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xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 03:39 GMT
#321
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.

worst rotation sets.

unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.

lowry being bad.
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
May 06 2018 03:43 GMT
#322
As for DD, wow is it true that his parents are currently sick?
I can at least understand why he is a little not himself. I hope he uses this as motivation.
At least make it 4-2.
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 03:47:46
May 06 2018 03:43 GMT
#323
On May 06 2018 12:39 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.
worst rotation sets.
unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.
lowry being bad.

every year the Raptors have played in the playoffs equal to the expectations set by their regular season performance.
including this year. The Raptors were 1-2 against the Cavs as the Cavs battled a tonne of injuries and a tonne of instability due to trades.

"the Raptors are bad in the playoffs" is a myth. their playoff performance is congruent with their regular season performance.

Lowry's play in this playoffs is about equal to his regular season play.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
May 06 2018 03:46 GMT
#324
On May 06 2018 12:39 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.

worst rotation sets.

unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.

lowry being bad.

How does Cavs match up agasint BOS?
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 03:54 GMT
#325
On May 06 2018 12:43 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2018 12:39 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.
worst rotation sets.
unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.
lowry being bad.

every year the Raptors have played in the playoffs equal to the expectations set by their regular season performance.
including this year. The Raptors were 1-2 against the Cavs as the Cavs battled a tonne of injuries and a tonne of instability due to trades.

"the Raptors are bad in the playoffs" is a myth. their playoff performance is congruent with their regular season performance.

Lowry's play in this playoffs is about equal to his regular season play.

lol, wtf you smoking?

vs. cavs

2018 - 0-3
2017 - 0-4
2016 - 2-4

other appearances

2015 - 1st rnd exit vs. wizards 0-4
2014 - 1st rnd exit vs. nets 3-4
2008 - 1st rnd exit vs. magic 1-4
2008 - 1st rnd exit vs. nets 2-4
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 03:57 GMT
#326
On May 06 2018 12:46 Twinkle Toes wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2018 12:39 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.

worst rotation sets.

unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.

lowry being bad.

How does Cavs match up agasint BOS?

best case 3-4 with an off chance of winning game 7.

but realistically it could be 2-4 if lebron and love and korvor get their numbers.

stevens is good and could beat cavs, but he lacks firepower.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 04:02:47
May 06 2018 04:00 GMT
#327
2017? Their best player Lowry injured in game 2. Lowry out 2.5 games.
2018? i already answered that. 0-2 against Cleveland after trades in regular season.
2016? congruent with their regular season play. they took the NBA Champs to 6 games after winning 56 games with the softest schedule of any NBA playoff team while their starting Centre was injury and Lowry played with bursitits for months.

2015? congruent with regular season play. the Raptors started the season 22-6 with an ultra soft sched and played below .500 the last 54 games of the season.
2014? congruent with their regular season play 4-5 seed close series went to 7 gamse and last possession.
2008? congruent iwth regular season play.
2007? congruent with regular season play. Nets had Vince, Kidd and RJ. Raptors had? who? still 2 games went to last possession.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 04:03 GMT
#328
boring excuses.

players get injured all the time.

historically record shows they are bad in the playoffs especially aganst cavs.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 04:11:41
May 06 2018 04:04 GMT
#329
excuses? nope, their results are congruent//equal to their regular season play.
On May 06 2018 13:03 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
players get injured all the time.

if you lose your most productive player for half of game 2. all of games 3 and 4 against a team that has more wins that you and that same team defeated you in the regular season you will probably not win.

injuries have nothing to do with 2008, 2007, 2014, and 2015 which u also named.

and 2016 was on par. conference finals, 10 playoff wins.

In the regular season the Raptors couldn't beat the Cavaliers when they were injured and still sorting out their team roles right after that unprecedented series of trades. what makes you think they can beat Cleveland when they are healthier and more organized.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 04:11 GMT
#330
wtf are you blabbing about.

bad performance in the playoffs is bad performance no matter how many excuses you give it.

its a clear elementary conccept and not even debatable.

and there are teams that have losing reg season matchups that win in the playoffs, but this is irellevant here.

but if you want to make this relevant, playoffs are a series with all creds and numbers out in the open.

a team that does not use this is a bad playoff team. end of story.
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
May 06 2018 04:14 GMT
#331
On May 06 2018 12:57 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 06 2018 12:46 Twinkle Toes wrote:
On May 06 2018 12:39 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
On May 06 2018 12:20 Twinkle Toes wrote:
What happened to the Raptors this game, wasn't able to watch it. Was it close?

playoff raptors happened.

worst rotation sets.

unable to defends the 2 sets that cavs play.

lowry being bad.

How does Cavs match up agasint BOS?

best case 3-4 with an off chance of winning game 7.

but realistically it could be 2-4 if lebron and love and korvor get their numbers.

stevens is good and could beat cavs, but he lacks firepower.

Yeah Brad Stevens is something.
I hope Kawhi joins Cs next year for a new Eastern super team.
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 04:22:35
May 06 2018 04:20 GMT
#332
On May 06 2018 13:11 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
wtf are you blabbing about.

i'd have to ask the same question.
On May 06 2018 13:11 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:
wtf are you blabbing about.

bad performance in the playoffs is bad performance no matter how many excuses you give it.

its a clear elementary conccept and not even debatable.

and there are teams that have losing reg season matchups that win in the playoffs, but this is irellevant here.

but if you want to make this relevant, playoffs are a series with all creds and numbers out in the open.

a team that does not use this is a bad playoff team. end of story.

are you responding to something i posted? your comments are vague so until you outline the exact points i just made with a a more precise rebuttal i'll just leave it at that.

The Raptors playoff performances are congruent with their regular season performances.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
May 06 2018 04:26 GMT
#333
the raptors playing badly in the playoffs is not a myth despite your silly opinion. just stop.

facts shows its true. facts.

you can make excuses about injuries and everything and cry but you cant argue with facts.
BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
May 06 2018 04:30 GMT
#334
LeBron with 2 buzzer-beater game winners already this playoffs. Freaking insane. He almost made that shot in game 1 of this series to give him a 3rd. I believe that's the 5th buzzer-beater (shot goes in with 0.0 left) of his career to win a game in the playoffs, which I'm sure is more than any other player.

+ Show Spoiler +









Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
May 06 2018 04:35 GMT
#335
This playoffs Lebron is on a whole different dimension.
4 40+ games and 2 buzzer beaters. Wow!
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
darthfoley
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States8004 Posts
May 06 2018 04:36 GMT
#336
On May 06 2018 13:30 BlackJack wrote:
LeBron with 2 buzzer-beater game winners already this playoffs. Freaking insane. He almost made that shot in game 1 of this series to give him a 3rd. I believe that's the 5th buzzer-beater (shot goes in with 0.0 left) of his career to win a game in the playoffs, which I'm sure is more than any other player.

+ Show Spoiler +

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvTLOhm-TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lswi2Y7L58M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrkjcL6KZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p3xWG3mkXE



But Kobe is more clutch!


...
watch the wall collide with my fist, mostly over problems that i know i should fix
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 04:42:57
May 06 2018 04:37 GMT
#337
that last shot tonight was amazing.
On May 06 2018 13:30 BlackJack wrote:
LeBron with 2 buzzer-beater game winners already this playoffs. Freaking insane. He almost made that shot in game 1 of this series to give him a 3rd. I believe that's the 5th buzzer-beater (shot goes in with 0.0 left) of his career to win a game in the playoffs, which I'm sure is more than any other player.

+ Show Spoiler +

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvTLOhm-TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lswi2Y7L58M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srrkjcL6KZQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p3xWG3mkXE


this year he hit a ridiculous fade away in OT against minnesota after playing somethign stupid like 48 minutes. maybe it was double OT. anyhow they won 140-139.
he had butler covering him.

Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
Twinkle Toes
Profile Joined May 2012
United States3605 Posts
May 06 2018 04:41 GMT
#338
After the competitive first round, I thought the second round would be more intense.
Well now I think it will be a couple of 4-0s and a couple of 4-1s.
Bisu - INnoVation - Dark - Rogue - Stats
andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
May 06 2018 04:47 GMT
#339
Good thing I'm not a Raptors fan. I wouldn't be able to handle it.

Cavs went from being the most shaky round 1 winner to looking great in round 2.
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17815 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-06 05:00:11
May 06 2018 04:58 GMT
#340
i'm surprised the Raptors came so close in 2 different games.
Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
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