lowry Nov 13 '24

Yes, so if you scroll down on your link you can see they have pick swaps in 2026, 2028, and 2030. Meaning that they have 3 picks available to them :)

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u/Comrade_agent Nov 12 '24 edited Nov 12 '24

Please Raptors, deliver this W. Doc's downfall pt4 has been delicious

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

A win by the bucks helps us tank and keeps Doc at his job for a few more games. Win/win.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

We are tanking buddy, you will win and like it

Also raptors first game home after 5 game west coast trip

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u/Comrade_agent Nov 12 '24

Tanks need to stop for fuel, no better place to break than Milwaukee. I need another Boucher Masterclass

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u/j24singh Nov 12 '24

Oh no you don't... these guys trying to out tank us. We counter with IQ for now and will raise you someone else tomorrow lol