That’s it folks. The Raps went into Milwaukee last night, put on a show, almost blew a 25 point lead, but they pulled it off. Am I going to address the problem that this team has with closing games? Absolutely not! I’m gonna forget it. Cause the Bucks are gone. It’s now all about Cleveland. It’s what we have been waiting for around here. I could care less about Jason Kidd blowing kisses at Ibaka. Just give me seven games vs King James. That’s all I’m asking here. I’m a simple man who is desperate for some hardware. So desperate that I’m about to gloat about the D-League title the 905ers won last night. But before that, lets drink in this tweet that aged well from Governor Scott Walker.
Bucks 0-3 since this tweet https://t.co/zZQGFi9fC3
β Hammurabi π¬π (@gilbertura) April 28, 2017
But on to the title talk. The 905 Raptors brought the hardware to Peel Region with an impressive 122-96 domination over the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. The Raptors youth of Fred Van Vleet, Bruno Caboclo, and Finals MVP Pascal Siakam, put on show for the Sauga crowd.
#WeTheNorth @Raptors assignees @FredVanVleet, @pskills43, & @Bruno_Caboclo each put in WORK in the #DLeagueFinals pic.twitter.com/lcNamUpjNt
β NBA D-League (@nbadleague) April 28, 2017
But what does this mean for the Raps? Well it means a couple of things. The first being that good drafting and development allows holes to be easily be filled from free agency this summer. The second thing, is that Jerry Stackhouse will soon be a head coach somewhere else. It’s been remarkable to watch him succeed into a role that many players frankly just stink at when they retire. The last thing it means is PARADE TIME PEOPLE!
Raptors 905 will hold a championship celebration at 12 today at Celebration Square (at Square One). This is the parade, basically.
β Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) April 28, 2017
Lets see the madness!
Champions are in the house @MCSEvents! Weβre so proud of @Raptors905 on your championship win! #RoadtotheSixpic.twitter.com/LajjjmKYvU
β City of Mississauga (@citymississauga) April 28, 2017
Even members of media are still in awe of this achievement.
Fam. Sauga really has a champion. pic.twitter.com/sxljNnrUOY
β Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) April 28, 2017
But seriously though, this is really awesome. It’s actually great that this franchise has tons of stuff to celebrate after the years of downright horrible management. But also to the fans of Mississauga who really pack the Hershey Center so these guys aren’t hearing crickets when they play. Oh, and of course the GOAT showed up at today’s festivities.
Nav Bhatia’s here.
β Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) April 28, 2017