NBA is Officially Back (Official Thread)

right between the eyes · Post #921 » by **right between the eyes** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 9:49 pm

Wtf Cameron Payne killing it for Phoenix..is this real life??

720 · Post #922 » by **720** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:08 pm

Pull up threes are crucial vs the Bucks. Have to hit those for us to win a series vs them.

DaFroMan · Post #923 » by **DaFroMan** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:30 pm

right between the eyes wrote:Wtf Cameron Payne killing it for Phoenix..is this real life??

I noticed this the other day in the second half vs Dallas..hit back 2 back threes and played some good D..hes now strung together 4 solid games in a row.

Phoenix must have seen something in him to give him a 2 year contract... looks like all he needed was right situation and a team to believe in him.

RaptorPride · Post #924 » by **RaptorPride** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:39 pm

DaFroMan wrote:
right between the eyes wrote:Wtf Cameron Payne killing it for Phoenix..is this real life??

I noticed this the other day in the second half vs Dallas..hit back 2 back threes and played some good D..hes now strung together 4 solid games in a row.

Phoenix must have seen something in him to give him a 2 year contract... looks like all he needed was right situation and a team to believe in him.

He also did spend the summer playing with the Raptors.

right between the eyes · Post #925 » by **right between the eyes** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:41 pm

DaFroMan wrote:
right between the eyes wrote:Wtf Cameron Payne killing it for Phoenix..is this real life??

I noticed this the other day in the second half vs Dallas..hit back 2 back threes and played some good D..hes now strung together 4 solid games in a row.

Phoenix must have seen something in him to give him a 2 year contract... looks like all he needed was right situation and a team to believe in him.

I guess he needed the right situation and it definitely wasn't our team

Boardbreaker · Post #926 » by **Boardbreaker** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:44 pm

720 wrote:Pull up threes are crucial vs the Bucks. Have to hit those for us to win a series vs them.

Need Siakam to get back to hitting his 3s in the playoffs.

True North · Post #927 » by **True North** » Thu Aug 6, 2020 10:50 pm

Two teams undefeated in the bubble

The Raptors and the Suns

rocky_da_best · Post #928 » by **rocky_da_best** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 3:58 am

The Wizards are 0.5 games back of the Hornets for 9th place in the Eastern Conference. :lol:

13th Man · Post #929 » by **13th Man** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 4:48 am

I wonder how hard we try tomorrow against the Celtics, if we're going to go all out or not. We may as well right? so that we can take our foot off the gas pedal if we win and start coasting to the playoffs.

sbsat · Post #930 » by **sbsat** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 12:29 pm

The Suns are riding a wave right now, WOW!

sycammer · Post #931 » by **sycammer** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 1:32 pm

sbsat wrote:The Suns are riding a wave right now, WOW!

With the Suns playing like they are , they should be a playoff contender next season for sure for the 7/8 spots at best
the question where so the GSW fit in the WC as thé conférence is loaded

Which team will outside looking in?

HeadtopChunes · Post #932 » by **HeadtopChunes** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 2:08 pm

Its interesting how well Demar at PF is working for the Spurs

teksablabb · Post #933 » by **teksablabb** » Fri Aug 7, 2020 3:19 pm

A good look at the Raptors half court offense in the early going of the restart

Watch on YouTube

Kabookalu · Post #934 » by **Kabookalu** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 2:56 pm

HeadtopChunes wrote:Its interesting how well Demar at PF is working for the Spurs

He's essentially replacing Aldridge in the offense, and doing a much better job. Without Aldridge hogging up so much space in the post it's allowed Derrick White to look like an all star. The biggest surprise though is DeMar's defense has been good. I know it's not the toughest task in the world, but he put Ben Simmons in check when they were matched up. For what it's worth I've always maintained that his defensive deficiencies are vastly overblown here. He's always played solid positional defense, his problem is that he's awful at closing out. Playing the 4 mitigates that one weakness.

True North · Post #935 » by **True North** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 6:23 pm

Read on Twitter

LoveMyRaps · Post #936 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 6:28 pm

Gary Trent been balling out for 4 games and all of the media is raving about him nonstop. Norm was balling out all season long and no one even batted an eye.

Zeno · Post #937 » by **Zeno** » Sat Aug 8, 2020 11:15 pm

LoveMyRaps wrote:Gary Trent been balling out for 4 games and all of the media is raving about him nonstop. Norm was balling out all season long and no one even batted an eye.

Raptors were balling out all season, hardly anyone notices. Raptors played really well for 1st 3 games in the bubble, they become the flavour of the week in the bubble. Everything that happens in the bubble gets blown way out of proportion.

True North · Post #938 » by **True North** » Sun Aug 9, 2020 12:29 am

Miami still has to play the Pacers twice. The Heat could easily fall to the 6 seed and face the Celtics in the first round.

LoveMyRaps · Post #939 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Sun Aug 9, 2020 12:35 am

The seeding is getting VERY INTERESTING in the East.

Pacers and Heat play each other twice. Huge playoff implications.

Should we hope that Pacers drop to 6th and face Celtics in the first round?
Heat could drop to 6th as well, but I'd rather them face Bucks in the second round instead of us if they were to beat the Celtics.

Kevin Willis · Post #940 » by **Kevin Willis** » Sun Aug 9, 2020 1:44 am

Yes Phoenix yes. You can do this.

Edit: Draymond is entertaining for sure.