The Goat Pen

We are 1-1 when facing quality NBA teams. We are going through easy party of the schedule and we've been inconsistent enough, even before yesterday, that I'm not sold yet. Tomorrow should be a good test though. First game on TNT in a LONG while. One of the bigger complaints for me is that Casey is s...

TDot: Agree with you for the most part. But Grange has been solid enough of the times (compared to other Toronto beat writers at least) that I'm willing to overlook this one. What I can't stand are the idiots who claim with certainty that Wiggins will somehow risk his career just to come back home a...

I don't get why so many of the fanbase thinks that Durant is such a realistic possibility. Maybe because OKC ownership has proven to be really really cheap. But I see nothing wrong with what Drake did. Yeah, the team paid the fine but the publicity we get from it is worth every penny. It's got peopl...

Patterson at 18M for 3 years. That's about the max I thought he should get. Things looking good so far. Raptors are being generous and proactive but they aren't going crazy with overpayments either. Now onto Vasquez although I don't know how crucial that signing would be after getting Lou Williams. ...

Lowry at 48M for 4 years with early termination option after 3.

A bit steep for my taste but I guess it's still within reason after some absolutely horrific deals in the market this offseason. Just hope it's front loaded.

First Lou Williams and they are now bringing Hansbrough back, Ujiri certainly lining up enough backup pieces in place before he moves in for Lowry, Vasquez, and Patterson.

To me, if they lose Lowry or overpay him too much, it's over.

Right, so transparent. Was just dying to get that in and at the first sign, you go right back on your "word". Right.

Love that someone who vowed to never respond to my posts still can't help take an indirect pot shot. Talks a big talk about Ujiri stashing this guy in Europe and all except he came right out IMMEDIATELY and said Caboclo is coming over this upcoming season as he doesn't feel they'd develop him the wa...

That was absolutely the most botched draft ever in Raptors history. And this is supposed to be this guy's specialty.

It's like Ujiri just hit the panic button after Ennis got drafted by the Suns and just gave up after reaching to pick his guy. Didn't even try with #37 and #59.

Haven't posted since there was little activity here so I just vent now and then on RealGM. This team fell ass backwards into short-term playoffs success in a weak East but it does nothing for their long-term future cause now it's much harder to add any major talent that they desperately need. As it ...

Guess I'm not eating my words just yet. In fact, the tank is in serious jeopardy. Either Ujiri wasn't tanking after all or he and Casey are not on the same page. AT ALL. It may be my prediction will ultimate turn true. Keeping Casey might be the cause of ultimate failure of Ujiri's era. Ujiri assure...

sounds like Lowry is next speculation is Fields too, if Masai pulls that off then Yoss will have a lot of apologizing to do I will gladly eat my words depending on what happens next. Especially if Fields is somehow traded for anything of value. A lot of things still needed doing but this is the rig...

Wow, another trade out of nowhere. I'm ready to eat my words almost depending on what happens next but a great stepping stone to what should come next. It really helps that this team went on a losing streak and showed how bad it really is. As it is, I'm also trying to think if this actually makes us...

0-3 since Captain Gay banned statsheet in locker room after the games. I'm relatively sure he meant good but it's kinda funny that he's the one who brought it up since he's the guy chucking and missing the most out there. Less than 2 weeks left till Dec 15, something better happen.

Unless Ujiri and Casey are in on some secret tank that we are not aware of, still holding out small hope, there's no excuse whatsoever for the last minute coaching call yesterday and the one against Charlotte. None. Casey is turning out to be one of the worst coaching jokes in the NBA.

That's about the worst case scenario I can think of Dot. You are talking forfeiting the grand prize of top 5 2014 pick, backing into playoffs not of our own merit but at the expense of others who are worse than they thought this year or are tanking, and working off of a core of limited value while c...

This is by far the worst season ever personally as a Raptors fan. Worse than last season when I knew beginning from offseason, it was doomed. Especially since we brought in a guy who everyone thought knew what he was doing. I'll gladly eat my words if things change but I don't have my hopes up. I ca...

Getting a guy who once promoted "random" offense where even your own guy doesn't know what he's supposed to be running outta here is part of the answer. Not to get more wins, don't want that this year anyway, but at least to develop our assets properly. Namely Valanciunas. Casey's small ba...

I'm pretty sure those guys will be gone, too, although I'm thinking Lowry will be the first one gone and less sure about DeRozan. Ujiri will eventually see light one way or another, has to. But by trade deadline, it'll be way too late especially in a season where so many teams will be trying to tank...

Ujiri supposedly in an evaluation period.... I don't know what the hell there is to evaluate but I sure hope it doesn't take too long for him to reach a decision that should've been crystal clear from the beginning. The longer this "evaluation period" lingers, the worse our chances for a t...