NBA Thread

[TRM]

3rd place again.... ehhhh

[jays_fever]

Tough/clutch shots from Demar and Lou down the stretch.

 

We beat a non playoff team in a horrific division..by two..this close to the playoffs..whoopee f***ing doo

[dineke]

I see James Johnson didn't play at all. Great job Casey.

[GD]

JJ posted an instagram video of a very one-sided WWE match and captioned it "current mood" or something lol

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Don`t even really care anymore.

[jaysblue]

Don`t even really care anymore.

 

lol

[burlingtonbandit]

Don`t even really care anymore.

 

"Toronto Raptors since their existence"

[Horses Fart]

I bet JJ is is bet out today after playing 4 big minutes last night.

[TheHurl]

Vegas win totals for Over unders. Seriously there are four pretty easy bets IMO. Heat under 44, Pacers over 33, Denver under 42.5 and Phoenix under 43.5.

 

 

Cleveland Cavaliers 58.5

San Antonio Spurs 57.5

Los Angeles Clippers 55.5

Chicago Bulls 55

Oklahoma City Thunder 53.5

Golden State Warriors 51

Dallas Mavericks 50.5

Houston Rockets 50.5

Memphis Grizzlies 48.5

Portland Trail Blazers 48.5

Washington Wizards 48

Toronto Raptors 48

Miami Heat 44

New York Knicks 40.5

Brooklyn Nets 42

Charlotte Hornets 44

Indiana Pacers 33

New Orleans Pelicans 43.5

Atlanta Hawks 41.5

Denver Nuggets 42.5

Detroit Pistons 36

Phoenix Suns 43.5

Boston Celtics 27

Los Angeles Lakers 29.5

Minnesota Timberwolves 28

Sacramento Kings 30

Orlando Magic 27

Utah Jazz 26.5

Milwaukee Bucks 24

Philadelphia 76ers 15

 

Miami won't be nearly as bad as you think. I could see them winning 45-48 games. Phoenix is also a fantastic team. I would take the over on that quite easily. They have one of the best backcourts in the game.

 

Challenge time pick 5...I'll add Dallas under to my list (wanted to put the Raptors here but decided against)

 

Dallas under

Phoenix under

Denver under

Miami under

Indiana over.

 

Honestly 76ers under 15 should be a lock but I can't bring myself to do that.

 

Bulls under 55, Celtics over 27, 76ers under 15, Lakers over 29.5,

 

Never doubt me on over under wagers.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

It's all up to Demar. He's been playing like a borderline superstar over the last month. If he tries to go full Kobe in the playoffs.. we get bounced early. If he keeps getting others involved while attacking the rim.. we win the first round.

[eastcoastjaysfan]

Also, Hansborough has been averaging like 35 MPG over the last few weeks. Is this real life? Is Tyler Hansborough really going to play a bigger role than JV in the playoffs?

 

He's contributed well on the glass but he might be the worst finisher I've ever seen at the rim and it's just prevents JV from further developing.

 

So stupid.

[dineke]

Hansborough is actually pretty good judging by advanced stats.

[jays_fever]

Really hope the Raps lose tonight. Would much rather have them face the Wiz in a first round playoff series over the Bucks

[SpeedyGose]

Sat Demar and we still almost won lol, Crowder hits a miracle fadeaway while double teamed from 20+ feet

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

Really hope the Raps lose tonight. Would much rather have them face the Wiz in a first round playoff series over the Bucks

 

I want no part of the Wiz. Wittman is the one coach who might be bad enough to lose to Casey, and winning a playoff series probably does nothing but keep that moron Casey employed and keep us on the treadmill.

[jays_fever]

I want no part of the Wiz. Wittman is the one coach who might be bad enough to lose to Casey, and winning a playoff series probably does nothing but keep that moron Casey employed and keep us on the treadmill.

 

Its not about winning, it will just be a better series. I'd watch john wall for 7 games than....whoever the bucks have.

[Horses Fart]

So it turns out Demar is injured. Groin again. We don't stand a chance against whoever we play. DD with a bad groin KL with a gimpy back and AJ belonging in an old age home.

[TRM]

So, no one cares anymore it seems, but I think the Raps are better off with Washington/Atlanta then Milwaukee/Cleveland. As such, as this Chicago/Atlanta game ends, we should be cheering for Chicago.

 

I think.

[TRM]

Washington vs Raps round 1.

 

Should be entertaining, regardless. Wall vs Lowry is fun, and it's easy to hate Pierce. Also I'm pretty sure DeRozan has hustled Beal everytime they've played them.

[jaysblue]

So, no one cares anymore it seems, but I think the Raps are better off with Washington/Atlanta then Milwaukee/Cleveland. As such, as this Chicago/Atlanta game ends, we should be cheering for Chicago.

 

I think.

 

If the Raps take Game 1, I'm sure all those fans on this board will hop back on the bandwagon. And we'll be hearing from ECJF every second on how the Raptors can beat the Wizards...

[TRM]

To be fair, the Raps can beat the Wizards. Especially if Wittman continues to be dumner than Casey.

[jaysblue]

To be fair, the Raps can beat the Wizards. Especially if Wittman continues to be dumner than Casey.

 

I agree. I'd rather go through the Wiz and face Atlanta in Round 2 instead of through the Bucks and then play Cleveland.

[Horses Fart]

I see Pierce is running his mouth already. Lol. Should be a great series. Let's Go Raps!!!

[dineke]

I'd rather they lose in the 1st round so Casey gets fired. Although that might not be good news if our GM doesn't see the problem unless it's clearly in front of him.

[SpeedyGose]

Washington vs Raps round 1.

 

Should be entertaining, regardless. Wall vs Lowry is fun, and it's easy to hate Pierce. Also I'm pretty sure DeRozan has hustled Beal everytime they've played them.

 

I am definitely excited, it's a bit of a bummer though knowing we aren't really a contender.

 

Would love to see us get past round 1 and then have Casey fired in the offseason, really seems like a dream scenario but fingers crossed! lol

[HERPDERP]

So I haven't watched the Raptors ever since they started s***ing the bed around the ASG. Are we no where near the team we were early on in the season? Is Lowry even healthy?

[Horses Fart]

So I haven't watched the Raptors ever since they started s***ing the bed around the ASG. Are we no where near the team we were early on in the season? Is Lowry even healthy?

 

Who knows. Lowery's just not Lowery anymore.

[SpeedyGose]

So I haven't watched the Raptors ever since they started s***ing the bed around the ASG. Are we no where near the team we were early on in the season? Is Lowry even healthy?

 

Defense is still pretty bad, Jonas has made nice strides on that side of the ball though. Also, Demar has been a beast since the start of March. Kyle just came back from injury 3 games ago

[burlingtonbandit]

At the point where I might not even watch. Haven't been interested in the Raps at all since Jan.

[SpeedyGose]

Was just reading a series preview from numberfire and as the resident JV fanboy I thought I should post the following:

 

the development of Jonas Valanciunas has been one of the more interesting stories out of Toronto this year and his impact in this series could be a deciding factor. On the advanced side of things, JV looks like he's becoming a star, placing 13th in the Association in Win Shares per 48 Minutes (.189) and 17th in our Player Power Rankings with a nERD of 8.0. (nERD is basically WAR)