NBA Thread

[Spanky99]

FFS Jack, stop singing.

 

lol

[Dick_Pole]

Holy hell, it takes about 16 supercomputers to figure who the Raptors might face in the first round:

 

https://www.nba.com/article/east-scenarios-2018-19-season

 

I like the 7th and 8th scenario where Brooklyn and Orlando flip places based on whether Detroit or New York wins their game. I'm guessing some kind of 4th level tiebreaker s*** is going on there.

 

I'm pretty indifferent to Brooklyn or Orlando. Both teams have occasionally stepped it up against good teams, both teams have had a better second half than first and the Raptors have generally handled both of them this year. I'd prefer to let Milwaukee handle Detroit. There is only one scenario where Detroit takes 7th seed.

[Abomination]

Raps play 5pm on Saturday, then 8pm Tuesday. Not too bad!

[Spanky99]

Wow... the NBA doesn't reseed, so they're dumn as well.

[Dr. Dinger]

Got tix to Game 1, so pumped for the playoff atmosphere.

[connorp]

I’m actually a LeBron defender but if they hire Tyronn Lue to be their coach that is just plain sad

[Krylian]

f*** LeBron. f*** the Lakers.

[Dick_Pole]

Is it too much to ask to see a steamrolling of the Magic this series, 4-0 or 4-1? It seems like the Raptors have had to struggle for every little playoff success they have had. The team has never lost less than two games in any playoff series.

[Dick_Pole]

f*** LeBron. f*** the Lakers.

 

I am happy to admit that I was totally wrong on how the Lakers' season would play out. But I really like where this is headed now. LeBron has a certain amount of respect for Lowry. The team should explore the possibility of raping the Lakers in a Lowry trade, including an unprotected first round pick if Leonard doesn't resign. It would have the potential to be a fast and painless "rebuild".

[jaysblue]

Got tix to Game 1, so pumped for the playoff atmosphere.

 

Sold my tix to Game 1, 2 and 5 last month.

 

Enjoy the game!

[jaysblue]

Is it too much to ask to see a steamrolling of the Magic this series, 4-0 or 4-1? It seems like the Raptors have had to struggle for every little playoff success they have had. The team has never lost less than two games in any playoff series.

 

Winning Game 1 is important for them.

 

I think with Leonard, Green and Gasol, this will be a different playoff team than we have seen before. If DeMar was still here, it wouldn't shock me if it took them 6 or 7 games to beat a team like Orlando in Round 1 lol.

 

I say Raps in 5.

[jaysblue]

I am happy to admit that I was totally wrong on how the Lakers' season would play out. But I really like where this is headed now. LeBron has a certain amount of respect for Lowry. The team should explore the possibility of raping the Lakers in a Lowry trade, including an unprotected first round pick if Leonard doesn't resign. It would have the potential to be a fast and painless "rebuild".

 

LeBron wants to win now, so I'm sure he'll be open to moving some of the younger players on the Lakers in order to get better in the short term. Anthony Davis is still a possibility, and they could use a good PG whether its Lowry or Irving.

 

I don't see Leonard being a fit in LA to be honest. If Leonard resigns with the Raps, I don't see Masai trading Lowry unless its a really solid return and if Lowry doesn't live up to expectations in the playoffs.

[Dick_Pole]

LeBron wants to win now, so I'm sure he'll be open to moving some of the younger players on the Lakers in order to get better in the short term. Anthony Davis is still a possibility, and they could use a good PG whether its Lowry or Irving.

 

I don't see Leonard being a fit in LA to be honest. If Leonard resigns with the Raps, I don't see Masai trading Lowry unless its a really solid return and if Lowry doesn't live up to expectations in the playoffs.

 

Oh yeah, I'm assuming this is the case only if Leonard goes west. A relatively painless rebuild would happen something like this:

 

1. Leonard goes west to the Clippers, Lowry traded to the Lakers.

2. Phoenix wins the draft so Williamson stays out of NY and Durant stays in the west.

3. Davis gets traded to Boston, we all concede next year to the Celtics, but that also costs them their future flexibility. Davis signs with LA the following year.

4. All the dogshit teams in the east remain dogshit so the Raptors pull off another 40+ win season and playoff appearance in a rebuild year.

5. Raptors clear their payroll and look ahead to recruiting Giannis with two middle to high first round picks (one from the Lakers) and a solid young core.

 

Now enough of this talk, let's see the Raptors at least make it to the finals this year.

[Horses Fart]

Almost time everybody. Let’s go Raps!

[Angrioter]

Nets betting 76ers by 13... 3 minutes to go

[Dr. Dinger]

So lit at the game right now! LETS GO RAPS

[Angrioter]

Good game by the Magic

 

Fournier can shoot the ball

[Spanky99]

Raps need to step up.

[43211234]

Holy s*** this is pathetic

[Spanky99]

Raps gettin Rekt at home!

[43211234]

Might as well fold the franchise if they lose this series!

[Angrioter]

Good 3rd Q for the Raps. One point game with 12 minutes left

[Abomination]

Refs did a pretty good job not giving Carter-Williams a technical there. Not sure what happened yet to give him such a pretty face.

[Krylian]

Lowry is beyond awful

[Abomination]

There's the difference between Kawhi and DeMar right there.

[Angrioter]

The difference between Kawhi and DeKobe

[Horses Fart]

Well f*** dat.

[connorp]

Rushed it

[43211234]

Absolutely pathetic

[bones10]

why would you watch a sport when the winner is already almost guaranteed decided, and its not the team you cheer for despite having a great team. NBA is dog s***.