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

yoyoboy · Post #1141 » by **yoyoboy** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:16 am

oikosnomos wrote:
Kurtz wrote:
TheOUTLAW wrote:Man, everyone left

Hey man, Cleveland is a hip, happenin' city. They got plenty of other things to do on a Tuesday evening.

Shower, shave, drink a glass of water, get in bed and get ready for work the next day.

Living the life...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ck0su859Ps[/youtube]

Canada_7 · Post #1142 » by **Canada_7** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:18 am

Someone needs to do that gif where that one nerdy guy tries waving at a girl but the cool dude comes sneaking into the frame and shakes his head. Have the Raptors on the face of the nerdy dude waving at either the NBA finals or NBA trophy while putting LeBron on the face of the cool guy shaking his head. Make sure to use LeBron's troll face.

gom · Post #1143 » by **gom** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:20 am

Don't feel too bad, Raptors fans:

Spoiler:

Birdie · Post #1144 » by **Birdie** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:22 am

82 pts from layups, dunks, restricted area and free throws. 21pts from 3. That's just crazy #'s from CLE. Let's do it again boys! Thursday is too far away. Ready for Game 2.

And also, shoutout to those people still in Jurassic Park despite the blowout. True fans.

Post #1145 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:22 am

Jedi32 wrote:are people going to start giving lue his just due or does he have to wait a little while longer?

I've been one of his biggest critics and I'm definitely impressed by the game plans so far. That said, I still haven't seen many in game adjustments but we really haven't had to.

LofJ · Post #1146 » by **LofJ** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:23 am

RaptorNews wrote:Scary part is nobody can really challenge Cleveland in the East for the foreseeable future

Free agency my friend, have you seen the list of guys who will be UFAs next summer?

dautjazz · Post #1147 » by **dautjazz** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:23 am

kvash37 wrote:I'll admit, I fell into the trap that the eastern conference had improved.

Lol i never took it serious

Post #1148 » by **7 Footer** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:23 am

Canada_7 wrote:
TheOUTLAW wrote:How the heck do the Cavs remember all those individual hand shakes?

After a few games, that just becomes muscle memory.

thank god Derrick Rose ain't on the Cavs

dalton749 · Post #1149 » by **dalton749** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:23 am

People jumping to conclusions so quick. Not saying the raps are going to win, because they won't, but Indiana beat them at home game 1, Miami beat them at home games one, the Spurs beat okc by 32 game one, yet both teams are will here. It's a series, not a game.

gom · Post #1150 » by **gom** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:24 am

Birdie wrote:82 pts from layups, dunks, restricted area and free throws. 21pts from 3. That's just crazy #'s from CLE. Let's do it again boys! Thursday is too far away. Ready for Game 2.

And also, shoutout to those people still in Jurassic Park despite the blowout. True fans.

If they stayed that long, they likely converted to Cavs fans. Cleveland was fantastic. They rested their players well during the game too. It's unfortunate for who comes out of the West that the Cavaliers' starters will be well-rested, but such easy victories can also cause complacency so it's a two-edged sword.

Green Backpack · Post #1151 » by **Green Backpack** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:24 am

Full credit to the Cavs... gave the Raptors a real ass kicking tonight. Hopefully Game 2 is more competitive.

Kurtz · Post #1152 » by **Kurtz** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:25 am

Why did Drew Carrey attack Derozan?

https://streamable.com/xqot

BayArea408415 · Post #1153 » by **BayArea408415** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:26 am

Didn't expect this at all. Not after the 1st quarter. Raptors just played awful as a team early on in the 2nd and the lead just continued to grow until it was out of hand. Figures that Derozan has a decent shooting night when the rest of the team is mostly awful. To top it off, Cavs bench dominated the Raptors bench. Expect a better performance in Game 2 and hope the Raps steal a game or two but they aren't winning this series.

Jedi32 · Post #1154 » by **Jedi32** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:27 am

TheOUTLAW wrote:
Jedi32 wrote:are people going to start giving lue his just due or does he have to wait a little while longer?

I've been one of his biggest critics and I'm definitely impressed by the game plans so far. That said, I still haven't seen many in game adjustments but we really haven't had to.

i can understand that, but a lot of posters were down right dismissing him without giving him a chance, and he has the cavs playing some great basketball right now.

Birdie · Post #1155 » by **Birdie** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:29 am

TheOUTLAW wrote:
Jedi32 wrote:are people going to start giving lue his just due or does he have to wait a little while longer?

I've been one of his biggest critics and I'm definitely impressed by the game plans so far. That said, I still haven't seen many in game adjustments but we really haven't had to.

For me, until he wins at least 2 games in the finals at the minimum can he be validated fully. Clearly, Griff made the correct call in making the switch even though optically, it didn't translate into net positive raw data. If anything, I think it's an indictment to the way the Cavs players, possibly the organization in railroading Blatt. But then again, I'm sure Blatt made his mistakes but more so on the personal level of identifying with his players as opposed to game planning.

Hopefully, he gets another NBA job, he def. could be good for a young team.

Post #1156 » by **TheOUTLAW** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:30 am

I doubt that Lowry is as ineffective the rest of this series. But then, Love and JR had unimpressive games as well. Both of those guys are easily capable of putting up 20 points in a game. I think we can play better

Swindle · Post #1157 » by **Swindle** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:31 am

Is this some sort of rope-a-dope strategy to catch the Cavs sleeping in game 2 and steal home court?

kangarooaus · Post #1158 » by **kangarooaus** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:31 am

JV is a big loss here, 23-45 in rebounds / 36-56 Points in the paint / 0-9 Fast break points in the first half (7-16 in game). It's just one game, these things happen, defensively I expect a completely different gameplan from the Raps for game 2 with a priority on stopping paint points.

Post #1159 » by **7 Footer** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:33 am

Kurtz wrote:Why did Drew Carrey attack Derozan?

https://streamable.com/xqot

guess he wanted that booty

improvisor · Post #1160 » by **improvisor** » Wed May 18, 2016 3:35 am

Birdie wrote:82 pts from layups, dunks, restricted area and free throws. 21pts from 3. That's just crazy #'s from CLE. Let's do it again boys! Thursday is too far away. Ready for Game 2.

And also, shoutout to those people still in Jurassic Park despite the blowout. True fans.

Yea that's always been something no one can make fun of about Toronto sports fans, super hardcore loyal fans.

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