The Nemesis
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Boston should just be given the win on principle. Or at least give everyone a new car
Raptors Discussion: v54|It's on|5-2 Cancel all parades. the end has come. Everything REALLY sucks.
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Boston should just be given the win on principle. Or at least give everyone a new car
Swervin81
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The Nemesis
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It would've made it to half court. On the bounce.
EDIT: I also still don't understand why ESPN/ABC keeps employing Doris Burke. She's not very good, and her lispy voice is annoying. Is Hannah Storm so busy that they can't give this gig to someone competent?
Giuseppe Sallo
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Masai deserves a ton of credit, he brought in defensive players so Casey has no excuses this time... Defense was the key tonight.
The Nemesis
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It's not so much not giving Casey excuses. It's giving him a fair shot to demonstrate his worth. He was brought in to coach a team that for the last few years hasn't been built to execute the system. It's not right to judge him as a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. So now Masai gives him the team he's always wanted and can say to him "prove you're the right guy for this team" and halfway expect results.
I'll bet it was killing Casey watching Lou Williams' matador-D hero-ball every night.
The Nemesis
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A lot of star players are now the league has gotten so used to the refs catering to every star player out there, giving them calls on rep and status, that they expect everything will work out their way.
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He is such a sore loser. There is a difference between playing with emotion and what he was doing. He was flopping around all over the floor, embellishing, whining about everything.
At the end of the game Lowry tried to shake his hand and Westbrook just stormed off the court. Very unsportsmanlike. Not to mention throughout the game if he hit a shot or did anything he would start talking smack and taunting.
Woodman19
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Lol so true.
Imagine if the Cavs went 5-0 with back to back road wins in the west including a come back against OKC.
Highlander23
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Nah, tried watching the highlights, all they talked about were Westbrook/Durant
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Radiohead
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http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400827953
You guys aren't joking.
At least they had something nice to say about the Raptors... in one line at the beginning:
You guys aren't joking.
At least they had something nice to say about the Raptors... in one line at the beginning:
Budsfan
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Game Day: Raptors @ Magic
Posted: Nov 06, 2015
Matt Tierney - Raptors.com
Time: (7:00PM ET - SNET1, TSN1050)
The road trip continues tonight as the Raptors (5-0) take on the Magic (1-4) at Amway Center in Orlando. Toronto is coming off impressive back-to-back wins out West over the Mavs and Thunder to enter tonight’s contest as one of two undefeated teams left in the league, alongside the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Orlando’s record is deceiving, having played some good basketball and lost two games in overtime to top-ranked teams in the Rockets and Thunder.
WHO’S HOT?
Evan Fournier – Fournier is a pesky player who's made the most of his starting role on a young Orlando team. So far this season the small forward has led his team in scoring in three of five games, averaging more than 20 points and 5 rebounds. In their most recent matchup last November, Fournier was a thorn in Toronto’s side scoring 18 points in a tight encounter.
DeMar DeRozan – The Raptors All-Star has been doing his thing all season, but it wasn’t until Wednesday night’s victory over the Thunder that DeRozan took a game over almost single-handedly. He struggled early with his shot but turned it on in the second half by driving the lane. He was rewarded with 15 trips to the foul line, more than the entire Oklahoma City team combined. DeRozan has had success against the Magic in the past, including 29 points in last year’s 101-99 win in Orlando.
Raptors-Orlando Magic: NBA game preview
http://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2015/11/05/raptors-orlando-magic-nba-game-preview.html
Key matchup:Evan Fournier vs. Kyle Lowry/Cory Joseph.
Fournier has been on an absolute tear to start this season. The fourth-year guard is averaging 20.6 points per game and that’s bolstered by showings of 30 on Tuesday against New Orleans and 29 against Houston on Wednesday. Lowry will get the bulk of minutes at point guard, but Raps coach Dwane Casey has liked what he’s gotten out of pairing Lowry with backup Joseph. For his part, Joseph was key in forcing Russell Westbrook into a 1-8 fourth quarter in the win at OKC.
Need to know: The Raptors are off to their best start to a season but still have a ways to go to equal their biggest winning streak. They ran off nine straight in 2001-02 . . . Nikola Vucevic won’t play on Friday night. The team’s centre is out with a bone bruise on his right knee. Dewane Dedmon is expected to start in his place . . . Orlando is 1-4 but has fallen in a pair of very tight games this season. The Magic went to double OT with Oklahoma City on Oct. 30 and took the Rockets to overtime on Wednesday. They are losing their games by an average of 3.5 points . . . Mississauga’s Andrew Nicholson, now in his fourth year as a pro with the Magic, has seen action in one game this season.
Up next: Sunday at Miami, 6 p.m.
We always beat Orlando
It would be toronto typical to lose this game than
I really love the 5-0 start, they arent letting one bad quarter faze them which is a great sign. I am hoping for a win. Though at some point they are due for a stinker but hope its not today.
Leaftors
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^Just shows how little they know. Obviously we have to do it for longer. But this is a different team than last year. Everyone knew we were playing like Frauds last year and awful at Defence.
The Basketball we are playing is SO much more sustainable.
The Basketball we are playing is SO much more sustainable.
We aren't Golden State from last year obviously but people said the same thing about them for the first quarter of the season.
We are not in the true Contender Tier with GSW, LAC, SAS, OKC, CLE, HOU.
But we are in that next tier with teams like MEM, ATL, CHI. And you could argue we are at the top of that. Again, we gotta prove it long term (But if our defence stays this good we will be in for a real treat this season). But we are missing the obvious flaws we had at the beginning of our last season. People are saying we are frauds simply because we are the Raptors rather than justifying it with the way we are playing (Whereas last season it was justified).
Again, we will see. But I don't see why we can't keep this up over the entire season. Especially with Lowry fixing his conditioning problems.
We are not in the true Contender Tier with GSW, LAC, SAS, OKC, CLE, HOU.
But we are in that next tier with teams like MEM, ATL, CHI. And you could argue we are at the top of that. Again, we gotta prove it long term (But if our defence stays this good we will be in for a real treat this season). But we are missing the obvious flaws we had at the beginning of our last season. People are saying we are frauds simply because we are the Raptors rather than justifying it with the way we are playing (Whereas last season it was justified).
Again, we will see. But I don't see why we can't keep this up over the entire season. Especially with Lowry fixing his conditioning problems.
Giuseppe Sallo
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Agreed, Payton/Harris are dangerous and Fournier is a capable scorer but with that said, they're in the "not there yet" category and are still young!
I've got a feeling aps will blow them out.
Giuseppe Sallo
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Toronto has grown up and the experience they've shown, especially DD/KL will better prepare them in the long run. Adding DC/Scola was huge IMO, both are filling the gaping hole we desperately needed.
My concern is the bench... will they be consistent? PP and Ross?
My concern is the bench... will they be consistent? PP and Ross?
Eyedea
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give it a couple years or if they can acquire more of a defensive centre. Orlando is gonna be real good.
Swervin81
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Come on, guys. Kick out... they're packing the paint, get some nice drive and kick wide open 3's.
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