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by **jerry** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:45 am

well i just wrote the names...

btw howcome raps didnt take denham brown for 35th?
well the weird thing was i was reading the sun and it said that the raps were thinkin of takin brown over aldridge...cause they thought he would be long gone by the 2nd round..yet he was still there..so why didnt they pick him?

by **[L3]1101** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:50 am

well i just wrote the names...Sad

btw howcome raps didnt take denham brown for 35th?
well the weird thing was i was reading the sun and it said that the raps were thinkin of takin brown over aldridge...cause they thought he would be long gone by the 2nd round..yet he was still there..so why didnt they pick him?

taking denham brown over aldridge? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/41527/20060714/bosh_signs_four_year_extension_donates_$1_million_to_charity/

On the other news, Bosh signs 3 year deal plus a year player option.
Bosh also donates $1million to charity. :bowdown:

by **Its_asdf** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:28 am

jerry wrote:well i just wrote the names...

btw howcome raps didnt take denham brown for 35th?
well the weird thing was i was reading the sun and it said that the raps were thinkin of takin brown over aldridge...cause they thought he would be long gone by the 2nd round..yet he was still there..so why didnt they pick him?

Brown was projected to be a late first rounder/early second rounder. Taking him with the first overall pick would be a bigger waste than draftin Araujo.

I trust Colangelo's judgement on picking Tucker over Brown. Tucker is the gritty and defensively-tough minded player that Toronto needs, and although Brown isn't a slouch in that department either, Tucker certainly filled a bigger need. Plus, Tucker was also projected to be a first rounder as well, so I guess he could be a potential steal.

Besides, Brown reminds me a lot of John Salmons, except for the fact that Salmons is a lot more experienced and skilled while the trade-off to that was the fact that he cost quite a bit of cash to acquire.

by **jerry** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:11 am

well ok.. and wtf i was talkin about i was talkin about what i read from a fuckin newspaper :!:

and well i read that the reason why they said brown had a chance of gettin the first pick was because he and others were able to do 11 bench presses, while aldridge was only able to do 8

by **[L3]1101** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:36 am

jerry wrote:well ok.. and wtf i was talkin about i was talkin about what i read from a fuckin newspaper
and well i read that the reason why they said brown had a chance of gettin the first pick was because he and others were able to do 11 bench presses, while aldridge was only able to do 8

you are the biggest moron on the forum. How the fuck can you even think of drafting brown at #1? use your fucking head moron. Doing 11 bench presses make you the #1 pick ?? It also proves that you can't read. Find the the newspaper you read, and i'll bowdown and apologize to you. No sane person would even think of taking brown at #1. Fucking retard

edit: also stop postin on the raptors thread if don't know shit about the raptors or basketball.

by **soccerdp** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:49 am

hey guys im new here...big ball fan esp. raptors, welcome me if you want lol

anyways colangelo was asked about denham brown i think at the press conference where he introduced bargnani and he basically said he didn't think toronto would be a good place for him to play...too close to home i'm thinking
some reporter asked bosh if he had any preference to play near home today when he resigned and he said that sometimes you can be too close to home...dunno what that meant but glad he's here for a while...

also i know graham will be a good player eventually but him and tucker were both used to playing either the 3 or 4 in college, mainly low post players...so it will take a while for them to develop into more midrange slashers...
for now anthony parker and salmons will do that for us along with mo pete as always...

by **Its_asdf** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:04 am

jerry wrote:well ok.. and wtf i was talkin about i was talkin about what i read from a fuckin newspaper
and well i read that the reason why they said brown had a chance of gettin the first pick was because he and others were able to do 11 bench presses, while aldridge was only able to do 8

The fact is, Aldridge was a better prospect with more potential and seen as a much more better player than Brown, hence he was picked second.

I'm sure Joey Graham can bench press more than Allen Iverson can, but that surely does not make him the better player. There are way more things to a basketball player than his strength, otherwise Eddy Curry or Kedrick Perkins would be the second coming of Wilt Chamberlain.

I could care less whether or not you got your information form a newspaper. You asked a question and I answered it. Don't go around throwing spazz attacks and crying.

by **jerry** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:14 am

im not crying...and 1110101 or whatever your name is how am i a moron? i simply wrote out what i read from a newspaper and you are cussing at me saying how could i think of drafting him at 1..i never fuckin said anything about actually drafting him 1st..i simply said the fuckin NEWSPAPER said that they might have picked him first, which obviously didnt happen so why didnt they pick him 35 when they had the chance...asdf answered it for me and now you are rambling with your shit saying dont post in the raptors thread and shit...just shut the fuck up. and if you want, search on torontosun.com im sure you'll find what you are looking for. then you can bow down.

if you cant find it then you can keep talkin shit..otherwise stop cause you arent even thinking...i dont care if you dont like me but then just dont even say anything..dont just randomly be talking like that for no fuckin reason...it proves you cant read because i stated out it was from a newspaper, i didnt say i thought he would be number1..and also i said he could do more bench presses than aldridge is because thats the reason the sun put as why he had a chance of goin first overall...i didnt write it cause i thought he was so strong and he is superman and he should be picked 1st because of that..it was just a reason the sun wrote and i gave you guys...

by **iKe7in** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:33 am

The Sun, along with every other Toronto newspaper that covers sports had several articles about the draft, and they often referred to the possibility of Brown being available at #35. There was never a mention of the Raptors picking him #1 overall. The two stories were often mentioned alongside each other, so maybe you just got it a little mixed up.

by **[L3]1101** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:39 am

jerry wrote:im not crying...and 1110101 or whatever your name is how am i a moron? i simply wrote out what i read from a newspaper and you are cussing at me saying how could i think of drafting him at 1..i never fuckin said anything about actually drafting him 1st..i simply said the fuckin NEWSPAPER said that they might have picked him first, which obviously didnt happen so why didnt they pick him 35 when they had the chance...asdf answered it for me and now you are rambling with your shit saying dont post in the raptors thread and shit...just shut the fuck up. and if you want, search on torontosun.com im sure you'll find what you are looking for. then you can bow down.

if you cant find it then you can keep talkin shit..otherwise stop cause you arent even thinking...i dont care if you dont like me but then just dont even say anything..dont just randomly be talking like that for no fuckin reason...it proves you cant read because i stated out it was from a newspaper, i didnt say i thought he would be number1..and also i said he could do more bench presses than aldridge is because thats the reason the sun put as why he had a chance of goin first overall...i didnt write it cause i thought he was so strong and he is superman and he should be picked 1st because of that..it was just a reason the sun wrote and i gave you guys...

alright jerry, let's think this logically without getting pissed off at each other. Think carefully. "Denham Brown at #1"? I believe you that you didn't make it up. But is it even worth mentioning this article? Do you think it makes any sense? Comparing a PF/C in Aldridge to Brown SG is not right. Brown being able to bench press more says nothing about Aldridge being a better post player, or a better player over all. I'm sure Brown can bench press more than Bosh, but does that mean we should consider trading Bosh for Brown?

The reason i was angry was that your post, specifically the fact that you even brougt up the topic. If you have researched or knew enough about the draft you should know that whatever you read was total bull, and should not even be considered.

The only article i can find from the torontosun is that Aldridge's stock is falling and Brown's stock was rising.

by **jerry** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:43 am

well im glad you are calm, well like i said i mentioned it because i dont know why they didnt pick him at 35... and well i wish i had it with me, but i dont...well it doesnt really matter now...

lets talk about somethin else...

ok so lets talk about the raptors this upcomming season..and how do you think they will play...do you think bosh will be an allstar again?

by **iKe7in** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:50 am

better and yes

by **jerry** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:25 pm

yes what? yes bosh will be an allstar?

i wanted to start a new topic...to start a conversation..so yeah lets TALK! :mrgreen:

by **Jugs** on Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:27 pm

You had 2 questions and he answered them both :roll:

. So use your brain and figure out that yes means he'll be an all-star. Fucking idiot.

by **soccerdp** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:52 am

haha...
ya bosh will be an allstar again, but it'll take a few years of great playoff performances before he gets voted by the fans... too bad its still a popularity contest and in toronto he doesn't get much from the rest of the league...

tj will help him do even better than last year for sure, combined with the fact that he's still maturing...

by **jerry** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:56 am

yea now he will get the ball more...so that means rasho will just be a big man helpin out rebounding and blocking...
i think the raptors will actually be a solid team this year. they need to get rid of a pg though probably alvin williams like asdf said

by **iKe7in** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:11 am

Well they already released Barret, and Williams is never going to play again, and because of his contract, they'll have to find a team that can take on that salary. If they tried to get Breven Knight out of Charlotte, they may be able to give them back Alvin and a conditional pick or something.

by **jerry** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:17 am

ok well is antonio davis still in the fa? if so i think they should get him back because he is an experienced c...he is a veteran and he can help bosh and bargnani get better...

and check this out:
http://www.nba.com/jsp/TrivialPollResul ... fresh=true
they say trading away charlie was the 2nd best choice he made? i think it was the worst choice

by **Gator** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:36 am

jerry wrote:check this out:
http://www.nba.com/jsp/TrivialPollResul ... fresh=true
they say trading away charlie was the 2nd best choice he made? i think it was the worst choice

So not re-signing Bosh isn't a good idea? You'd rather have Charlie more than Bosh?

by **jerry** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:48 am

gatorade wrote:
jerry wrote:check this out:
http://www.nba.com/jsp/TrivialPollResul ... fresh=true
they say trading away charlie was the 2nd best choice he made? i think it was the worst choice

So not re-signing Bosh isn't a good idea? You'd rather have Charlie more than Bosh?

i was talking about them voting trading charlie away being the 2nd best choice..its the worst choice...i said nothing about re-signing bosh isnt a good idea..i voted for re-signing bosh...i hope you can read.

by **soccerdp** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:08 am

iKe7in wrote:If they tried to get Breven Knight out of Charlotte, they may be able to give them back Alvin and a conditional pick or something.

why would they bother trying to get brevin knight now that they have tj ford?? that makes no sense...

and there is no way we should resign antonio davis because he's old, injury prone (as we discovered last year) and he wants a shitload of money which is why we traded for him...to get rid of jalen roses contract for 2 years and now davis is off the books...no point either

by **iKe7in** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:07 pm

Breven Knight is not an NBA starting poitn guard. He shined in Charlotte because he was the only veteran there. They could bring him in to battle for minutes with Calderon, who is clearly still adjusting to the NBA game. And with the injury history of T.J. Ford, you'd much rather rely Knight than Calderon, if somethign was to happen to Ford.

And if they were able to deal Alvin, that could free up some cap space so if at the trade deadline they needed one more guy for a playoff push, it would be possible without having to give up another guy on the roster.

And there is no chance that Antonio Davis will be back. One, I doubt he will ever play anywhere again. He's old and injured. Two, he has publicly stated that he does not like playing in Toronto. His family doesn't like learning the metric system at school, and his wife is batshit crazy and attacks random people. Do you really want to make her angry?

by **jerry** on Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:17 pm

uh no sorry i dont:(

i just thought we might need someone to play at c..i kno rasho is good but... i dont think loren woods is enough

by **iKe7in** on Mon Jul 17, 2006 3:27 am

Loren is gone, hes a free agent and they're not gonn bring him back.
Garbajosa and Humphries will back up Rasho and Bosh, but usually only one of them wil be on the floor at any given time.

by **jerry** on Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:19 am

...loren woods is gone? aww man he was cool..and he wasnt as bad as araujo..he actualy got some shots in and stuff..oh well

looks like we almost have a completely new team..i assume the only people stayin from last season are bosh, peterson, graham, calderon and darrick martin?

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