PG: Still the CHAMPS!

The Eminence · Post #201 » by **The Eminence** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

fvv doesnt deserve the big bucks...him and siakam cant lead any team.

B-Ball Freak · Post #202 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

canz55 wrote:I'm still proud of the team it just sucks we got eliminated by Boston. **** gross

Blame the Leafs for that, Raptors put up a hell of a fight.

Ado05 · Post #203 » by **Ado05** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

Nurse really let us go down with the Pascal ship.

Raptaz · Post #204 » by **Raptaz** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

ciueli wrote:I absolutely 100% believe the refs decided this game. Missed Goaltend -2 points, missed Marcus Smart step on endline +3 points for the Celtics, missed foul by Marcus Smart blocking Norm at the end, likely cost the Raptors 2 points. The refs just let the Celtics get away with way too much, I can't wait to see how shocked they are in the Miami series when they don't get away with what they got in this series.

Goaltending for sure.
I gotta look at the norm being blocked again
I thought the three point foul was not a good call

We all know couldnt let it be close.

Can't blame anyone else but the missed opportunities down the stretch.

We all knew they had to do a bit better to counter any bad/missed calls

will · Post #205 » by **will** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

agentzero2010 wrote:Raptors lost this game because they turned the ball over 8 more times, and gave up a crucial free throw rebound. Thats it.

Both teams were extremely close and raptors literally lost the series by a couple inches.

The Celtic's stars are both 6'8", raptors stars are 6'0". Thats the difference.

UGH. Giving up that offensive board. Hurts. Hurts so much...

Shimso · Post #206 » by **Shimso** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 3:59 am

At least the Clippers lost...

thanks to the late start time now I'm going to go to sleep while annoyed at what could've been.

joseph227 · Post #207 » by **joseph227** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Yosemite Dan wrote:It was a miracle this went 7 games and to the last minute. We were totally outplayed and it was only the Celts incompetence that kept us alive for so long. A future with FVV and Pascal as your cornerstones sounds very scary right now. First round fodder every single year. Remember when the Mavericks upset Miami a decade ago and were never heard from again. That’s us unless we somehow snag Giannis which is pretty unlikely after he saw what kind of playoff performer Pascal really is.

Yep, as soon as Lowry devlines we're in big trouble. Siakam and FVV are not it. Hopefully Masai has a plan

WaltFrazier · Post #208 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Team ball by committee was beautiful all season but in playoffs you need that get-his-own-shot star. It's an NBA truism. Especially when they stop your running game.

Small ball was a failure tonight too. No good when 2 of your 5 are so small, it can only work with one PG and 4 6'7 - 6'9 guys who can do everything

knickerbocker2k2 · Post #209 » by **knickerbocker2k2** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

I'm at peace with the series loss. The part that I can't get over is Nurse stubbornness. We had better chance playing up tempo pace and utilizing our bench. Celtics had less depth then us. Instead he goes runs our players into the ground.

Pascal was bad but he was bad all bubble. Why force feed a player struggling? We saw this with FVV last year. This year it was Gasol and Pascal. If he played others we may have lost as well but it's less frustrating then seeing the same damn **** out there when you already know the result.

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IIO · Post #210 » by **IIO** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Not our year boys.

The loss of Kawhi, coupled with the disappearance of Pascal, was just too much to overcome a very good Boston squad.

Remember that Pascal + Kawhi averaged about 50 PPG in the playoffs last year. To lose 80% of that is just too much.

Hats off to Tatum and Brown. They were fabulous all series long. A pair of winners!

Lowry did everything we could ever ask of him and represented the city to the max.

Time to enjoy a rebuild. Gasol and Ibaka are moving on. VanVleet and Powell could be as well. Obviously you give Siakam a chance to recover and keep growing and maybe you can cobble together enough assets to add another legit starter.

Have a great off season guys!

v1n5anity · Post #211 » by **v1n5anity** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

al3x1980 wrote:So big decisions .. where do we go from here... Rebuild? Or retool? Do we keep anyone?

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Run it back. This time I wish to see an increased role for Terence Davis & Matt Thomas. They should be played more. Norm's a given. I don't mind letting go of Gasol and Siakam (though I doubt we let go of Trashcal).

RalphWiggum · Post #212 » by **RalphWiggum** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

GQStylin wrote:
AndreasLeftCalf wrote:guys dont worry....

pascal's 130 million extension kicks in next year

Lets just hope this is down year for Pascal and he can get back to being a good player next season.

I'm guessing you think strippers like you too.

**** Pascal. This wasn't a hard luck series this was an abomination of basketball.

LastNameEver · Post #213 » by **LastNameEver** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

baller16 wrote::banghead:

Read on Twitter

we’re embarrassed enough, dont post this stuff right now

WeThe2019Champs · Post #214 » by **WeThe2019Champs** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Time to drink my sadness away.....

radeonboy · Post #215 » by **radeonboy** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

What killed us tonight in hindsight was the huge stretch where Gasol was playing in the 3rd. It was so glaringly bad yet Nurse kept him in for so long.

To blame: Nurse (for playing Gasol too damn long, not bringing in Ibaka who had been playing amazing and Matt Thomas), Siakam, Gasol, Fred.

For the future: Masai needs to in a packaged deal trade Siakam and FVV away.

aminiaturebuddha · Post #216 » by **aminiaturebuddha** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Love these guys, but I just wish they would have gone out playing at a level I know they're capable of. There were just so many bad turnovers and stupid plays in this game. That's what I'm most disappointed about right now.

Dennis 37 · Post #217 » by **Dennis 37** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Inklink wrote:Did not deserve to win.

You bring that bull to game 7, you deserve to lose.

Great season overall, proud of the team for that, but the performances in this series from a few of the players were straight up TRASH.

Nurse also got exposed in some areas.

Disagree.

No matter how poorly specific players played, we had the tools to win this game. Matt Thomas was +6 in 4 minutes. Ibaka was +6 in 20. We couldn't have found 5 more minutes for each of them?

The responsibility of the coach is to play the players who are getting it done. He didn't do that.

2muchTLC · Post #218 » by **2muchTLC** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

how much money did pascal lose this series?

ratul · Post #219 » by **ratul** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

Pascal started to spin and was looking like his old self. His defense was superb.

Hopefully this means all the entitled ball boys leave!

VicG · Post #220 » by **VicG** » Sat Sep 12, 2020 4:00 am

MavCarter wrote:People in here being such bitches lmfao. Someone pull up the threads from the beginning of the season where most people said they didnt care about the outcome of this season and they just wanted fun basketball. Thats what we got all year

So true! Also people are posting like we got blown out or something lol. It was a 3 pt game with 10 seconds left!

Team can hold its head up high except for Siakam.