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Some plays made in to the top 10...
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Toronto sports scene right now: Leafs have won 6 in a row, Raps have won 4 in a row, the Argos are in the Grey Cup and TFC is about to start the Eastern Final...someone lock Shapiro and Atkins in a room for the next week so they can’t ruin this.
— Bryan Hayes (@HayesTSN) November 19, 2017
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I like wins. This one felt boring though. Like it was predetermined. Which it totally wasn't, there were a bunch of great efforts and adjustments in this one that ensured the victory. It just felt like a game long slog to a 10 point win, even during that ugly 3rd.
It's a shame the starters came out with no energy in the third, because they looked good in the first half, which was a pleasant surprise after they got shellacked by WAS the last time out. Baby steps, I guess. Thankfully Casey didn't repeat last game's mistake bringing JV-Ibaka back in in the 4th after they sputtered in the 3rd - when those two are energetic and on their game everything goes well, but if one or the other is lethargic they are done. Too often that has been Ibaka, but last night in the 3rd it was JV, weak at the rim on both ends and awful in PnR defence. Earned his spectator's seat last night.
Ibaka was nice at C this game, he definitely brought more effort than is usual for him (even at C), and on a night where JV was useless late and Poeltl and BeBe were getting their lunches stolen by Gortat, we needed him there. Fought well, grabbed key rebounds - I'll take it. Thankfully Gortat's not a scorer inside, but Ibaka still did very well on the boards against him.
OG I thought was the right guy for the Beal matchup, but he was dying on screens tonight no matter who was setting the screen or defending the screener, and the move to get Lowry on Beal worked out nicely. OG at least bought Lowry a half where he didn't have to chase Beal around. Games like this we miss Powell for an extra option there.
Meanwhile, DD continues his great all-around play of late, Lowry keeps looking good, and Pascal had a heck of a night (his on-ball defence continues to be awesome). Using Pascal as an on-ball guy has been really smart, he still looks a little lost on help defence sometimes but his length and quickness really mess with guys handling the ball. Between him, OG and Powell we can make our perimeter defence a nightmare for opposing teams.Comment
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I was at the game, but missed the entire 1st half thanks to the Santa Clause parade. Took me an hour to get from Spadina to the ACC. Next time, I'll remember people's love of celebrating Christmas in November.Comment
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You know what's crazy to me? JV and Ibaka have looked about as bad as I think they can for the early part of the season and have somehow posted only a -1 net rating in 200+ minutes. It's been a disappointing start for them for sure, even with early season struggles from Lowry and Powell, and injuries.
I think it would be worth trying a different look fairly soon (in say another couple of weeks once the schedule has balanced out and we have a sample of average opponents, plus hitting that quarter mark for the season), but I'm starting to doubt Casey will do that. He stuck to pairings of JV-Scola and JV-Siakam the past two seasons for most of the year in spite of significantly worse performances than the -1 JV-Ibaka have been posting against a tough schedule.Comment
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I didn't feel that way at all. Especially with the players we were missing and Wall being out again. Easily a game we could have lost to them as well and to a team very near us in the standings with potential playoff implications. And before another mini road trip too. I guess I had more of the big picture in mind but I though it was a good gameDanH wrote: View Post
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I've looked at the schedule and if we play like this we could legitimately get a 20 game winning streak going. No tough competition besides in Memphis.Comment
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Finding yourself playing games that are seemingly predetermined wins is a fantastic place for a franchise be.DanH wrote: View Post"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."
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THe fact that OG and Siakam are both playing well individually and together in a 2 man lineup is going to put further pressure on the Ibaka-JV pairing.Comment
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Not a chance in the NBA imojacobdr4 wrote: View Post
Over 20 games, virtually every team is going to lose a few to lower half teams. Winning 16 or 17 out of 20 even to lower ranking teams is still more than solid.
Raps are a good team that still has to compete every single games. They are no exception.Comment
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I have a feeling all those missed shots were because it was a 3:30 game. Like I said earlier, I hate afternoon games.
JV sucks against Washington. Gortat is so good in the PnR and JV just does not know what to do. Glad he got benched in that second half. Wish that happened the first time around.
Yet JV is so good against a lot of other teams.. like against New Orleans for example. Without him, we'd probably lose both those games.
DD was insanely good.. yet he only got 1 free throw (and it was a tech). But then I figured it out real quick. Ed Malloy was reffing. Worst ref in the NBA.
We needed Siakam's energy and got a tonne of it. That block on Scott (I think) was awesome.Comment
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