8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games)

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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#981 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:28 am

Bank Shot wrote:Lol LeBron is very good but prime Giannis is a different beast. Love me some OG but I'm scared of that one.


Bron is better than Giannis but difference is you can’t breathe on Giannis when he drives since he yells like he gets shot.

And it’ll only be worse in the playoffs when the NBA tries to push their Bucks-Lakers agenda
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#982 » by SFour » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:28 am

RaptorsLife wrote:OG looks he gonna shut Giannis down


OG is lowkey going to do a great job of filling in that defensive hole that Kawhi left...he can def give guys like Lebron and Giannis a hard time, but of course you'll still have Gasol and others coming for the double team

The "wall defense" will be used again against the Bucks.
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Post#983 » by Bank Shot » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:29 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:Lol LeBron is very good but prime Giannis is a different beast. Love me some OG but I'm scared of that one.


Lol what? There's like an 33 minute video of Raptors locking Giannis down.


Yes with Kawhi as the primary defender who can match up much better from a strength perspective. Giannis has clearly improved too.
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Post#984 » by Lunartic » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:29 am

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mtcan wrote:His first name is Ogugua.



Ogugua Leonard, Kawhi's younger brother?

Only other Ogugua I know of averages 10points a game and isn't ready to have the offense run through him

Be on the look out for Bubble Ogugua...this guy has been working on his game.



The BOG will destroy Giannis and win MVP this season, book it
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#985 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:30 am

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Post#986 » by mtcan » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:30 am

Bank Shot wrote:Lol LeBron is very good but prime Giannis is a different beast. Love me some OG but I'm scared of that one.

Nick Nurse practicing his best Stan Van Gundy impression in front of the mirror...

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Post#987 » by Jcity08 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:30 am

RaptorsLife wrote:OG looks he gonna shut Giannis down


You need to throw multiple bodies at Giannis. Last year it took the combined effort of Kawhi and Gasol to bother him. OG by himself is not doing that, as much as I'd like that to he the case.
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Post#988 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:31 am

LeBron fans see him put up 20-10-5 in a loss and will claim he has no help lol.
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#989 » by Suprasc1 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:31 am

Ill News wrote:I didn't get to watch the whole game, can anyone explain to me how Anthony Davis just shot 2-7? Is it because he faced a true front court of Gasol, Siakam, and Ibaka tonight instead of the midgets he had to face against the Clippers?


They don't have to worry or gameplan vs the Raptors until the finals.

They played hard a few quarters but are saving the full effort and health for the west teams.

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Post#990 » by RaptorsLife » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:33 am

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RaptorsLife wrote:OG looks he gonna shut Giannis down


This is going to age poorly and you know it. :lol:

Shutdown as in 25/10 :oops:
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Post#991 » by themoneyteam2 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:33 am

Eastern Conference playoffs 2nd round is going to be fun as hell to watch, assuming the favorites win in 1st round,

Bucks vs Heat - where MIA has defended Giannis and the Bucks better than any team this year

Raptors vs Celtics - Toss up with two pretty evenly matched teams
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Post#992 » by SpaceCenter » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:33 am

Here's my bold statement....AD is overrated.
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Post#993 » by Tracymcgoaty » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:33 am

Bank Shot wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:Lol LeBron is very good but prime Giannis is a different beast. Love me some OG but I'm scared of that one.


Lol what? There's like an 33 minute video of Raptors locking Giannis down.


Yes with Kawhi as the primary defender who can match up much better from a strength perspective. Giannis has clearly improved too.


Kawhi might have been the primary defender but he still had great help defense... Raps might have the best help defense in the league it's insane how good it is. Mostly because players spurt like crazy. Also Gasol is still there...A player i personally think did more to hinder Giannis than Kawhi.
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Post#994 » by NinjaBro » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

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Wasn't there stories of Lebron having secret workouts with his teammates during the countrywide quarantine?
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Post#995 » by Suprasc1 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

SpaceCenter wrote:Here's my bold statement....AD is overrated.


So that means LeBron really carried the laker team on his shoulders this season right?
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Post#996 » by iamworthy » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

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iamworthy wrote:Raptors had a game plan like this was the playoffs. Lakers came out like it's the second meaningless bubble game. They doubled AD on the catch. That was their game plan and it worked.


Unlike other teams the Raptors have a different game plan for every single game. Also this game plan you saw tonight will only be one of many approaches Nurse will use if and when we meet in the finals. It's how he rolls. also why he's the best coach in the league.


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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#997 » by will » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

So...ESPN....what is the excuse going to be for the Lakers tomorrow morning?
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#998 » by SpaceCenter » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

Tracymcgoaty wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:
Tracymcgoaty wrote:
Lol what? There's like an 33 minute video of Raptors locking Giannis down.


Yes with Kawhi as the primary defender who can match up much better from a strength perspective. Giannis has clearly improved too.


Kawhi might have been the primary defender but he still had great help defense... Raps might have the best help defense in the league it's insane how good it is. Mostly because players spurt like crazy. Also Gasol is still there...A player i personally think did more to hinder Giannis than Kawhi.


Raptors eliminated Giannis in the playoffs without Kawhi too lets not forget.
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#999 » by Metallikid » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:34 am

Childs wrote:
Bank Shot wrote:LeBronto was just a DeRozan thing. Hate to see it.


Putting CJ Miles on Kevin Love also probably didn't help either


I could honestly do without that ever being brought up again.
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Re: 8-1 NBA Bubble GT (5 games) 

Post#1000 » by LBJKB24MJ23 » Sun Aug 2, 2020 3:35 am

themoneyteam2 wrote:LeBron fans see him put up 20-10-5 in a loss and will claim he has no help lol.


Lakers had a lot of open shots, esp on pass-outs by Lebron. and they bricked everything. was just one of those games.
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