2018-19 NBA and Raptors thread

[dino7c]

11-38 from 3 point range

[TheAlpineOracle]

This team is definitely not mental midgets but Lowry is the exact opposite of clutch and that last foul he took is inexcusable. Fouled out 94 feet from the basket. That’s idiotic.

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Haha. What a scumbag move by CTV. Not surprised in the slightest though.

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

So it’s not quite like the Super Bowl because it isn’t like anyone is hyped about the commercials on ABC but if I did want to watch the ABC feed I now have to watch the CTV version. Lower quality audio/video, their awful CTV promos, the same 3 awful commercials over and over and over, missing plays because they cut back to the broadcast too late and the general production values of a junior high AV club.

I’ll likely watch tsn anyways but I shouldn’t be punished if I want to watch the US feed.

Why wouldn’t they show the TSN feed on CTV2? It’s because they want to monetize people who would rather watch ABC.

Speaking of which, why is it the case that the audio/video is lower quality? It's not annoying enough that you get the annoying and repetitive Canadian commercials, along with the late returns to the broadcasts, but the quality of the broadcast is worse. So customers paying for these channels get no benefits whatsoever. Why are we paying for a channel that we don't get the host feed from at ALL times?

It's so stupid. Well since Raps lost, guess it's a bit of karma if you believe in that.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

If they had shot passably they would have won.

If the refereeing had been fair, they might have won.

Two things can be true at the same time.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by dino7c

11-38 from 3 point range

!!!! Woof

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Hmm should they have fouled with 27 seconds?

That's a hard one.

It's not a hard one though, you have to foul. And it's even worse because Draymond, who is a sub 70% FT shooter, was there to be fouled and they didn't. You try for the steal in the backcourt, but once it crosses you gotta play the free throw game.

[savemedrzaius]

The entire team shot badly, key starters were in foul trouble and they still almost came back.

Team needs to stay comfortable in their shot though. Just because it's not falling don't pass up on wide-open 3s. I saw both Siakam and Gasol do this so many times and then the team is forced to take a horrible shot.

Plus when everyone else is afraid to shoot Kawai tries to do it all on his own and he just didn't have it tonight.

[browna]

Game was there. No matter what happened in the first 3q, Green got it to within 4. Thirty seconds later though it was back to 9 or 10. Then GS didn’t score for 5 mins and Toronto barely got it to two.

And it wasn’t for not getting decent looks, or even for not hustling because there were more then a few offensive rebounds and defense was solid. Just plain, flat out, poor shooting when even just a couple more baskets would do, instead they missed them most down the stretch at the worst possible time.

[The Big Chill]

Originally Posted by browna

Game was there. No matter what happened in the first 3q, Green got it to within 4. Thirty seconds later though it was back to 9 or 10. Then GS didn’t score for 5 mins and Toronto barely got it to two.

And it wasn’t for not getting decent looks, or even for not hustling because there were more then a few offensive rebounds and defense was solid. Just plain, flat out, poor shooting when even just a couple more baskets would do, instead they missed them most down the stretch at the worst possible time.

Pretty much sums it up. We needed someone to step up and make a play or two during the 18-0 run, and during the GS drought right at the end of the game. We missed some open looks and it cost us the game.

On to to GS now, we'll need to steal one down there.

[edslunch]

It felt like the Raptors defence was more effective on GS than vice versa but they just couldn’t hit open shots. Are there ‘advanced stats’ in the NBA equivalent to % high danger shots and the like that would confirm this?

[Senator Clay Davis]

Well after game two of the Milwaukee series the Raps had the lowest FG% in the playoffs on shots considered open or uncontested. They picked it up a lot in the five game winning streak, but tonight was more typical of how they've played in the playoffs, where Kawhi did what he could, but no one else was there for the big buckets they needed. And credit guys like Cook and Bogut who gave the Warriors big points in the second half to slow down runs, the Raps needed someone to do that and no one did. Siakam with only two buckets the final 35 minutes of the game hurts a lot.

[browna]

Also, I don’t watch enough but is Lowry always in foul trouble most games? He’s a good player and all but when he’s not out there, besides missing him, it also throws off the rhythm of the rest of your regular group. And some of the fouls were pretty boneheaded and unnecessary, such as the last one.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Basically this is an excellent basketball team that cannot shoot... imagine if Vanvleet was still cold.

[Beninho]

Siakam really loses confidence after missing a couple shots. I just felt that he was way too tentative out there when he has the reach and speed advantage over most of the warriors defenders. He needs to be the no.2 guy for the raptors to win this.

Just a very frustrating loss for so many reasons. Feel ok about going on the road due to the defence but you just never know what raptor offence is going to show up.


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[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Beninho

Siakam really loses confidence after missing a couple shots. I like post up and driving Siakam way more than 3pt shooting Siakam

Just a very frustrating loss for so many reasons. Feel ok about going on the road due to the defence but you just never know what raptor offence is going to show up.


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Yeah, if Siakam had a game like Thursday we would have won.

[Beninho]

Originally Posted by jayswin

Yeah, if Siakam had a game like Thursday we would have won.

Ya I mean it was always going to be hard to replicate that performance but he just wasn’t aggressive enough in the second half when attacking the basket. I need to see him go in the post way more than he did. Raptors needed to attack the paint more, they have more of an advantage in the paint than they do on the 3pt line. There needs to be more balance in the offence and that starts with Lowry and Kawhi facilitating better


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[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by browna

Game was there. No matter what happened in the first 3q, Green got it to within 4. Thirty seconds later though it was back to 9 or 10. Then GS didn’t score for 5 mins and Toronto barely got it to two.

And it wasn’t for not getting decent looks, or even for not hustling because there were more then a few offensive rebounds and defense was solid. Just plain, flat out, poor shooting when even just a couple more baskets would do, instead they missed them most down the stretch at the worst possible time.

The end of the fourth was pathetic. GS either kept missing baskets or they kept turning over the ball but TO couldn't close the gap because they couldn't score either. I believe the game went 4 minutes with neither team scoring. I don't know how TO passed up that opportunity to tie it up or take the lead.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by The Big Chill

Pretty much sums it up. We needed someone to step up and make a play or two during the 18-0 run, and during the GS drought right at the end of the game. We missed some open looks and it cost us the game.

On to to GS now, we'll need to steal one down there.

100% this. It must be frustrating to live in a world where you believe the officials are always costing your team the game.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by browna

Also, I don’t watch enough but is Lowry always in foul trouble most games? He’s a good player and all but when he’s not out there, besides missing him, it also throws off the rhythm of the rest of your regular group. And some of the fouls were pretty boneheaded and unnecessary, such as the last one.

He usually plays with an edge that either gets him into foul trouble or causes steals and turnovers that benefit the Raptors. His last foul was silly and he had no business trying for a steal in that situation, but there was an earlier blocking call on Lowry that 9 times out of 10 have been a charge. He draws charges literally better than any player in the league (he's had more drawn charges in the playoffs than some teams had in their whole season). He was brilliant in the Milwaukee series, but struggling to hit his groove here in this series.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by octothorp

He usually plays with an edge that either gets him into foul trouble or causes steals and turnovers that benefit the Raptors. His last foul was silly and he had no business trying for a steal in that situation, but there was an earlier blocking call on Lowry that 9 times out of 10 have been a charge. He draws charges literally better than any player in the league (he's had more drawn charges in the playoffs than some teams had in their whole season). He was brilliant in the Milwaukee series, but struggling to hit his groove here in this series.

The biggest problem with Lowry other than his Sam Bennett like fouls in the offensive zone, is his constant whining and complaining to the Refs. Him and Nurse are prob black listed with the Ref Union.