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I relish negativity and disappointment. It is not healthy. Somebody buy me a pony.
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GLF wrote: View PostOMG YES!!!! Like I don't understand why people aren't getting it. Raptors most likely will win their division so they can't be lower than the 4th seed. I think we get fourth seed. You have Chicago and Cleveland the one of Washington, Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami will get third (I say Wizards get it) and then we win our division and get 4th
Chicago, Cleveland and Indiana all have question marks that could cause bumps along the road (especially Indiana at the moment with uncertainty about Stephenson). Still think one of them finishes on top, but maybe one or both of the others struggle more than expected.
Washington, Atlanta, Charlotte and Miami are all good teams, but how good is tough to judge. Washington will probably start the season with worse depth and probably D, but everyone is expecting organic growth from their core. It's hard to know how much better/worse all these teams got. Atlanta looks to be better, but their hot start last year was also when all other teams were shitting the bed. Competition could be tougher from the get go.
In general, this competition aspect makes things fuzzy. Being from the stronger division doesn't make you a better team...After all, teams in the Southeast and Central will be beating up on each other. In the Atlantic though, Toronto could have the chance to beat up on everybody else. So being in the weaker division could help Toronto's record, and being in the stronger divisions could hurt other teams a bit in the standings.
Anyway, think things are pretty wide open. Still think top seed is unlikely for Toronto, but as high as 2nd seems plausible.
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I think Hibbert is a bigger question mark than Stephenson.
Roy is mentally weak.
If he comes back like he ended last season, pacers are gone.
If I were Larry bird I'd consider trying to trade for sanders.
Sanders has issues but sulking and a lack of confidence are not two of them.
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I don't like this new trend. At the start of last season everybody pegged us as a #8-#10 seed team fighting for the last playoff spot and now it's like we're a lock for the Atlantic division.
Last year was no fluke, but there was a lot going in our favour;a relatively healthy squad, DD and Lowry playing lights out, underachievement from division rivals Knicks/Nets, overall lack of a competitive and balanced conference.
Miami, Indy, Toronto, Chicago, Washington, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Atlanta.
The 8 teams that made the playoffs last year. Outside of Miami, each team has being marginally better or worse.
Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Milwaukee
Teams that missed the playoffs last year, but should be in the playoff mix this year.
Honestly the East is looking like a crap shoot outside of Cleveland.
I hope I'll have to eat my words, but I see us somewhere around 6th seedEntourage: Harvey - "E (BC) was right, there's genius in this (Bargnani)"
Ari - "You wanna buy it?"
Harvey - "I do, for a dollar"
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ahoang wrote: View PostI don't like this new trend. At the start of last season everybody pegged us as a #8-#10 seed team fighting for the last playoff spot and now it's like we're a lock for the Atlantic division.
Last year was no fluke, but there was a lot going in our favour;a relatively healthy squad, DD and Lowry playing lights out, underachievement from division rivals Knicks/Nets, overall lack of a competitive and balanced conference.
Miami, Indy, Toronto, Chicago, Washington, Brooklyn, Charlotte, Atlanta.
The 8 teams that made the playoffs last year. Outside of Miami, each team has being marginally better or worse.
Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Milwaukee
Teams that missed the playoffs last year, but should be in the playoff mix this year.
Honestly the East is looking like a crap shoot outside of Cleveland.
I hope I'll have to eat my words, but I see us somewhere around 6th seedMamba Mentality
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TRex wrote: View PostSo you don't think the Raptors will win their division next season?
I think we're underestimating the Eastern conference as a whole, but this could be me worrying about all the moves made by other teams this offseason and not giving us enough credit.Entourage: Harvey - "E (BC) was right, there's genius in this (Bargnani)"
Ari - "You wanna buy it?"
Harvey - "I do, for a dollar"
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1.Bulls- 57 (actual offence options(Nikolic+McDermott) this year+D.Rose+Pau)
2.Pacers-50 (They are talented but prone to dropping if things don't go right at the start)
3.Raptors- 48 (Same solid winning attitude. Bench deeper. Can take out the weak teams consistently. Tougher east)
4.Hawks- 48 (They would have been 3rd last year. Good additions)
5.Cavs-47 (LeBron ++ needs work)
6.Wizards-46 (Pierce + playoff experience)
7.Heat-45 (Asking Bosh to be the man. Good but not great)
8.Hornets-44 (Still building)
Lots of questions
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There's another thing I may not have taken in to account. We keep mentioning the moves that other teams have made to improve (some big, some small) that may add a few wins to their total. While we have only made small tweaks the big move we made came last year. This team played nearly a quarter of a season last year as the Rudy Gay Raptors. That team lost 2/3rds of their games. The new and improved raptors managed to get to 48 wins even with that start. Sure that may have been a poor start against good teams but we're definitely talking about a new team post trade. That projection alone should offset the fact that we will be playing stronger teams this year. Bring on the 50 wins! By the time I'm done rethinking this, I'm going to be on board with the 82-0 call made earlier.
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GoingBig wrote: View Post1.Bulls- 57 (actual offence options(Nikolic+McDermott) this year+D.Rose+Pau)
2.Pacers-50 (They are talented but prone to dropping if things don't go right at the start)
3.Raptors- 48 (Same solid winning attitude. Bench deeper. Can take out the weak teams consistently. Tougher east)
4.Hawks- 48 (They would have been 3rd last year. Good additions)
5.Cavs-47 (LeBron ++ needs work)
6.Wizards-46 (Pierce + playoff experience)
7.Heat-45 (Asking Bosh to be the man. Good but not great)
8.Hornets-44 (Still building)
Lots of questions
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I really feel like we stay about the same or a slight drop-off in wins from last year. And honestly, that wouldn't bother me; to me this is going to be a status-quo year where the priority was not taking a step backwards in a difficult free agency season. Now it's all about internal growth and that big chunk of cap space (or expiring trade bait) for next summer.
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Abbas wrote: View PostI know its very early but how many games do you think the raptors will win and where they will stack up in the 2014/2015 season
I say 50 wins with the 4th spot
Keep in mind the east is going to be stronger
Cavs- Lebron, Bulls- Gasol&Rose, Hawks- Al Hoford is back, Wizards- The Truth, Pacers a bit drop off, and moreeeeee
1.Cavs- 60~22
2.Bulls- 56-26
3.Pacers- 51~31
4.Raptors- 50~32
5.Heat- 50~32
6.Wizards- 48~34
7.Hawks- 47~35
8.Bobcats- 44~38
My wildcard is the NYK's, i think they can win as anywhere between 35-50 games
TRex wrote: View Post1. Bulls
2. Cavs
3. Raptors
4. Pacers
5. Wizards
6. Hornets
7. Heat
8. Hawks
Triplethreat89 wrote: View PostEveryone is sleeping on Pistons :s
I am telling you guys, SVG is a hell of a coach
My assumption
1. Pacers (assuming, they got their mindset straight)
2. Cavs (Blatt looks like a great coach)
3. Bulls (might be #2 if rose is back)
4. Raptors
5. Pistons
6. Heat
7. Hawks
8. Wizards
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For everyone harping on the division leader thing. The question is mostly about how many wins teams will get. So if someone ranks a division winner outside the top 4, they think they will win less games than 4 other teams. You can shuffle the leaders into the top 4 yourself - presenting them as they are tells you a lot more about what the poster thinks about the quality of the teams.
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alot of people are forgetting how good bosh is when he is the focal point on offence, i think he will surprise alot of people this year. everyone seems to forget he took a role that would require alot less of him but for the greater good of them team. with that being said i think the order will be like this.
1) Toronto Raptors 53 wins ( this is a raptors fan page i dont need to explain this )
2) cleveland 53 wins
3) miami 52 wins ( they are quietly putting together some real peaces to surround bosh with )
4) chicago 48 wins (i don't know why everyone keeps talking about rose, this is broy all over again. kids done)(this has more to do with the existing talent)
5) indiana 47 wins (i'm still amazed at how bad this team played to end the season )
6) atl 44 wins
7) washington 44 wins
8) broklyn 39 wins
ITS OUR TIME, OUR TIME IS NOW..............GET EM BOYS, WE GOT YOUR BACKS AS LONG AS YOU KEEP REPPIN THE RAPS
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