2018-19 NBA and Raptors thread

[MikePatton]

I still can't believe the Raptors won the championship.

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[Since1984]

Originally Posted by Tsawwassen

CTV National News reporting that 2 police cars have been damaged in downtown Toronto.

#### the police, amirite?

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Since1984

Surprise..a common rule known by 99% of fans is unknown to a leaf fan

I didn't know. After watching this run, I can safely say I still have no idea what constitutes a foul in the NBA.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle

Nick Nurse should lose his job. Danny Green. What in the actual ####?

lol

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

Seriously Toronto is on of the best sports towns.

They support their teams through decades of crap. Just look at the Leafs. So many records broken recently for an Original Six team? Like..they have been so bad for so long. Yet people still support them.

I was a Raps fan from the beginning. My grade school years/teenage years were the Mighty Mouse/VC era. I have always loved the Raps but I lost intrest for a while. KLOW and Demar brought me back and although it suced to see Demar go it's amazing that they finally won it.

Thing is..they can keep this teampretty much intact and go for it again next year!

don't go and ruin it

[Tsawwassen]

Game 6 final score



114 at 110 Raptors win the series 4-2

https://scores.nbcsports.com/nba/recap.asp?g=2019061309
https://scores.nbcsports.com/nba/sto...f=hea&tm=&src=
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball...ship-1.5174741
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball...ecap-1.5174715
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball...-mvp-1.5175186
https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/...ise-1st-title/
https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/...-championship/

[Tsawwassen]

The parade will be on Monday.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors-championship-parade-held-monday/

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by Since1984

Really?? They must keep play moving forward... They can't just hold on to it and drain the clock when the game is that close.


Ughhh CP brainchild strikes again

Originally Posted by transplant99

Been around for years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-s...le_(basketball)

Originally Posted by Since1984

Surprise..a common rule known by 99% of fans is unknown to a leaf fan

This first quote "They must keep moving play forward" ???? What? Once they are across halfcourt they can go anywhere they want on that side of the court.

Well they have 5 seconds to inbound the ball but once they are over halfcourt they can basically just hold on to the ball and let the clock run out.

That's why they always foul if there is less than 24 seconds left.

In my years of watching NBA the player just usually will hold onto the ball and wait to be fouled.

So I think you are wrong here. But I could be wrong? But you sure seem confident.

[OMG!WTF!]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

This first quote "They must keep moving play forward" ???? What? Once they are across halfcourt they can go anywhere they want on that side of the court.

Well they have 5 seconds to inbound the ball but once they are over halfcourt they can basically just hold on to the ball and let the clock run out.

That's why they always foul if there is less than 24 seconds left.

In my years of watching NBA the player just usually will hold onto the ball and wait to be fouled.

So I think you are wrong here. But I could be wrong? But you sure seem confident.

There is a 5 second rule. You have to dribble or make a pass or shot within 5 seconds of possessing the ball. You see it called usually when the other team has a player trapped. But you can always call time out too.

[SuperMatt18]

Crazy part of this series is long term it’s better for GSW to get swept.

Durant probably doesn’t try to play and blow his Achilles.

Klay wouldn’t tear his ACL in game 6.

Just a crazy way for that dynasty to potentially just crash down.

[Superfraggle]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

This first quote "They must keep moving play forward" ???? What? Once they are across halfcourt they can go anywhere they want on that side of the court.

Well they have 5 seconds to inbound the ball but once they are over halfcourt they can basically just hold on to the ball and let the clock run out.

That's why they always foul if there is less than 24 seconds left.

In my years of watching NBA the player just usually will hold onto the ball and wait to be fouled.

So I think you are wrong here. But I could be wrong? But you sure seem confident.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=5+second+rule+basketball

[PeteMoss]

From the link above:

In the NBA this rule is applied only in a throw in scenario.[7]

There isn't a five second rule in the NBA for standing still unless your back is to the basket and you are under the free throw line (or to throw the ball in from the sidelines). The rule exists in college and international basketball, not the NBA.

[GirlySports]

I think it’s worth noting that the Raptors don’t have a single lottery pick on their roster, which is unheard of for an NBA Champion. They also didn’t sign any marquee free agents. Obviously Kawhi, Gasol and Ibaka were well-established when the Raptors traded for them but the Raptors had to make very aggressive trades and give up key rotation pieces to land all three of those guys.

I think the ones that insist everything about roster building being about tanking and stars is wrong. It's a team. They got former Champs and guys that excel in roles and guys that have got it done for a long time. There are multiple ways to do it but the stats guys will have you believe there's only one.

[SuperMatt18]

It’s a little misleading though since they traded a pair of lottery picks (DeMar and JV) to get Gasol and Kawhi.

So they just leveraged lottery picks into better non-lottery picks.

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!

There is a 5 second rule. You have to dribble or make a pass or shot within 5 seconds of possessing the ball. You see it called usually when the other team has a player trapped. But you can always call time out too.

I'm guessing you are referring to this:Five-second closely guarded violation.

But in the NBA this rule is applied only in a throw in scenario.

Which I take it to mean once Kawai had gotten the ball from the inbounder he has to pass, dribble or shoot within 5 seconds. He dribbled up the court that rule is no longer applicable. He then passes to Green.

I haven't seen anyone else online (on basketball forums, anywhere) mention this rule you guys are stating. Show me somewhere where it says Green had to get rid of the ball.

There's no ref counting to five in that situation Green was in.

[SuperMatt18]

It’s a little misleading though since they traded a pair of lottery picks (DeMar and JV) to get Gasol and Kawhi.

So they just leveraged lottery picks into better non-lottery picks.

[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

From the link above:

In the NBA this rule is applied only in a throw in scenario.[7]

There isn't a five second rule in the NBA for standing still unless your back is to the basket and you are under the free throw line (or to throw the ball in from the sidelines). The rule exists in college and international basketball, not the NBA.

Thank you.

I've watched NBA my whole life and had no idea what CalgaryPuck was talking about. I'm just a stupid Leafs fan though so what do I know...

[GGG]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

I think it’s worth noting that the Raptors don’t have a single lottery pick on their roster, which is unheard of for an NBA Champion. They also didn’t sign any marquee free agents. Obviously Kawhi, Gasol and Ibaka were well-established when the Raptors traded for them but the Raptors had to make very aggressive trades and give up key rotation pieces to land all three of those guys.

I think the ones that insist everything about roster building being about tanking and stars is wrong. It's a team. They got former Champs and guys that excel in roles and guys that have got it done for a long time. There are multiple ways to do it but the stats guys will have you believe there's only one.

A once in a generation trade is no way more replicable than tanking for a once in a generation stars.

You needed to have an injured star who missed a year who didn’t trust his team. The injury needed to be bad enough that his value was depressed so you didn’t have to gut your team to get him. You needed to have him come back at 100%. You needed to have a top 4 team to start with with Cap space / matching Salary to make the trade.

This is not a replicable way to win a championship. And Toronto doing it just increases the trade cost for everyone trying to replicate it. The price for Davis just went up so now you will deplete your team trying to acquire the top 5 player.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by united

Tough crowd! He was clearly blew his knee up when it happened and still tried to come back.

My quote was actually complimentary to Klay. Remember when Stajan kneed Perry in the playoffs where we thought he was out for the season? the dbag only missed a couple of shifts!

[GGG]

Originally Posted by savemedrzaius

I'm guessing you are referring to this:Five-second closely guarded violation.

But in the NBA this rule is applied only in a throw in scenario.

Which I take it to mean once Kawai had gotten the ball from the inbounder he has to pass, dribble or shoot within 5 seconds. He dribbled up the court that rule is no longer applicable. He then passes to Green.

I haven't seen anyone else online (on basketball forums, anywhere) mention this rule you guys are stating. Show me somewhere where it says Green had to get rid of the ball.

There's no ref counting to five in that situation Green was in.

You are correct on the rule but the risk of not passing there is a tie up jump ball or a steel if you hang onto it or you fall back into the back court. It was a bad pass to that spot that got him trapped.