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Pelicans rip the Warriors tonight... WOW.

Raptors getting owned in the 3rd straight game of the series LOL. Cleveland is up in their mind right now.

LOL..... Raptors made a valiant comeback but... The Cav's have the psychological advantage over the Raptors and will most likely sweep.

Did the Cav's at least get a receipt (title or deed) when they bought and thus subsequently OWNED the Raptors?

(05-07-2018 09:50 PM)PirateTreasureNC Wrote: [ -> ]Did the Cav's at least get a receipt (title or deed) when they bought and thus subsequently OWNED the Raptors?

The Raptors suck. C'mon, a team from Canada? Yeah I know, they were the best team in the East during the REGULAR season this year. When the games really matter, they fold like a tent. The coach will be canned and they will likely make player changes. Good luck Toronto. You may want to just stay in hockey. Even there you suck.

Cavs vs. Celtics. Bring it!

LeBron just has their number and mind. In late March, it looked really good to put them in the Finals when they were 50-17. The Cavs were lucky to even make it out the first round. It's just one of those things.

They need to trade Lowry or DeRozan or some combo of other pieces to bring in one more piece. This has gone as far as it can go.

Don’t know anything about Raptor fans, but Maple Leaf fans are the most unhinged in hockey. So if there’s overlap, good riddance! Stick to sucking at hockey, Toronto!

Warriors-Rockets game 1 is next Monday. Both teams get a long break before then.

Eastern Conference finals start Sunday if the Celtics win game 5 or 6, and Tuesday if they don't.

Schedule: http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-play...rst-round/

Things got a bit heated between Shaq and Charles on the set last night...

(05-09-2018 06:40 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote: [ -> ]Things got a bit heated between Shaq and Charles on the set last night...

Chuck maybe right about repairing the relationship BUT, when you, as player, have folded 3 straight years in the playoffs to the same team then I am with Shaq that if you aren't showing up you gotta sit because as the coach, you are paid to win games and your star player is costing you in that scenario.

Changing coaches doesn't solve the issues that the Raptors have. They may do it anyway, but bringing back that same cast with a different coach isn't going to get them farther. Their roster is good but not good enough.

I can't believe the Celtics, Brad Stevens is amazing.

(05-10-2018 01:26 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Changing coaches doesn't solve the issues that the Raptors have. They may do it anyway, but bringing back that same cast with a different coach isn't going to get them farther. Their roster is good but not good enough.

Edit: They may did do it anyway

(05-10-2018 01:26 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Changing coaches doesn't solve the issues that the Raptors have. They may do it anyway, but bringing back that same cast with a different coach isn't going to get them farther. Their roster is good but not good enough.

Most Players don’t want to be in Toronto. That is a challenge in itself.

(05-11-2018 12:47 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-10-2018 01:26 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Changing coaches doesn't solve the issues that the Raptors have. They may do it anyway, but bringing back that same cast with a different coach isn't going to get them farther. Their roster is good but not good enough.

Most Players don’t want to be in Toronto. That is a challenge in itself.

Right, Toronto is a difficult sell for American players. Maybe easier for foreign players.

Not much reason to think that changing coaches is enough to get the Raptors to the finals. It's not as if they have as much talent as the Bulls had when they replaced Doug Collins with Phil Jackson.

They need a talented big to go with both guards, if not in place of one.

(05-11-2018 11:12 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]

(05-10-2018 01:26 AM)Wedge Wrote: [ -> ]Changing coaches doesn't solve the issues that the Raptors have. They may do it anyway, but bringing back that same cast with a different coach isn't going to get them farther. Their roster is good but not good enough.

Edit: They may did do it anyway

http://www.nba.com/article/2018/05/11/re...wane-casey

Yep.... done.

I don't think it's that he lost so much as how he lost, getting blown out.

(05-11-2018 09:36 PM)_C2_ Wrote: [ -> ]I don't think it's that he lost so much as how he lost, getting blown out.

This is professional sports. Coaches get the ax all the time. It isn't like Casey hasn't had time to get Toronto to the finals. He's coached there for 7 seasons and is 320-238 (.573) - good but not great. Agree that you don't help your cause getting swept back to back years in the second round of the playoffs. In particular, you can't even win ONE game this season as the #1 seed with home court advantage. He's also 60 years old. Time to move on.

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7. Chicago Bulls
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9. New York Knicks
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11. Charlotte Hornets
12. Los Angeles Clippers
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