Game #73 Thunder (42-30) @ Raptors (51-21) Friday March 22nd 2019. SN 4:30pm (Whitehorse) 7:30pm (Toronto) 7:30am (Taipei)

[bertarapsfan]

Am i the only one who find college basketball boring?

March madness is the best 3 weeks in any sport in my opinion. Single elimination means the best team doesnt always win.. makes for great upset and exciting games. Some of the dudes playing in high pressure games are just noraml dudes who are tall or can shoot. It makes for exciting late game when teams are more common to make mistakes... not hit free throws, turnovers etc. A team can make up a 9 point deficit with 45 second left fairly easily. The passion of the student section fans and the ability to latch onto a cinderilla team like loyola from last year make it a genuine exciting enviroment. and to top it all off you can make a bracket challenge with your friends for a bit of money. Even people who arn't that big of fans can get on board picking what team has the best mascot, they knew someone who went to the school etc. I made a thread in the sport junkie forum to talk about the tournament but hasn't got much traction. Check it out if your watching the madness and we can shoot the shit about it.

[inthepaint]

He does have to hit some 3's though...

No shit. Kawhi also needs to pass sooner before he's trapped, Gasol needs to rebound better, Siakam needs a jumpshot, and Ibaka needs he's 3 back. Every player has an area they can grow, if they didn't they'd get complacent. Doesn't take anything away from the million other things they're doing on the court though and how vital they are for the team, especially in Lowry's case.

[golden]

Any loads being managed tonight?

[Tmac2darak]

Any loads being managed tonight?

I'm assuming kwai is playing. They should've announced it by now.

Dont like their chances w/o both he & Kyle.

[GOLDBLUM]

This just in re: Kawhi.

He play.

[Zak24gege]

No shit. Kawhi also needs to pass sooner before he's trapped, Gasol needs to rebound better, Siakam needs a jumpshot, and Ibaka needs he's 3 back. Every player has an area they can grow, if they didn't they'd get complacent. Doesn't take anything away from the million other things they're doing on the court though and how vital they are for the team, especially in Lowry's case.

Just saying all the other stuff is great, but if he goes 0 - 6 or 1 - 9, which he has (not exclusively though), we lose. When he is on, we are unbeatable. If he is off, we struggle. He is our MVP - most variable player.

[inthepaint]

Just saying all the other stuff is great, but if he goes 0 - 6 or 1 - 9, which he has (not exclusively though), we lose. When he is on, we are unbeatable. If he is off, we struggle. He is our MVP - most variable player.

Exactly, the fact that when he is on we're unbeatable, to struggle when he's off, goes to show how important and impactful he is on this team. 3 point shot is high variance shot. Even Steph Curry and Harden can have games where they go very cold from 3. That is a very important part of their game (like it is for Lowry), but all of them make a big difference on the floor for their respective teams, even when their shot is off.

[planetmars]

Same line up as last time out.

[Demographic Shift]

After Fat Tony in OKC..the boys in grey tonight are

Jason Phillips, Scott Twardowski and Derek Richardson...


good? Bad?. Indifferent ?.

[bertarapsfan]

After Fat Tony in OKC..the boys in grey tonight are

Jason Phillips, Scott Twardowski and Derek Richardson...


good? Bad?. Indifferent ?.

never heard of them. that's usually a good sign

[golden]

That intro sucks without Lowry.

[G__Deane]

Refs out to screw us early....but it's not fixed so don't worry

[Ebonhawke]

Crowd seems into it early

[G__Deane]

Kawhi better go nuclear now

[G__Deane]

Bingo