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I really believe sans KD we can beat them pretty easily. These playoffs they haven't seen anything close to the D we're playing. Also, we'll be able to attack Curry the entire game. Force the switch on every possesion and make Kawhi, Siakam, Powell and Kyle attack Curry relentlessly. Make him play D all 48 minutes and as a bonus he might end up in foul trouble. Shut down their breaks and limit Stephs and Klay's 3s and this is going to be a breeze.
They don't have the D they once had. Their D rating is at 110 these playoffs and that includes the series against the horribly struggling Blazers. Our D is NBA best at 102 rating. And that is after these 2 series against the most explosive offensive squads in 76ers and Bucks.
Without KD, they don't have anybody besides Iggy to put on Kawhi and Iggy is a bit injured and old.
Our supporting cast is unpredictable. While that can be a nagative for when we're struggling as a team, it is also very difficult to gameplan against us and to focus on specific guys for the opposing defenses. Cause anyone from Kyle through Siakam, Ibaka, Gasol, Norman, Green and Freddy can drop 20 + points on you any given night and nobody knows who it will be. Not even our guys know it.
With the Warriors on the other hand it's clear as day. Focus on Curry and Thompson. Make it as tough as possible for them to get off their shots and limit their transition game as a whole. That is enough.
I believe we take it in 5 if KD is still not good to go after the first 2 games. The complexity might change drastically if KD is back and is 100%. But I doubt it. Even if he's back by game 2 or 3, I think he'll be very limited. In that case we take the series in 6 or 7.
Go Raptors!
They don't have the D they once had. Their D rating is at 110 these playoffs and that includes the series against the horribly struggling Blazers. Our D is NBA best at 102 rating. And that is after these 2 series against the most explosive offensive squads in 76ers and Bucks.
Without KD, they don't have anybody besides Iggy to put on Kawhi and Iggy is a bit injured and old.
Our supporting cast is unpredictable. While that can be a nagative for when we're struggling as a team, it is also very difficult to gameplan against us and to focus on specific guys for the opposing defenses. Cause anyone from Kyle through Siakam, Ibaka, Gasol, Norman, Green and Freddy can drop 20 + points on you any given night and nobody knows who it will be. Not even our guys know it.
With the Warriors on the other hand it's clear as day. Focus on Curry and Thompson. Make it as tough as possible for them to get off their shots and limit their transition game as a whole. That is enough.
I believe we take it in 5 if KD is still not good to go after the first 2 games. The complexity might change drastically if KD is back and is 100%. But I doubt it. Even if he's back by game 2 or 3, I think he'll be very limited. In that case we take the series in 6 or 7.
Go Raptors!
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