ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors | CLE 2-1

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Series Predictions

Cavaliers in 4
172
24%
Cavaliers in 5
150
21%
Cavaliers in 6
80
11%
Cavaliers in 7
12
2%
Raptors in 4
107
15%
Raptors in 5
6
1%
Raptors in 6
59
8%
Raptors in 7
124
17%
 
Total votes: 710

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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#361 » by MS13 » Mon May 16, 2016 7:23 am

heyrayray wrote:Any word on Big Val?

From what I've head from the Raps forums, if he were to come back this year it would be game 3-4. No way he's ready this week.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#362 » by mtcan » Mon May 16, 2016 10:51 am

MS13 wrote:
heyrayray wrote:Any word on Big Val?

From what I've head from the Raps forums, if he were to come back this year it would be game 3-4. No way he's ready this week.

Casey playing his cards tight. Last minute change on Tuesday's line-up card...and JV starting!...Cavs will have no answer. ;)
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#363 » by edquantum » Mon May 16, 2016 11:14 am

Tyronne Lue said Cavs preparing to play against JV from game 1. Doesn't matter he's available or not.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#364 » by jbk1234 » Mon May 16, 2016 11:35 am

LOL at this thread being 19 pages less than 12 hours after beating the Heat. Don't ever change Raps fans. I wish some more Cavs fans would migrate over to Realgm from RealCavsFans.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#365 » by The_Ghost_of_JB » Mon May 16, 2016 11:42 am

This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#366 » by NBAfan3024 » Mon May 16, 2016 11:44 am

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.

given how many raptors fans there are I don't think it's a surprise.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#367 » by The_Ghost_of_JB » Mon May 16, 2016 11:46 am

NBAfan3024 wrote:
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.

given how many raptors fans there are I don't think it's a surprise.


Makes sense. I guess they are seeing something I am not.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#368 » by NBAfan3024 » Mon May 16, 2016 11:47 am

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:
NBAfan3024 wrote:
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.

given how many raptors fans there are I don't think it's a surprise.


Makes sense. I guess they are seeing something I am not.

Just picking them cause it's their team I guess. Think most if not all know chances they win are slim.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#369 » by tradejosehesux » Mon May 16, 2016 11:55 am

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The Miami Heat wrote:Lol @ CRAPTORS fans saying they'll actually win a game against the cavs! Typical from a board full of Canadians.


Are you still going? Wow, I figured you'd have something better to do.


As I type this my cock is balls deep inside your mother's throat.

This is a Cavs - Raps thread, why are you here? Your jimmies are rustled pretty bad right now aren't they?

It's no secret that Miami (south Florida) literally has the worst fan base and fan support of any sports city in North America.

Don't make me start posting empty stadium pics from the Dolphin and Canes football games.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#370 » by Primetime23 » Mon May 16, 2016 11:59 am

heyrayray wrote:Any word on Big Val?


He's not close, apparently.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#371 » by Zman80000 » Mon May 16, 2016 12:00 pm

All of these people picking the Cavs to advance makes me nervous.
Then again, I was born in Cleveland so I always expect Cleveland teams to lose.
And I was actually alive, and old enough to realise what had happened, when the Browns won the NFL Championship.

Congratulations Raps fans on making the ECF.
Good luck for good health for both teams.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#372 » by Zman80000 » Mon May 16, 2016 12:01 pm

tradejosehesux wrote:
The Miami Heat wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Are you still going? Wow, I figured you'd have something better to do.


As I type this my cock is balls deep inside your mother's throat.

This is a Cavs - Raps thread, why are you here? Your jimmies are rustled pretty bad right now aren't they?

It's no secret that Miami (south Florida) literally has the worst fan base and fan support of any sports city in North America.

Don't make me start posting empty stadium pics from the Dolphin and Canes football games.

Just let it go.
It's not worth the effort.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#373 » by Spicy P » Mon May 16, 2016 12:02 pm

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:
NBAfan3024 wrote:
The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.

given how many raptors fans there are I don't think it's a surprise.


Makes sense. I guess they are seeing something I am not.


Most of those are Raptors in 4 troll votes. And for those predicting Raptors in 7, it's highly unlikely, but it's still a valid prediction.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#374 » by Kabookalu » Mon May 16, 2016 12:03 pm

The_Ghost_of_JB wrote:This is the same team that had to take a 7th place team 7 games as well as a heat team with it's second best player out to 7 games as well. I am legitimately shocked at how many votes the raps are getting to win this series.


Most Raptors fans don't expect to win. That's just Raptors fans trolling the poll options.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#375 » by yoyoboy » Mon May 16, 2016 12:04 pm

Zman80000 wrote:All of these people picking the Cavs to advance makes me nervous.
Then again, I was born in Cleveland so I always expect Cleveland teams to lose.
And I was actually alive, and old enough to realise what had happened, when the Browns won the NFL Championship.

Congratulations Raps fans on making the ECF.
Good luck for good health for both teams.

Yeah, when it comes to Cleveland sports, I'll always be cautious. I don't think any Cavs fan expected us to lose to Orlando in 2009 after sweeping the first 2 rounds (interestingly enough, they were also against Detroit and Atlanta). And after watching that Believeland special, I'm more pessimistic than ever. :lol:

Seriously though, the Raptors could easily win this series. This isn't going to be a bye week for the Cavs.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#376 » by RCM88x » Mon May 16, 2016 12:10 pm

yoyoboy wrote:
Zman80000 wrote:All of these people picking the Cavs to advance makes me nervous.
Then again, I was born in Cleveland so I always expect Cleveland teams to lose.
And I was actually alive, and old enough to realise what had happened, when the Browns won the NFL Championship.

Congratulations Raps fans on making the ECF.
Good luck for good health for both teams.

Yeah, when it comes to Cleveland sports, I'll always be cautious. I don't think any Cavs fan expected us to lose to Orlando in 2009 after sweeping the first 2 rounds (interestingly enough, they were also against Detroit and Atlanta). And after watching that Believeland special, I'm more pessimistic than ever. :lol:

Seriously though, the Raptors could easily win this series. This isn't going to be a bye week for the Cavs.


The expectation is for the Cavs to win a title, therefor they will make the finals and lose in 6 or 7 games. Providing just enough hope to think its possible then snatch it out from under you at the last minute.

However, its possible ones expectations can realistically be that they just make the finals, and in that case they will lose this series in 6 or 7.

Basically whatever your expectations are they will crush in the worst way possible.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#377 » by duppyy » Mon May 16, 2016 12:13 pm

Cavs in 4
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#378 » by TheOUTLAW » Mon May 16, 2016 12:19 pm

Green Backpack wrote:Obviously the Cavs are heavy favourites here as they are against any team in the East. It would be nice to take a game though.


Jeez what happened? Just before the playoffs I kept hearing people saying that they could see the Cavs losing to either Toronto or the Heat.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#379 » by DBA » Mon May 16, 2016 12:34 pm

TheOUTLAW wrote:
Green Backpack wrote:Obviously the Cavs are heavy favourites here as they are against any team in the East. It would be nice to take a game though.


Jeez what happened? Just before the playoffs I kept hearing people saying that they could see the Cavs losing to either Toronto or the Heat.

Cavs didn't look that great in the regular season, they lost to other good teams and looked like they had chemistry problems, which in the playoffs is not good at all, but it seems they managed to turn it up and put it all behind them, though I still think the raps match well with them and what encourages me is the 1st round against detroit, where pretty much every game came down to closing time, where cavs took care of business, but didn't blow them out like they did with atlanta with historic 3pt shooting. One great advantage the raps had was Valanciunas play this post-season, I believe he would be huge in this series and could give the raps a real chance to push it to 7, but without him, raps are not winning this and it's ok, our season goal is achieved.
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Re: ECF: | (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs (2) Toronto Raptors 

Post#380 » by baldur » Mon May 16, 2016 12:37 pm

TheOUTLAW wrote:
Green Backpack wrote:Obviously the Cavs are heavy favourites here as they are against any team in the East. It would be nice to take a game though.


Jeez what happened? Just before the playoffs I kept hearing people saying that they could see the Cavs losing to either Toronto or the Heat.


what happened? didnt you see the playoffs? things have changed.

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