Everything Round 1: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

[Scraptor]

"I'm going with Milwaukee."@SHAQ believes the @Bucks can take a 2-0 lead in Toronto Tuesday. #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/HSQTCB945u

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 18, 2017

That's reassuring. Shaq is a dumbass.

[DanH]

Game day! I'm going to ignore game 1 and get freaking excited for this. Raps in 5 still alive.

[Nilanka]

That's reassuring. Shaq is a dumbass.

Can't really blame the guy. If any one of us says we're confident going into tonight's game, I'd say you're a liar

[Maury]

Can't really blame the guy. If any one of us says we're confident going into tonight's game, I'd say you're a liar

I will guarantee 100% we win today.


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[tDotted]

I'm scared to death

[S.R.]

Game day! I'm going to ignore game 1 and get freaking excited for this. Raps in 5 still alive.

Exactly! For my own sanity I still believe in this team. I get that some fans are traumatized by the last few years of playoff experiences, but damn - can't throw the entire squad under the bus after the first game of the playoffs.

In other news, all the Leafs updates in these threads were pissing me off so I watched the last game. That was a hell of a lot of fun. Fan excitement seems to have a completely different effect in hockey, doesn't it? Hockey it helps you go balls to the wall and it's all gravy, basketball players really have to harness their emotions and play level-headed + in control. Difference between a contact + non-contact sport? Maybe the Raptors would feel better if they could just level a few guys in the open court and get the jitters out. Might be worth a flagrant anyway.

[rocwell]

I'm pumped. We got this. 1-1. 1-2. 1-3. 1-4. Fuck haters and non-believers.

[DanH]

I will guarantee 100% we win today.

I'm scared to death

I emphatically agree with both of these posts.

[Axel]

"It turns out this difference in mindset and intensity can be found in the data. Since 2003, 73% of home teams won Game 1. This is a high number, but it makes sense: home teams not only have home court advantage, they’re also usually the better team, since they earned home court by having a better regular season record. Of the home teams that won Game 1, 73% went on to win Game 2. But of those that lost Game 1, 83% went on to win Game 2. This gap is especially surprising given that there is selection bias at work here: the teams that won Game 1 are generally those teams who have more of an advantage over their opponent, and therefore should be more likely to win Game 2. But instead we see the opposite — and by a large margin. Desperation seems to fuel effort, and that gap in effort makes a real difference. Because the playoffs are intense."

https://cleaningtheglass.com/why-are...l-other-games/

The numbers do seem to be in our favor (83%) for this game.

[rocwell]

[rocwell]

I emphatically agree with both of these posts.

Those two posts define Toronto sports lol

[Nilanka]

Desperation seems to fuel effort...

I can't think of a better motto for the Raptors.

[S.R.]

I can't think of a better motto for the Raptors.

It's also the title of the reflective essay I wrote at the end of university.

[KeonClark]

"It turns out this difference in mindset and intensity can be found in the data. Since 2003, 73% of home teams won Game 1. This is a high number, but it makes sense: home teams not only have home court advantage, they’re also usually the better team, since they earned home court by having a better regular season record. Of the home teams that won Game 1, 73% went on to win Game 2. But of those that lost Game 1, 83% went on to win Game 2. This gap is especially surprising given that there is selection bias at work here: the teams that won Game 1 are generally those teams who have more of an advantage over their opponent, and therefore should be more likely to win Game 2. But instead we see the opposite — and by a large margin. Desperation seems to fuel effort, and that gap in effort makes a real difference. Because the playoffs are intense."

https://cleaningtheglass.com/why-are...l-other-games/

The numbers do seem to be in our favor (83%) for this game.

I'm not a big believer of percentages and numbers in individual playoff games. Just win baby

[Jclaw]

Took a basketball mental health day off after the game one loss and got scooped by Abbas. But no fear...I have faith in this thread. The humble Abbas will change the tide. I hope to not have to start a thread for a while. Thanks for the votes either way.