Raptors @ Hawks | Friday Nov 7th 730 EST | TSN

[YogurtProducer]

PAT MCCAW

A guy who went -14 in the finals.. in 12 minutes of gametime

Proud Mccaw hater checking in....it's no surprise he was out of the league after his stint with Toronto

I still can’t believe this man was taking minutes away from Norman Powell.

To be fair, he wasn't

I had to go look that up cause I didn't remember that being the case and it would shock me to find out if that was the case, and it wasn't lol.

[YogurtProducer]

I was like wow this thread is longer than normal for this season but then I realized it's only because two posters are having a debate lol

Better than only 16 posts pre-game

[WiggOuts]

Read on Twitter

LMAOOOOO

What a horrendous take

Klay definitely has a case

First impression is that this a homerish take. But I guess you can make an argument.

What's the exclusion criteria? All-star selections? All-Nba?

Paul George might be the pinnacle of 3&D but I'm sure many will think he doesn't qualify.

Of non-star players I think Danny Green and Klay Thompson are certainly ahead of OG. You'd even have to give modern Brook Lopez consideration. PHX Shawn Marion.

The best 3&D players transcend the title and become more. Like Jalen Williams, for example. Or Kawhi.

i think the criteria is simple, what they do on the court. I say Klay because 3&D is literally all he does, or did in terms of his prime. He really wasnt good at anything else but was so elite at these 2 skills that he was a multi time all star/NBA champ, made an all defensive team and won the 3pt contest. he was even in the argument for being the best #2 of all time. Imo hes the personification of the term, no one defines it better.

Guys like PG and JDUB surpassed this role, they create/handle the ball/ISO, they have a triple threat game.

OG is a better defender imo, but Klay is a way better shooter and the gap between Klays shooting compared to OG vs Ogs D vs Klays give Thompson the significant edge. Thompson has also had a very fortunate career playing with Steph, there isnt a better player he could have ended up with. He literally the perfect balance between Curry and Green, they had the best 3 and the best D in the league with those 2 guys and he had both

[everdiso]

McOchai

[TheRealDeal]

win here would be huge

[C_Money]

win here would be huge

Good chance of making it out of the group stage for the NBA Cup if we win this.

[Zeno]

win here would be huge

Good chance of making it out of the group stage for the NBA Cup if we win this.

I really want them to get to the cup final if only to see if they open up Jurassic Park for a December 16th viewing party. Would people go and freeze their asses off for this?

[mihaic]

win here would be huge

Good chance of making it out of the group stage for the NBA Cup if we win this.

I really want them to get to the cup final if only to see if they open up Jurassic Park for a December 16th viewing party. Would people go and freeze their asses off for this?

Lol perhaps they make a viewing party indoors. Rogers center or Scotiabank Arena. Why not.

[Zeno]

Good chance of making it out of the group stage for the NBA Cup if we win this.

I really want them to get to the cup final if only to see if they open up Jurassic Park for a December 16th viewing party. Would people go and freeze their asses off for this?

Lol perhaps they make a viewing party indoors. Rogers center or Scotiabank Arena. Why not.

Soft. lol. Leafs are home on the 16th. It’s happening!

[HangTime]

I'm excited for this game.

It feels like a breakout game for someone. Not necessarily high scoring, but high impact.

[tsherkin]

I'm excited for this game.

It feels like a breakout game for someone. Not necessarily high scoring, but high impact.

Let's hope it's a good one!

[Spates]

Given Scottie's hot shooting I think it'll be fun to keep an eye on the accuracy of his makes and misses. Is there consistency in trajectory? During his 3rd year hot streak I anticipated it being a flash-in-the-pan because of how inconsistent both his makes and misses. Front rim, back rim, short, off to the side. It was a roll of the dice.

So far, I feel he's been more consistent but time will tell.

[UnbelievablyRAW]

Yeah won’t hijack the tread anymore but we’ll see with Ochai if he comes back into the rotation. I’m gonna stand on him being someone we let go

[Madvillainy2004]

Lmao im sorry i dont think ill be able to take thr NBA cup seriously. I'm trying but it aint clicking in my brain.

[Duffman100]

Is the court going to be awful tonight?

[tsherkin]

Is the court going to be awful tonight?

I'm going with "yes."

[Madvillainy2004]

Is the court going to be awful tonight?

I'm going with "yes."

I really liked the "NBA Playoffs" court accents they used to have. Would rather they do that then these ugly full neon green/red/yellow courts.

[tms]

Alright im done grieving. Whats this team up to. Darko Mihajlovic running a tight ship i see

This an NBA Cup game? Nice. Should be fun

[HangTime]

Lmao im sorry i dont think ill be able to take thr NBA cup seriously. I'm trying but it aint clicking in my brain.

I like it, but I think the NBA should really expand it, while giving the stars and vets a chance to rest.
make it 10-12 games in the schedule, use some on the front or back end of a back to back.

The younger guys get a chance to play, and coaching staff might find a diamond in the rough, that is not because of injury.

The NBA gets a chance to find new stars, and still a keep 82 game schedule, while the stars and vets are only in line for a 70-72 game regular season.

[tsherkin]

I really liked the "NBA Playoffs" court accents they used to have. Would rather they do that then these ugly full neon green/red/yellow courts.

Find out soon, I suppose.