2022 Toronto Raptors Thread

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Yeah... that block / charge for Embiid and then the way it's getting called on the other end just shows the fix is in on this one.

But it was a good effort to get it back to 3-2 while they were calling it fairly.

[bluejays]

Nurse has to break up the long 76ers runs. When it’s also not going for the Raps he has to stop it. Can let a team go on a 10-0 run. Especially when they’re young. Philly is also really attacking down low on offence. Gotta tighten that up. Raps have to attack down low too instead of the terrible 3s which aren’t going down.

[Mathgod]

Raptors not going down without a fight. It's anyone game.

[bluejays]

That Achiuwa “foul” looked pretty clean to me.

[bluejays]

Love the plays of Boucher. Skinny guy plays fearless and smart. Far exceeds my expectations based on his physical capability. If Siakam can play as fearless he’d be great.

[mile]

Looks like Danny Green still has a soft spot for the Raptors

Seems like him and Maxey haven't been on the same page all series

Boucher is one of my favourite players, so happy to see him playing like this

[bluejays]

What I love about basketball now vs. a few years ago has been how opposing teams handle fouls. None of this buddy buddy nonsense. Get your own team to pick you up if you’re on the ground.

[Senator Clay Davis]

I feel like at times some of you forget how poor an average officiated game is in the NBA to just quickly go to the "The fix is in" takes. That half was basically normal by NBA standards, which is to say bad, but also not egregious in any way. As far as the game itself, pretty good half offensively, but gotta tighten things up on D. Way too many easy buckets for them.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Of course the fact the Sixers are back to being the Warriors from 3 is the biggest reason the season is on the brink now. Gonna need to dig deep to rally.

[bluejays]

Keep saying it but Nurse has to be much better with the whistles when Philly is on their runs. Bad bad start to the second half.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Game is slipping away. Need to go on a run here. Get the fans pumped up.

[Senator Clay Davis]

It's slipped away, they don't have the horses to rally here. Nice fight to make it interesting, and hey the Sixers will get swept or lose in five next round so if nothing else we've kept Doc Rivers employed and that's great, cause he ain't.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

It ain't over til it's over........but it ain't looking good. They can't hit anything.

[bluejays]

This is where I worry about them. They’re looking for the risky lazy three’s and they fall further when it ultimately doesn’t go down. They’re not playing defence and they’re not getting in the paint on offence. This is on Nurse from a strategy standpoint.

[mile]

Just attack the paint...

[Senator Clay Davis]

The thing is now these guys are programmed to three point their way back into games, game ain't what it used to be, most nights now you expect a minimum of 60 3PT attempts combined from the two teams. Back in the day you'd have some games with fewer than 15 combined.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

So many risky plays, so many missed 3's. They're just making so difficult on themselves, it's too bad.

[Senator Clay Davis]

If there is any hope this is pretty much the lead the Clippers had when Doc executed his greatest choke, maybe he's ready to outdo himself?

[bluejays]

The problem is they’re overconfident in their threes when they’re not built for it. They’re not doing jumpers or layups. Philly is collapsing down low to prevent the layups but they can still do jumpers. But there are no guys waiting for the rebounds when they’re not getting it in. Terribly executed game.

[bluejays]

I have to say, Jack Armstrong’s schtick get’s so annoying when they’re losing.