All Star Weekend Thread

[Tor_Raps]

Giannis should've seen the ball more in the fourth. He kind of disappeared.

Kemba shouldn't have played over Butler, but Butler was so bad to start the game. 4 straight turnovers or something. I missed the second and third for the most part.

He tried to bully ball several times to start the fourth, and it was totally ineffective against intense D. Then he started to purposely hide from the ball. Mentally weak. Were taking down the Bucks in the ECF.

Too bad we dont have anyone that is any better on our team this season. Let's not pretend Kawhi is still here lol.

[Randle McMurphy]

no clue why lowry gets so much blame, he was a beast on the defnesive end with 2 charges (and another on lebron that should have counted)

sure the offensive foul was bad but its crazy how no one is talking abougt giannis choking once again. dude didnt demand it and had a good break and Letrip happened yet gets stripped easily.

giannis looked really good when no one was trying/same with trae. then when lebrosn team played defense, got shut down.

if Lebron and Ad play that type of D in playoffs, oh boy, they will be tough to beat.

Thats why i just dont see bucks at this unstoppalbe team, Bud cant adjust and teams can game plan for giannis. He still has a busted jumper and struggles with fts/

Raptors showed the game plan for how to beat Giannis in the playoffs last year. Make it a half court game, limit his transition opportunities, and collapse on his drives to the paint. If you do that, he can't create his own shot and isn't a good enough facilitator to make the opposing teams pay for helping.

And that's exactly what happened tonight with even better defenders than the 2019 Raptors had (AD might be the best defender in the sport).

[Hoopstarr]

Whole lotta casuals on the prowl tonight

[Tor_Raps]

nick nurse literally played lowry 40 minutes in an ASG wtf manaaaaaaaaaaaan

Let me just check that math...28=40. Nope, that doesn't sound right.

How did they calculate the 4th quarter minutes if there was no game clock?

[omar36]

no clue why lowry gets so much blame, he was a beast on the defnesive end with 2 charges (and another on lebron that should have counted)

sure the offensive foul was bad but its crazy how no one is talking abougt giannis choking once again. dude didnt demand it and had a good break and Letrip happened yet gets stripped easily.

giannis looked really good when no one was trying/same with trae. then when lebrosn team played defense, got shut down.

if Lebron and Ad play that type of D in playoffs, oh boy, they will be tough to beat.

Thats why i just dont see bucks at this unstoppalbe team, Bud cant adjust and teams can game plan for giannis. He still has a busted jumper and struggles with fts/

Raptors showed the game plan for how to beat Giannis in the playoffs last year. Make it a half court game, limit his transition opportunities, and collapse on his drives to the paint. If you do that, he can't create his own shot and isn't a good enough facilitator to make the opposing teams pay for helping.

And that's exactly what happened tonight with even better defenders than the 2019 Raptors had.

yeah, Its annoying seeing casual fans blaming nurse for it. eventually he will figure it out but right now, I just dont see it. Thats why i just think they are overhyped, lakers with lebron/AD like tonight, bucks wont win imo

[Randle McMurphy]

Giannis should've seen the ball more in the fourth. He kind of disappeared.

Kemba shouldn't have played over Butler, but Butler was so bad to start the game. 4 straight turnovers or something. I missed the second and third for the most part.

He tried to bully ball several times to start the fourth, and it was totally ineffective against intense D. Then he started to purposely hide from the ball. Mentally weak. Were taking down the Bucks in the ECF.

Too bad we dont have anyone that is any better on our team this season. Let's not pretend Kawhi is still here lol.

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

[BoyzNTheHood]

Giannis put his trust in Pascal to get something done on a horrible defender in Harden and he couldn't score. Pascal really needs to get in the weight room this off-season and go see The Dream.

Harden isn't a horrible defender. He's actually quite good when he's trying.

Of the 5 on the court for Team LeBron, Harden was the worst defender.

[Randle McMurphy]

Giannis put his trust in Pascal to get something done on a horrible defender in Harden and he couldn't score. Pascal really needs to get in the weight room this off-season and go see The Dream.

Harden isn't a horrible defender. He's actually quite good when he's trying.

Of the 5 on the court for Team LeBron, Harden was the worst defender.

Oh for sure, but it's not like he can't guard when he puts his mind to it. He has all the tools necessary to do so and used them. That isn't some easy take for SIakam.

[Tor_Raps]

Giannis put his trust in Pascal to get something done on a horrible defender in Harden and he couldn't score. Pascal really needs to get in the weight room this off-season and go see The Dream.

Harden isn't a horrible defender. He's actually quite good when he's trying.

I'd say hes the best post defender (for a perimeter play) in the nba. Hes strong as hell and has great hands. He just cant move his feet on the perimeter.

[Tor_Raps]

He tried to bully ball several times to start the fourth, and it was totally ineffective against intense D. Then he started to purposely hide from the ball. Mentally weak. Were taking down the Bucks in the ECF.

Too bad we dont have anyone that is any better on our team this season. Let's not pretend Kawhi is still here lol.

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

But you're calling the bucks and giannis mentally weak when the players on our team havent proven a thing in their careers without Kawhi. I'd just be careful before getting cocky.

[Randle McMurphy]

Too bad we dont have anyone that is any better on our team this season. Let's not pretend Kawhi is still here lol.

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

But you're calling the bucks and giannis mentally weak when the players on our team havent proven a thing in their careers without Kawhi. I'd just be careful before getting cocky.

I didn't call the Bucks/Giannis mentally weak.

[720]

Twitter Heat fans are the worst. Hope we face those bums in the playoffs.

[Tor_Raps]

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

But you're calling the bucks and giannis mentally weak when the players on our team havent proven a thing in their careers without Kawhi. I'd just be careful before getting cocky.

I didn't call the Bucks/Giannis mentally weak.

Ahhh my bad. My post was in response to the mentally weak comments.

[LoveMyRaps]

Twitter Heat fans are the worst. Hope we face those bums in the playoffs.

that's if they even make it out of the first round

[JN]

Too bad we dont have anyone that is any better on our team this season. Let's not pretend Kawhi is still here lol.

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

But you're calling the bucks and giannis mentally weak when the players on our team havent proven a thing in their careers without Kawhi. I'd just be careful before getting cocky.

What do I need to be careful about?
I am a fan. I can say **** and be cocky. I am not actually playing the game.

Giannis was mentally weak in the ECF and he avoided coming to the ball tonight. But feel free to go to the Bucks board and become a fan for them. It seems like it would be a great fit for you. They are all salty about Raptor players, and I think that is something that seems to excite you as well.

[Tor_Raps]

You don't need to have the best player in a series to win a series.

But you're calling the bucks and giannis mentally weak when the players on our team havent proven a thing in their careers without Kawhi. I'd just be careful before getting cocky.

What do I need to be careful about?
I am a fan. I can say **** and be cocky. I am not actually playing the game.

Giannis was mentally weak in the ECF and he avoided coming to the ball tonight. But feel free to go to the Bucks board and become a fan for them. It would be a great fit for you They excel in being salty about Raptor players, and I think that is something that seems to excite you as well.

Lol your reasoning about giannis didnt align with me.

Giannis avoided coming to the ball when he was guarded by Kawhi. When Kawhi wasnt guarding him, go check out how he attacked our defense. We didnt make this switch until game 3. So because we dont have this player, I think giannis will feast against us.

However, I think bledsoe sucks and will get exposed in the playoffs again. Bucks are definitely beatable but I just don't agree with how you said we'd beat them.

[YelloC]

This board is “Hello darkness my old friend”
and thanks pg thread op Childs/Locke and Key for getting that damn song stuck in my head since the last game.

[Ado05]

Siakam getting clamped by Harden in the post was one of the most embarrassing things ive ever seen on a basketball court.

[Death Knight]

Kemba Walker was the weak link down the stretch.

When team Giannis was leading 145-141, Kemba Walker missed an uncontested layup that would have put them up by 6, 147-141. Instead, the missed layup creating a fast break the other way resulting in a foul and 2 free throws for Lebron. That was a 4pt swing right there. Obviously there was still a lot of basketball afterwards, but imo, that missed layup was most important.

What a mistake Giannis taking 3 short players in Kemba, Trae, and Lowry.

[Death Knight]

Siakam getting clamped by Harden in the post was one of the most embarrassing things ive ever seen on a basketball court.

Siakam tries too hard to draw the foul first and make the shot second, instead of going up and trying to make the shot first and worrying about the foul second. That's why he ends up throwing a wild shot up. He's got the height advantage and could easily rise up and shoot over Harden. But no.