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  • TRex wrote: View Post
    And the Raptors DEFINITELY shouldve kept Tucker over Ibaka.
    Tucker-Raps breakup still hurts

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    • TRex wrote: View Post
      Second to the last possession, they should've gave the ball to Curry. Durant panicked and Klay did not know what to do.
      You said the Warriors would swept the Rockets. So.....

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      • Sonny wrote: View Post
        You said the Warriors would swept the Rockets. So.....
        No idea what you're talkin about bro. I was at the Royal Wedding last weekend.
        Mamba Mentality

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        • rocwell wrote: View Post
          Tucker-Raps breakup still hurts

          Masai is an idiot.
          Mamba Mentality

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          • PJ/Ibaka was not an either/or - Tucker went to Houston for less money, he wanted to play there. Only thing he would have done in Toronto this year would be take minutes from OG.

            That was an incredible Chris Paul game. He and Harden getting switches then taking turns going ISO is hilarious. Raps just figured out how to pass a basketball and these teams have already moved on.

            *Edit: Can just picture Demar and Casey watching these games and screaming "I knew it!!!" at the TV after every ISO basket.
            "We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard

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            • S.R. wrote: View Post
              PJ/Ibaka was not an either/or - Tucker went to Houston for less money, he wanted to play there. Only thing he would have done in Toronto this year would be take minutes from OG.

              That was an incredible Chris Paul game. He and Harden getting switches then taking turns going ISO is hilarious. Raps just figured out how to pass a basketball and these teams have already moved on.

              *Edit: Can just picture Demar and Casey watching these games and screaming "I knew it!!!" at the TV after every ISO basket.
              It’s all about getting switches to exploit mismatches, it seems. Raps definitely missed that boat, especially with all those weak defenders on the Cavs. But still need to mix in that ball movement to not become predictable.

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              • Fundamental difference between us and Houston is that their star backcourt consists of two superstars instead of two all-stars, and they have one of the top 3-5 defensive centers in the league in Capela, who's still a plus on offense as well.

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                • Shaolin Fantastic wrote: View Post
                  Fundamental difference between us and Houston is that their star backcourt consists of two superstars instead of two all-stars, and they have one of the top 3-5 defensive centers in the league in Capela, who's still a plus on offense as well.
                  So you are saying that Houston two stars are BETTER than their center, unlike the Raptors?

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                  • TRex wrote: View Post
                    Masai is an idiot.
                    Masai offered Tucker a contract with the Raptors on day one of free agency, for more money than he ended up signing for in Houston. Apparently he's a child hood friend of CP3 (and likely thought Houston was closer to an NBA title) so he chose to sign there. I get being dissapointed but what exactly was the play here for Masai?

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                    • golden wrote: View Post
                      It’s all about getting switches to exploit mismatches, it seems. Raps definitely missed that boat, especially with all those weak defenders on the Cavs. But still need to mix in that ball movement to not become predictable.
                      The games-within-the-game at this level are a lot of fun. Houston gets the switch of Curry defending either Paul or Harden and they clear out and attack him all game long. Same goes for if they get any of the young Iggy fill-ins or a substitute big. GSW does the same going at Harden or if they can get Paul on Durant. Relentless. Having great iso players makes it work but also going at the weak links all game long makes it work - otherwise iso is more work for the offence than the defence, which is never good, but if you're attacking the other team's best player all game long one-on-one with a great offensive player - that shows up by the 4th quarter when Curry starts missing open 3's.

                      Can't understate how much Curry and Harden have worked on their defensive games during their NBA careers vs. how much DeRozan has ignored his. Harden now vs. 3-4 years ago is no comparison, guy gets down in his stance and tries every possession. Still the weakest defensive link, but he doesn't give up anything easy.
                      Last edited by S.R.; Wed May 23, 2018, 10:54 AM.
                      "We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard

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                      • S.R. wrote: View Post
                        The games-within-the-game at this level are a lot of fun. Houston gets the switch of Curry defending either Paul or Harden and they clear out and attack him all game long. Same goes for if they get any of the young Iggy fill-ins or a substitute big. GSW does the same going at Harden or if they can get Paul on Durant. Relentless. Having great iso players makes it work but also going at the weak links all game long makes it work - otherwise iso is more work for the offence than the defence, which is never good, but if you're attacking the other team's best player all game long one-on-one with a great offensive player - that shows up by the 4th quarter when Curry starts missing open 3's.

                        Can't understate how much Curry and Harden have worked on their defensive games during their NBA careers vs. how much DeRozan has ignored his. Harden now vs. 3-4 years ago is no comparison, guy gets down in his stance and tries every possession. Still the weakest defensive link, but he doesn't give up anything easy.
                        Honestly Harden was pretty good defensively last night. Yeah, still the worst out of all the Rocket players besides the never-played-anymore Ryan Anderson, probably. But he was imo a positive on that end last night.

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                        • Houston did a good job overall defensively last night. If it wasn't for some of those ridiculous threes Curry hit in the third quarter, that game would have been a blowout. I haven't had a chance to watch closely enough but in the fourth quarter, at least, Houston did a great job turning the Warriors into a one-on-one, stagnant, jump shooting team while the Rockets got everything they wanted on offense, spreading the floor and forcing the Ws to defend in space without help.

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                          • Celtics with lots of fight—more than the raps sadly. Nance pushes a raptor like that I doubt there’s much of a response

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                            • Rudy Bargnani wrote: View Post
                              Celtics with lots of fight—more than the raps sadly. Nance pushes a raptor like that I doubt there’s much of a response
                              lol are you kidding, push Ibaka like that and you're done. He will feed you to the wolves.

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                              • rocwell wrote: View Post
                                lol are you kidding, push Ibaka like that and you're done. He will feed you to the wolves.
                                Then miss a jump shot after being blown by.

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