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SPECIAL REPORT: March 27th, 2017, it is now confirmed Lebron James has had both his back and his dignity broken by the vicious swinging right elbow of ruthless heavyweight PF and notorious bad-boy David Lee
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Matt Damon wrote: View PostRoberson especially blows my mind with how bad he is at free throws because he doesn't have the excuse of being 7 feet tall and having hands so ridiculously large making the basketball feel tiny in comparison. He has no excuse, 2-12 or whatever he should is just crazy bad, and at a certain point, it's as much a psychological issue of knowing you are a bad free throw shooter and trying to ignore the pressure as it is a physical skill issue.
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TRex wrote: View PostQuestion, is Joe Johnson a hall of famer?
- Was never among the very top tier of players in league.
- No championships.
- Never had a major role on a dominant team.
- No stand-out college career.
- No signature impact on basketball apart from in-game competition (like a Yao Ming, or like VC's dunk context)."Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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jacobdr4 wrote: View Post
Some of the comments that start to trickle out from this team when things don't go well concern me. I feel like Casey's hold on the locker room only survives so long as they're winning. His job was almost certainly saved by Ibaka/Tucker.
On the other hand some of the comments could just be guys venting or saying something without thinking of the different ways it can be interpreted, this is the kind of stuff you don't really know without being in the locker room. But Lowry and Patterson both have a history of making comments when things go south, I think Patterson made some of the most pointed ones after the Washington series."We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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Matt Damon wrote: View PostRoberson especially blows my mind with how bad he is at free throws because he doesn't have the excuse of being 7 feet tall and having hands so ridiculously large making the basketball feel tiny in comparison. He has no excuse, 2-12 or whatever he should is just crazy bad, and at a certain point, it's as much a psychological issue of knowing you are a bad free throw shooter and trying to ignore the pressure as it is a physical skill issue.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2...yon_barry.html
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Game 4 the Raptors have to use the same defensive strategy + execution until the Bucks prove they can counter. Rotation was good in game 3, Powell on Middleton was excellent, JV vs Monroe worked well, only change should be less Carroll and more Patterson vs Giannis.
Grind out another win. One of the best things from Game 3 was the Raps finally didn't look rattled by what the Bucks were throwing at them. Keep your heads and execute your game. The pace was Raptors basketball - slow it down by getting to the FT line, grind out an 80-90 point game again. Forget all the "it's 2017" NBA basketball, those are the only types of playoff games this Raptors squad has consistently been able to win. Nothing wrong with ugly if you end up with a W."We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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Patrick Patterson and P.J. Tucker arrived to Game 4 in the same EXACT sweater. What are the chances (via @raptors) pic.twitter.com/D5tCGnR44j
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 24, 2017
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Lowry did not participate at shootaround due to back stiffness, got treatment and sent home. Expected to play tonight.
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) April 24, 2017
And Cory Joseph sounds like he has a cold: https://t.co/KRhx5vITED
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) April 24, 2017
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S.R. wrote: View PostI would hope he just meant it as support for Norm and not as a shot at the coach.
Some of the comments that start to trickle out from this team when things don't go well concern me. I feel like Casey's hold on the locker room only survives so long as they're winning. His job was almost certainly saved by Ibaka/Tucker.
On the other hand some of the comments could just be guys venting or saying something without thinking of the different ways it can be interpreted, this is the kind of stuff you don't really know without being in the locker room. But Lowry and Patterson both have a history of making comments when things go south, I think Patterson made some of the most pointed ones after the Washington series.
With 2Pat, it's a contract year and he can't be happy that he's not been given a chance to showcase himself to other teams. It's the difference between millions of dollars to him and likely the last shot at a big contract.
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It's the playoffs. Everyone is stressed, sick, and and banged up. Gotta play through it.
I loved what Game 4 meant for the Raptors and this series. Not just the x's and o's (although bringing Powell in to guard Middleton, going small, and relegating JV to the bench to match up with Monroe was exactly what the doctor ordered), but I loved how they planted a seed of doubt in Milwaukee. After games 1, 2, and 3, I'm wholly convinced the Bucks thought they were gonna win this series. Now it's a best of 3 with 2 games in Toronto, and as Toronto slowly but surely figures out how to guard these Bucks, I think some seeds of doubt have been planted.
I think it's another close one, but I think we edge them out for the W.
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