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03-09-2018, 11:46 PM | #706 | |
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If he does it this year with that bunch of scrubs around him, it might be his most difficult feat yet. |
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03-09-2018, 11:48 PM | #707 |
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Raptors being an elite tam this year was obvious before the game, but nobody takes them seriously as a contender. People do however take the Rockets seriously in comparison and I'm still not sure why.
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03-09-2018, 11:56 PM | #708 | |
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But I値l say this, I think the Raptors have the offense to go toe to toe with Cleveland. This is a very fast moving team and a really good ball moving team that is capable of finding the open man and creating good high percentage shots. They池e no longer about playing that isoball or high picknroll roll offense, where it came down to just Lowry and DeRozan trying to beat the opposition. Ever since Masai Ujiri preached a change in culture, he meant for the team to be unselfish and spread the ball more, playing together like a team that way the offense has down nothing but being one of the best in the league. The scoring is even distributed throughout the lineup from top to bottom on a lot of nights. And a lot of the players have improved. You could see a change in the culture through this new style of play and the guys are playing with a lot of confidence right now. Thats huge imo. We値l see though. *The only thing that I think they need to be better at is 3 point shooting. If they were more of an efficient offense that way then I have no doubt they壇 beat Cleveland. |
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Nobody takes them seriously because theyre Canadian lol
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03-10-2018, 12:00 AM | #710 | |
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But I have my doubts because Clevelands defense is swiss cheese this season and the Raptors will score on them. Problem is, they aint stopping Lebron. |
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03-10-2018, 12:06 AM | #713 | |
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But I just get sick of hearing about Cleveland and Boston all the time on Espn. Its like omg, it reminds me of Tom Brady and the Pats of the NFL how they get all the attention. This is a big reason why Im rooting for the Raptors hard this year. So hopefully its their turn to steal the spotlight? As great as Lebron is, I値l say this, streak dont last forever and one day it値l be broken. |
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03-10-2018, 01:37 AM | #715 | |
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They played no defense in the 1st qtr of their third road game in a row, against the best team in the East. Played plenty of defense the 2nd half and especialy in the 4th. Cant win them all, but the Rockets nearly have and they almost won this one too. They're good enough to beat the Warriors. BTW, the Rockets were 3rd in total defense in the NBA during their streak. To say they play no defense is not accurate at all. Houston is clearly in your head. You go out of your way dog them every chance you get. I think that's pretty funny.
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03-10-2018, 01:59 AM | #716 | |
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Except there is absolutely no reason to believe such a thing. The Warriors are the same 72 win team + Durant they've always been but are obviously coasting through the regular season. Their record right now doesn't matter in the slightest.
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Now I'd argue that this Rockets team is at least as good as some of those that you mentioned - and even if they're not, they're still a damn good team. I don't think there's a lot of hype for the Rockets. If anything, the majority of people think as you do about them. (Except maybe they give them a little more credit for being good). The sentiment I gather is that, "They're good, BUT..." IMO, you're way off to think that LeBron & Co. will beat the Rockets, if they do manage to get past the Warriors. I don't think The Lebrons are even good enough to make the East Finals. We'll see. I'm so really hoping I get to tell you, "I TOLD YOU SO!"
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