Everything ECF 2016

[Apollo]

Turns out the Toronto Raptors took the NBA CHAMPIONS to six games. The Cavs victory only adds more to the Raptors great season.

[DanH]

Who would have have been guarding against Clevland? LeBron is way too big I would think.

Well, the ideal is obviously Carroll on LBJ. You probably let him guard Love and double in the post if he can't hold his own (wouldn't write it off, Love is not that big a post threat, more of a high post scorer).

[LJ2]

Who would have have been guarding against Clevland? LeBron is way too big I would think.

[DanH]

I was reading something in the Mailbag section on the front page and there was something mentioned about Wes Matthews.

That got me wondering if we did sign him would the ECF have gone any different? Who would Wes have replaced in our rotation and would it have had an impact against CLE? Thoughts?

Well, he would have replaced Scola. And yes, it would have been better. But without a season to see how he fit, hard to say if it would have been enough of a difference.

[LJ2]

I was reading something in the Mailbag section on the front page and there was something mentioned about Wes Matthews.

That got me wondering if we did sign him would the ECF have gone any different? Who would Wes have replaced in our rotation and would it have had an impact against CLE? Thoughts?

[big boi]

Not cool to be captured on television being thrown out of a game for heckling if you have paper on you. It's a cold game ya'll. http://vancouversun.com/news/staff-b...ges-in-ontario

[Demographic Shift]

Rumours are he was affiliated with Vancouver gangs so it sounds like it.

Yes. He is a gangster from Vancouver and his dad and brother are all associated with drugs, kidnapping, etc

Incredibly rarely, if ever, are people who are simply out and about driving their cars around town doing daily errands randomly shot and left for dead in their cars.

So being a laconic cynic I'd have to default to the notion that this particular individual while on his eastern business trip who might have been told to keep a low profile while in Toronto ... didn't ....and was seen by someone who he shouldn't have been seen by or said something he shouldn't have said.... and as an occupational hazard in his line of business was removed from the gene pool permanently.

Or.. he was a good church going boy who was a pillar of the community and no one understands how this could have happened.

You decide.

[KeonClark]

I can't read this right now. Is it gang related?

Yes. He is a gangster from Vancouver and his dad and brother are all associated with drugs, kidnapping, etc

[DanH]

I can't read this right now. Is it gang related?

Rumours are he was affiliated with Vancouver gangs so it sounds like it.

[rocwell]

WTF?

The fan who was escorted out of Game 4 of series between #Cavs and Raptors for heckling officials has been murdered. https://t.co/xc5cQk1OXi

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 8, 2016

I can't read this right now. Is it gang related?

[Gambino]

I hate that he gets killed for that stat. Not even a lebron fan but come on, what that means is 2 championships and 7 finals appearances. That is an impressive stat not a negative one. It's like he'd be looked at better if he was 2-0 in the finals which makes no sense. Not to mention 2 of those 4 losses were dragging inferior cleveland teams all the way to the finals by himself.

It makes zero sense but it's the narrative the media has created.

I even remember Stephen A Smith saying earlier on in the year (I think after Cleveland got blown out by GS) that it would be better for LeBron's legacy if the Raptors beat the Cavs to the get to the finals.

[Mess]

WTF?

The fan who was escorted out of Game 4 of series between #Cavs and Raptors for heckling officials has been murdered. https://t.co/xc5cQk1OXi

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 8, 2016

"to operate a trucking company"

[The Great One]

WTF?

The fan who was escorted out of Game 4 of series between #Cavs and Raptors for heckling officials has been murdered. https://t.co/xc5cQk1OXi

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 8, 2016

[MACK11]

I hate that he gets killed for that stat. Not even a lebron fan but come on, what that means is 2 championships and 7 finals appearances. That is an impressive stat not a negative one. It's like he'd be looked at better if he was 2-0 in the finals which makes no sense. Not to mention 2 of those 4 losses were dragging inferior cleveland teams all the way to the finals by himself.

Yup. It makes no sense. It's like it's better for your legacy to lose in the 1st couple of rounds instead of the finals

[ogi]

I'm cheering for Cleveland because it will make our 6 game series look all the more impressive, if we lost to the CHAMPS. If they get their asses beat in 4 or 5 it will show how far we truly are, not just from the EC champ but to sniffing a ring.

This exactly, and also because if the cavs lose again they're probably gonna try and keep stacking that team up with even more talent which makes it even more difficult for raps to get to the final.