Yallbecrazy wrote:I may be a huge homer, but I think the Raps finish with a better regular season record than the Cavs. Cavs only improvement will come from Kyrie, with everyone else getting a little older and slightly worse, plus championship hangover and Lebron sitting out a bunch of games to save himself for the playoffs. Raptors outside of Lowry are young and will improve all over the roster organically + Demarre will hopefully be healthy. I don`t know whether Sullinger is an improvement over Biyombo or not, more minutes and a great fit offensively while Bismack was a perfect defensive fit. I think that all can add up to more than the one game that separated them this year. (plus Toronto may not want to rest guys as much as last year and actually go for the #1 seed to get HCA in the ECF.
(Also, having the Nets, 6ers and Knicks in the division helps a lot)
I wouldn't be surprised if the Raps finished with a better record. IMO, where the Cavs finish (top 2) is a bit unpredictable. I think we could finish with 55 wins or maybe even 65 depending on how we play and how healthy we are.
