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Yeah 8-31 was a massive hole, and I knew of all the injuries, Quickley just got back and is on limited minutes, I think this is the first time the last 2 games with their full rotation, all of a sudde

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Cool - that's reasonable enough.  However, after seeing the G-League lineup they played last night, I think I better wait until the start of the next season to go...

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It might be the most shocking trade I've ever seen. Superstar for superstar and it came out of absolutely nowhere.

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I think a few things were clear yesterday on our side. 1. Ibaka can't be in the starting rotation when he's playing like this. 2. You need JV out there countering Love. 3. The offense got frustrated and starting heaving bad shots when we got down, that can't happen. Get movement, make it unpleasant for the Cavs on defense. Make Lebron play defense, or give you easy layups if he won't.
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Raps now at 6.50 odds to win the series and Cavs at 1.11

 

Time for our second bet.

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lol I was considering it. Oddly enough the odds for the Raptors to win the east? 6.50

 

Something is not right here.

 

Wait, what? That doesn't make any sense.

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The second I saw Cleveland as a +170 dog for the series I knew that was a good bet.

 

The second I saw the live bet of the Cavs to win game one after the first quarter returning 7 times my money, I knew that was a good bet.

 

I didn't take them because I couldn't go against my hometown team. That's my biggest regret.

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Lol the NBA is the worst of the big four. No parity in the sport. Another year the Raptors lose to the Cavs. zzzZZzz
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Lol the NBA is the worst of the big four. No parity in the sport. Another year the Raptors lose to the Cavs. zzzZZzz

 

To be fair... every team that played Lebron in the Eastern Conference playoffs have failed for the past 8 years so it's not like the Raptors are in an exclusive club. The man is a beast. He can only be beaten by another team with multiple superstars. Raps don't even have 1 superstar, it's a no-win scenario.

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Lol the NBA is the worst of the big four. No parity in the sport. Another year the Raptors lose to the Cavs. zzzZZzz

 

I rather the best team wins than in the nhl where you can grab a random roster of rejects and have a chance to win the cup. lmao

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Lol the NBA is the worst of the big four. No parity in the sport. Another year the Raptors lose to the Cavs. zzzZZzz

 

The NFL has worse parity than the NBA.

 

Anyone of the Cavs, Warriors or Rockets could win the title this year.

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The NFL has worse parity than the NBA.

 

Anyone of the Cavs, Warriors or Rockets could win the title this year.

 

This is false. The NFL has 5-7 SB contenders: Eagles, Patriots, Vikings, Saints, Rams, Steelers, Jaguars. NBA is always Warriors and Cavs. It's much easier in the NFL for championship caliber teams to emerge. Look no further than the Eagles.

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To be fair... every team that played Lebron in the Eastern Conference playoffs have failed for the past 8 years so it's not like the Raptors are in an exclusive club. The man is a beast. He can only be beaten by another team with multiple superstars. Raps don't even have 1 superstar, it's a no-win scenario.

 

This narrative is no longer true. As someone mentioned, you’re talking about a shot or two going the other way and you guys are playing the Pacers right now. There were games where James played liked Superman and they needed like every single bit of that or they would’ve lost. I don’t think there’s much difference between DeRozan and Oladipo in terms of star power.

 

The Cavs supporting roster is really bad. As a Lebron fan I’m half rooting for them to lose so he can abandon the s*** show.

 

But when the Cavs supporting players, especially Love, are hitting their shots... Cavs will beat Rockets/Warriors those games

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This narrative is no longer true. As someone mentioned, you’re talking about a shot or two going the other way and you guys are playing the Pacers right now. There were games where James played liked Superman and they needed like every single bit of that or they would’ve lost. I don’t think there’s much difference between DeRozan and Oladipo in terms of star power.

 

The Cavs supporting roster is really bad. As a Lebron fan I’m half rooting for them to lose so he can abandon the s*** show.

 

But when the Cavs supporting players, especially Love, are hitting their shots... Cavs will beat Rockets/Warriors those games

 

And yet, the scenario you described above hasn't happened in the East in 8 years. Yes, there's been close series, but Lebron always wins against the East. The star power distribution in the NBA is very West heavy right now.

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We’ll see. There’s no #2 for Lebron anymore that can create their own shot and that’s why they hardly got out of the 1st round where LJ has dominated years past. . Despite the last game, Love hasn’t even looked like a decent 3rd option.

 

I think the upcoming Boston series will be tough and they don’t have a single star. They move the ball around great and play high-energy on both ends

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This narrative is no longer true. As someone mentioned, you’re talking about a shot or two going the other way and you guys are playing the Pacers right now. There were games where James played liked Superman and they needed like every single bit of that or they would’ve lost. I don’t think there’s much difference between DeRozan and Oladipo in terms of star power.

 

The Cavs supporting roster is really bad. As a Lebron fan I’m half rooting for them to lose so he can abandon the s*** show.

 

But when the Cavs supporting players, especially Love, are hitting their shots... Cavs will beat Rockets/Warriors those games

 

Oladipo is so much better than Derozan. He's an elite defender while Derozan is well below average.

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This is false. The NFL has 5-7 SB contenders: Eagles, Patriots, Vikings, Saints, Rams, Steelers, Jaguars. NBA is always Warriors and Cavs. It's much easier in the NFL for championship caliber teams to emerge. Look no further than the Eagles.[/quote

 

The Pats have made the AFC title game 8 years in a row. Sure a few contenders can pop up and be relevant for a few years but same is true in the NBA. Rockets could win a championship this year and it wouldn't surprise anyone. Hell the Warriors just lost to the Pelicans..

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Masai out on the floor complaining to the refs. Lol I think he's feeling the pressure.

 

Well refs are making DeRozan shot 12 percent from the floor

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Masai out on the floor complaining to the refs. Lol I think he's feeling the pressure.

 

He's just annoyed at being stuck with a great regular season team that has no chance of winning it all while Derozan is the focal point. His wagon is hitched to a volume shooting guard that relies on getting to the free thow line via fouls, can't shoot a 3 ball, can't defend and has to have plays run for him because he can't create his own shots. Derozan excels at what the NBA did 20 years ago, and while he still scores a bunch based on volume of shots and free throws, he's not what you need to win in the game today, unless he's a third option type of guy, second option at best.

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He's just annoyed at being stuck with a great regular season team that has no chance of winning it all while Derozan is the focal point. His wagon is hitched to a volume shooting guard that relies on getting to the free thow line via fouls, can't shoot a 3 ball, can't defend and has to have plays run for him because he can't create his own shots. Derozan excels at what the NBA did 20 years ago, and while he still scores a bunch based on volume of shots and free throws, he's not what you need to win in the game today, unless he's a third option type of guy, second option at best.

 

Derozan as a 2nd or third star probably wouldn't be ideal either because he can't play defense or stretch the floor.

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man basketball is a s*** sport isnt it

 

It should be a good sport, but the officiating is worse in basketball than any other sport I've seen.

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