Should we be Scared of the Playoffs?

[Cody73]

http://www.raptorshq.com/2016/3/18/1...row-dependence

Posting this article here......

[Demographic Shift]

http://www.raptorshq.com/2016/3/18/1...row-dependence

Posting this article here......

You should have posted it on one of those industrial rolls for toilet paper as well as here.
Its strictly an opinion piece with the credibility of an Erich von Däniken statement.

[Scraptor]

DeRozan is particularly free throws.

This is indeed terrifying.

[ogi]

This year we've been getting a lot of our free throws from drives to the rim, many times on mismatches. A lot more sustainable than last year's ISO baiting guys into contact free throws.

[Day One]

no not at all, this is a different team.

[slaw]

If I was scared about anything it would be about specific matchups, or the three point defence. It's pretty hard to extrapolate from any 4 game sample size much of anything, let alone free throw rate in a playoff series a year later against a different team, especially from series where 2 of the 4 games were blowouts (and even maybe a third), So, no I'm not worried about that.

Derozan in particular got to the line 11 times a game against Brooklyn two seasons ago, so, should we be excited that he'll get to the line 2.5 more times per game than he did this season? That's what I thought.

[A.I]

I'm only scared about Casey's coaching and the stupid Lowry/DD isolations with the game on the line.

[rightsideup]

any opponent the raptors play should be shown respect, this is a different team and casey is a better coach then he was last year

[rightsideup]

I'm only scared about Casey's coaching and the stupid Lowry/DD isolations with the game on the line.

westbrook and durant have been accused of not trusting there teamates in lategame close game situations

[A.I]

westbrook and durant have been accused of not trusting there teamates in lategame close game situations

Which is why those 2 have missed a lot of clutch shots and made many. Both of them are legit superstars and 2 of the best scorers in the league, so you can afford to give them the ball in those situations. Lowry and DD are not, or at least not as good as those 2.

[Barolt]

westbrook and durant have been accused of not trusting there teamates in lategame close game situations

If you can't win a title running your offense through only two players when those two players are two of the top 5 players in the league, how do we expect to do it with Lowry and DeMar, who aren't nearly as good?

[Sinbad]

If you can't win a title running your offense through only two players when those two players are two of the top 5 players in the league, how do we expect to do it with Lowry and DeMar, who aren't nearly as good?

Precisely. It was the same thing with the Heat between Wade/LeBron when they ran into the Mavericks in the Finals. It made them realize that the your-turn, my-turn dynamic wouldn't get it done.

[planetmars]

The your-turn/my-turn offense may not help win a championship, but it might be enough to get you past the first round. And that's really the only goal right now.

Defense is the only thing I'm worried about.. more of what we've seen the past few games then what we've seen before that. Offense isn't an issue. It's the defense.

Well and no brain farts from Casey. Make sure you call a crucial play from the right side of the court please.

[Barolt]

The your-turn/my-turn offense may not help win a championship, but it might be enough to get you past the first round. And that's really the only goal right now.

Defense is the only thing I'm worried about.. more of what we've seen the past few games then what we've seen before that. Offense isn't an issue. It's the defense.

Well and no brain farts from Casey. Make sure you call a crucial play from the right side of the court please.

I want to see evidence that we're building a team with a championship future. I'd love to win a playoff round, but at the end of the day I want championships.

[Miekenstien]

Precisely. It was the same thing with the Heat between Wade/LeBron when they ran into the Mavericks in the Finals. It made them realize that the your-turn, my-turn dynamic wouldn't get it done.

you are saying back to back champions and 4 times to the finals in 4 years is a bad building plan?