Everything (2016-2017) Regular Season Game Threads

[c-troop]

That record means nothing too me. We aren't playing the game the right way and we have a horrible coach. I care about the playoffs and with the way we're playing we would be lucky to get out of the first round. We barely did last season and our defense was ten times better than it is now. And Chicago and Spurs have proven that even with a top 5 offence we are still easy to stop if you're smart enough and have a couple good defenders to stop Kyle and Demar. Mostly Kyle though because then Demar just goes one on one and loses you the game.

don't know what to tell you buddy. raptors keep gettin better every year. if a couple of buckets f ell our way we would have a W.

[JamesNaismith]

Dead serious I would take Rudy Gay back for Carroll.

[Demographic Shift]

Its amazing how a loss to the Bulls can put folks on the ledge....me being one of them during the game... but after its over.. its over...
Beauty of sports... tee it up again tomorrow.. .brand new game...

[Patton]

................they are stuck at pretty good...that is their ceiling !!!!!!!!

[The Great One]

I still can't believe that game happened. Dumbest loss of the year? Carroll 41 mins. Noguiera 42 mins. Are you kidding me?

Carroll can't guard Butler. I thought that was obvious after the 4th. At least try something diferent. Powell? Ross? Carroll can't even guard McDermott. His defence in the OT was embarassing. Bulls COMPLETELY exposed him. His defence overall is so overrated. He's not that good.

Second, Noguiera 42 mins? i'm usually one of JV's biggest critic but I thought he played well tonight. Noguiera is trash.

Third, Joseph is NOT a PG. This guy can't run an offence. The more I watch him play I think he's more suited as a combo guard.

Fourth, Ross got 2 WIDE OPEN 3's in the OT. Both shots wasn't even close. You have to make those shots.

IMO, they need to make a change. I said this before and i'm going to say it again. They SHOULD use Carroll like the way used James Johnson a couple of years ago. Basically a specialist.

[JamesNaismith]

Its amazing how a loss to the Bulls can put folks on the ledge....

It's not like anyone is saying blow it up...just venting the frustration with Casey and Carroll, thats what msg boards are for...

[GLF]

don't know what to tell you buddy. raptors keep gettin better every year. if a couple of buckets f ell our way we would have a W.

And if Chicago hit more of their open 3s in the first half this would have been a blow out. You can play the what if game all you want. At the end of the day we didn't hit shots down the stretch, no one could stop Butler, our defense and rebounding went to shit and Casey is and forever will be an idiot. Good teams find a way to win when their shot isn't falling. Our bad defence and rebounding prevents us from winning games when we can't hit shots and it's sad.

[JamesNaismith]

I still can't believe that game happened. Dumbest loss of the year? Carroll 41 mins. Noguiera 42 mins. Are you kidding me?

Carroll can't guard Butler. I thought that was obvious after the 4th. At least try something diferent. Powell? Ross? Carroll can't even guard McDermott. His defence in the OT was embarassing. Bulls COMPLETELY exposed him. His defence overall is so overrated. He's not that good.

Second, Noguiera 42 mins? i'm usually one of JV's biggest critic but I thought he played well tonight. Noguiera is trash.

Third, Joseph is NOT a PG. This guy can't run an offence. The more I watch him play I think he's more suited as a combo guard.

Fourth, Ross got 2 WIDE OPEN 3's in the OT. Both shots wasn't even close. You have to make those shots.

IMO, they need to make a change. I said this before and i'm going to say it again. They SHOULD use Carroll like the way used James Johnson a couple of years ago. Basically a specialist.

Agreed with everything but Carroll, he should be used like Bruno and I'm dead serious when I say I'd rather play Bruno.

[GLF]

It's not like anyone is saying blow it up...just venting the frustration with Casey and Carroll, thats what msg boards are for...

Exactly. And I would say onto the next but the next team is one of the top offensive teams in the league and our defense is trash so there's that.

[Scraptor]

I'm not disappointed in the loss itself so much as I am in the way we lost. It was just a classic Raptors implosion based on both foolish play and coaching decisions.

We can't be a true contender until we break these bad habits. I thought tonight we were going to break the cycle but nope.

Very interested to see how we respond tomorrow and the next few games.

[A.I]

................they are stuck at pretty good...that is their ceiling !!!!!!!!

I'll take it. Would love a championship team, but considering the Raptors history, I'm happy with a team capable of going to the Eastern Conference Finals.

[A.I]

IMO, they need to make a change. I said this before and i'm going to say it again. They SHOULD use Carroll like the way used James Johnson a couple of years ago. Basically a specialist.

Funny thing is, James Johnson should have gotten more minutes than he did and Carroll should be getting way less minutes than he is getting.

[consmap]

Carroll will be guarding Harden tomorrow I'm assuming. I hope he stops leaping on pump fakes. Because there will be a lot of pump fakes.

[JamesNaismith]

Carroll will be guarding Harden tomorrow I'm assuming. I hope he stops leaping on pump fakes. Because there will be a lot of pump fakes.

If you thought Harden's last triple double was crazy, wait til tomorrow lol

[GLF]

I'm not disappointed in the loss itself so much as I am in the way we lost. It was just a classic Raptors implosion based on both foolish play and coaching decisions.

We can't be a true contender until we break these bad habits. I thought tonight we were going to break the cycle but nope.

Very interested to see how we respond tomorrow and the next few games.

Exactly. It's just like the Spurs loss. I'm not mad at the loss itself it's how we lost. Elite teams do not get blown out by 30. Period. And this imploding thing is not a good look. Playoff games are usually close games and the smarter team normally wins. We have too many dumb players along with coaches and that is why we imploded the way we did. It shows more when we play elite teams. They make big plays while we make dumb plays. We look like how Utah looked against us when we play elite teams. Just not ready yet.