NBA Thread

[GD]

No foul?

 

Of course not

[burlingtonbandit]

Derozan missed Ross for a wide open alley-oop

[Spanky__99]

Of course not

 

That s*** is infuriating.

[Abomination]

Too many forced shots at the end.

[burlingtonbandit]

Lol Durant just pissing on Carroll at the end.

[Spanky__99]

That first quarter... yikes!

[thatoneguy]

First loss by double digits is by the bare minimum for double digits to GS, I think I'll take it.

 

First quarter totally f***ed them over.

[burlingtonbandit]

Its time to start PP. Been wasting valuable min. by not having him start. Siakam shouldn't really see the floor.

[GD]

That s*** is infuriating.

 

There was no foul

[Spanky__99]

There was no foul

 

Well... I was going by the fellas calling the game saying Green(sp?) made contact... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Forgive my noobness.

[Orgfiller]

Its time to start PP. Been wasting valuable min. by not having him start. Siakam shouldn't really see the floor.

 

I mean PPat still plays 30+ mins every night regardless so it's not a huge deal. It's a curious strategy by Casey in starting Siakam over Patterson but he's quick to switch him out if s*** hits the fan early. I think he really enjoys having PP come in as a the 6th man rather than have him starting where his game is exposed more.

[burlingtonbandit]

I mean PPat still plays 30+ mins every night regardless so it's not a huge deal. It's a curious strategy by Casey in starting Siakam over Patterson but he's quick to switch him out if s*** hits the fan early. I think he really enjoys having PP come in as a the 6th man rather than have him starting where his game is exposed more.

 

Yeah but by starting him you can have him stagger his rest breaks so he doesn't have stretches where he's playing 12 min in a row making him more effective. He's basically starting the 3rdQ of every game now and is always on the court in crunch time. His game would have already been "exposed" if that were the case. He's a top 3 player on the team.

[GD]

Well... I was going by the fellas calling the game saying Green(sp?) made contact... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Forgive my noobness.

 

They're great commentators but massive homers. Do you know on what basis shooting fouls are called?

[TheHurl]

TDo you know on what basis shooting fouls are called?

 

Does anyone?

[TheHurl]

Can find the Raps as high as 8 to 1 to win the East. (6.25-1 on my site). Probably worth a $20-$50 flyer hoping for a Lebron injury or that the Raps steal home advantage. There is no other team in the East that is at all scary.

[Dick_Pole]

Can find the Raps as high as 8 to 1 to win the East. (6.25-1 on my site). Probably worth a $20-$50 flyer hoping for a Lebron injury or that the Raps steal home advantage. There is no other team in the East that is at all scary.

 

I am considering the same. Cavs -500. I've never seen odds like that (except maybe last year lol).

 

No one is scary, but the Bulls are scary to the Raptors. They haven't faced them yet this year and Butler and Wade have been traditional Raptors-killers. Hope they miss the playoffs again then I see a clear path to the Conference finals for the Raptors. Unlike previous seasons, this team has proven it can dismantle mediocre teams night in and night out.

[burlingtonbandit]

I could see the Celtics possibly beating the Raptors. While you are betting on a Lebron injury you are also betting on Lowry staying healthy and with the minutes he's playing its a little scary.

[Orgfiller]

I could see the Celtics possibly beating the Raptors. While you are betting on a Lebron injury you are also betting on Lowry staying healthy and with the minutes he's playing its a little scary.

 

I don't see the Celtics as a threat to the Raps at all, whether Thomas is healthy or not. Obviously if one of our star players (mainly Lowry) gets injured it hurts our chances tremendously, but that's true for every team not named GSW or Cleveland with a non-Lebron injury.

[Spanky__99]

They're great commentators but massive homers. Do you know on what basis shooting fouls are called?

 

For the most part, yes. I know Durant got all ball, but they were saying Green made contact, while DeRozan was going up to shoot. I didn't really look at the replay after, I was typing on here, lol.

[TheHurl]

I could see the Celtics possibly beating the Raptors. While you are betting on a Lebron injury you are also betting on Lowry staying healthy and with the minutes he's playing its a little scary.

 

IMO for the Raps to end up with the Celts in the playoffs it would mean they were the #1 seed. I don't like the Celts D at all and if the Raps were healthy I really don't see them as a legitimate threat. Both teams healthy I'd give the Raps a 40% chance of winning against the Cavs with home advantage. So my bet is based on that and hoping for a LeBron injury. Raps staying healthy is also not likely and I understand that. Like most bets it's about value.

[Abomination]

This offensive start is just as bad as last night. Thank God we're playing Phoenix.

[thatoneguy]

Another awful game.

[GD]

I like the Celtics but they are not a threat whatsoever.

[dineke]

watch them get swept in the 1st round by the pistons

[GD]

Why has Bebe been playing the perimeter for 7 f***ing minutes?

[dineke]

Why has Bebe been playing the perimeter for 7 f***ing minutes?

 

...better than DD...

[GD]

...better than DD...

 

It's probably because of DD. Someone's been floating.

 

Suns reaaaaaaaaaaaally like to bitch at refs

[43211234]

Powell just can't seem to finish on drives.

[burlingtonbandit]

Patterson injury sounds concerning. Outside Lowry he's the one guy they really can't afford to lose. PF depth is crap.

[jays_fever]

The Raptors have been quite garbage on this road trip. Lowry bailed them out vs the Jazz and they barely beat a crappy Blazers team without its star player. Losing to the Suns is bad