RJ Barrett is Taking the Next Step

[@rulz2663]

It’s crazy we got fans hating on RJ because “Scottie is the guy” 😂😂😂 They can both coexist and yes RJ can still be option 1

[@ThierryFont]

Bro nobody's hating on RJ. We're all happy he's doing great! It feels like you're the one hating on Scottie

[@Htiy]

Facts I love bbq

[@dearmas9068]

Funny thing is that Scottie isn't the guy either.

[@antshaq1]

@@ThierryFontyou’re proving his point. Why do you have to hate on one to like the other

[@ThierryFont]

@@antshaq1 that's exactly what I'm saying? Wdym I'm proving his point? Everybody loves RJ!

[@philojudaeusofalexandria9556]

I was all-in on tanking after Scottie went down, but after seeing what Gradey has been able to do, and what RJ is doing, this team is capable of a 5th-to-8th seed if RJ and Gradey can stay healthy and IQ comes back soon. Getting Scottie back will just be icing.

[@myhomehandyman4619]

The anticipation to see bbq on the floor is killing me

[@liammmmcculloch]

With Gradey and jak

[@shannonferguson3029]

Samson’s a great listen 👌🏽

[@soulstice99]

Pleased with RJ

[@Mehrawki]

Shout Out To Darko And The Staff

[@bazooka4576]

This team will be absolutely lethal when fully healthy… the league aint ready for BBQ.

[@joshuacodinera3755]

STAR JAY

[@thunderzproductions5474]

Rj cooking right now. and no lie i love the black and purple raptors jerseys

[@samsonfolk2946]

Star-J?

[@Chrissie-d2n]

His 3 is getting better too, needs to improve ft shooting I believe he will and when Quick is back their pick and roll is going to be good

[@kennybowens4983]

Waiting for somebody to notice this man’s exploits lol I predicted a 25 5 and 5 season and so far so good

[@pampermenetwork]

Why are we talking about this toxic asset? (smile). Just joking people. Thank you, New York.

[@Nk789013]

Star j

[@Therix11487]

Just give Darko a year with mogbo, shed, jakobe, and battle... considering what dick is doing now after a year... and we dont even know how this year will finish. At this rate, raps can compete very soon, given they can stay healthy.

[@xxxxsha]

How many shots did he take? Is he efficient?

[@malikbell8469]

He has a 60+% ts so yes he has been uber efficient

[@ge933]

This is rj in other settings like hs college and under 19 worlds

[@frebur]

Will the Raps "turn a corner" this season or straight tank to the finish line?

[@samsonfolk2946]

I think when healthy they'll be around .500, but they've been super injured, so tough to say

[@hubbs777]

Don't get me wrong, Scottie's injury is real. God knows it would certainly keep me from playing basketball. The same can be said for IQ, Bruce, Kelly. All of them are tough guys who have played through injuries in key meaningful games. But injuries in the modern load management era of the NBA are often used as opportunities for players further down the bench. Especially early in the season. It gets them minutes, allows them to learn from failures & successes, compile tape that they can analyse of themselves, gel with teammates etc. These opportunities created by load management allow two things to happen: 1) injured players are able to rest and save themselves for games down the road that matter; and 2) create minutes for others to develop and therefore increase the quality of the team as a whole. Speaking of opportunity, can you imagine being Ja'Kobe Walter playing your first NBA game against Lebron? You know with the name Ja'Kobe your parents were ball fans. So facing Lebron must have been so intimidating. Yet he played great in spite of surely being awestruck. Even getting over that is part of development for a young player. What a fun weekend of Raps hoops.

[@markgruner5812]

This is why I get frustrated with Scottie. Dude gets too caught up in playing with his back to the basket, he needs to just drive into the heart of the defense with power and authority, that will make his passes that much more impactful. Lets be real, RJ isn't even half as talented as Scottie is as a playmaker. But RJ does attack the rim with reckless abandon and that keeps defenses honest. Defenses know Scottie likes to slow the game down and back down defenders more, he's huge, he needs to make more use of that strength and length and attack.

[@cissem4025]

its because hes not quick enough and doesn't get low enough, its called perimeter to post, usually big ball handlers have to resort to this because their first step isnt explosive or get low enough on drives. rj gets way lower on drives and has much better foot work on drives, he hits angles much easier.

[@markgruner5812]

Also to be fair, comparing last years Raptors roster compared to this one might as well be night and day. The Raptors bench last year was awful. This year we might have bench mob 2.0 who are filling while IQ and Scottie are out.

[@Jadam134]

What are fake assists?

[@ajb0014]

“Raptors Defence BEST Kings have seen in a LONG time!” -can learn a lot listening to the opposition [16:40] kzbin.infoLzz-mTMyab0?si=ey5H23wm-qr6L1fr

[@Knicks518]

4 games lmao how about give a year. Then you can start jumping to conclusions

[@samsonfolk2946]

Up to 36 games as a Raptor now

[@mrking1785]

He has done this since the trade. Beside all of RJ good games when the Knicks he was doing this as well. Even with the Knicks I was saying he had the ability to average 25, 5 & 5.

[@dearmas9068]

Too bad hes on that team...