PG: Raps join the Cavs in Shambleland

GeordieRaptor · Post #161 » by **GeordieRaptor** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:26 am

VC720 wrote:
Knucknbuc wrote:
VC720 wrote:Lowry was good despite his poor shooting. Made a couple mistakes but not so much that he was absolutely trash. Demar on the other hand...that was a vintage Demar game.
Lol Lowry was **** trash dawg what game you watching?

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You're a Lowry hater.

VC these 2 guys dont have a clue.... add them to the trash poster list smh.

fourones1x · Post #162 » by **fourones1x** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:50 am

That game was pathetic to watch. Legit thought we would somehow make a comeback in the fourth when we slimmed the lead to 13.

Kabookalu · Post #163 » by **Kabookalu** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:00 am

Hours later and I still have no WTF was going on in Lowry's head that game. He was throwing the stupidest passes I've ever seen a Raptor make. What's sad is that we know this isn't an anomaly, he's prone to making these ridiculous decisions come playoff time.

RaptorsNorth · Post #164 » by **RaptorsNorth** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:28 am

Kabookalu wrote:Hours later and I still have no WTF was going on in Lowry's head that game. He was throwing the stupidest passes I've ever seen a Raptor make. What's sad is that we know this isn't an anomaly, he's prone to making these ridiculous decisions come playoff time.

Playoff lowry!!!!!! Like I've said if you put rondo on this team right now we sweep the wizards.

Bankai · Post #165 » by **Bankai** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:38 am

Wall and Gortat knows what he can exploit and that is JV's PnR defense. If JV in there, Wall will run around him all day. If JV is out, then its Gortat's time to feast. Either JV needs to figure this out fast, he is holding his own when not put in this situation. Or Jakob needs to figure out how to not get pushed around by Gortat. Bebe got annihilated the second he was matched up with Gortat, so forget him. This could also work out if Wall is struggling like he was in G1 &G2, so we dont have to keep dealing with this. This is where Van Vleet might have been useful. If you cant stop the snake's tail, maybe try to stop the head of the snake.

Beal once again punking people out there, and Lowry craps the bed, and Derozan goes back to ISO hero mode. Wussy All Stars.
The bench needs to be better, they have not performed close to the standard they brought themselves this season.

One game, Raptors are still in this. But this was the game to step on their throats and crush their confidence. Not only did the Raptors lose, they are the ones that got crushed. The Wizards gained a ton of confidence, the Raptors are going to be in a tough Series from this point on.

RaptorsNorth · Post #166 » by **RaptorsNorth** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:13 am

The Raptors simply looked rattled by the road crowd and thats why I said I needed to see how they play on the road, and from what I've seen this series is going to be 2-2 when they come back here.

VicG · Post #167 » by **VicG** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:31 am

From the way some people are reacting in here it’s like they’ve never watched a playoff series before. I’ve never seen people turn on a team so much after one bad performance.

Relax. The Raps are up. They have HCA and will likely win game 4. Even if they don’t, they’ll probably still win the series. Just enjoy the playoffs and the adjustments going forward.

Kabookalu · Post #168 » by **Kabookalu** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:38 am

Read on Twitter

Turned the game off at the 3 minute mark so I didn't see it. Was it bad?

ATLTimekeeper · Post #169 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:49 am

Poeltl is a net -35 this series. Next worst is CJ Miles at -17. Casey now has a bit more information and he should be quick to pull the hook if he senses another momentum shift when the bench checks in. JV is getting wrecked on the PnR, but he's also covering his tracks by outscoring the Wiz. So, if no Fred than we need to use Serge as the small ball 5 more with Siakam.

RIP Kobe · Post #170 » by **RIP Kobe** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:07 pm

Still on track for 4-1. I expect a win tomorrow and close the series out in Toronto.

bakafool · Post #171 » by **bakafool** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:11 pm

Me not yet in shambles. Tomorrow, potential to be in shambles.

Hero · Post #172 » by **Hero** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:14 pm

Well we got legitimately destroyed by the 8 seed. This is panic time.

RaptorsNorth · Post #173 » by **RaptorsNorth** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:15 pm

Read on Twitter

KrazyP · Post #174 » by **KrazyP** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:48 pm

The biggest problem for the Raps in this game was turnovers....they simply didnt protect the ball. This led to easy fast break points for the Wiz which got their blood flowing and confidence level up.

VanVleet is sorely missed. He's a stabilizing force on this team and really glues the bench together and gets it rolling. Without him, the bench looks like a bunch of individual parts rather than a unit.

Refs swallowed their whistles a bit in this game....lots of moving screens and drives to the basket with clear fouls that didnt get called on both sides. When the game gets called this way, it favours stars with natural physical attributes that separate them from the crowd (I'm talking about John Wall's speed).

We have to remember its just 1 game in a long series. Game 4 will be key.

ill-Will03 · Post #175 » by **ill-Will03** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:00 pm

RealGM is in shambleland tbh, the raps are fine, that was the wizards best punch and if we even played half decent we could have had a chance in that game. Those turnovers are inexcusable especially against a team like Washington. If we protect the ball next game its a easy Victory Royale

Uncle Dennis · Post #176 » by **Uncle Dennis** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:36 pm

VicG wrote:From the way some people are reacting in here it’s like they’ve never watched a playoff series before. I’ve never seen people turn on a team so much after one bad performance.

Relax. The Raps are up. They have HCA and will likely win game 4. Even if they don’t, they’ll probably still win the series. Just enjoy the playoffs and the adjustments going forward.

It's as if everyone forgot we won two games before this :lol:

One bad game, JV was destroying Gortat a few games ago, to the point where Gortat was unplayable. Beal was a -34 at one point :lol:

SocialistHipHop · Post #177 » by **SocialistHipHop** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 1:40 pm

I still believe that the Raps win this series in 5 games...

But the fact that for half of the entire series (1st half of game 1 & all of game 3) our defense has been horrible is really concerning.

Rapsalot · Post #178 » by **Rapsalot** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:36 pm

We need to make the D adjustments and the bench guys have to help. They were getting 40+ a game now they are being outscored 30-25 ish. That has to change. Going into year everyone had Washington as top 4 or certainly 5 talent and that is still there. Frankly their starters are better than ours by a little so our bench has to step up. Let’s get game 4 and 5 and rest.

Wall = Klow and better this series
DD = BB but DD better so far.
OP > OGA but OG has done well so far.
MM = SI when SI had a good or great game we win when he struggled we lost
JV= MG we need JV to keep tight or win.

Our bench has to be up for us to do well that’s our model but in payoffs they only had one game but that was important one

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HOOOMAN · Post #179 » by **HOOOMAN** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:49 pm

the turnovers were difference, we gave away possesions and they capitalized.

cant win when you are litterally giving the ball away

Mister Ze · Post #180 » by **Mister Ze** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:55 pm

I feel like the coaching in the third was costly, the lineup out there got outplayed on both ends and DC didnt make a sub