Raptors Discussion: v78| It's playoff time | Rd 1 vs ORL | Gm3: Fri 4/19 7pm ET/4pm PT | SN

[stickty111]

We’ve also barely seen a fully healthy squad all season.

As expected, no response to your post.

 

[stickty111]

They also have the 10th best 3 point defense.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Don't want Orlando in the 1st round

 

[trellaine201]

What is WRONG with Leonard? Personally and only my opinion but I look forward to next year without him. Bash me as much as you like. What happened to the new year and the team saying he will play all the games or most.

Oh well. Not a fan of Leonard.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

Don't want Orlando in the 1st round

If we're serious contenders, it really shouldn't matter who we face in the 1st round

At worst, we should win in 5

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

What is WRONG with Leonard? Personally and only my opinion but I look forward to next year without him. Bash me as much as you like. What happened to the new year and the team saying he will play all the games or most.

Oh well. Not a fan of Leonard.

And if we make the NBA Finals, you and everyone else won't care how many RS games he ended up missing

 

[Hadoop]

18-13 teams +.500
26-4 teams -500

Actually this is a bit concerning, because their record against +.500 teams is a much better predictor of their playoff fortunes

 

[Suntouchable13]

Actually this is a bit concerning, because their record against +.500 teams is a much better predictor of their playoff fortunes

I think that's a pretty good record against teams above .500. Other years, they were below .500 against those winning teams. I don't know how they compare to other teams around them, however.

 

[Eyedea]

Actually this is a bit concerning, because their record against +.500 teams is a much better predictor of their playoff fortunes

I think we should all know by now as Raps fans that regular season games just aren't great predictors of playoff performance.

 

[Plat87]

Raptors didn't show up against the Magic, bad loss, on to the next.

 

[theaub]

Records against .500+

Milwaukee: 18-7
Toronto: 18-13
Boston: 11-13
Indiana: 11-13
Philadelphia: 12-16

The next best % in the East after that is actually Orlando at 11-21.

Milwaukee's record is seriously impressive, but does show that they still have some more games left against decent teams. Last team in the conference with that good of a record against .500+ teams was the '15-'16 Raps at 32-17.

 

[Plat87]

Records against .500+

Milwaukee: 18-7
Toronto: 18-13
Boston: 11-13
Indiana: 11-13
Philadelphia: 12-16

The next best % in the East after that is actually Orlando at 11-21.

Milwaukee's record is seriously impressive, but does show that they still have some more games left against decent teams. Last team in the conference with that good of a record against .500+ teams was the '15-'16 Raps at 32-17.

Crazy how the Raps have played 6 more games against teams over .500.

The schedule gets alot easier for the Raptors in March.

 

[stickty111]

Records against .500+

Milwaukee: 18-7
Toronto: 18-13
Boston: 11-13
Indiana: 11-13
Philadelphia: 12-16

The next best % in the East after that is actually Orlando at 11-21.

Milwaukee's record is seriously impressive, but does show that they still have some more games left against decent teams. Last team in the conference with that good of a record against .500+ teams was the '15-'16 Raps at 32-17.

Our defence has actually regressed from last season. I think it was top 5. This season it's #8. However i'm not worried, I believe this defence is more sustainable in the playoffs then Casey's was. Anyone know if there is a metric that measures sustainability?

 

[Eyedea]

Our defence has actually regressed from last season. I think it was top 5. This season it's #8. However i'm not worried, I believe this defence is more sustainable in the playoffs then Casey's was. Anyone know if there is a metric that measures sustainability?

Every team’s defence has seen a decline this season due to the offensive explosion across the league.

 

[stickty111]

Every team’s defence has seen a decline this season due to the offensive explosion across the league.

It makes sense.

 

[zeke]

 

[stickty111]

Finishing 2nd might be the best scenario.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Finishing 2nd might be the best scenario.

I still want to beat Boston tonight.

 

[zeke]

Finishing 2nd might be the best scenario.

coward's play imo.

and indy won't likely finish 3rd anyways.

 

[Kurtz]

Milwakee has 3 less losses than we do, and since they own the tiebreaker, it means that to surpass them, we'd have to lose 4 less games than them in the remaining 21 games we have. If Giannis is healthy, it's very unlikely, especially since their remaining strength of schedule is almost as soft as ours.

As for the Pacers, they have a healthy 2.5 game lead on Boston, which they should be able to maintain. 76ers are only a game back of them, and they have a much easier strength of schedule remaining, so Embiids health might be the determining factor on them finishing 3rd vs 4th or 5th. He's out for a week, and it's entirely possible that Philly drops their next 2 games against tough opponents without him.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Not sure what Nurse is doing with Gasol. Just my opinion, Gasol should be the one who's getting the most minutes at C. I'd like him to get some kinda chemistry going with Kyle and Kawhi.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Powell should be out of the playoff rotation.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Powell should be part of the playoff rotation

 

[canucksfan]

Not sure what Nurse is doing with Gasol. Just my opinion, Gasol should be the one who's getting the most minutes at C. I'd like him to get some kinda chemistry going with Kyle and Kawhi.

That's my belief as well although I am not to knowledgeable at b ball. Better passer, defensively and equal or better offensively.

 

[canucksfan]

What a quarter