2022-2023 Toronto Raptors/NBA season thread

[Kasi]

Booker is insane right now.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

I’ve heard the Dynasty was over many times!

This is going 7 guaranteed (bet with the refs)

Still think Warriors are winning 3 straight?

[Kasi]

They probably want to avenge 2016. I just think it’s unlikely AD doesn’t have one great game in there and since he can win a game single-handedly.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Warriors had one of the worst road records.

Just need 1 win in LA anf sweep the home games.

Bizzare how dominate the bottom seeds look

[transplant99]

Fifteen-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst JJ Redick interviewed for the Toronto Raptors' coaching job this week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Redick was part of a first round of interviews and met with franchise leadership in Toronto recently, sources said. He had been a target for several teams, including the Boston Celtics, as an assistant coach since retiring as a player in 2021.

Redick is one of more than a dozen candidates who have talked with the Raptors in a wide-ranging search process, sources said. ESPN reported recently that Toronto had gained permission to interview several candidates, including Golden State's Kenny Atkinson, Milwaukee's Charles Lee, Phoenix's Kevin Young, San Antonio's Mitch Johnson, Sacramento's Jordi Fernandez, Memphis' Darko Rajakovic and Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon. Current Raptors assistant Adrian Griffin is also an interview candidate for the job, sources said.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ob-sources-say

[bluejays]

I’ll take Becky any day of the week. Head coach for this guy? No chance.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Still think Warriors are winning 3 straight?

Just saw this now . I said it was going 7, not that they would win

GS should have won Game 4, but I feel like next game Steph will get a call anytime he’s touched going to the basket .

NBA wants this to go 7 . And most of the time NBA gets what they want

[Mathgod]

Yes but you scoffed at the idea of the dynasty being over. Which I thought implied that you meant the Warriors were winning the title again this year.

[Jason14h]

Originally Posted by Mathgod

Yes but you scoffed at the idea of the dynasty being over. Which I thought implied that you meant the Warriors were winning the title again this year.

I scoffed that losing one game by 25 meant the dynasty was over , as people have been saying the dynasty was over for years and GS always finds a way to stay competitive

Losing to Lebron and a healthy AD doesn’t mean the Dynasty is over either IMO. Game 6 will show if GS has anything left in the tank as their road record is putrid

However , GS sure isn’t getting any younger and their big 3 have looked tired at times, including the embarrassing execution at the end of G4 which is something we haven’t seen much in the past

[Hockey_Ninja]

The Suns really are cursed lol. I can't think of a franchise that has had so many great teams that have NEVER won a championship

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

I scoffed that losing one game by 25 meant the dynasty was over , as people have been saying the dynasty was over for years and GS always finds a way to stay competitive

Losing to Lebron and a healthy AD doesn’t mean the Dynasty is over either IMO. Game 6 will show if GS has anything left in the tank as their road record is putrid

However , GS sure isn’t getting any younger and their big 3 have looked tired at times, including the embarrassing execution at the end of G4 which is something we haven’t seen much in the past

Agreed with the bolded. Klay & Draymond aren't what they once were, and while Poole & Wiggins are talented, they are inconsistent. Can't see the Warriors staying title contenders for much longer.

[SuperMatt18]

Always a good day when Kevin Durant is eliminated from the playoffs

[bluejays]

Raptors interview Scariolo which to me is going back to familiar faces. I'm against that. At this point they really need a clean break from anything related to their past.

[Mathgod]

76-58 Lakers mid 3rd q. Looks like no game 7.

[Hockey_Ninja]

Bron is still Bron. But I don't think they're getting past Denver. But we'll see

[SuperMatt18]

In season 20, at 38 years old Lebron just put up 30-9-9 in 43 minutes on 72% FG%.

The guy is remarkable.

[Mathgod]

[bluejays]

Lebron is hard to cheer for, but you do have to give him credit for coming up big at times, despite his age.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by bluejays

Lebron is hard to cheer for, but you do have to give him credit for coming up big at times, despite his age.

I don't get why people say he's hard to cheer for.

He's way more likeable and a way better human than Jordan, Brady, etc

He had the decision and that was annoying but he seems like a good human.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

I don't get why people say he's hard to cheer for.

He's way more likeable and a way better human than Jordan, Brady, etc

He had the decision and that was annoying but he seems like a good human.

To me it's simple. The Decision was the start, then it was the manipulation behind the scenes between himself and his agent Rich Paul to bring guys in by forcing his GMs hand. There are some annoying things like the refusal to comment on China's human rights (presumably because it'd take a chunk out of his pocket book), right after talking about BLM, but I suppose we're all contradictions with certain things in life. The flopping as well is ridiculous. Jordan was a bit before my time as I was a teenager, and I didn't like him, nor is he my standard for a likeable guy. NFL I don't follow but Brady seems like a good guy, no (aside from choosing the game over his family recently)? Anyway, LeBron building the school and doing certain charitable work is great.


I just don't like his two faced side where he interferes with the GM by forcing their hand then cries when things don't go right (and subsequently the GM gets the axe). And the flopping.