NBA Thread

[Abomination]

Geez... get em at home.

 

At least 2 of next 3 are at home if necessary.

[burlingtonbandit]

Raps crumbled down the stretch. Delon not contesting Wall's layup was infuriating.

[43211234]

Absolutely pathetic.

 

Went back to the moronic DeRozan iso and got crushed at the end.

[Krylian]

Ugliest 35 point performance I've ever seen.

[Laika]

Not the refs fault at all

[Krylian]

Not the refs fault at all

 

It's always the refs fault.

[Abomination]

Fitting end. We've gotta stop turning over the ball.

[dineke]

how does this happen every playoffs lol

[John_Havok]

I know it's easy to pile on now after 2 straight losses to the Wizards, and the Raps should still win this series.... but it's the same old story. Demar isn't the guy. They will not win a championship with him as "the man"

[Krylian]

I know it's easy to pile on now after 2 straight losses to the Wizards, and the Raps should still win this series.... but it's the same old story. Demar isn't the guy. They will not win a championship with him as "the man"

 

Lack of playoff performers. Could be the Leafs problem too... But they're a much younger team so it could still happen for them.

[Krylian]

Ibaka was god awful too.

[jaysblue]

Ibaka was god awful too.

 

Ibaka couldn't grab a rebound and lost the ball so many times. Geez big difference from Game 1 & 2.

[John_Havok]

Lack of playoff performers. Could be the Leafs problem too... But they're a much younger team so it could still happen for them.

 

I don't think it's "playoff performer" issue. Demar just isn't the type of generational talent you need to win in the NBA today. He's be a great #2 or 3 option though.

[Krylian]

Game 5 tonight.

[Krylian]

Raps getting out rebounded 37-18. This is not a recipe for success.

[Spanky__99]

Woohoo Raps!

[Krylian]

Went on a late run and got it done.

 

Finish them in Washington. I don't want this going 7.

[John_Havok]

Went on a late run and got it done.

 

Finish them in Washington. I don't want this going 7.

 

These games shouldn't even be close...

[Krylian]

These games shouldn't even be close...

 

Our bench, which has been a huge advantage during the regular season, has been generally useless in the playoffs.

[Laika]

The turnovers are insane. Ibaka and DeRozan just can’t even hold onto the ball.

DeRozan’s decision making has been a big issue.

 

The refs tonight were.... bizarre.

[Stoneyen]

Our bench, which has been a huge advantage during the regular season, has been generally useless in the playoffs.

 

Delon has been enormous, but otherwise yeah the bench has been useless. CJ Miles cannot hit a timely 3 for the life of him and Siakam and Poeltl have looked lost.

 

JV was absolutely massive in the 4th today I wonder if he’ll finally play more in the 4th while Poeltl is playing like s***.

 

We’ve really gotta stop the bone headed turnovers (@Ibaka @Derozan) to stop their transition looks which are killing us.

[Abomination]

The turnovers are insane. Ibaka and DeRozan just can’t even hold onto the ball.

DeRozan’s decision making has been a big issue.

 

The refs tonight were.... bizarre.

 

I have no idea what the refs were doing, boy did the calls hurt us though. Every time we started to get momentum, a weird call seemed to take it away. Really nice job in the 4th pulling out the win.

[Spanky__99]

I have no idea what the refs were doing, boy did the calls hurt us though. Every time we started to get momentum, a weird call seemed to take it away. Really nice job in the 4th pulling out the win.

 

Wow... positivity?

[jays_fever]

JV needs to absolutely play more. They need to just stick Delon on Wall and go under screens..stop switching when JV is guarding the player setting the pick.

 

Powell needs to be bainished somewhere far away where he cant hurt the team.

[dineke]

Our bench, which has been a huge advantage during the regular season, has been generally useless in the playoffs.

 

Their most important bench player is out so that's not surprising.

[Orgfiller]

It should be noted that CJ Miles has been playing like s*** too. He has one job and that's to knock down 3 pointers, and he hasn't been doing that this series which has hurt us many times.

 

JV and Delon were game changers last night on both ends of the floor. I don't think Poeltl has been bad but JV should certainly be getting crunch time minutes over Serge "butter fingers" Ibaka.

[43211234]

It seems to be impossible for Poetl to come within 5 feet of Wall without a foul being called.

[Spanky__99]

Raptor's got this! Wooo!

[John_Havok]

Raptor's got this! Wooo!

 

Yeah they finally woke up in the 4th and started moving

[Dick_Pole]

Great coaching decision by Casey to run the bench during the first half of the fourth quarter and then go with the starters when Washington's gassed....

 

....but that's not a strategy that's going to work as the Raptors get deeper into the playoffs.