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Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:33 am
by bb22
Raptors are top 5 in PPG and Opp FG%, top 10 in Opp PPG, 3rd in Point Differential, and 4th in Relative Percent Index thus far... yet no one south of the border is really giving them any credit...
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:35 am
by wonkrazyz28
No.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:35 am
by Ugly0598
No.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:40 am
by Kalela
Maybe. In my opinion, they will be a much better team once they move on from JV and insert Jakob Poeltl into their starting line up.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:46 am
by Gary Cokeman
All that and they'll still clam up in the playoffs.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:00 am
by 7 Footer
3rd Best.
Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:03 am
by King Roosk
Toronto added some length on the perimeter along with better shooters than I remember them having in past years. Still not gonna beat Boston or Cleveland.
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Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:04 am
by SimonFish
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:20 pm
by Baller1234a
No.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:29 pm
by OGLife
Yes easily
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:32 pm
by NinjaBro
yes they are
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:33 pm
by almatic
1. Cleveland
2. Boston
3. Toronto.
So no.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:54 pm
by naabzor
What is relative percent index? Do we need to pinpoint or create advanced stats out of thin air to justify what we thought now?
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:07 pm
by Deezzraptors
Id say third. Cleveland first, then boston then raps
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:08 pm
by johanliebert
Yes..it doesn’t mean anything tho cause lebron will cruise to another finals appearance.
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:08 pm
by Froob
Nope...
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:18 pm
by 711takeover
No. Cherry picked no name advanced stats don't make you the 2nd best team in the east. Use the eye test and wait till at least all star break to do these comparisons as it's so early right now
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:18 pm
by THE J0KER
- LeBron is still best team on the East, and will play 8th straight NBA final as EC champion
- Boston is 2nd best, but without Hayward, their place in ECF is not secured
There are 4 very similar teams in terms of quality on East, so there is no #3, but #3-#6 place:
- Toronto
- Milwaukee since Bledsoe trade is not the same team. They are 11-5 since that trade and still improving
- Washington belongs to this group, they will regroup fast now when their best player John Wall is back
- Philadelphia is actually most talented out of this 4 teams, but they are too young and destined to have too many dumb and cheap loses this season
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:20 pm
by The_Hater
sshle wrote:Yes easily
Who do you have at #1?
Re: Are the Raptors currently the 2nd best team in the East?
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:22 pm
by mowcrowbar
No, but they are clearly the 3rd best team, as the standings suggest.