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The big question will be if Jonas plays in the fourth. If i was a betting man I would say no. But then again I would probably get s***** odds so I wouldn`t even bother betting the sure thing.

Amir and JV are a combined 14/15 from the field! And i thought we were a perimeter reliant team.

Been one of their best games in a while so far. Looking good.

Robbers can be a bitch but I would say 75% of that game is skill.

GB is now my team for the rest of these playoffs. Catan is one hell of a game. If anyone has an account on playcatan.com/with-people.html I will kindly demolish you.

Lol But yeah, Wiggins looking like a stud. Hopefully he pulls a Lebron and decides to play for his home town.

Loved him on stump the schwab.

Always seems to look good against Toronto though. He was deadly especially in the 4th the last game.

Lol true.

Will be interesting to see if DD style of play changes. Because the Raptors played IMO played the same level of basketball without DD, I think he will make an effort to play unselfish basketball. Also if the Raptors start to lose once he comes back, even though it may not be justified, the reactionary media will have the perfect scapegoat.

Yup. Completely agree. Casey will probably play small ball though, especially in the 4th.

Perhaps man is not made to live in such a state being dominated by others... Socialism will always fail because Humans are unable to collectively put the goodwill of the society above their own desires. This argument will never find a conclusion because it is based on both sides of psychological conjecture as stated above. But a pure socialist state boarding on "communist" "resource based economy" or whatever collective term is in vogue is certainty worth a try, especially in a developed country. Because the fact is, its never truly been tried before so whose to say it would fail. The country that all the bigwigs like to reference is the Soviet Union, however they were hijacked by a brutal dictator, lost billions in the arms race and foreign wars and morphed into something very different than what most socialists would view as an ideal society. And the developed states (because it would be unfair to compare Cuba's standard of living to Canada's for instance when Cuba is 10 steps behind in terms of development when it became socialist) that have become to resemble highly socialist states like Finland and Denmark are known for their high standard of living (OECD better life index). If you surveyed the entire population and said would you rather live in a socialist state where you are guaranteed food, shelter, clothing, and have to work 30 hours a week, but you also will be unable to buy a mansion become extremely wealthy and will get the same salary and benefits as someone who cleans toilets. I bet all the people who clean toilets and work minimum wage jobs take it, and it would probably be around a 50-50 split for all those who don't. So that's pretty much 75%, a substantial majority.

Under a socialist system you cannot make 4 million a year, and you cannot run a contracting business the way you see fit. I agree with these statements and also agree that under your definition, through this socialist system I will be restricting some of your freedoms. The important question is under a socialist system what freedom is gained, is the overall standard of living improved, is the mental well being of the society improved? And really that's the only question. This vision of a greater good should not be under quotations nor considered dubious or subjective. Today, with the amount of productivity that technology has enabled, everyone should be guaranteed food, clothing, shelter. The amount of labor that it would take to do these things would probably be around 10% of the population. Add another 15-20% for education, healthcare, transportation and management and you essentially have 70% of the workforce idle. Cut the hours of everybody in the workforce and you essentially have the lifestyle you stated previously without necessarily being frugal. "I can make by working for 10 hours a week. I have a high quality of life mostly reading and thinking." The past 50 years has seen technology and productivity improve at alarming rights yet the socioeconomic system remain essentially the same... Am i insane and think this will occur..no, but its still right.

Your using the term freedom like it has some objective meaning. Capitalists, libertarians or neoliberalism which essentially combines the two love spouting the word freedom while not having any idea what the hell it means. Nobody does anymore really, its been used in so many different contexts and has implied so many different things its simply a meaningless term. Ask the majority of people in Haiti, D.R, Belize, Mexico, Honduras and any other country within that surrounding area and they would willingly jump at the opportunity to live under this "oppressive system" with a lack of "financial freedom". U.N. Human Rights Commission, Amnesty International, and the Red Cross all rated Cuba's justice system as normal, i.e. no better or worse than ours. Anybody who has traveled to Cuba can attest to the fact that there are essentially no slums in Cuba, and that MOST of the people in Latin America not living in Cuba who are supposedly blessed with "freedom" are miserably uncomfortable and live sad, desperate lives. Each citizen is guaranteed a meal at school or on the job and all house/ institutionalized apartment annual payments cost approximately 10% of a persons salary which is equivalent to about $100,000 in most major cities. So I suppose according to you I am one of these socialists that "love Castro". But in reality I just think its inexcusable the lifestyles the majority of people have and its commendable the lifestyles that Castro has been able to give to Cubans especially considering their history and where they started from.

I haven't watched any Minnesota games recently and only watched one entire game early on and a couple quarters when Rubio was starting. From what i saw and his highlights it seems he has a ways to go when it comes to playing "within the offence". Most of his points are from isolations and due to his freak athleticism and surprisingly decent jump shot, he can usually find a way to take a high percentage shot on his own. Over time I could see him developing some chemistry with Rubio, though I'm not sure how much chemistry he will find this year. I also think a lot of his development will come from inside his own head. My armchair psychological evaluation of the kid is that he seems to be fairly intelligent and humble but also a bit overwhelmed and scared at times which leads to the passiveness. If he can overcome his fear and doubt I think you will then begin to see the fire.

He is Canadian, and could conceivably become the face of the NBA. It's worth keeping an eye on his development. Canada could win a medal in 2016 and gold in 2020 depending on how he evolves.

PP is almost too passive at times. Now that he has the ability to shoot the 3 at decent rate he has become a very versatile offensive player. And Wiggins had 23 and 10 tonight beating Portland. ROY right now.

@ByChrisBlack Since DeRozan injury, Crunch Time FGA (last 5 mins +/- 5 pts) Lowry, Ross, Vasquez, Williams: 8-28 (29%) Patterson, JV, Amir: 4-7 (57%) I agree. It seems they also don't trust PP and Amir.

1st Q: 23% JV usage in 10 minutes (20% effective usage). 33 total points scored. 2nd Q: 33% JV usage in 7 minutes (19% effective usage). 30 total points scored. 3rd Q: 12% JV usage in 11 minutes (12% effective usage). 25 total points scored. 4th Q: 0% (!!!) JV usage in 7 minutes. 13 total points scored He is playing, but we still have to use him!

Yeah I agree. It seemed every offensive set began with 15 seconds left on the shot clock. This is understandable when you a 7 point lead or greater and there is less than 3 minutes left. But the game was tied with 4 minutes left if I remember correctly, so there was no point in wasting time. It probably has something to do with the mentality of the stars on each time. The Cavs were essentially running ISO plays and high pick and rolls for James the last couple minutes too.

Maybe a tad bit of an over-exaggeration. 2 years from all-star 3 from mvp. But seriously, we should of won this game. There were a lot of poor offensive sets during the last 3 minutes. Lowry took some tough shots but he didn't have many options. Casey has got to organize the offensive better and run some effective plays in crunch time.

They are looking good tonight. Interesting choice with Fields starting but seemed to work out alright even though lebron is 7/11. And JV is playing like a stud. 2015 all-star book it.

AA 2/4 with a HR and a walk. #top 10 prospect

Great win, definitely one of the better games played so far by the Raptors. There is not much you can do when a team like the Suns get hot from the 3 point line.

Yup, this has been a perfect first half. I don't want to see the starters save for Ross play more than 10 min in the second half. Hopefully we can see some Bruno.