Raps stun green room, select Terence Ross 8th

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    Terrence Ross (WAS), expected to be a late lottery to mid-first round pick, has been selected 8th by the Toronto Raptors.

    Ross is potentially an upgrade over DeMar DeRozan. He is a better shooter and ball handler and is a respectable athlete as well.

    This pick has been seen as kind of a freebie for the Raps as they have last year's pick Jonas Valanciunas coming in.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    [video=youtube;ZCFFaOc6rho]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCFFaOc6rho&feature=player_embedded[/video]
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    The Suns just drafted point guard Kendall Marshall. Sign of impending Nash departure?
     
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    I think you guys will grow to like Ross. Not a bad pick.
     
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    yeah, I am not expecting this guy to be a superstar. If he can be an effective starter/role player, I am happy. Does this mean DeRozan to SF?
     
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    DeMar stays at SG and Ross is our SF...I'm loving that wing combination. I was happy as fuck when we took Ross, he is gonna be a fucking star, you can quote me on that.

    I still hope BC is shopping Calderon to get a better PG.

    Also, how about that Quincey Acy pick? ...I'm a fan of that as well.
     
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    I don't dislike the Ross pick but the thing is, if we really wanted him, we could have taken him in the teens, especially since houston was trying to trade up and had 3 mid first rounders.
     
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    I think Portland might have taken him at 11 if he was still on the board.
     
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