ECSF: P3 | (1) Toronto Raptors vs Cleveland Cavaliers (4) | CLE wins 4-0

Hindenburg · Post #2701 » by **Hindenburg** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:11 am

Dr_Heat wrote:Where do the raptors go from here ?

Back to Toronto

Knicks Byke · Post #2702 » by **Knicks Byke** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:11 am

Dr_Heat wrote:Where do the raptors go from here ?

back to toronto.

Kabookalu · Post #2703 » by **Kabookalu** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:12 am

Jazz9 wrote:Raps fans deserve better though.
Do or die game and the players show absolutely no desire, no fire at all
Guys have zero pride

Part of that is because of Casey. He's literally scrambling for answers as he's playing units together that have literally never played together in the regular season. You can get away with that if you have LeBron on your team, who acts as a mediator that can always make the right decisions, but this team is led by Lowry and DeMar.

None of the units that Casey has been putting out in the past 2 games show even an ounce of chemistry, and you can see it on the court.

BBallchallenged · Post #2704 » by **BBallchallenged** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:12 am

Canada is hereby banned from the NBA playoffs, indefinitely.

Gnik · Post #2705 » by **Gnik** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:12 am

This was really Toronto's best chance to make the finals. Cavs were really vulnerable, Boston crippled, Sixers still young, ETC. Next season gonna be tougher for them.

ItsMyPotPie · Post #2706 » by **ItsMyPotPie** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:12 am

Lebron come rest in the Himalayas. And miss your flight back so Boston goes to the finals

Nowitness · Post #2707 » by **Nowitness** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:13 am

Uggggh.....what an embarrassing ending for Toronto. Always wanted them to succeed during this era, but somebody's gotta take the fall for this imo, they shouldn't have gone out, and especially not like this the way their RS went.

Post #2708 » by **Stanford** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:13 am

BBallchallenged wrote:Canada is hereby banned from the NBA playoffs, indefinitely.

Am I allowed to watch at least?

Pablo Escobar · Post #2709 » by **Pablo Escobar** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:14 am

JV deserves better.

picc · Post #2710 » by **picc** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:14 am

SwaggyB wrote:
picc wrote:
SwaggyB wrote:Almost as original as using "whatever it takes" and the cheesy pop song to go with it

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That being cheesy doesn't make "The North Remembers" any less cringe or unoriginal.
Not denying that. But one has become a brand and sells surprisingly well, and one is replaced by some other slogan next year..

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Of course its selling well. It would legitimately be badass and clever, IMO, if it wasn't blatantly stolen from a TV show and about a team that was just swept as a one seed.

DTP · Post #2711 » by **DTP** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:14 am

Hindenburg wrote:
Dr_Heat wrote:Where do the raptors go from here ?

Back to Toronto

Lebronto*

dautjazz · Post #2712 » by **dautjazz** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:15 am

Lowry 5pts in an elimination game? He's about to make 64.3M over the next 2 years. How do GM's sign these guys for these monster contracts? I'm sorry but Lowry is not the best or 2nd best player on a championship team, you can't pay him like a superstar.

Bruteque · Post #2713 » by **Bruteque** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:15 am

Enso wrote:skip bayless was right lol

Skip Bayless is like, "OKC **** you, 'cause you always let me down. TOR <3"

dukes_wild · Post #2714 » by **dukes_wild** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:16 am

dautjazz wrote:Lowry 5pts in an elimination game? He's about to make 64.3M over the next 2 years. How do GM's sign these guys for these monster contracts? I'm sorry but Lowry is not the best or 2nd best player on a championship team, you can't pay him like a superstar.

We gonna ignore the fact he was averaging 19/8/4 on 70% TS with good defense going into that game?

Lowry is the LAST player on the Raptors to blame, except maybe JV

nymets1 · Post #2715 » by **nymets1** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:16 am

About time for the Raptors to make moves in the offseason, They need to break up their team. After getting swept by the Cavs, The Raptors are "We are the South"

I get Toronto is up North, North above anywhere else but it gets kinda annoying about hearing "We the North"

Tigersrule · Post #2716 » by **Tigersrule** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:17 am

This is usually when the "East is so weak Lebron is so lucky" discussion starts lol

Childs · Post #2717 » by **Childs** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:17 am

I really dont want to see this team in the playoffs for the next 3-4 years. I cant take this anymore.

Kabookalu · Post #2718 » by **Kabookalu** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:17 am

dautjazz wrote:Lowry 5pts in an elimination game? He's about to make 64.3M over the next 2 years. How do GM's sign these guys for these monster contracts? I'm sorry but Lowry is not the best or 2nd best player on a championship team, you can't pay him like a superstar.

Never wanted him back. He always looks like a borderline superstar in the regular season, but plays like a role player in the playoffs. The last game when Toronto mounted their comeback, that's the Kyle Lowry the Raptors get on the regular. Unfortunately it was the only instance of regular season Kyle Lowry the Raptors got this entire playoffs.

ItsMyPotPie · Post #2719 » by **ItsMyPotPie** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:17 am

PierceFan4ever · Post #2720 » by **PierceFan4ever** » Tue May 8, 2018 3:17 am

bmurph128 wrote:
PierceFan4ever wrote:
bmurph128 wrote:Err...technically I have. Last years Celtics. The Cavs four wins were all decided in the first quarter. I warned Raptors fans during the season to wait and see. Celtics fans may want to do the same. Not saying it will happen again this year, but the Raptors played two extremely close games against the Cavs in this series. Boston might not.

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Celtics won a game against you guys were up 16 in game 4 with Lebron in foul trouble until Kyrie saved you guys and ended up dropping 41 to prevent a 2-2 series. IT was injured, that Celtics team wasn’t that talented, the Cavs were much better last year. The Cavs were simply more talented. This raptors team won 59 games Cavs went to 7 against the pacers. This is the biggest joke I’ve seen.
As you say, the Celtics werent that talented. This Raptors team is much better than that Celtics team.

The Cavs held a double digit lead in all 5 games, and won the 4 games by 13, 13, 33 and 34. The game 4 youre talking about, the Cavs outscored the Celtics by 23 in tge 2nd half.

And tge 33 and 34 point wins came in Boston. So even if this Cavs team is worse, the Raptors being more talented than last years Celtics tells me that the Cavs are getting better here in the playoffs.

I know Celtics and Raptors fans hate each other, but based on this series it wouldnt surprise me if the Cavs beat the Celtics worse than they beat the Raps in this series. Going to 7 against the Pacers doesnt mean much....the Cavs had quarters in last years playoff against the Celtics in which they beat them worse than the 4 combined games against the Pacers, despite the fact that we swept them last year.

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Um no, you won against the soft raptors team. Next series will be different I’ll be sure to bring this quote up. The Cavs had Kyrie last year the same guy who won you game 4 pretty much when Lebron was in foul trouble. Isaiah Thomas was injured for the Celtics last season yet they still at least took a game from the Cavs unlike these raptors both this year and last. Cavs aren’t as good as last season so it’s irrelevant.

Who wins the series?