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  • Game # 500 Raps at Bucks Wednesday Jan 5th 8:00pm on SN1




    Ok...it's not exactly the gold ball.
    But you take your victories where you can.

    When Pascal went down with his shoulder surgery, we knew we would have to start the season with out him.
    Sure we drafted a promising rookie at 4 but he was going to be played off the floor as a non shooter.
    Then OG missed half the season for a practice injury.
    And then...protocols. Here's looking at you Slim Duck.

    So to be at .500 nearly halfway through the season...not that bad.
    Sort of like a starting point again.
    We weathered the storm.
    Now LFG.

    Quick turnaround here at the Republic.
    As you may have noticed, the Raps won again.
    And while we're on a roll of things wise men said..




    That's three wins in a row
    (haven't done that since halloween)
    Justin C hit his career high in 3's


    (worked another 3 in there)

    And that guy is also pretty good at 3's



    #3 OG is back (you almost forget how useful is he is)
    And don't forget..Scottie got his first triple double last night.
    At least I think he did. He was on pace after 3 quarters at 7/7/7
    I'm sure he got there easily with a few easy passes to the rim.

    But while 3 is awesome....dare we go for four?
    Standing in the way is our old friends, the Milwaukee Bucks (am I the only one that can never spell Milwaukee right on the first try?)
    It may be tough.
    Last night we made Jakob Poeltl look like Giannis.
    Who are we going to make Giannis look like tonight?
    And don't look now but tonight's back to back game starts a gauntlet of 8 games in 14 days against the
    Bucks/Jazz/Pellies/Suns/Pistons/Bucks/Heat/Mavs.
    I hope we're all still friends after that.
    I'm calling 7 wins and a loss to the Pistons.

    So maybe we should live in the now and take a moment to enjoy




    So bring on the Bucks.
    They know what's waiting for them.





    On an unrelated but tangentially Raptors related note..




    I mean.....a crunch time shot clock malfunction involving the Sacramento Kings?!




    Go Raps.

  • #2
    Pumped for this. Feels like the first real big game of the season. Finally facing a top team with both at full strength. Glad it will be in Milwaukee, need to some crowd energy for a big game.
    The way the starting 5 have been playing have improved game after game on this win streak. 3 depleted teams are kinda like our preseason for them, now we get a real test.
    Like how the rotations and chemistry are shaping up.
    Raps by 3
    To be the champs you got to beat the champs

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    • #3
      Game day. 3 going on 15. Go get them Jclaw.

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      • #4
        Bucks are missing some depth guys but their starters (minus Lopez) should all be in the game. And they lost to the Pistons so they will be fired up.

        So yeah this is a big measuring stick game. Hard on a second night of a back to back.. so am not expecting a win. The small line up or the 6'9 line can really work against these guys. I wouldn't even try the wall against Giannis. Just play him man to man. We have enough guys that can switch on to him. He doesn't have Lopez near him either, which will help.

        Will be interesting to see what Jrue does to try and lock up Fred who's been on fire lately.

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        • #5
          This game will really test our offense. Bucks are bigger than us at every position and their best defenders will be covering our best scorers. Good game for Scottie, OG and Trent to step up, as well as the bench.

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          • #6
            So......advantage Bucks?

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            • #7
              So......advantage Raptors?

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              • #8
                Jclaw wrote: View Post
                So......advantage Raptors?

                hey it allows us to gain in the standings.

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                • #9
                  That's too bad, I was excited for the Giannis vs Scottie Matchup. Still going to be a fun game tonight.

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                  • #10
                    Darn, I was wondering how the monster lineup would fare in a test against Giannis. Nick will likely still throw it out there though haha. I wonder how much Champagnie will play after last night
                    The name's Bond, James Bond.

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                    • #11
                      No Giannis?

                      Mamba Mentality

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                      • #12
                        Bucks are still a decent team without Giannis, so still need to bring the A game on the back to back, but not quite the measuring stick game I had been looking forward to.
                        twitter.com/dhackett1565

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                        • #13
                          Jclaw wrote: View Post
                          So......advantage Raptors?

                          Or perhaps Giannis is dodging us.

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                          • #14
                            Damn that sucks.. wanted to see the healthy lineup against a real team. Oh well.

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                            • #15
                              A.I wrote: View Post

                              Or perhaps Giannis is dodging us.
                              Bucks pulling a nick nurse move. Don't want us to be able to get tape on how to defender giannis before our 2nd round match up
                              To be the champs you got to beat the champs

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