Are we better than the Hawks?

Badonkadonk · Post #21 » by **Badonkadonk** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:44 am

I don't understand how people have watched the team these past few years and not learned what goes into winning basketball.

Yes, the Raps are better than the Hawks.

LBJKB24MJ23 · Post #22 » by **LBJKB24MJ23** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:00 am

are you even a Raptors fan?

Post #23 » by **The Answer!** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:04 am

They'll have no problem scoring the ball with Trae, Gallo and Bogdanovic launching threes but make no mistake, they'll be exposed on D night in and night out. Dunn is their only reliable defender.

DelAbbot · Post #24 » by **DelAbbot** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:28 am

People like to project their own insecurities onto the team they follow.

SFour · Post #25 » by **SFour** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:49 am

when Vegas puts out the over/under records bets, just remember to take the Raptors over....easy money.

mdenny · Post #26 » by **mdenny** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:01 am

Badonkadonk wrote:I don't understand how people have watched the team these past few years and not learned what goes into winning basketball.

Yes, the Raps are better than the Hawks.

Everyone all gassed up by free agency. We have nick nurse and a whole bunch of odd pieces for him to win with.

We are gonna win more than anyone thinks. Like always.

alan_156 · Post #27 » by **alan_156** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:08 am

Other than the bucks heat and maybe Celtics, we're better than the rest. We'll compete with 2-5th seed. We have the championship mindset, the other teams are trying to get to that point.

Don't underestimate the winning culture we have.

sca · Post #28 » by **sca** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:13 am

everdiso wrote:The raps were 2nd in the league last year. With a crapton of injuries.

Replacing their 6th and 7th best players with decent replacements won't drop them down much.

I'd argue that we've replaced our T-3rd and 7th best players - who happen to play in the same position.

These ratings are according to my calculations:

84 Lowry
83 Siakam
82 VanVleet = Ibaka
80 Powell
77 Anunoby
75 Gasol
74 Davis = RHJ = Boucher
73 Thomas
71 McCaw
69 Johnson

But yeah, the Hawks are still too young to finish better than us, IMO.

Raps in 4 · Post #29 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:39 am

Are we better than the team that won 20 games last year? Yes.

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #30 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:47 am

If they got 100% better, they'll be in the playoff hunt.

Kingsway_fan · Post #31 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 6:50 am

Depends on whether we get good Siakam or playoff Siakam...

Post #32 » by **Reeko** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:20 am

Kingsway_fan wrote:Depends on whether we get good Siakam or playoff Siakam...

Siakam has been good in the playoffs. He was terrible in the bubble.

Johnny Bball · Post #33 » by **Johnny Bball** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:24 am

LBJKB24MJ23 wrote:are you even a Raptors fan?

Raps signed FVV and now it’s time to have to big sucky fit and troll the forum out of spite?

TrustFundBaby · Post #34 » by **TrustFundBaby** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:26 am

We're getting a top 4 seed

tanuki1031 · Post #35 » by **tanuki1031** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:30 am

You left out their real big two, the Atlanta home game scorekeeper and timekeeper.

Sidthekid87 · Post #36 » by **Sidthekid87** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:54 pm

TheAlchemist wrote:Depends.

If Siakam gets in that Hyperbolic time chamber, and Freddy just incrementally gets better, with some guys stepping up?

Yeah we're like a 3rd-4th seed.

But I rate;

Bucks
Brooklyn
Sixers
Miami
Boston

better then us. We'll get smashed by the Bucks/Brooklyn for sure, since we suck at defending stars. Boston is like 50/50 always, same goes with Miami. Sixers are a cake walk, but something tells me they'll be MUCH better.

Brace yourself folks, we might be in for a rude awakening.

When the **** have we sucked at defending stars?? That might be the best thing this team does wtf?

Psubs · Post #37 » by **Psubs** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:39 pm

I would say that the Raptor are 10 games better than the Hawks.

ATL - 44 wins
TOR - 54 wins

Zeno · Post #38 » by **Zeno** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:07 pm

SFour wrote:when Vegas puts out the over/under records bets, just remember to take the Raptors over....easy money.

I'm thinking they give us 72 game pro-rated 45 wins. So 39.5 wins=easy money not that I gamble.

Psubs · Post #39 » by **Psubs** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:10 pm

Zeno wrote:
SFour wrote:when Vegas puts out the over/under records bets, just remember to take the Raptors over....easy money.

I'm thinking they give us 72 game pro-rated 45 wins. So 39.5 wins=easy money not that I gamble.

Oh, forgot about 72 games.

ATL - 40 wins
TOR - 50 wins

bluerap23 · Post #40 » by **bluerap23** » Wed Nov 25, 2020 2:20 pm

tecumseh18 wrote:Raps aren't going to be pushed to #7. We're still better than the Pacers (unless VO comes back full force), maybe better than the Celtics without Hayward. We've been easily better than Sixers since Jimmy (and JJ) left. Let's see how well a 32-year-old KD coming back from a severe injury plays before judging the Nets.

KD will be good but have very little faith in Kyrie.

Regular season prediction

Bucks
Celtics
Raptors
Heat
Nets
Sixers
Pacers
Hawks
Hornets

Hawks and Hornets will be sub500