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

[djdev]

Powell should be part of the playoff rotation

i giggled

 

[La Masse]

Great first half for the Raps especially defensively.

 

[sessiroth]

Man these reffs in the boston toronto game are horrible. luckily we are already killing them

 

[Clark4Ever]

This was a very enjoyable beatdown.

 

[robertmac43]

that felt good! I love watching Lin rock the pick and roll. Solid depth pick up he was!

 

[stickty111]

Now thats an impressive victory.

 

[c9777666]

Siakam might be approaching a popularity level in Toronto to some Leafs players at this rate

 

[c9777666]

If Pascal Siakam and Frederik Andersen were signing autographs side by side...... whose line is longer?

 

[zeke]

are we finally gonna stop being scared of the helloverrated Celtics now?

 

[AreBe]

wow

 

[WhySoSerious]

are we finally gonna stop being scared of the helloverrated Celtics now?

Philly concerns me more tbh. Butler, Embiid, Simmons, Reddick and Harris. Not as deep as the Raptors but I like their top guns more.

 

[ktownhockey]

Healthy, we are as deep as it comes. I think our starting five "if" shooting the 3 ball at a decent rate is pretty great as well. Let's enjoy the ride. No more getting bent out of shape due to the odd bad loss. Let's have faith, discuss but trust in the team. It's the best one we've had so might as well even if you're a consistently negative poster. I look forward to the stretch run... playoffs should be fun also

 

[zeke]

Philly concerns me more tbh. Butler, Embiid, Simmons, Reddick and Harris. Not as deep as the Raptors but I like their top guns more.

bucks are the only ones to be scared of in the east I think.

 

[WhySoSerious]

bucks are the only ones to be scared of in the east I think.

Will be interesting to see how their supporting cast does against Boston/Philly/Toronto. Giannis will obviously get his but you can live with that if you can reduce the effectiveness of the others.

 

[zeke]

Will be interesting to see how their supporting cast does against Boston/Philly/Toronto. Giannis will obviously get his but you can live with that if you can reduce the effectiveness of the others.

yeah. tbh a healthy raps team should take out all of them and give GS a legit run.

it's actually insane that they've been this good while having a different lineup every single game.

 

[IceColdBear]

 

[DanM]

Kawhi using the "hockey assist" analogy post game

Love it

 

[tokyoite]

in basketball, we are better than boston.
in hockey, it's opposite. sad.

 

[Suntouchable13]

that felt good! I love watching Lin rock the pick and roll. Solid depth pick up he was!

How are they going to use him when Freddy gets back?

 

[theaub]

in basketball, we are better than boston.
in hockey, it's opposite. sad.

Sounds good to me tbh

What a game last night. Celtics look washed at this point have to ask if they'll even pass Indiana.

 

[Leaftors]

What a game that was

 

[Leaf Rocket]

yet people still says celtics are better than raptors and they will get godlike in playoffs...man sometimes it sucks but then again...track record and all. I just want playoffs already and see what this is all about.

 

[WhySoSerious]

yeah. tbh a healthy raps team should take out all of them and give GS a legit run.

it's actually insane that they've been this good while having a different lineup every single game.

If it wasn't for the best team in NBA history literally waiting on the other side, the Raptors would have a very great chance at winning it all. Hell, I'd honestly feel good about this team against that 73-9 warriors team from a few years back.

Hopefully this year GSW get less than the sum of their parts which I do think after having a certain amount of star players happens.

IMO, big 3's shouldn't even happen, it's been shown countless times that the 3rd option drops down in production compared to their past numbers and their impact isn't as great. 2 of Kawhi/Durant/Irving/Thompson would be more than enough star power up front. Instead of getting that 3rd star, surround those 2 superstars with 3&D for days.

 

[zeke]

If it wasn't for the best team in NBA history literally waiting on the other side, the Raptors would have a very great chance at winning it all. Hell, I'd honestly feel good about this team against that 73-9 warriors team from a few years back.

Hopefully this year GSW get less than the sum of their parts which I do think after having a certain amount of star players happens.

IMO, big 3's shouldn't even happen, it's been shown countless times that the 3rd option drops down in production compared to their past numbers and their impact isn't as great. 2 of Kawhi/Durant/Irving/Thompson would be more than enough star power up front. Instead of getting that 3rd star, surround those 2 superstars with 3&D for days.

good news is that imo they're vulnerable this year.

still a heavy favorite but they're past their peak imo.

 

[WhySoSerious]

good news is that imo they're vulnerable this year.

still a heavy favorite but they're past their peak imo.

I honestly wonder how much of that is just coasting in the regular season. They've got 5 all stars and have won 3 of the past 4 championships. The regular season is irrelevant to them right now.