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Check out chapters 1 & 2 of Open Gym's documentary "The Bubble" on @TSN_Sports from 8-10pm tonight. The @OpenGymRaptors crew has been doing incredible work for years & they've upped their game, again, with this doc. I got a sneak peak & TRUST ME when I say you don't wanna miss it
Open Gym does such a great job with its storytelling in Chapter 1, as per usual. Splicing MLK's I Have a Dream speech with the George Floyd clips, protests, and Masai/Norm's calls for change was extremely powerful.
In case the Blue Jays strike out on all their free agent targets…
Marc Gasol taking a charge in the Raptors’ first practice in the bubble...
Kyle Lowry: "We gotta play basketball the right way. It ain't summertime no more, y'all. This ain't the offseason... We ain't tagging, we ain't talking... If we're gonna lock in we've gotta lock in now... We gotta stop f***ing around... Just being honest with y'all."
Leadership
Leadership
We had heard a lot about how competitive the Raptors' first few practices in the bubble were. You can definitely see that in these clips. The assistant coaches-turned-referees clearly had their hands full in those sessions.
Wow – you’ve heard the stories but, if I’m not mistaken, this is the first behind-the-scenes footage we’ve seen of Masai trying to trade into the 2013 draft to get Giannis.
“We’re trying to get to 12, if our guy is there, for (a) 2015 (first-round pick). The kid we want to pick, we don’t think there are many kids in 2015 that will be at his level after 2 years.”
Well, he wasn’t wrong.
Well, he wasn’t wrong.
Piecing together from that clip: Raps tried to trade a future 1st to OKC for 12th pick (which, ironically, they had sent to HOU for Lowry then HOU rerouted to OKC for Harden). OKC opted to keep the pick and take Steven Adams. Raps couldn't get 14. Giannis went to Milwaukee at 15
The REAL earth-shattering reveal. Jimmy Butler and Big Face Coffee had some competition in the bubble: Bobby Webster and Café 416.
Nick: One time in the D-League…
Kyle:
Kyle:
Kyle’s leadership, Masai’s 2013 pursuit of Giannis, Bobby’s Café, bubble barbershop, BLM jerseys, etc.
The @OpenGymRaptors crew has produced many gems over the years, but chapter 2 of The Bubble doc has to be close to the top of that list. Brilliant.
The @OpenGymRaptors crew has produced many gems over the years, but chapter 2 of The Bubble doc has to be close to the top of that list. Brilliant.
