Everything (2016-2017) Regular Season Game Threads

[DanH]

Yeah, lots of luck for the Raps injury wise in this one. Hill is huge for them.

In any case - game day! Thank goodness.

[JawsGT]

Big big test for the Raptors. Utah has a top 10 offense (8) and defense (4). Utah is also a hard place to play in as well due to their altitude.

A win here would show that the Raptors can beat an elite team. Although I guess they did that already when they beat Houston.

no no no, you got it backwards...a loss would show that utah can beat an elite team.

[rocwell]

Game day!!

[golden]

You know the Raptors getting respect around the league when opposition blogs are consistently calling our team elite and predicting a loss for the home team.

You shouldn’t need any extra reasons to tune in to the Utah Jazz’s upcoming contest against the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening. The Raptors are one of the elite teams in the league, second only to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East and of course our beloved Jazz, despite a recent mini-slump, are playing great basketball and are right in the thick of the Western Conference playoff race

http://purpleandblues.com/2016/12/22...me-vs-toronto/

Prediction – Raptors 105, Jazz 98
While both Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward played great in the recent loss to the Kings, it ended up still not being enough. As Utah slogs through a never-ending slew of injuries and given their play of late I’m feeling a bit under-confident of their chances of beating a team as top-notch as the Raptors.

http://purpleandblues.com/2016/12/22...ors-keys-game/

[rocwell]

We're fucking elite lads.

[3inthekeon]

We the elite

[rocwell]

We the elite

We The Elite
We The North
We The Other
We The Fourth

[KeonClark]

Elite: Cleveland, Golden State
Real darn good: San Antonio, LAC, Toronto, Houston(?)

We The Real Darn Good

[rocwell]

Elite: Cleveland, Golden State
Real darn good: San Antonio, LAC, Toronto, Houston(?)

We The Real Darn Good

Golden state is not elite.

They're...

[3inthekeon]

Might see some major shot blocking tonight.

Which group will end up with more blocks?

A. Gobert/Favors/Withey

B. Bebe/Pascal/JV

[lewro]

Might see some major shot blocking tonight.

Which group will end up with more blocks?

A. Gobert/Favors/Withey

B. Bebe/Pascal/JV

Jazz avg nearly 1 more per.

Is withey the floor for yak? Yak has more post skills, potential. Making the comp based on volleyball background.

[007]

Elite: Cleveland, Golden State
Real darn good: San Antonio, LAC, Toronto, Houston(?)

We The Real Darn Good

We The Real Darn Good has a nice ring to it

[planetmars]

Would love to see Poeltl get some burn.. considering he played for the Utes.. I'm sure he'll have lots of friends and family show up to the game (Wright too, but he's unfortunately still injured).

[KeonClark]

Would love to see Poeltl get some burn.. considering he played for the Utes.. I'm sure he'll have lots of friends and family show up to the game (Wright too, but he's unfortunately still injured).

No time to be sentimental. Bebe is better and Utah is a tough matchup

[DanH]

No time to be sentimental. Bebe is better and Utah is a tough matchup

I'd love to see Poeltl get some burn too. Because that means we are up by 20.