2018/19 Toronto Raptors Season Thread !! Go Raptors Go !!!

[black booty lover]

Many people work in those downtown towers.

I still don't know why Lowry gets penalized when the other team knocks him to the floor.

So IMO, basketball is probably the hardest sport to officiate. So what's going is this.....


When a player is trying to defend an offensive player who has the ball, you can't contact him while your moving. Your feet have to be planted. So in Lowry's case, usually what's going is a player is driving to net, and he's trying to get in front of the net first with his feet planted which is why when he gets hit, he gets knocked to the floor because he's trying to show the refs his feet aren't moving. So the issue is, did he get to the open lane first and get his feet planted? or was he late? So that's why the call goes either way. Also, this can't be done in the restricted area which is half circle line around the basket. So if the ref deems Lowry got there first with his feet planted, the offensive player will get the foul and it will be called a "charge" or "charging". If the ref deems Lowry got there late and his feet were still moving, Lowry gets the foul and it will be called "blocking" because your blocking the player from getting to basket. I'll see if I can find a youtube video to explain it in more detail.

 

[black booty lover]

@Darts, the one thing this doesn't explain to well is the restricted area, but this should give you an idea.

 

[black booty lover]

@Darts.

You can go to about the 7:54 mark and watch until about 8:29 mark of this clip and it will explain how the restricted area comes into play on charging/blocking:

 

[Dawgger]

this is real life............the 2019 NBA Finals winner, your World Champions TORONTO RAPTORS...... :applouse::applouse:

gfe; That was awesome.... a long wait for us old timers...…. but worth the wait!
raptorized guy where are you? must be in shock and delirious!

As for this crap with Masai and the cop, Golden State get over it for F**k sakes, Masai had the credentials in his hand open your eyes! Sour Grapes!

 

[Insidious Von]

The Urinating Tree speaks - he's being merciful...sort of.

He could have ripped large on Masai's shoddy treatment and the circumstances surrounding KD.

 

[Darts]

Thanks BBL. I'm a recent convert to basketball so still on a learning curve. Charging or blocking can be simply a matter of nuance.

Anyway, do you think the refs were biased against the Raps in the playoffs? We all know the NBA admitted the refs messed up in the last minute of game 5 by not calling a foul against Gasol. Was that bias or incompetence or both?

 

[Darts]

Long story short. I think the District Attorney's office will pull a "Smollett" and decline to prosecute Masai Ujiri.

BTW: I saw a video shot by Rascal Diddy Montana that show Ujiri did lay his hands on the officer.

 

[gcostanza]

........the 2019 NBA Finals winner, your World Champions TORONTO RAPTORS...... :applouse::applouse:

NBA Champions.

Men's basketball world champions are Spain.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

Long story short. I think the District Attorney's office will pull a "Smollett" and decline to prosecute Masai Ujiri.

BTW: I saw a video shot by Rascal Diddy Montana that show Ujiri did lay his hands on the officer.

Officer was completely wrong. Masai had his pass in his hand.

Probably a sore loser.

 

[black booty lover]

Officer was completely wrong. Masai had his pass in his hand.

Probably a sore loser.

The wrong ones. They gave new/different passes and his was an old or different one.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

The wrong ones. They given new/different passes and his was an old or different one.

Where are you getting this from?

 

[black booty lover]

Long story short. I think the District Attorney's office will pull a "Smollett" and decline to prosecute Masai Ujiri.

BTW: I saw a video shot by Rascal Diddy Montana that show Ujiri did lay his hands on the officer.

So I've been watching basketball since about 91' or 92', sometime near the beginning of the Bulls dynasty and been following the Raptors since their inception in 95'. I can tell you that ever since I've been watching them, they've always got the short end of the stick. I actually felt the officiating was pretty good in the finals up until game 5 and 6 where once again we were getting hosed. That's why we were in foul trouble.

 

[black booty lover]

Where are you getting this from?

I think on the Bob McCowen show they mentioned it.....or one of the news desk people on one of the networks, don't remember which one.

 

[gfelover]

gfe; That was awesome.... a long wait for us old timers...…. but worth the wait!
raptorized guy where are you? must be in shock and delirious!

As for this crap with Masai and the cop, Golden State get over it for F**k sakes, Masai had the credentials in his hand open your eyes! Sour Grapes!

RGuy hoe you're well and celebrating this too! DAwg, wonk, IV, TW and his sig and all you "never was a bandwagoner crazees" from the threads this and years and years pass we will agree that as NBA champs we are the World Champs!!!!!


Let's Go raptors!!!!!!

 

[basketcase]

...

4) Are NBA refs biased?

I generally don't think so and in most cases, the blown calls work out pretty even (guy on youtube has had one of the former top refs on analysing the calls this series) but I was getting a bit frustrated in the 4th q.

Worst call was the basket interference on Green's putback. Wasn't even close. Curry tripping himself was an understandable missed call.

 

[basketcase]

Long story short. I think the District Attorney's office will pull a "Smollett" and decline to prosecute Masai Ujiri.

BTW: I saw a video shot by Rascal Diddy Montana that show Ujiri did lay his hands on the officer.

And witnesses (A warriors season ticket holder) says the cop shoved Masai before even asking for credentials.

But yes, the case will go away because there is nothing to it. Doris Burke on ESPN says she's seen 20 or so similar cases where nothing was ever even mentioned let alone charges layed.

 

[curr3n_c1000]

The wrong ones. They gave new/different passes and his was an old or different one.

I think on the Bob McCowen show they mentioned it.....or one of the news desk people on one of the networks, don't remember which one.

You see how easy it is to mislead the public with lies. No truth to this.

#fakenews

 

[glamphotographer]

Waited long enough for Urinating tree video....

 

[Darts]

I can tell you that ever since I've been watching them, they've always got the short end of the stick.

I suspect that is because Toronto is a Canadian team.

Re: Masai
Some people just can't resist playing the race card.

https://twitter.com/i/events/1139645475122925569

 

[glamphotographer]

I suspect that is because Toronto is a Canadian team.

Re: Masai
Some people just can't resist playing the race card.

https://twitter.com/i/events/1139645475122925569

Had the Raptors won in 5 games at home. This would not have happen.