While I put together the season wrap up article and go through every single player it suddenly struck me…where’s Masai?
This team traded away 3 draft picks to add a UFA at the deadline and went nowhere. Where is the guy responsible for this?
This team started the year with no legit NBA starting quality center, quickly found out Precious can’t handle it, suffered injuries, rotated center duties amoung all their forwards and fed their second round pick to the NBA Wolves in the paint. Where is the Boss who thought this was a good idea?
This team learned early on that Otto wasn’t going to be available and didn’t find a legit replacement for him until Will Barton was added last minute. Where is the guy who did nothing for several months while the team floundered with poor outside shooting?
The Head Coach of this team called out everyone publically for something it seems this season. Threw Gary under the bus saying he might not even be Raptor material. Trashed Boucher sitting him after he started the season on fire. Buried Thad in China never to be heard of again after trading away a 1st round pick to get him. Destroyed Precious’ confidence so completely he could barely play 10 minutes off the bench. Demoted Banton to the G when he was outplaying Malachi who also warmed the bench so much he’s got callouses on his you know what. Then when the team barely stumbles into the Play in the coach publically questions if he even wants to be here anymore. Where the Hell is the leader of this franchise???
Hey, maybe Masai is too much of a high-powered executive now to bother talking to fans that just went through one of the more demoralizing seasons this franchise has had in the past decade. I saw his head poking out of the tunnel during the last game when HIS team blew one of the biggest leads to get eliminated in recent history. He was spotted walking to work recently here tho so we know he’s still in the city and looking fresh…
https://twitter.com/RaptorsSlander/status/1647206546231705600
So where’s Bobby then? He’s apparently the GM of this dumpster fire. He’s getting six figures and walking around all cleaned up and fresh like his boss. Nobody knows what the Hell the guy actually does besides managing the Cap and answering phones while sitting beside Masai. Doesn’t he have a few minutes to explain what the Hell happened this year to the people that ultimately paid for it all…the fans? Remember them Bobby? Those annoying people you creep on social media to keep your finger on the pulse of different team issues?
How long does it take the Raptors PR department to craft some edible spin for fans to believe just enough to feel a bit better. To believe that somebody actually has a damn clue about what’s wrong and a reasonable plan to start fixing it? Seriously it can’t be all that hard. Fire Nick if you want a scapegoat because he sure could have managed things better. That will keep the majority of fans off you back another year or 2. Of course Raptors Truth readers know the real story. They know why this team sucked. Here it is in brief:
Players that failed:
Khem Birch, Alex Len, Sam Dekker, Armoni Brooks, Goran Dragic, Malaki Flynn, David Johnson, Svi Mykhailuk, Thad Young, Otto Porter, Will Barton, Aron Baynes, Deandre Bembry, Jalen Harris, Stanley Johnson, Patrick McCaw, Matt Thomas…
Players that succeeded: NONE
This team has brought in FAR TOO MANY guys that can’t play Raptors style basketball. Some they gave up a 1st round pick to get. Others they gave 6 mil per year after claiming them on waivers. Still others they played far too much that haven’t panned out. You can’t waste this much coaching resources and development and floor time and improve your team. You can’t ‘miss’ this much in 3 years and actually get better in the NBA.
Raptor fans DESERVE to know what team management is thinking. What management feel the problems are. What they are doing to fix those problems. I promise you I’ll see through your spin and nail you with the Truth. You can manage your Sportsnet boys to keep the complaining civil all you want. You can get the other credentialed reporters to take it easy with some one on one player exclusive offers. Not me. I’m coming at you. Nobody in team management is getting off easy after this dumpster fire ‘cools off’ and fan anger from the loss dissipates. I don’t ‘cool off’ and I don’t go away.