2020 End of Season / Playoffs

[G__Deane]

I still maintain there's a decent chance they cancel the season again in the next 6 weeks

[slaw]

So about 5% of players tested positive. Those 16 players will have to quarantine now until released. Not quite the doomsday scenario the sports media had promised. Oh well, I'm sure their fingers are crossed hoping for the worst!

[KeonClark]

So about 5% of players tested positive. Those 16 players will have to quarantine now until released. Not quite the doomsday scenario the sports media had promised. Oh well, I'm sure their fingers are crossed hoping for the worst!

You're right, but you would think the media would really be cheering for sports to come back. We thought athletes and celebrities have become useless during covid? Now imagine how useless that makes the people who talk about the useless people

[Rudy Bargnani]

So about 5% of players tested positive. Those 16 players will have to quarantine now until released. Not quite the doomsday scenario the sports media had promised. Oh well, I'm sure their fingers are crossed hoping for the worst!

That’s good news only 5%.
I really don’t think anyone is hoping for the worst.

[slaw]

You're right, but you would think the media would really be cheering for sports to come back. We thought athletes and celebrities have become useless during covid? Now imagine how useless that makes the people who talk about the useless people

It seems counter-intuitive until you understand that a fair number of the people who cover sports in media don't really like sports and view them, and especially sports fans, with contempt.

[Apollo]

[KeonClark]

They got 4 weeks to achieve herd immunity

[S.R.]

When did the NBPA knock off the Raptors watermelon logo?

[Fuchan]

You're right, but you would think the media would really be cheering for sports to come back. We thought athletes and celebrities have become useless during covid? Now imagine how useless that makes the people who talk about the useless people

No way. Covid and crisis are way sexier than sports. Such shock value. Nothing gets clicks like "We're all gonna die!!"

[Apollo]

When did the NBPA knock off the Raptors watermelon logo?

Everyone wants to feel like a winner.

[chris]

players and league have signed the agreement to re-start and schedule will be released at 7 ET. you can watch the schedule be announced live on TSN4 (via ESPN). how desperate we've become for anything sports related.

[bertarapsfan]

So about 5% of players tested positive. Those 16 players will have to quarantine now until released. Not quite the doomsday scenario the sports media had promised. Oh well, I'm sure their fingers are crossed hoping for the worst!

These sports guys have been annoying as fuck. I follow most of the raptors beat on twitter they are all complaing/retwetting not believing in the NBA plan etc. When this all started and they were excluded them from the locker room they were all bitching and acting like it was the death of sports media.

[007]

We've got a tough schedule, every team we play is currently in a playoff spot

[planetmars]

Tough schedule but good test for the playoffs.


Celtics have a pretty easy schedule in comparison:

So the second seed is not a guarantee yet.

[Rudy Bargnani]

Celtics play Milwaukee first. They also play the Raptors but their schedule is definitely softer. Raps up 3 games probably very important to win the game vs Boston in case Philly finishes 6th