Everything Round 1: Toronto Raptors vs Milwaukee Bucks

[S.R.]

If we start PJ Bronstopper we have a chance. We can't afford big holes with Carroll starting.

We have edges at some positions and are actually deeper than them. Everything depends on how superhuman LeBron plays.

Also if Kyle can be 100% on D vs Kyrie. If his back is fucked so are we.

Raptors need defence. I'm wondering if Toronto can overcome Lebron going off if they limit the other guys enough and score a lot on that weak Cavs defence.

I mean no one ever really slows Lebron down.

[JamesNaismith]

Winning in 6 was huge.

I am more confident of scaring the Cav this year then last. Must attack inside, and defend pick and pop

On paper this should be a much more competitive series than last year.

Last year...

1. The Cavs were MUCH better defensively
2. LeBron was a year younger and played less minutes, he now will have Tucker guarding him more than Carroll and there will be no lightweight Ross to throw around
3. Serge can limit or challenge Love and Frye MUCH better while also keeping defences much more honest on DD
4. Those 2 tough vets (Ibaka and Tucker) bring a new level of composure and focus to the team

But by far the biggest X-Factor is which Kyle Lowry shows up....if we get regular season Lowry to show up this can be a helluva showdown that the league wasn't expecting and could push LeBron & Co. to their limits. Whereas if we get this MIL series (and previous Playoffs) broken down and tentative Lowry, we won't be any closer than last year.

[The Great One]

"To me, it comes down to belief. Does Toronto think they can really beat the Cavs?" - Chuck previews @Raptors vs @cavs#NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/vOgypDn0rE

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 28, 2017

[tDotted]

The Cavs were rooting HARD for the Bucks to win so they didn't have to practice tomorrow ������ (via Richard Jefferson/Snapchat) pic.twitter.com/mET9wY2t6z

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 28, 2017

As if I didn't hate them enough

[The Great One]

OT - Spurs just eliminated the Grizzlies. Vince Carter is a UFA after this season correct? bring him home?

[suspenders]

OT - Spurs just eliminated the Grizzlies. Vince Carter is a UFA after this season correct? bring him home?

Yes.

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[Chr1s1anL]

DeMar DeRozan is the best Raptor ever. This is his team.

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[Axel]

Jeez Joey, 100% of the votes on one option, maybe we need a better question lol.

[Joey]

Jeez Joey, 100% of the votes on one option, maybe we need a better question lol.

I honestly did not expect a unanimous Vote here ... Haha
Have we EVER been in unanimous agreement about ANYTHING on this board?? Haha

[golden]

I didn't even take in the fact that they went away from Tucker playing the 4 against Giannis. I did notice that we went away from the third ball handler though which mad absolutely no sense. Casey man, never seizes to amaze. And then he wonders why we always end up reverting back to iso ball.

I think Casey just freezes up or something under pressure and thinks that going ISO is the safe, conservative thing to do. It's OK when the offense sputters to give it to Demar to go get a basket. And, sure, it's a great closing technique, but you can't start to close out a team for 18 damn minutes. That's insane.

[Joey]

So, who's ready to be destroyed by the Cavs?

[KHD]

well, i'm cooled down after last night but i'm still pretty infuriated with casey's second half coaching. when has running the clock EVER worked for us with more than 6 minutes left in the game? and yet, here's dwane casey putting a lineup with joseph as the primary ballhandler, and running no motion in the offence with 15 minutes left. no wonder we lost the lead.

Anyways, i think we have to start Tucker and JV against cleveland (i'm assuming they still start Love/Thompson in the frontcourt) or else we're going to get destroyed by lebron and rebounding. The one thing about lebron vs. giannis is that tucker should be able to keep him off the glass alone, and he's not usually crashing. The cavs don't have the length that milwaukee does, so i'm looking to go inside with our guards and with pick and rolls with JV. Hope lowry will be healed up and take some pride in defending because otherwise it doesn't matter which big we put at the 5, we're getting PnR-ed to death. Match the 2pat/JV sub to the thompson/frye subs and see where it goes.

All academic if we don't move the ball, though. if we play tentatively like we did in the 2nd half last night, we're toast anyway.

[Axel]

I honestly did not expect a unanimous Vote here ... Haha
Have we EVER been in unanimous agreement about ANYTHING on this board?? Haha

Well maybe if Giannis had been an option, we would have seen more discrepancy in the votes lol

[special1]

And I didn't even vote yet..... hmmmm who should I pick? lol

Demar for sure! He was amazing in round 1.


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[S.R.]

well, i'm cooled down after last night but i'm still pretty infuriated with casey's second half coaching. when has running the clock EVER worked for us with more than 6 minutes left in the game? and yet, here's dwane casey putting a lineup with joseph as the primary ballhandler, and running no motion in the offence with 15 minutes left. no wonder we lost the lead.

Anyways, i think we have to start Tucker and JV against cleveland (i'm assuming they still start Love/Thompson in the frontcourt) or else we're going to get destroyed by lebron and rebounding. The one thing about lebron vs. giannis is that tucker should be able to keep him off the glass alone, and he's not usually crashing. The cavs don't have the length that milwaukee does, so i'm looking to go inside with our guards and with pick and rolls with JV. Hope lowry will be healed up and take some pride in defending because otherwise it doesn't matter which big we put at the 5, we're getting PnR-ed to death. Match the 2pat/JV sub to the thompson/frye subs and see where it goes.

All academic if we don't move the ball, though. if we play tentatively like we did in the 2nd half last night, we're toast anyway.

Half the team in their postgames admitted they built the lead moving the ball, lost it by holding it, won by moving it. Really hope that game finally pounds that lesson into their heads.