ECQF | P2 (2) Toronto Raptors vs (7) Orlando Magic

TrustFundBaby · Post #961 » by **TrustFundBaby** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:01 am

Magic were elite their last 30 games.

They would sweep current DET, probably beat IND in 5, and could beat BKN as well (6-7 games)

Def not an average 7 seed

Ramed Nazored · Post #962 » by **Ramed Nazored** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:01 am

SOUL wrote:
Pinkyring wrote:
NinjaBro wrote:

Orlando is a very good team. It was never going to be easy against them.

Orlando barely cracked .500 they aren't good at all

The team that got into the playoffs and is making 2 out of 3 games competitive against your team isn't even "good?"

Okay.

He's not a Raptor fan. He's a hater denigrating the Magic in an attempt to make the Raptors looks bad. Anyone that watches the game knows the Magic were the hottest team in the East coming into the playoffs. I'd have much rather drawn DET or BRK in the first round.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #963 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:02 am

Chandan wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:I swear Leonard has missed a lot of 'clutch' shots all season.

Anyone have his FG% in close games in the last minute?

He is actually like the leagues second highest fg% in the clutch last time the stats was mentioned.

I must catch all his misses then :lol:

Never mind then.

Post #964 » by **Duffman100** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:02 am

Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

Post #965 » by **SOUL** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:03 am

Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

No idea. Clifford has done it a lot this season even when Ross and Fournier were sucking and Isaac had a decent offensive game. Guess he doesn't trust his offense enough but it was obvious tonight that we needed length and size there because Fournier wasn't going to do ****.

pingpongrac · Post #966 » by **pingpongrac** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:04 am

Grape wrote:
CptCanada wrote:My God this game was so disgustingly officiated that it is hard to even enjoy the win.

Raptors - 9-10
Magic - 22-23

Here is the dumb thing, they got caught trying to control the narrative and failed. This series is essentially over now because they are going to try and save face by favouring the Raptors in the remaining two games of the series. Its so stupid how the NBA does this crap.

No ones trying to control the narrative smh.

Citing free throws in a small sample is such a horrible way to look at things

1 game is a small sample, but we're seeing a serious trend after three games now.

Orlando: 22.3 FTA, 35.7 3FGA, 32.7 points in the paint
Toronto: 13.7 FTA, 33 3FGA, 45.3 points in the paint

Both the eye test and stats have shown that Toronto has been more determined to drive (especially tonight), yet they've been completely hosed by the officials. Toronto is averaging 8.3 LESS FTA while Orlando is averaging 3.1 MORE FTA compared to the regular season. Heck, Siakam has 60 FGA this series (just 11 3FGA), but he only has a total of 4 FTA.

tdotrep2 · Post #967 » by **tdotrep2** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:04 am

Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

crazy thing is it was a net benefit, he made the 3 and we didn't exploit him vs pascal.

B-Ball Freak · Post #968 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:04 am

RaptorsLife wrote:

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Turning into a star right before our eyes

Pinkyring · Post #969 » by **Pinkyring** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:04 am

The excuses to save face is already out, a team plays good ball a 1/3 of the season and all of a sudden they're a good team.... no they're average their 42-40 says it so does their roster, essentially the same roster that was a bottom 7 team last year, they aren't automatically some powerhouse. They had to get hot to even make the playoffs and if the raps were anything other than pretenders they'd ve getting the brooms out

Post #970 » by **Duffman100** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:05 am

SOUL wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

No idea. Clifford has done it a lot this season even when Ross and Fournier were sucking and Isaac had a decent offensive game. Guess he doesn't trust his offense enough but it was obvious tonight that we needed length and size there because Fournier wasn't going to do ****.

If we were smart, we would have gone at the Siakam / Fournier matchup the entire time.

Man Isaac is a beast. Nice find.

thelead · Post #971 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:05 am

Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

Clifford said he preferred Evan's play-making out there. It was an obvious mistake.

thelead · Post #972 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:07 am

I don't think the Raps played their best game but it felt like the Magic beat themselves tonight with the horrible shooting and rebounding.

TrustFundBaby · Post #973 » by **TrustFundBaby** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:08 am

Pinkyring wrote:The excuses to save face is already out, a team plays good ball a 1/3 of the season and all of a sudden they're a good team.... no they're average their 42-40 says it so does their roster, essentially the same roster that was a bottom 7 team last year, they aren't automatically some powerhouse. They had to get hot to even make the playoffs and if the raps were anything other than pretenders they'd ve getting the brooms out

Do you understand trends?

What is more representative of them, their play leading to the playoffs OR their play earlier in the season?

PhilBlackson · Post #974 » by **PhilBlackson** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:09 am

thelead wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

Clifford said he preferred Evan's play-making out there. It was an obvious mistake.

I don't understand why it has to be one or the other...

The starting lineup is DJ/Evan/Isaac/AG/Vuc is it not?! I'm obviously not complaining but I don't follow Clifford's reasoning especially when Siakam was the only guy who had it going.

PhilBlackson · Post #975 » by **PhilBlackson** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:09 am

TrustFundBaby wrote:
Pinkyring wrote:The excuses to save face is already out, a team plays good ball a 1/3 of the season and all of a sudden they're a good team.... no they're average their 42-40 says it so does their roster, essentially the same roster that was a bottom 7 team last year, they aren't automatically some powerhouse. They had to get hot to even make the playoffs and if the raps were anything other than pretenders they'd ve getting the brooms out

Do you understand trends?

What is more representative of them, their play leading to the playoffs OR their play earlier in the season?

Don't feed the troll.

Pinkyring · Post #976 » by **Pinkyring** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:10 am

TrustFundBaby wrote:
Pinkyring wrote:The excuses to save face is already out, a team plays good ball a 1/3 of the season and all of a sudden they're a good team.... no they're average their 42-40 says it so does their roster, essentially the same roster that was a bottom 7 team last year, they aren't automatically some powerhouse. They had to get hot to even make the playoffs and if the raps were anything other than pretenders they'd ve getting the brooms out

Do you understand trends?

What is more representative of them, their play leading to the playoffs OR their play earlier in the season?

Yes the larger sample size, every team has a hot streak, the larger sample size says their average as their record, and if u dont understand that, then you dont want to

thelead · Post #977 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:11 am

PhilBlackson wrote:
thelead wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Hey magic fans,

Why wasn't Isaac in the game the last 5 minutes?

Clifford said he preferred Evan's play-making out there. It was an obvious mistake.

I don't understand why it has to be one or the other...

The starting lineup is DJ/Evan/Isaac/AG/Vuc is it not?! I'm obviously not complaining but I don't follow Clifford's reasoning especially when Siakam was the only guy who had it going.

It should have been DJ/Ross/Isaac/AG/Vuc considering how hot Ross was. It seemed like a no-brainer for almost everyone except for Clifford. That said, Isaac almost always is watching from the bench during close games in favor for the lineup Clifford had out there tonight.

thelead · Post #978 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:12 am

Pinkyring wrote:
TrustFundBaby wrote:
Pinkyring wrote:The excuses to save face is already out, a team plays good ball a 1/3 of the season and all of a sudden they're a good team.... no they're average their 42-40 says it so does their roster, essentially the same roster that was a bottom 7 team last year, they aren't automatically some powerhouse. They had to get hot to even make the playoffs and if the raps were anything other than pretenders they'd ve getting the brooms out

Do you understand trends?

What is more representative of them, their play leading to the playoffs OR their play earlier in the season?

Yes the larger sample size, every team has a hot streak, the larger sample size says their average as their record, and if u dont understand that, then you dont want to

With a new coach... figuring out rotations and roles... but you do you

ShotCreator · Post #979 » by **ShotCreator** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:12 am

thelead wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote:
thelead wrote:Clifford said he preferred Evan's play-making out there. It was an obvious mistake.

I don't understand why it has to be one or the other...

The starting lineup is DJ/Evan/Isaac/AG/Vuc is it not?! I'm obviously not complaining but I don't follow Clifford's reasoning especially when Siakam was the only guy who had it going.

It should have been DJ/Ross/Isaac/AG/Vuc considering how hot Ross was. It seemed like a no-brainer for almost everyone except for Clifford. That said, Isaac almost always is watching from the bench during close games in favor for the lineup Clifford had out there tonight.

Coaches never trust guys like Isaac.

thelead · Post #980 » by **thelead** » Sat Apr 20, 2019 2:13 am

ShotCreator wrote:
thelead wrote:
PhilBlackson wrote:
I don't understand why it has to be one or the other...

The starting lineup is DJ/Evan/Isaac/AG/Vuc is it not?! I'm obviously not complaining but I don't follow Clifford's reasoning especially when Siakam was the only guy who had it going.

It should have been DJ/Ross/Isaac/AG/Vuc considering how hot Ross was. It seemed like a no-brainer for almost everyone except for Clifford. That said, Isaac almost always is watching from the bench during close games in favor for the lineup Clifford had out there tonight.
Coaches never trust guys like Ross.

? he was in the game...

Who wins the series?