<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">30 (30) Raptors 33-49 Raps' outlook isn't that bleak. Most staffers agree that they'd rank as high as second if we did power rankings for the Israeli league.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking...son=2006&week=0
I dont see being underrated as a bad thing, the more of a surprise it is when we do much better than they say. I really like the raptors squad this year, I think they got a solid team and if Araujo can stay out of foul trouble and Loren Woods could do more than just block shots I can say that Toronto could be a playoff team. But losing to Israel was quite embarrasing..
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Buckets:</div><div class="quote_post">I dont see being underrated as a bad thing, the more of a surprise it is when we do much better than they say. I really like the raptors squad this year, I think they got a solid team and if Araujo can stay out of foul trouble and Loren Woods could do more than just block shots I can say that Toronto could be a playoff team. But losing to Israel was quite embarrasing..</div> I didn't think it was that embarrassing, just because our team is a bunch of rookies and it was preseason and we have no developed chemistry. But at least we would have a #2 Power Ranking in Israel! Anyway, I agree that it can be a positive to be ranked last. Also we can only go up from here!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Proz4k:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah and thats was a cheap shot in their Comment.</div> Yea I know, but I found it funny nonetheless.
I would have expected a lot more Israeli jokes by now. I found it pretty funny too. That's nothing compared to ESPN's season preview for the Raps. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?pa...ontoPreview0506 There's decent comments by Stein, Sheridan, and Bucher, but on the whole we're pretty much a laughingstock, until we prove otherwise.
