It’s The End For The Toronto Raptors 

Charlotte Hornets hahah

@@alexanderyang8180 😑

Minnesota Minnesota MINNESOTA !

i am a kings fan and i would be ecstatic for just ONE year of what the raptors did😂

Charlotte, Kings, Pistons, New York... the list goes on lol

Yes, this.

and imo they play better with crowds for and against them especially lowry

@@artix003 their home court is notoriously good. Winning @ Toronto is a rare feat.

Losing Ibaka and Gasol was huge though. Baynes can't catch a pass, and Len was so trash, he isn't even a Raptor anymore.

I guess but that still doesn’t fill the answer blank considering the Raptors are worse on the road this year than at home

I’m not, we have the talent and we’re just one piece away from being an actual contender again. Powell is coming up, but we’re being to inconsistent. I hate the way some of the fan base is trying to talk a rebuild when we’re just a trade away from being an contender

@@ApolloTheUltimate Yes they are one piece away but that piece is a Superstar which don’t come often

Nah they ain't gonna beat the nets, bucks or 76ers to come out of the east unfortunately and there's no trade out there that will really put them over the top.

@@haydensigurdson388 not really, just another star who can fill the gaps of paint defense and pick and roll defense. That doesn’t take a star to do so. also we need roll consistency and more effort defensively. I think some people who taking the raptors’ problems out of proportion. Also, I think some of our players clocked out mentally due to the move from Toronto to tampa

Same

Not true. Kawhi is still in the play off picture, raptors aren't

@@SayWhat336 Not true?? The raps could’ve went to the finals and faced the lakers if kawhi never left they could’ve had multiple finals run and maybe one more championship in their franchise 🤷‍♂️

@@SayWhat336 raps r 1 spot back from a play in spot, they r still very much in it lol

Even if Kawhi stays, it wouldn't make a difference to become a dynasty. Kawhi would leave for LA after the 2020 finals.

@@therealjaystone2344 huh?

Right 😂😂

That literally scared me

Completely butchered his name 😂

Lols dying. How come he didn't call out Baynes being a useless stump... Andy you slipping!!

@@billbrown4398 completely “Bouchered” his name 😏

When 😂😂

@Harman Baddesha no cap. The Coach is fat 😄

He’s not that fat

I don't expect a 40-50-year-old man who lives in Toronto to be skinny.

Ahahahah

Best way to put it🙏🏽

Fax

I agree as a Raptors fan and at least a championship came out of it

Meme team

It`s sad that lowry is getting traded but hopefully we get something good like Tyler herro and Achiwua Nunn or someone else

Aren't yall happy that a ring came out of it?

@@gwuapo_4573 he said worth

@@gwuapo_4573 It wasn't suitable for long term though, because now look at it the team is unstable.

@@PandherG I’d rather have a ring than 5 years of being good not great

There are teams that sacrifice everything and don't leave the conference finals

Yea they have a few good young pieces and if they trade Lowry they’ll get another

This is exactly how I'm taking it. It's painful to watch them try and fail on the court... a tank would be worth it (as long as the front office keeps doing their amazing scouting and development)

Feel bad for you guys, all the trade rumors for Brogdon, Sabonis and Turner

Agree

As a pistons fan I know what you mean. Raptors have always been in my top 5 favorites though and I loved watching the run they’ve had

He needs to expand his game that doesn’t make him easy to guard or predictable

He needs to spin more than he'll be fine

Compared to his MIP season, he's gotten much better offensively (especially his playmaking), and has become smarter on defense. I'm not ready to give up on him, he went from being a spark plug off the bench to becoming an All-Star in 2 seasons, I never thought he would be this good when he was drafted as the 27th pick.

Dude thinks he's better than he is and has been exposed now the stars/vets have left

He's okay 2nd/3rd star but he's not a generational alpha like Kawhi. You will never contend with a bunch of borderline all-stars, but zero alpha.

What do you mean by " the league didnt back them up like they did with other teams" ?

@@franciscosergioiii1954 with most of the coaching staff, 3 major starters and a few other role players out due to covid protocols, not one game postponed. But a couple of players on Boston have the same thing, and they pretty much get the week off? The raptors record is created by the nba. Not by their own playing with a healthy team. And don't forget about that rig job in Utah last week. The league doesn't give a crap about them and never have. Yet they keep fighting through it.

@@MG-im8ku Facts! I still can’t get over the 41 free throws for the jazz, 17 fir the raps 🥴 and even still only lost by 3 points Edit: and Miami also had a bunch of games postponed and a week + off

Different country Different Rules

@Nicolas Lavayen Bring in Hassan Whiteside, Andre Drummond, or Dwight Howard. Problem solved.

Why couldnt yall play in toronto

nah trade them for picks and young players

@@anunayanshrestah9725 OG is a young Player🤦🤦🤦

@@anunayanshrestah9725 OG is 23 bruh

@@ChrisG-oo2wx maybe he mean young like the draft of 2055 or 2060 🤣

Tf

Schröder is Schrœda and not Schruuuhder

lmao I died

@@ripvanced f

Boo-SHAY

They had no chance the second kawhi left. You're a confirmed overnight fan.

@@samsmith8086 yeah and you’re a confirmed quitter. You’re not even a Raptors fan so you have no idea what you’re talking about. It’s funny you say that because we ended up going 53-19 in 2020 the season AFTER Kawhi left. We swept the first round and pushed a team we didn’t match well against to 7 games in a hyper competitive series. What did us in this season was losing Ibaka in the offseason, health safety protocols sidelining our starters and losing our coaching staff, and technically we’ve played this whole season on the road in Tampa rather than in Toronto. We’ll bounce back, even if it ain’t this season we’ll be back. Get yo sorry ass outta here

@@samsmith8086 Bro Your not a raptors fan or either follows them so U wouldn`t know what the Raptors went through this season since they played in tampa. We actually had a good record without Kawhi even last season. So stop saying Kawhi carried us when as a Team we played to earn that ring.

@@ohdangitsbbq well said

@@tj5180 I didn't say kawhi carried us. But you would be delusional and absolutely foolish to believe they were title contenders without kawhi. With kawhi they can win it all, without kawhi they'll be competitive but their ceiling was the second round. And as I expected, they lost in the second round the following year. I've been a basketball fan my whole life and a raptor fan since the VC days. The past 8 years have been great with toronto being competitive but it's heartbreaking when they lose in the playoffs. It was fun to see them being competitive but after winning the championship, I don't wanna see them settle for "good". Because before kawhi "good" wasn't good enough. As an analogy, they were able to get almost to the top of the mountain without kawhi, but kawhi pushed them over the top. If you believe otherwise you're a casual fan and I'm ok with that

This team way to strong for a rebuild. If they got play in Canada or at least have all there staff from Canada with them we would be top of east. When we are good we can beat anyone, that Brooklyn win is proof, got scared went a bought Blake griffin🤣. Few tweaks, a good center and we Gucci 🤣🤣

@@peachulemon good centre, trade pascal for a better superstar then we’re golden

Exactly! I'm sick and tired of fans screaming rebuild after such a small sample size with obviously mitigating circumstances (not playing in Toronto due to covid). Keep the Lowry and Siakam core intact (Lowry deserves to retire on this team and then his jersey should be retired). Bring back DeRozan and sign veteran ring-chasing bigs like Andre Drummond, Hassan Whiteside, or Dwight Howard. The East is trash and wide-open with only 3 playoff-worthy teams. The other 12 teams would all be in the lottery in the West. It frankly won't take a lot for the Raptors to be top 4 in the East next season. The Nets are old. The Sixers always choke in the playoff, Embiid injury-prone, Simmons still can't shoot, and Rivers is a third-rate trash coach. Who knows how long Giannis will stay in Milwaukee? Why rebuild when the East is so wide open?

@@realniggashit3 the raptors aren’t even close to the 76ers or the nets, we literally need a rebuild otherwise we’re just going to sink into mediocrity for 4 years and that’s just stupid. We don’t have the assets to contend and any notion otherwise is nonsensical. I’m tired of naive people like you thinking that making some moves and hoping for free agents is going to work, get real man.

​@@soldatwalmart9515 Have you seen Eastern Conference standings? It's wide-open. You got 3 decent teams and the rest of the conference wouldn't even sniff the playoffs in the West. The Nets are old. The Sixers have an overrated 3rd rate clown coach Doc Rivers who wasted elite talent with the Clippers (never even made it out of the 2nd round) and Embiid is injury-prone and likely won't hold up long-term. Plus, Embiid and Simmons simply are not a championship-caliber combo. The only time they were a serious contender was when they had Jimmy Butler. They needed Butler to hold guys accountable but Kawhi's heroic crushed their dream that year. Who knows long Giannis will stay in Milwaukee? The Raptors should not rebuild. Less than a month ago, they were .500 and had a good shot to get homecourt advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. Why would any team overreact to an 11 games and less than 1 month of sample size especially in a covid-filled season? Pat Riley's Heat are underachieving this year, but they're not rebuilding. The Celtics are underachieving, but Ainge won't rebuild either. Even the Pacers won't rebuild. So why should the Raptors? Stop with this rebuilding nonsense. That's how you end up like the Kings and T-Wolves. Less than 4 weeks ago, the Hawks were going nowhere and fired their head coach. Now they're #6 in the East and only half a game from having home-court advantage in the 1st round of the playoffs. Things can change quickly. Don't overreact.

I’ve been saying that since the bad start of the season lol

And ever since he started slicking back his hair

Is he wearing contacts now? That's really weird

I think it’s because he wears the mask and as someone who wears glasses I know they fog up and it would be hard to notice details on the court.

@@HB7c oh yeah a person who wears glasses I'm so sick of fog

yeah! it's only for this wack season lol

"its the end for the toronto raptors" like bruh chill its an insanely stupid season. This guy is dense lol.

I was just saying this and it made me less sad about this Raptors era ending. I’m not saying that it will happen again but to have won a chip 2 years ago and have a pretty good core of Siakam, OG and Fred.. I think we’ll be fine.

And then Masai traded Lowry to the Knicks. Only the idiocy of the Knicks owners created the last 6 years.

@@toddstevens13 Lol I hope history repeats itself. I need Morey/Riley to change their minds at 2:59pm tomorrow. Norm too.

The raps need to sign Wiggins

@@FredLimestone Thats the last thing they need

Pretty much overhyped in that season following the chip cause kawhi left

Not really. I watched every Raptor game last season and Pascal propelled Toronto to alot of wins.

worth it

And they ain't been the same since Kawhi left

@@jamesbartee6184 since the hiatus*

Kawhi > Lebron

Atleast they won a chip unlike my Thunder who had, over the past decade, KD, Russ, Harden, PG, Sabonis, and Oladipo also add Adams, Ibaka, Kanter, and an older Melo but severely underperformed in the playoffs after 2012.

they did not let him go its just the clippers offered more money

@@syb_ak nah raptors actually did more but on more years and Masai didn’t act on quick. Messed up hard

@@syb_ak we did, serge was going to resign but masai refused to give him a 2 yr contract, so he walked

@@mcre314 yea, Masai went all-in on Giannis (which was the right move at the time because they needed a superstar), but it backfired when Giannis re-signed.

And Ibaka cant play forever, let alone playing for raptors. Thry need to replace him sooner or later, i'd say sooner is better.

If Masai stays. I have a feeling he is done with the Raptors.

FLULE CHAMPION LOL

@@ricehair8807 No it wasn`t. Stop hating. If your trying to blame Injuries then I can say the same thing in other finals for the warriors where they faced Injured oppoents

@@tj5180 lol it was if it wasnt they shouldve been champs at least twice. Gs became champions thrice lol

@@ricehair8807 Never know what Would have Happened if KD was healthy. But people forget that Raptors matched up well against that team So we could have somehow won. Still doesn`t mean Our accomplishment was a fluke. We had to beat the Sixers and Bucks. The warriors still had Klay and curry also green so no excuse. It would have been 7 games which I`m not denying

that's why i believe they'll be right to contend next yr. The talent is there but the fit isn't. With a good draft pick and a good off season they could be right back in the championship picture

@@woomir3794they can be solid but championship picture I doubt...

Plus its cold as hell in Toronto.

@@rashan2424 The climate is very similar to NYC, Phillie, Boston, and Detroit - you don’t ever see people saying those cities are “too cold” to play in

Honestly, the border is the main reason why players don't want to come to Toronto, paying higher taxes, having to deal with customs regularly, etc.

This times 1000

@@coolvania Boston, NY market is way bigger than Toronto

I got HOOOOOOOOOOOEEEESSSS CAAAAAAAALLING

Aldrige for Bynes Lowrey and Thomas or even davis. Start Aldridge for the Center Biucher as 4 Siakam / OG for 3 Powell for 2 spot Van vleet for PG

@@bravojasper8523 For Lowry, Davis and Norm, you could get Aldridge, Patty Mills AND Poeltl ,who is now their leader in Rebounds, Blocks and 2nd in PER behind DeRozen.

Give us Herro

Duncan Robinson > Kyle Lowry

@@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr he's no pat riley

@@PROBENICCOMPS L

Won a title in the Lebron and warriors era we are elite

@Stephen Phillip ur fav team could have never beat the jimmy butler sixers, greek freaks best bucks squad, and a kd warriors w cousins

You know who our biggest free agent is? Masai. We lose him, we’re in for a lot of pain.

I don’t think they will be a 6th seed or higher in the next few years.

Matt thomas 😎😎😎

@@mattthomas536 mr 99% 🐐

Bald Jimmy Butler???

@@clem9332 AdeButler

its probably because of covid, and also, they aren't playing in Toronto so that may be a huge difference in team morale

Get real bro, boucher is 27, siakam is getting worse, OG is a good role player, and Flynn is an unknown.

Kyle should be staying since we all know he’s gonna be a part of the staff when he retires

I don't think Pascal is overrated anymore, no one praises him after the Bubble, he's becoming underrated honestly.

ya what about that ? Lebron owns teams like Celtics who got swept by him more times then us

And ever since lebron joined the lakers, he has only beaten us once in 3 years

Speaking of Texas only Houston got unlucky but on the Dallas & San Antonio sides they're fine.

@@wazzup233 aren't the mavs and the spurs a lower five seeds?

You serious the Spurs have been relevant for 25 years. lol

Pg

@@emmanuelangila3670 we got Vanvleet

@@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr hes 27

At this point I’m just waiting for the Secret Base Collapse video.

I respectfully disagree. They are playing in a different country, having to move their family, not living in their own homes . I don’t think fans are in a position to criticise them if they haven’t been in their situation before

It’s not but you guys have Tatum and brown plus solid big in Tristan and good role players who got better. We rely on siakam or Kyle. Norman got consistent during the last 2-3 weeks Fred is inconsistent when he’s not defending.

That’s why the Celtics are the eighth seed and one game below .500. They are crappy too.

No excuse when you’re missing 3 starters and half your coaching staff for 3 weeks and only 1 game postponed? I don’t think that’s an excuse when prior to they were 4th in the East. How would Celtics fare for 3 weeks without Tatum, Brown and Smart?

The Celtics have been trash this year

Exactly like giannis he cant be the first option

He still is, it’s just that covid has taken a toll of the players and also most of his coaching staff are leaving. Not to mention that he was 1 game away from an ECF without kawhi.

Exactly. He got a bad rep with derozan for “choking” lol they never choked they just ran into Lebron! I’ll never forget game 6 of the finals, Lowry had like 11 points in the first two minutes

@@Igoruhandchu Lowry was never the one who choked, only casuals call Lowry a choker

I guess what about Vince Carter tho just putting it out there

@@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr exactly. Real fans know.

@@faizali2200 I mean yeah he’s a legend but his legacy is nowhere near Lowry at this point. But he kept the Raptors in Toronto, so he’ll always be a legend in Toronto, but real raptors fans know lowrys the goat of Toronto

Maybe Kyle Lowry gets the food boxes? Then it would be related.

I’m a Celtics fan, and I’m pretty pleased watching Toronto suck. Granted, we’re barely any better c but I always like seeing our arch rivals play bad.

I'm not a Raptors fans, but I know for a fact that they are a top 3 franchise in the NBA. They had the guts to trade for an expiring Kawhi, they developed late picks like Lowry, OG, Pascall, Powell, Boucher, Freddy, and the list goes on. A chip was just a cherry on top

Should have, would have, could have. Cleveland could’ve won in 2015 had they had Kyrie and K Love. Warriors could have won in 2016 without injuries and having Dray for full series. What ifs really don’t mean much in the long run. The Warriors still had Klay for most of the series, Boogie, Dray, etc plus they had some nice names like Jerebko etc. But the Raptors fought hard as the underdogs and came through so you don’t even know what you’re talking about.

shut up kid, Raps are one of the best organizations in the league, don’t talk about injuries when the Warriors also got lucky in the past with Kyrie/Love in 2015, Kawhi in 2017, and CP3 in 2018 🤫 excuses

It took the Warriors 6 games to beat the Clippers and Rockets that season, Raptors were better then both teams, you don’t know what could’ve happened, so stop with the excuses 🤦‍♂️

@@ohdangitsbbq Look, the fact of the matter is that not all titles are created equal - the 2011 Dallas title is more valuable than eg the meme bubble from last year