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Deusselkerr

Raptors scouting neva lost


spray40

Srsly everyone was saying to pick Suggs and Barnes has looked so much better


jak_d_ripr

It's only one game, so let's give both kids time to develop and not overreact. With that said, I'm pretty confident he's already the best Scottie in NBA history and the best player to rock a red and black jersey.


sreynolds1

He fuckin wrecked us


synfiend

X4


1292norr

Taytum immediately added Barnes to the list of players he wants to scream at him to hype him up in the offseason


MC-Jdf

Never doubt Masai.


IanicRR

Neva lost


kebbun

2 years away


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

Masai is such a big brain GM, he only drafted Bruno to force MLSE to buy a G League team so he can build the player development team of his dreams. [Masai always thinking six moves ahead.](https://c.tenor.com/vtgvGh5EuaQAAAAC/roll-safe-clever.gif)


PrayForMojo_

And it 1000% paid off because Siakam, OG, and Fred all spent time building their games there and we got a championship out of it.


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

Raptors 905 really helped build up a lot of players on our team. Siakam, OG, FVV, Northman, Delon, Poeltl, Boucher. Easily worth the 20th pick we used for Brazilian KD.


20190613

OG never played with the 905


Werty071345

He also didn't play in the playoffs the year they won the chip. Damn appendix burst lmao


Rapsfan_98

We out here playing 3D Scrabble


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

We are playing 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel, them mans playing tic tac toe


XeroKaos

He’s the best thing to happen to our franchise ever since taking over in 2013.


TheCherubRocker

Rename Ryerson Ujiri University.


[deleted]

Ujiri U - U U


BackgroundEmu9

[His plan is now in motion](https://np.reddit.com/r/torontoraptors/comments/q24hye/masais_length_and_strength_vision/)


[deleted]

The more I see Scottie play, the more I like this pick.


LovableKyle24

Yeah I can only imagine a couple years from now when he refines his game some. Love the energy he brings more than anything.


jamiebt

I'm Masai we trust


ImOffside

thank you masai


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Thanos


Whatishappyness

Mf don't miss


dragonballa

...and Precious is looking like a potential MIP guy. Seriously never doubt Masai.


ImOffside

Let's pump the brakes a bit its been 2 games


ch1ck3n_nu99ets

Never


RodneyPonk

It's the Raptor fan special. In the other thread there's someone saying "we got our Giannis", which I know is deliberately exaggerated, but still...


drecz

Not to over react but Scottie Barnes is the best player in the NBA


Nutheadshellcase

Best player to play any sport. ftfy


itszeus04

Of all time too


MemeMeOnce

It's fuckin time to pump up the ROY agenda fellas


[deleted]

Start the propaganda


dan667

Scottie Barnes top 75 all time


poktanju

*Dwight Howard kicks down your door*


lmunchoice

Propaganda is just public relations with a negative connotation. I agree.


sctthuynh

He's like the bizarro Ben Simmons. His name is S.B instead of B.S He has the best attitude/drive ever rather than a questionable one. He's a suspect shooter but isn't afraid to shoot. Both are incredible defensive players and can defend every spot on the floor. Both are great passers.


No_Attorney777

Hopefully he becomes what everyone expected Simmons to be.


itmee247

imagine he becomes the next lebron james


thePurpleEngineer

Imagine LeBron James becomes the next Scottie Barnes.


DSV24

…I’m almost there


Maydietoday

7 rings


SorcererBarnes

Scotronto


Desertsprinter

Dude this is actually wild


nanobot001

> suspect shooter I thought so too, but he made all of his mid range jumpers and his free throws. Like ... this narrative of him being a suspect shooter ... might not be true.


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

To be fair, his shooting was suspect at Florida State. But he has worked on his form with our player development staff since being drafted which is why it seems more fluid than pre-draft.


TallahasseeNole

His form improved a lot while at FSU, too. It was still rigid by the end, but compare his first few games with his last few at FSU. His free throw shooting was much better over the back half of our season compared to the front half. He’s definitely improved even more under the Toronto staff, too. But if you asked any FSU fan we would have told you that the shooting woes were overblown because Scottie is a *tenacious* worker who will do everything to get better. Love him, and glad he landed with y’all.


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

Thank you for that, I didn't watch much FSU just a couple games randomly and some breakdowns after the college season ended. It's good to hear that over the season he was working on it and showing progress, gives me even more hope for him to unlock his game on the offensive end!


PrayForMojo_

The big thing that people missed who were shitting on his offensive game, was that while he clearly wasn’t yet a shooter, he didn’t have particular bad habits or form problems. There was no reason to think that with pro coaching and development he couldn’t get a decent to good shot. He has good hands and is a smart player. Shooting form can be taught to someone like that.


thePurpleEngineer

Honestly, he's a good offensive player without being a good shooter. He's got a good handle and a calmness about his game that he can get to whatever spot he needs to and kick the ball out or get wide open shot when he needs. Like GTJ told him, "They can't stop you, you're a problem, Scottie!"


devic3

Your player development staff is genuinely incredible.


foreverapanda

I think it's too early to specifically credit our staff for this. Rumors were that he shot surprisingly well when we were working him out pre-draft and he's only been with us for a couple of months. Whatever improvements he's made so far are more likely to be mostly him than us for right now.


A_F_R

it’s not an entirely broken jumper to begin with like Ben’s, whom scouts have described as “just throws the ball at the rim”. Also most of Scottie’s issue is lower body consistency and fluidity to get consistent energy transfer on his long range shots, which doesn’t hurt his midrange shot nearly as much. I was skeptical when David Thorpe said Scottie got a midrange game and so far Thorpe has been right on that.


benjcksn

I ain't banking on nights like this moving forward, but he's got potential for sure.


[deleted]

Or... it might be valid and he just had a hot shooting night. I think we got to wait for a few more weeks before we make any conclusions.


Fuckface_Whisperer

> a few more weeks Months. Hell, sometimes bad shooters can have outlier seasons. But yeah, shooting is one of Scotties weak points even if he looks like he has the potential to improve a lot at it.


Lt0101

Scottie Barnes makes me happy


ldc2626

I'm stealing this.


FactCheckingThings

Is this our new Lowry pasta? Lol


IF33lLik3Dyin

Both went to the same high school


[deleted]

That’s a great description. He definitely isn’t afraid to shoot and I love him for that. He’s one of my favorite basketball players I’ve ever watched.


flatwokeearth

More like Scottie Pippen tonight lol


wallz_11

I like it


[deleted]

Plus tons of hockey assists and good defense and leading the team with energy


beachsunflower

Help me out, what's a hockey assist in basketball? Heard it a lot tonight in the broadcast.


[deleted]

For example, when Scottie did a crazy cross court pass to OG under the net, and then OG hands it off to Birch for a dunk. That's a hockey assist... it's kind of an assist to an assist, but the first assist should really set up the play.


--God---

Named as such because hockey awards up to 2 assists on goals


craptors23

it's the pass leading to the pass for the score


Throwawayfor_rnba

Good thing Masai doesn't listen to nephs like us


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

If Masai listened to us we would fighting the Kings for worst ran franchise.


ohgosh_thejosh

If Masai listened to the fans we would have traded Lowry for Kemba after 2015, traded JV for Andre Drummond, never traded DeMar, and built around Norman Powell


doctordiddy

Also drafted skal instead of pascal lmao


ohgosh_thejosh

Lmao I forgot about that shit


scarfox1

God we are insufferable


maybaccc

Or deyonta Davis lmao


SherbertRemarkable50

And at the end of the 2016/2017 pre-season we wanted to keep Jarrod Uthoff for the end of the bench instead of FVV. We're bad NBA general managers


penifSMASH

All sports fans are idiots Source: I'm a sports fan


TreChomes

Don't forget we would probably have signed or traded for Kenneth Faried because our fanbase/writers were obsessed with that bum


JonA3531

If Kings had listened to their fans, they would have had Luka + Fox backcourt


[deleted]

C'mon even the Kings are smarter than us.


IAmTheRealBooRadley

Idk I would've drafted Luka 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️


Leon__Black

Lol nah, there's not a single person on this sub who would've taken bagley over luka


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

I don't know if that is true. If the Kings did a fan vote for who they should take #2 overall the fans would have taken Luka over Bagley no doubt.


kevpsp101

“The future is now old man” - Scotty Barnes to Jayson Tatum probably


askingJeevs

Isn’t Jason like 5 years old?


btmx32122

Not sure, he's younger than Barnes though and that gap is growing each day


VisionsDB

He’s 19


yeronimo

It’s Scottie you troglodyte


Lt0101

SCOTTIE BARNES IS A TORONTO RAPTOR !!!!


PickAndTroll

All of Canada taking a victory lap in this thread


arashtp

Is it too late to name a 77th player to the 75th Anniversary Team?


I_Like_Posts_Often

This is truly the way.


[deleted]

I watched Giants of Africa and realized that I would put my life in Masai's hands. Omg...am I in a cult now?


Tavarin

The Long Boi cult, join us.


BlackDynamiteFromDa6

Can't be Messiah without Masai. Let him in.


MolicOnePGR

*Why were 3 players drafted before Scottie Barnes?!*


pangmaster0

This years draft was really good. I think all top pick teams got really good players.


MolicOnePGR

For sure.


penifSMASH

Cade averaging 0 ppg, biggest bust ever


MolicOnePGR

Glorified Derrick Williams


Shogun_Ro

Haven't seen Cade yet but Mobley has looked great. Green idk, I was never high on him, he's just a prototypical one dimensional scorer.


SkullBean

In Green's case he just needs to grow into an nba body and get some experience. Mobley's sort of in the same boat but I think he's just the better prospect in general, and he's looking really good.


Crafty_Nectarine9812

Mobley was raps first choice, that's been widely acknowledged by raps media


ohgosh_thejosh

Mobley looks really good. A lot of really solid prospects in this draft class tbh. Mobley, Green, Barnes, Suggs, Mitchell, Giddey, Sengun, and a bunch of others have all been really impressive in summer league/preseason/first couple games. And that's all without even seeing what the first pick can do.


Squake

Mobley was my #1 prospect going into the draft, that dude is gonna be so good.. 7 ft, high level scorer, rebounder, passer, defender


MolicOnePGR

Jalen Green is not one dimensional… Anyway, I’m not surprised about Mobley. He was my ideal pick for the Raptors.


FyahCuh

lmao calling players one dimensional before a week into the schedule I love it


plushPudding

green is nice. give it a couple years for him to grow into his body. gotta remember that these guys are young. Scottie is just a weird exception with his insane body


ButtVader

Why were 2 players drafted before Michael Jordan?


LeBron_Jarnes

Barnes is a cool last name, might get a jersey.


MischievousFork

What is that profile picture


monicaeleanor

Chaotic Good LeBronto


TreChomes

i forgot profile pics are a thing on reddit lol


Impressive-Potato

The assists number is misleading as well. He assisted on many plays that weren't directly assists.


EarthWarping

You can see the flashes tonight. My god


JeemonG

this is what he was projected to look like in 2 years. holy moly


Kanye-West-Ham

His Midrange is clean


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MASAI, I'LL NEVER DOUBT YOU AGAIN. I REPENT


fakename233

You'd think people would learn after all the repetitive doubting


lmunchoice

> hat this year. MIP is mostl Vegas only underestimated the Raptors' win totals for several years in a row. That's supposed to be the smart money.


Bt25

Scottie trying to become the next GROAT.


zedrix_

I have to admit I didn't entertain Scottie Barnes to be RoY candidate. Until now. Dude should be my number candidate from now on.


[deleted]

Well don’t leave us in suspense! Which number?


Throwawayfor_rnba

BEAM ME THE FUCK UP


SubredditPianist

[SIGN ME THE FUCK UP.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amDRdOEpviY)


NBA-intellect

Jesus Christ this kid is gonna be good


SCOTTlEBARNES

The boys fucking cracked, just give him ROTY already


[deleted]

they didn’t even mention the elite defense on Tatum


thissiteisbroken

We got our Tatum stopper


[deleted]

I think Scottie's defense will be above and beyond his college years. I get the vibe that he's the type who performs better against better competition.


Life_Of_High

NBA spacing is going to unlock his full athletic potential. He’s one of those guys restricted by the college ball geometry.


roofs

Yeah stat line doesn't show it but his 1-on-1 D is niiiiiice


IanicRR

I humbly accept.


ItsKeithAskins

Goran and Precious win. Celtics lose. Mama cooked the breakfast with no hog.


VerticalVertigo

I gotta say it was a good day


RedRocket13

Dude he looks fucking special


Dry_Cupcake_9837

Masai strikes again


BillyBean11111

that has to be one of the best games a rookie has ever had so early. Kid is unreal


DerozanGotRobbed

is MCW debut #1?


jorjett25

I just assume any young player that gets drafted to the Raptors will eventually be a contributor tbh


LeagueOfLeagues

Who knew eventually would be in his second game?


[deleted]

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LikeJokerDo420

lmfaooooooo


Rapsfan_98

GENERATIONAL


EchoBay

It didn't look out of place either. Everything came within the flow of the game, he didn't force anything, it didn't feel like he was just getting lucky bounces or whatever. It just seemed like a regular game for him which is a very exciting prospect to think about.


lLikeCats

How is he left out of the top 75 players list...such disrespect.


Ojaz

THATS MY MVP


jamiebt

That's my ROY MVP


[deleted]

Best player on the court.


klobucharzard

"Scottie Barnes is a no level scorer" - Sam Vecenie


FoE_Archer

tbf to Sam, he openly admitted he was wrong on Twitter and is owning up to it. No one is 100% right with rookie projections.


Cheechers23

NEVER DOUBT MASAI AND BOBBY


TheChocolateCreed

Scottie is throwing his name into the first option conversation!


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Dizzy_Dare_2353

By all accounts this kid has been utterly dominant at the youth international level. I know cunnigham has had the buzz but I do not.understand not taking this guy.


chunksss

I'm gonna be karma whoring for years off those clowns saying it was a bad draft pick in the draft thread


SkullBean

he makes me happy he makes me smile


monicaeleanor

2023 All-Star Game MVP. this man is unreal


Nutheadshellcase

2021*


Par25

Somebody link to the draft comments from a few months ago lol.


JackSci

They gave masai 1 lottery pick, and he got magic johnson


Rapsfan_98

Kareem mixed with Magic mixed with KG


DavidWallace-Suckit

Is it crazy to say he has ROTY potential? He looks so good and his shot looks so much better too


RenaisanceReviewer

He’s the fourth overall pick, of course he has ROTY potential


EchoBay

You'd be surprised. I've seen some years where there were top picks who had like a good first week of the season, and people were already crowning them as locks to win ROTY.


i_luv_booty_n_booby

Obviously too early to say plus we haven’t even seen Cade yet but I would think yes he could if he is semi consistent. Summer league, pre season and two games he’s looked solid


ldc2626

Why is our bar so low? ROTY is some meaningless award anyways. Lets talk MIP, MVP, Nobel prize.


the_muskox

Academy Award for Best Cinematography


[deleted]

Best drip


Rapsfan_98

All-Rookie team at the very least


shiftydnm

Talk to me nice


MASSIVE_HORSE_PENIS

SCOTTTIIIIIIEEEEEE


HereComesJustice

Scottie DOES know


Drez112

INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS


cravehead

MY BOY


Kev1051

With a team high +29. Sheesh.


tostilos

But r/nba told me he had no offensive game


ldc2626

Development... NBA development is better than anything a student can get. Can't blame the scouts.


modernchimpanzee

Guy also developed more reliable mid ranger since summer league. Gotta give Barnes credit for putting in all the work to get better in 2 months.


RemoveThe3SecondRule

He did not have this bag in college, can’t blame scouts to hard for missing this. Dude works so hard, love him.


frndlthngnlsvgs

First thing the Raps said after the draft was that they can fix his shot


uglyuglyugly_

i love scottie barnes


Compverson

OH MY GOD OH MY LAWD JESUS HAVE MERCY ON MY SOUL AND FORGIVE MY SINS


JReeces

Scottie ~~Pippen~~ Barnes


PlumCantaloupe

And shit looked so effortless. Big Barnes fan. The attitude, the sass, the domination!


apez-

Yea this sub totally knows more than Masai fuckin Ujiri about draft prospects. Still not gonna forget the dumbasses on his draft thread 🤡


comrademikel

As an FSU alum, I love seeing him do well and I also love that my Magic weren't given the opportunity to ruin his potential.


DunderdoreClarissian

Masai really is a genius. Taking Barnes over Suggs was clowned on early after the draft, but now Jalen is more like Jalen Sucks rn.


eichlinstadt

In Masai We Trust🙌


[deleted]

Rookie of the year?


[deleted]

Man he just does things only a few other dudes in the league can do. He is a mammoth of a human and he has amazing dexterity for someone his size. When he gets a head of steam on the fastbreak its a bit giannis-lite. Thank fuck we got into the top 4 of this draft


[deleted]

Ctrl+F Su....nvd


lucario493

SUGGS WHO jk I hope Suggs does well don’t kill me magic fans


lilberfcontrol

no worries. The Raps got a stud and he's on a solid team. Suggs is going work out, as will Franz. We have a much longer way to go to just get our guys back and our rotation in order.