Raptors Discussion: v69| It's no longer playoff time. | Raptors eliminated in 2nd round by Cleveland

[trellaine201]

Must admit the new guys look tough. Big bodies.

 

[Kal]

Great night for the Raptors.

 

[Chandrashekhar Limit]

Take that Thomas, you little piece of ****

Huge game from Tucker, Ibaka and DeMar

 

[stickty111]

This team is going to be fun to watch on the defensive end if the 4th quarter is any indication.
Ibaka and Tucker are terrific, and Derozan doing Derozan things

 

[Eyedea]

Hopefully the league gives IT some extra vacation after that gesture to Carroll earlier in the game.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Huge game, Ibaka & Tucker looked great.

Both are tough to play against, exactly what we needed

 

[BorntoLose]

wonder if Boston regrets doing nothing on deadline day after that

 

[Cor]

Massive win.

Ibaka and Tucker were amazing

 

[Dr.Funk]

Nice win by the boys tonight.

Can't believe that Kyle played in the AS game and did the 3pt contest with his wrist f'd up.

 

[McDeepika]

Great game. Thought we had no chance without Lowry. New guys were amazing. Ibaka/Tucker/Patterson/Caroll are going to cause havoc on the defensive end. They can switch so much. Tucker was shutting down Thomas 1 on 1 lol.

The team has gotten crushed this year whenever Lowry goes to the bench. I think if we can have Derozan/Ibaka out there for non-Lowry minutes, that will help that issue. Derozan works so much better when there is shooting on the floor and there is room for him to work in the paint.

 

[Eyedea]

wonder if Boston regrets doing nothing on deadline day after that

I think Crowder should start to worry about the Raptors.

 

[Dominator13]

Is too early to start taking about new deals with Ibaka and Tucker? Lol.

Holy crap those 2 make a difference on the field.

 

[Swervin81]

I am already in love with Tucker. That was amazing. Straight put the clamps on everyone he was on.

Also, lol at Horford with 5 rebounds. The Bargnani special.

 

[donghabs98]

Hopefully this is a sign of things to come. This team now has the firepower to come back and win games. I was expecting a loss around half time but the new guys came up big. DeMar also had a huge game, he really stepped up tonight and I was surprised at how many times he fought through bodies to get to the basket. Hopefully he does that come playoffs.

 

[Amadeus]

Corey Joseph was a boss on D tonight. Good game from him, Tucker and Ibaka. DeRozan was great!

 

[The Kessel Run]

Not to mention, 2Pat also played a nice game for us, chipping in with some offence.

Loved watching Tucker in the 4th....constantly had his hands on guys - really puts the pressure on the refs to make the call. He was in Crowder's grill at the start of every possession and got his hands on Thomas in the lane several times, guarded Thomas straight up pretty well a few times, and was always getting in the passing lanes.

 

[dredeye]

Nice win by the boys tonight.

Can't believe that Kyle played in the AS game and did the 3pt contest with his wrist f'd up.

If he wasn't smart enough to know better the ****ing raptors should have prevented it.

 

[ChazzMichaelMichaels]

Tucker had anyone he covered in his back pocket!

Going from a shoddy defensive team to adding 2 elite defenders and getting PPat back - such a huge difference

 

[Leaftors]

I like how tucker noted that he had derozan starting to talk on d. That kind of stuff coming from a guy that is less than a day old to the roster is MASSIVE.

 

[donghabs98]

Tucker had anyone he covered in his back pocket!

Going from a shoddy defensive team to adding 2 elite defenders and getting PPat back - such a huge difference

It also lifted some pressure off of Carroll. It was good to see him making long shots again. Hopefully this gets him going.

 

[Clark4Ever]

Ibaka and Tucker with the desired effect last night, especially in crunch time. Great to see the boys battle back without Lowry. Derozan was in beast mode.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Maybe they can survive for a bit without Lowry. Last night's game I would never have expected them to win without Lowry.

 

[Stats01]

I just want to point out that Thomas is a little #####. The Celtics are a bunch of flopping queens. Crowder was embarassing, Thomas acting tough was hilarious

 

[zeke]

I'm old, but tucker/ibaka potentially remind me of the impact adding oakley/davis had on vince's raps.

 

[King Mapes]

Quote from Thomas:

"Yeah, that's not a basketball play by any means. Guys who aren't factors in games do that. It is what it is."

He's right you know. He also had a flagrant and 4 points in the 4th quarter. He wasn't a factor