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Re: NBA Playoffs 2017 (Thread)
« Reply #510 on: May 03, 2017, 08:18:25 PM »

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Man, Derozan has been downright terrible and a no-show this series so far. The Raptors as a whole have just been playing like garbage. They clearly are intimidated by the Cavs.

They went out and got Ibaka/Tucker yet still let LeBron scare them. Gotta punch the Cavs in the mouth!

Re: NBA Playoffs 2017 (Thread)
« Reply #511 on: May 03, 2017, 08:19:57 PM »

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Late on this, but my predictions:

Boston in 7

Cleveland in 5

Golden State in 5

San Antonio in 7

Yes, I'm still sticking by SAS in 7, I expect them to rebound. I originally had CLE in 6, but Toronto don't look confident out there and I think not having Biyombo now really hurts them at the front court. I think the Jazz will take Golden State to quite a few close games but at the end, GSW reigns supreme. I do think if it was LAC vs. Golden State, GSW would have swept them easily.

I also originally had this being a lengthy series with the possibility that Toronto would actually win. I will admit my confidence in that outcome was shaken by the game 1. That being said, could their frontcourt be really weaker with Ibaka and Tucker replacing Byombo?

JV is getting killed in PnRs. He's too slow to cover the perimeter. If I were Dwayne Casey, I'd play small-ball with Ibaka at 5 to counter Cav's small ball lineup.

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« Reply #512 on: May 03, 2017, 08:20:21 PM »

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raptors suck

Re: NBA Playoffs 2017 (Thread)
« Reply #513 on: May 03, 2017, 08:25:19 PM »

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Late on this, but my predictions:

Boston in 7

Cleveland in 5

Golden State in 5

San Antonio in 7

Yes, I'm still sticking by SAS in 7, I expect them to rebound.
I originally had CLE in 6, but Toronto don't look confident out there and I think not having Biyombo now really hurts them at the front court. I think the Jazz will take Golden State to quite a few close games but at the end, GSW reigns supreme. I do think if it was LAC vs. Golden State, GSW would have swept them easily.
Perhaps.  Kawai has to play at a high level and Houston seems formidable.

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« Reply #514 on: May 03, 2017, 08:33:20 PM »

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Lebron with his flopping again

Re: NBA Playoffs 2017 (Thread)
« Reply #515 on: May 03, 2017, 08:41:46 PM »

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This is like a regular season game. Literally no fear from the Cavs. LeBron isn't even breaking a sweat.

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« Reply #516 on: May 03, 2017, 08:58:22 PM »

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LOL. LeBron isn't even pretending to respect the Raps.

https://twitter.com/DefPenHoops/status/859917767016886272

And why should he?

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« Reply #517 on: May 03, 2017, 09:04:05 PM »

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Everyone says, "IT won't be this effective in the playoffs".. yadda yadda.

What about Lowry and DeRozan? LOL DeRozan 1 point on 0-9 shooting.

Overrated postseason chokers.
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« Reply #518 on: May 03, 2017, 09:10:00 PM »

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In less than two games, Derozan is a -52 in this series so far. How's that max contract looking? lol

So, if this continues on and the Raptors get swept or lose in 5, can they really afford to pay Lowry the max this summer, too?

The Cavs are just a bad matchup for the Raptors. They have no way to stop Lebron, and that's compounded by the fact that their perimeter D is also bad, meaning the Cavs can get whatever they want. We matchup much better with the Cavs than Toronto, and Toronto matches up much better with us than Cleveland.

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« Reply #519 on: May 03, 2017, 09:25:38 PM »

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raptors suck

But they traded for Ibaka AND Tucker!!! You are wrong!

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« Reply #520 on: May 03, 2017, 09:41:34 PM »

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I love that if we can get by the Wiz, it will be pretty settled that our team is one of only two legit teams in the East.  The fact that we have the assets of a rebuilding team and they are giving stuff away for Ibaka, PJ and Bogdanovich is just icing on the cake.

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« Reply #521 on: May 03, 2017, 09:56:16 PM »

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DeRozan with a whopping 5 points tonight.

Lowry and DeRozan proving to be true chokers in the playoffs.

It would be one thing if they kept scoring like 25+ and lost close contests, but most of the time in the playoffs, one or both of the guys completely chokes in a game and scores less than 15.
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Re: NBA Playoffs 2017 (Thread)
« Reply #522 on: May 03, 2017, 10:00:58 PM »

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Lebron is killing Toronto

He went to the line..20 times tonight

nobody can stay in front of him.... nobody can block him near the rim

If the celts can get by the Wizards...  need a serious game plan to slow down this guy


My idea

Have Jaylen Brown guard him.... yes he is only a rookie and gives up 20-25 pounds...but he is the one guy in the team that can hang with him in the "explosiveness" category.  Has the wingspan and is a pretty strong kid

Also i would cheat and make lebron shoot the ball , all day and night..... don't allow him to drive past you...  with him having a million options to pass to.   Let him shoot...and if he nails 10 3s... its better to lose that way vs have him "play" with you

Just please don't put Crowder on him... the experiment has failed too many times

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« Reply #523 on: May 03, 2017, 10:01:19 PM »

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Raptors wanted us in the second round...too bad we squeezed the top seed.
For some reason Derozan's kryptonite is lebron and the Cavs.
But when he plays the Cs he can put up 40 points easily.

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« Reply #524 on: May 03, 2017, 10:03:00 PM »

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Also Jaylen is the only one in the Celts lineup that could get Lebron in a little foul trouble