Official NBA General Discussion 2024-25 V1.0

NinjaBro · Post #1921 » by **NinjaBro** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:10 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:It's Pascal versus Gary in a huge battle in the playoffs.....we have had top tier talent and all this board wanted was lottery balls, so sad.

Don’t forget Dennis Schroeder!

OG too, all ballin'

Basketball_Jones · Post #1922 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:20 am

Cory Joseph starting a playoff game in 2025 is wild. Dennis Schroeder would be really nice in Orlando.

TheRaptor! · Post #1923 » by **TheRaptor!** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:43 am

NinjaBro wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:
Nebuchadnezzar wrote:It's Pascal versus Gary in a huge battle in the playoffs.....we have had top tier talent and all this board wanted was lottery balls, so sad.

Don’t forget Dennis Schroeder!
OG too, all ballin'

sad af

Meanwhile us fans had to suffer all season and all we have is Scottie Barnes and a lottery pick

Hopefully we get back in the play offs next year

Boogie! · Post #1924 » by **Boogie!** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:49 am

Trent went off lmao. Pacers in 6.

WaltFrazier · Post #1925 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:05 am

Lakers getting every call, going to be tough for Minny to overcome refs if it stays close

Basketball_Jones · Post #1926 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:07 am

LeBron with some ridiculous shooting. Then he’s sweating so much he can’t even catch the ball lol

FreshyFlames · Post #1927 » by **FreshyFlames** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:24 am

Jordan would never be laughing with his opponent in the 4th quarter of a playoff game and then put up a dumbass shot like that

WaltFrazier · Post #1928 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:30 am

Basketball_Jones wrote:LeBron with some ridiculous shooting. Then he’s sweating so much he can’t even catch the ball lol

Then a shot off the side of the board a la Paul George

Syd-TK3 · Post #1929 » by **Syd-TK3** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:32 am

Huge w for the wolves to survive the token lebron road game they been the better team

bballsparkin · Post #1930 » by **bballsparkin** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:05 am

WaltFrazier wrote:Lakers getting every call, going to be tough for Minny to overcome refs if it stays close

Fortunately the Wolves are the better team.

Pointgod · Post #1931 » by **Pointgod** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 1:47 pm

Watching the end of this Lakers Wolves game shows you just how much we need a big shot and playmaker on the team. We don’t have anyone close to Ant.

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #1932 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 2:47 pm

Pointgod wrote:Watching the end of this Lakers Wolves game shows you just how much we need a big shot and playmaker on the team. We don’t have anyone close to Ant.

We have to pray Ingram goes back to 2 years ago version of him and/or a leap from RJ or Scottie. RJ with better FT shooting is already a considerably more efficient offensive player

ArthurVandelay · Post #1933 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:01 pm

TheRaptor! wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:
Basketball_Jones wrote:
Don’t forget Dennis Schroeder!
OG too, all ballin'

sad af

Meanwhile us fans had to suffer all season and all we have is Scottie Barnes and a lottery pick

Hopefully we get back in the play offs next year

That is a sad perspective. How were those cast of guys working out in Toronto?

Everyone is in a better place than they were when in Toronto, even the Raptors….well, except Nurse.

Agimat · Post #1934 » by **Agimat** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:39 pm

ArthurVandelay wrote:
TheRaptor! wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:OG too, all ballin'

sad af

Meanwhile us fans had to suffer all season and all we have is Scottie Barnes and a lottery pick

Hopefully we get back in the play offs next year

That is a sad perspective. How were those cast of guys working out in Toronto?

Everyone is in a better place than they were when in Toronto, even the Raptors….well, except Nurse.

NN factor

WaltFrazier · Post #1935 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:55 pm

Sounds like Matt Devlin doing the Cavs Heat game for TNT. He's much better doing a neutral game like this. Not over hyping every threeee in the air. No lame jokes with Jack or Alvin. No homerism of course. He's become unbearable on Raptors games but he's listenable here. Is this the first playoff game he's done this year?

djsunyc · Post #1936 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:10 pm

one thing this playoffs shows is that you have to be able to put the ball in the basket and you need guys that can get creative getting a good shot off (make or miss).

djsunyc · Post #1937 » by **djsunyc** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:12 pm

WaltFrazier wrote:Sounds like Matt Devlin doing the Cavs Heat game for TNT. He's much better doing a neutral game like this. Not over hyping every threeee in the air. No lame jokes with Jack or Alvin. No homerism of course. He's become unbearable on Raptors games but he's listenable here. Is this the first playoff game he's done this year?

it comes down to direction from the network. he's a pro that does multiple sports and is on a national broadcast for a reason. tsn and sn want him to call games the way he is doing it.

WaltFrazier · Post #1938 » by **WaltFrazier** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:21 pm

djsunyc wrote:
WaltFrazier wrote:Sounds like Matt Devlin doing the Cavs Heat game for TNT. He's much better doing a neutral game like this. Not over hyping every threeee in the air. No lame jokes with Jack or Alvin. No homerism of course. He's become unbearable on Raptors games but he's listenable here. Is this the first playoff game he's done this year?

it comes down to direction from the network. he's a pro that does multiple sports and is on a national broadcast for a reason. tsn and sn want him to call games the way he is doing it.

I agree he's a pro and I have enjoyed his Blue Jays work and even CFL a few years ago. I think he could dial down the homerism with the Raptors, and the lame humor and be better, more low key. I often feel the two Canadian broadcasts suffer from a lack of strong directors/ producers, though most of my criticism is in the areas of camera work, intrusive replays and reaction shots, missing live action plays, etc.

Syd-TK3 · Post #1939 » by **Syd-TK3** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:40 pm

Matt is perfectly fine to me the Raptors have been terrible to watch as a team for the last 2 years so I can't blame him for not making it any better

Brinbe · Post #1940 » by **Brinbe** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 6:48 pm

Riley better have a hell of a plan for replacing Jimmy as they're essentially the Bulls now