Game #78: Toronto Raptors 96 - Boston Celtics 78

[The Great One]

Esports revenue is expected to grow to $1.6B by 2020. It's a big big business. $2B by 2022.

Damn. I don't play video games. Might be time to get into it now. 😉 What's a good console, PS or XBox?

[octothorp]

I don't get where the revenue comes from. Watching someone else play video games seems like one of the absolute worst forms of entertainment to me. It blows my mind that there's enough interest for an industry - let alone a billion dollar industry - around this.

[KeonClark]

Wait...you get paid playing video games? the fuck?

Time to dust off the bong and pajamas. My 17 year old me career choice may be available again

[rocwell]

Wait...you get paid playing video games? the fuck?

Esports revenue is expected to grow to $1.6B by 2020. It's a big big business. $2B by 2022.

[The Great One]

2K League players will earn $32,000-$35,000 over 6 months (plus whatever they win from the $1,000,000 prize pool). Players get health insurance and retirement plan too. Housing is also provided and relocation costs are covered (since they're moving to whichever city drafts them).

— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) April 4, 2018

Wait...you get paid playing video games? the fuck?

[rocwell]

Liverpool fans just welcomed Man City bus for Champions League quarter-final game.

NBA would probably force MLSE to sell the team if we tried something like this.

MAD: The scenes from Anfield, as Liverpool fans welcome the Man City team-bus. ������

(�� @DistanceCovered)

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— SPORF (@Sporf) April 4, 2018

[MixxAOR]

2K League players will earn $32,000-$35,000 over 6 months (plus whatever they win from the $1,000,000 prize pool). Players get health insurance and retirement plan too. Housing is also provided and relocation costs are covered (since they're moving to whichever city drafts them).

— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) April 4, 2018

[G__Deane]

Personally, I don't think Casey pays any attention to what Stevens is doing.

Yup, that's part of the problem. Casey is too stuck on what kinda worked a few years ago .... it looks almost like he has a game plan at the start of every game and just rides it for 48 no matter how poorly it's going. His in-game management or substitutions or totally head scratchers at times and imo, the unexpected bench mob has bailed him out countless times and saved him (and the team) from a lot of criticism. If the bench is reverting to what they are, we're a lot like what we were last year.

Like when he refuses to discipline poor starter effort or staples guys like JV/FVV or even Siakam to the bench when they are the hot hand....

All it takes is a convincing Raps win tonight and a lot of the hand wringing will cease again

[MixxAOR]

After the Cavs I meant. Which was the real test imo.

And if they start Kadeem Allen, this game should not be in question, otherwise we have serious problems.

Lowkey I don't even care about 1st seed that much anymore. It was always about Cavs and it's not looking good

[Scraptor]

Anti climactic? They beat us a week ago, Raptors are reeling, and this game basically clinches 1st seed and avoiding the big bad wolf until round 3. Doesn't get much more BIG by reg season standards. Don't care who they dress, Boston is always tough

After the Cavs I meant. Which was the real test imo.

And if they start Kadeem Allen, this game should not be in question, otherwise we have serious problems.

[KeonClark]

This game feels anticlimactic to me with Kyrie and Smart out, and maybe Rozier and Larkin out.

Even if Rozier is in we really have no excuses tonight. I think the bench mob will have a big night, hopefully the starters can play uo to their capabilities too.

Anti climactic? They beat us a week ago, Raptors are reeling, and this game basically clinches 1st seed and avoiding the big bad wolf until round 3. Doesn't get much more BIG by reg season standards. Don't care who they dress, Boston is always tough

[Scraptor]

This game feels anticlimactic to me with Kyrie and Smart out, and maybe Rozier and Larkin out.

Even if Rozier is in we really have no excuses tonight. I think the bench mob will have a big night, hopefully the starters can play uo to their capabilities too.

[KeonClark]

Except Casey holds a 12 to 6/7 win loss over Bradley...

[Demographic Shift]

Fans think that the Cavs are in the Raptors heads? Stevens is in Caseys head and he has nothing to counter with.
Sorry, just a little down on over matched Casey right now

Except Casey holds a 12 to 6/7 win loss over Bradley...

[Nilanka]

Fans think that the Cavs are in the Raptors heads? Stevens is in Caseys head and he has nothing to counter with.
Sorry, just a little down on over matched Casey right now

Personally, I don't think Casey pays any attention to what Stevens is doing.