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

[trellaine201]

JV was a beast in the playoffs from what I remeber. He was the only one who showed up.

 

[stickty111]

JV with 34 points tonight. I hated this trade from day one, and it gets worse with each passing day.

JV was not going to do that here. The trade is getting better each day with Gasol looking to score.

 

[stickty111]

JV was a beast in the playoffs from what I remeber. He was the only one who showed up.

Lowry was the best player in the playoffs.

 

[MorrisSmit89]

JV was a beast in the playoffs from what I remeber. He was the only one who showed up.

revisionist history. he has great games but he was not the only player that showed. this is also disregarding game plans.

 

[MLSE]

JV was a beast in the playoffs from what I remeber. He was the only one who showed up.

He's too slow on rotation to ever really be effective on a contender imo. You gotta shelter his minutes, hes definitely good in offensive spurts though.

This team is much more fluid with Gasol though.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

There are 2 terms that I like using for certain players. Ceiling riser and Floor riser.

Marc Gasol is a ceiling riser and JV is a floor riser

 

[Suntouchable13]

It's funny, we know who the second round opponent will be but not the first. It could still be Orlando, Detroit or Brooklyn. Probably won't be decided till the last night of the season.

 

[Eyedea]

JV was a beast in the playoffs from what I remeber. He was the only one who showed up.

He wasn’t even able to see the floor against the Cavs because they were running Love at the 5.

 

[justafan22]

He wasn’t even able to see the floor against the Cavs because they were running Love at the 5.

CJ miles was on Love in game 2 LMAO.

 

[theaub]

JV was never going to be a volume scorer here.

You can maybe argue that he's a better defensive rebounder than Gasol, but that is significantly outweighed by the difference in playmaking ability.

 

[justafan22]

JV was never going to be a volume scorer here.

You can maybe argue that he's a better defensive rebounder than Gasol, but that is significantly outweighed by the difference in playmaking ability.

and he's injured again..

 

[Suntouchable13]

Would be nice to beat Orlando tonight. It doesn't really matter, but optically it looks bad destroying G league caliber teams and losing to Charlotte and Orlando. These are playoff like games for those teams.

 

[MLSE]

JV was never going to be a volume scorer here.

You can maybe argue that he's a better defensive rebounder than Gasol, but that is significantly outweighed by the difference in playmaking ability.

Miles ahead on team defense. I liked seeing him bark out there last game.

 

[bullocks]

JV out for the season (Grade 2 ankle sprain)

 

[justafan22]

Clinched the division last night, and the likely 2 seed.

Going to play one of Detroit, Brooklyn, Miami, Orlando or Charlotte round 1

 

[Suntouchable13]

Clinched the division last night, and the likely 2 seed.

Going to play one of Detroit, Brooklyn, Miami, Orlando or Charlotte round 1

I've counted out Charlotte already. They are 3.5 out of 7th. This will probably come down to the absolute last day

 

[justafan22]

I've counted out Charlotte already. They are 3.5 out of 7th. This will probably come down to the absolute last day

I'd rank it as Miami, Orlando, Brooklyn then Detroit in terms of teams I'd like to see them play

 

[Suntouchable13]

I'd rank it as Miami, Orlando, Brooklyn then Detroit in terms of teams I'd like to see them play

I'd like Detroit first, to be honest. I'd love to eliminate Casey from the playoffs. I am not too concerned with our regular season record against them. In the playoffs, I believe our experience and talent level will overwhelm them.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

If at all possible, I would like to avoid Brooklyn

They are a very well coached team with dynamic guards in Russell, Dinwiddie and LeVert, the #1 3 PT shooter in the league in Joe Harris and some nice bigs in Jarrett Allen and Ed Davis. They're the type of the team that doesn't know how to quit regardless if they're up 20 or down 20.

Orlando, Detroit, Miami don't bother me

 

[Suntouchable13]

If at all possible, I would like to avoid Brooklyn

They are a very well coached team with dynamic guards in Russell, Dinwiddie and LeVert, the #1 3 PT shooter in the league in Joe Harris and some nice bigs in Jarrett Allen and Ed Davis. They're the type of the team that doesn't know how to quit regardless if they're up 20 or down 20.

Orlando, Detroit, Miami don't bother me

How are we worried about any of those teams? Aren't we supposed to have an experienced, veteran team with lots of talent led by 2 way beast Kawhi Leonard? We shouldn't worry about any of those teams.

 

[zeke]

How are we worried about any of those teams? Aren't we supposed to have an experienced, veteran team with lots of talent led by 2 way beast Kawhi Leonard? We shouldn't worry about any of those teams.

we're not.

 

[Glenn Isildur Healy]

How are we worried about any of those teams? Aren't we supposed to have an experienced, veteran team with lots of talent led by 2 way beast Kawhi Leonard? We shouldn't worry about any of those teams.

Who said anything about being worried?

 

[AllDay28]

Kawhi better than any Net
Lowry better than any Net
Pascal maybe better than any Net

4-1 worst case

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Yall dont need this game. Lead load manage Kawhi, thank you.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Yall dont need this game. Lead load manage Kawhi, thank you.

Nah, we need to send a message to you guys so you don't start thinking you have a chance to win the series if we meet 10 days from now. Having said that, if we rest guys then I don't have a problem with that either.