2016/17 Toronto Raptors Season Thread !!
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...and suddenly we are at our first "what are they made off" moment in the season....good effort last night against those Clippers who are looking very right nowadays but all the red flags were evident again : lack of D, no power 4 at all, free throws, etc..yes, PP and CuJo showed something but now we need to see if all 15 can get it back on course again.
with Houston and the Bucks to come, 3-2 will be tough to achieve on this trip. But after the last 48 hours, this team needs to show something in these games if they are to Instill any confidence in the fan base that they can carry the day for the rest of the year!
with Houston and the Bucks to come, 3-2 will be tough to achieve on this trip. But after the last 48 hours, this team needs to show something in these games if they are to Instill any confidence in the fan base that they can carry the day for the rest of the year!
Hey Raptorland, time to exhale! That was more like it hier soiré. Not perfect, of course, but good elements and habits were on show. Third quarter is the type of trouble they've been getting into but at least last night they kept pace at least, even if D disappeared. DD is starting to get new looks but has been adjusting well. But key last night was 6 in double digits and defensive swarming. Good to see that they do still have it in them. Now one more focused game against the Greek freak and then we have a nice home stand to deal with. 3-2 will be a good roadtrip.
.....btw, will hate to have to go back to Sac to play an overtime but I think we shud....,!! Protest will work..lol!
.....btw, will hate to have to go back to Sac to play an overtime but I think we shud....,!! Protest will work..lol!
watched a few minutes here and there, just can't handle that annoying "garbage" color guy! so really all I have to go on is the stats, either the D was good early or the Rockets were awful, looks like the D went in the toilet in the 3rd. They need to get back to the D style of play that won them a lot of games last year and got them deep into the playoffs. They have enough O to win if they slow the other guys down with D. Rockets turnovers were wicked, now was that good D or were they just sloppy?
as for going back to play the Queens, don't see it happening, IMO best case scenario replay the last few seconds and if they hit the 3 before the clock expires then OT. Imagine the expense!LOL
Just saw a D LEAGUE boxscore Bruno 1 for 9 2 points in the game .. Holly crap ... He is two years away from two years of pumping gas .
After reading your post I went to the 905 web site, looked at the box score, and the numbers in that game for Bruno were awful. Watched hi-lites from the previous game they played and Bruno was a human hi-lite reel. Heaslip is playing well and from the two games(Raps905 are 3-0) I looked at is consistent. Bruno can't shine and then suck if he wants to make it in the NBA. Need to see a few more games to get a better idea what he can do and if he is going to give a consistent effort. You can see by the minutes Casey gives him little if any trust.
knocked off the Bucks. nice team effort. D was very good in the first half.
Starting to think Wonky got it right, Carroll looking better every time out.
3-2 road trip, should have been 4-1!
Warriors next after a couple of days off, hope the boys realize this is a much better Warrior team than in past years. Raps will have to put forth an effort in order to win!
Starting to think Wonky got it right, Carroll looking better every time out.
3-2 road trip, should have been 4-1!
Warriors next after a couple of days off, hope the boys realize this is a much better Warrior team than in past years. Raps will have to put forth an effort in order to win!
Again, Dawg, that must have been one hell of a Friday bender when you can let the 76'ers be the Warriors for a night! You need the two days off more than the boys!
Yes, good to see DC getting his legs back. I guess when you don't play at all in the summer, it takes a while to get it going. If he progresses it's all good going forward. D has returned in the last two games though one quarter still gets messed up. Last night it was the fourth but like in Houston, they stayed with them. Now a nice home stand with very winnable games and time to work on the issues of late. Sched maker does suck as we get Cleveland for the third time in a month but final game against LBJ is last game of the season! Let's go Raptors..!!!
Damn the old age really does me in! knew it was Philly! Holee Warriors moved to SF in 1962! Probably should have just gone with the "Friday bender" thingy! LOL
Yeah I'm still concerned with the D or at least the inconsistency. Nice to see the 3 ball dropping. Found Ross interesting last night, as, IMO he sucked in his first floor appearance but after the "T" was a different player. He can play when he wants to, just have to get that "wants to" out there continually.
Good thing about last night's game was how they responded to the Bucks late challenge. Got tight for a minute or so when there were only a few points difference towards the end of the fourth quarter before they were able to pull away a bit in the last minute.
The results of the Denver protest: basically the league said Denver was right, we were wrong, however, sucks to be a Nugget. Score stands!
I think the results of the Raptor protest will be similar.
Rumours have it that the raptors are intetested in anthony davis "unibrow" for carrol, jv,ross and future 1st rd picks. Again, its just a rumour and should be taken with a grain of salt. But just imagine if it does happen?
http://www.hngn.com/articles/218966...y-davis-toronto-raptors-terrence-ross-new.htm
http://www.hngn.com/articles/218966...y-davis-toronto-raptors-terrence-ross-new.htm
This one is an interesting scenario. Seems steep but to get an uberstar there will always be a price to pay. Leaves the 3 spot weak for a while and still doesn't address the 4 spot uncertainty. He's a big price tag so that will make roster moves minimal over his term so there's a finality to growth on team if he comes on board. Intriguing but would be a game changer for sure!
76ers had a great game yesterday against Cavs so Raps best be ready to play..! Let's go Raptors..!
That site is a total joke, get out of here with that. Apparently the Raptors are trying to acquire Kevin Love too:
http://www.hngn.com/articles/218798/20161125/nba-trade-rumors-cleveland-cavaliers-kevin-love-and-iman-shumpert-could-be-heading-to-the-toronto-raptors.htm
Nice win to start the home stand. Good team effort! Hope JV is OK!!! Nice to see the Raps continue to add points to a solid lead. (Yeah, I know , they were playing the 76ers).
GFE, correct me if I am wrong,(again!), but Memphis next, tomorrow,(Wed.)!?
GFE, correct me if I am wrong,(again!), but Memphis next, tomorrow,(Wed.)!?
I actually think that website is totally written by computer program. The "author," Wilfredo Pantua Jr, has no twitter handle and doesn't seem to have any online presence or background at all.
I know Mark Cuban was mad about this and I think this is one of the type of websites he was talking about. Just read this sentence from the Kevin Love article:
"The Cavs are one of the busiest teams in the offseason looking to valuable players that they can add to their roster that could contend the 'super team' that the Golden State Warriors build."
Total gibberish.
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...And finally back to my happy place, being under TW's sig again, been awhile but never forgotten..:bolt:
thanks for that fact Check on that story above. In today's age of Trumpism, if you say somethings often enuff, they must be true!:encouragement:
Finally a Laffer for the boys. Great way to start this home stand. Being in town for a while should allow them to get details sorted out in the gym. Grizz will be a test as always so bring them on!!
...And finally back to my happy place, being under TW's sig again, been awhile but never forgotten..:bolt:
thanks for that fact Check on that story above. In today's age of Trumpism, if you say somethings often enuff, they must be true!:encouragement:
Finally a Laffer for the boys. Great way to start this home stand. Being in town for a while should allow them to get details sorted out in the gym. Grizz will be a test as always so bring them on!!
