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UnderdogRaptors · Post #661 » by **UnderdogRaptors** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:50 am

Rejected wrote:Cavs have no rim protection, 0 depth and suspect perimeter defense....kinda some key ****. I like our chances

But LeBron always goes off against us, he always folds like a cheap lawn chair against the Knicks for some odd reason.

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raptorstime · Post #662 » by **raptorstime** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:50 am

wow the clippers are copying the lakers with the lighting rofl

Chriscross · Post #663 » by **Chriscross** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:51 am

2015 NBA Mock draft

1) Cleveland - Mudiay
2) Philadelphia - Okafor
3) Utah - Towns

JN · Post #664 » by JN » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:52 am

Impressive win by the Knicks. I am adjusting my prediction for them from 24-58 to 28-54.

artsncrafts · Post #665 » by **artsncrafts** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:53 am

I don't see the cavs winning a ring if they are losing to the knicks

UnderdogRaptors · Post #666 » by **UnderdogRaptors** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:54 am

Knicks were also hitting some ridiculous shots tonight, they have the bobcats next.

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Hero · Post #667 » by **Hero** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:55 am

UnderdogRaptors wrote:Nba and espn lost for hyping this game up only for the Cavs to choke.

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Typical ESPN.

IMO nothing to worry about just yet. Cavs look like they never played together before. Not sure what they been doing in practice...

Ari_Emanuel · Post #668 » by **Ari_Emanuel** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:55 am

Scarface844 wrote:Spoelstra deserves a lot of credit. It takes a certain type of personality to coach 3 superstars with championship pedigree and big ego's. Gonna be interesting to see how Blatt handles it.

Scarface844 · Post #669 » by **Scarface844** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:55 am

Lets not overreact. Miami lost on its opening day back in 2010 as well. Cavs will figure it out. However, defensively they won't be very good and they have no depth. Irving and Waiters are not championship caliber players. It remains to be seen what Love can do.

Bankai · Post #670 » by **Bankai** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 2:55 am

simple_jack wrote:Cleveland is definitely going to need time to mesh.

Kyrie and Waiters aren't winning guards.

I've been telling people for a while now that the Raps have a good chance at finishing in 1st place.

Whoa, lets take it one game at a time.

simple_jack · Post #671 » by **simple_jack** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:00 am

Bankai wrote:
simple_jack wrote:Cleveland is definitely going to need time to mesh.

Kyrie and Waiters aren't winning guards.

I've been telling people for a while now that the Raps have a good chance at finishing in 1st place.

Whoa, lets take it one game at a time.

Really?

You think it's unrealistic for a team like the Raps that have the chemistry and the depth to finish first in the East? :lol:

Risk101 · Post #672 » by **Risk101** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:00 am

Steve Balmer is your prototypical crazy fan who ended up owning a team :lol:

That guy is crazy

UnderdogRaptors · Post #673 » by **UnderdogRaptors** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:00 am

Hero wrote:
UnderdogRaptors wrote:Nba and espn lost for hyping this game up only for the Cavs to choke.

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Typical ESPN.

IMO nothing to worry about just yet. Cavs look like they never played together before. Not sure what they been doing in practice...

There defense is so suspect bruh, no interior presence either, spurs bigs would destroy them

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Chriscross · Post #674 » by **Chriscross** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:00 am

Despite all the criticism Spo got in his 1st year with Miami, he has gotten a lot out of his team. That Miami team never underachieved. Yes, even in 2011. Most predicted he would be fired a long time ago

Rejected · Post #675 » by **Rejected** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:01 am

simple_jack wrote:Cleveland is definitely going to need time to mesh.

Kyrie and Waiters aren't winning guards.

I've been telling people for a while now that the Raps have a good chance at finishing in 1st place.

If Rose is healthy Chicago will be real tough

Chriscross · Post #676 » by **Chriscross** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:02 am

simple_jack wrote:
Bankai wrote:
simple_jack wrote:Cleveland is definitely going to need time to mesh.

Kyrie and Waiters aren't winning guards.

I've been telling people for a while now that the Raps have a good chance at finishing in 1st place.

Whoa, lets take it one game at a time.

Really?

You think it's unrealistic for a team like the Raps that have the chemistry and the depth to finish first in the East?

Yes. There is a better chance our team finishes with the 8th seed than us getting the 1st seed

Its been one game for Cleveland. Would be foolish to write them off. LeBron owns the Raptors anyways

Scarface844 · Post #677 » by **Scarface844** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:04 am

Chriscross wrote:Despite all the criticism Spo got in his 1st year with Miami, he has gotten a lot out of his team. That Miami team never underachieved. Yes, even in 2011. Most predicted he would be fired a long time ago

Miami losing to Dallas in 2011 was all on Lebron. No superstar of Lebron's caliber has ever choked the way he did that series. Lebron scored 8 points in game 4 of the finals. People forget Wade was on his way to being finals MVP. Wade got injured in game 5 and it was over for them.

simple_jack · Post #678 » by **simple_jack** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:04 am

Chriscross wrote:
simple_jack wrote:
Bankai wrote:Whoa, lets take it one game at a time.

Really?

You think it's unrealistic for a team like the Raps that have the chemistry and the depth to finish first in the East?

Yes. There is a better chance our team finishes with the 8th seed than us getting the 1st seed

Its been one game for Cleveland. Would be foolish to write them off. LeBron owns the Raptors anyways

Scarface844 · Post #679 » by **Scarface844** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:11 am

Ari_Emanuel wrote:

This is what made Spolestra effective though. Miami fans like to call him Spobot because he shows no emotion and is a lot like a robot out on the floor. That type of cool and composed personality was what the big 3 needed.

Boogie! · Post #680 » by **Boogie!** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 3:12 am

raptors are being slept on hard… they have momentum, they have youth, they have chemistry, they have awesome fans, they play hard and with toughness, they have a bench… their bench is compromised of starting calibre players… i hate how the east is already being conceded to the cavs/bulls… and even the wiz get more love than the raps… honestly, raps are gonna surprise people this season and i think if they stay healthy, it's not out of the question that they could COMPETE for the top seed. they were top 10 offensively and defensively last season, which means they're close to being elite… if they can improve upon that this season, i don't understand why people think that it's unreasonable that they could be THAT good.