Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 03/30/15 @ 7:30 PM on TSN??2?

cruwinas · Post #101 » by **cruwinas** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:40 pm

Raptors got lucky a little bit. Rockets starting PF - out, starting PG - out, backup PF, as good as starting - out. Otherwise L would be almost certain.
Now chuck team of DD, KL, Lou and Greivis could shat ~ 100 FGA and pull out a magical W from COY Casey's behind.

RaptorsFan100 · Post #102 » by **RaptorsFan100** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:49 pm

We are the Denver Nuggets East.

DUMB MASAI. He's afraid to make moves other than the obvious ones.

RaptorHusky · Post #103 » by **RaptorHusky** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:55 pm

cruwinas wrote:Raptors got lucky a little bit. Rockets starting PF - out, starting PG - out, backup PF, as good as starting - out. Otherwise L would be almost certain.
Now chuck team of DD, KL, Lou and Greivis could shat ~ 100 FGA and pull out a magical W from COY Casey's behind.

Yeah, but I trully expect Rockets shooting ~50 3's while Jet making some 15 of these. I also see Brewer cutting through the baseline to eat DD's lunch. We certainly need Lou making each of quarter-end 3's after moving to the left and black-belt JJ jumping on Harden's neck in 1st q. Then, we may enjoy JV's battle with Dorsey and 3Pat (I insist on 3!) exchanging 3's with JSmoove. It will be certainly fun to watch, can't wait.

mintsa · Post #104 » by **mintsa** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:57 pm

I heard on the fan that Howard might be out as well (because of the back to back).

Son Goku 25 · Post #105 » by **Son Goku 25** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 2:59 pm

mintsa wrote:I heard on the fan that Howard might be out as well (because of the back to back).

Disrespect! They think they can handle us without him and played Howard against the inferior Wiz lol

RaptorHusky · Post #106 » by **RaptorHusky** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:03 pm

ms25 wrote:
mintsa wrote:I heard on the fan that Howard might be out as well (because of the back to back).

Disrespect! They think they can handle us without him and played Howard against the inferior Wiz lol

Hahaha

chuckdevlin · Post #107 » by **chuckdevlin** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:26 pm

ms25 wrote:
mintsa wrote:I heard on the fan that Howard might be out as well (because of the back to back).

Disrespect! They think they can handle us without him and played Howard against the inferior Wiz lol

I thought green meant sarcasm. But this post wouldnt make any sense then

Post #108 » by **Rhettmatic** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:03 pm

Yikes:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann/status/582570623832092672[/tweet]

Post #109 » by **Geddy** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:15 pm

No Howard should make things a little easier on JV and Amir

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #110 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:19 pm

I'm guessing Lowry is out?

Superiority · Post #111 » by **Superiority** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:28 pm

Vegas has raptors winning tonights game....
raps 1.78 -1.5
rockets 2.06 +1.5

Okay there... LOL

Big Shot · Post #112 » by **Big Shot** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:29 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:Yikes:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/johnschuhmann/status/582570623832092672[/tweet]

But Masai said the Raps are the team from early season. :roll:

Hero · Post #113 » by **Hero** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:35 pm

That's a shame if Dwight is out. Would have liked to see how the matchup went. Raptors always catching breaks.

bape_lovers · Post #114 » by **bape_lovers** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:05 pm

dwight didn't play either last game

Turbo_Zone · Post #115 » by **Turbo_Zone** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:07 pm

As long as we have "Lockdown Demar" on Harden, we'll be aiight.

BTW My All-NBA Defensive is

PG Jose Calderon
SG Demar Derozan
SF Austin Daye
PF - Andrea Bargnani (after a heavy spaghetti meal)
C - Amare Stoudemire

chuckdevlin · Post #116 » by **chuckdevlin** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:23 pm

Turbo_Zone wrote:As long as we have "Lockdown Demar" on Harden, we'll be aiight.

BTW My All-NBA Defensive is

PG Jose Calderon
SG Demar Derozan
SF Austin Daye
PF - Andrea Bargnani (after a heavy spaghetti meal)
C - Amare Stoudemire

Calderon needs to teach Vasquez the clap. The clap, god damn it.

mintsa · Post #117 » by **mintsa** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:33 pm

Lowry out....

mintsa · Post #118 » by **mintsa** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:33 pm

Lowry out....

Dalek · Post #119 » by **Dalek** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:43 pm

Houston is tough to predict because of having most of their frontcourt out. A guy like Joey Dorsey can grab a ton of offensive boards as a C with zero offensive game. No Terrence Jones or Montejunas will mean we see Ariza and Smith playing PF/SF which will mean we face a more speed oriented team.

Josh Smith has been heating up his jumper over the past five games, hitting over 50% on threes, which is a cause for concern. I'd still bait him into jumpers if we can, because on a B2B maybe his shooting slides down. James Johnson will be key to covering him, and we should use the time to test him against a small PF like Smith to see how effective he is. We will likely get Paul Pierce to contend with come playoff time, and JJ will need to show Casey his discipline.

They demolished us in Houston by playing ugly and using the speed and quick fullcourt passes to test our porous transition defense. Currently, we are middle of the pack in fastbreak points allowed (about 14th), but it often feels like we cannot even stop a player going in transition even with one man back (Raptors are 24 in opponent fastbreak efficiency). We will have to go small in order to match up because I don't like the idea of feeding JV and Amir on post-ups where quick double can cause turnovers. I am curious to see if Casey breaks out the unconventional lineup using Patterson and JJ as the frontcourt, with Derozan, Lou and GV.

Prigioni and Terry should pose no real threat to us defensively as long as GV and Lou play smart. I expect Lou to have a great game since he will not likely have a tough player checking him. If he goes for 25+ we should win easily. Corey Brewer is their difference maker. If he can harass Derozan into a bad turnovers or being selfish, they can pull it out.

Raps Militia · Post #120 » by **Raps Militia** » Mon Mar 30, 2015 5:53 pm

We can't lose this.
Rockets are so bad in b2b.