Raptors Discussion: v96| Playoff Round 1 vs Philadelphia

[ER89]

I take back my angry comments after game 3. Win or lose Thursday I'm very proud of this squad.

LOL

 

[djdev]

I'm a big Freddy fan. But I hope like hell he's not rushed back into the starting line up.

im fairly certain hes been ruled out for the series, i think they said that pre-game, he was this bad in 2019 vs philly too, but if we manage to get through this(huge if) he stacks up way better vs miami style wise.

 

[EpochLink]

James Harden looks old and slow out there. This guy does not commit to his off-season workout routine, all he does is make it rain at strip clubs and make appearances at mumble rappers concerts.

 

[leafsleafs]

What I like is Scotty and Precious getting real playoff time.

Going to be huge down the road.

 

[leafsleafs]

And Shaq, you can f*** off at your liesure.

 

[tmlms13]

Only 3 teams have gotten to a game 7

1951 NBA Finals - NY Knicks lost the game 7 to Rochester Royals
1994 WC 2nd round - Nuggets lost to Jazz
2003 WC 1st round - Trail Blazers lost to Mavs

 

[tmlms13]

And Shaq, you can f*** off at your liesure.

Those guys have to be the greatest panel in pro sports though.... check 7:00



Only those guys could find a way to use "sphincter" in a breakdown of a basketball game

 

[Nylanderthal]

And Shaq, you can f*** off at your liesure.

Shaq’s picking the raps in 7 now, him and Barkley said 0% philly wins game 6, and game 7’s are what they have always been a coin flip. All four guys on inside the nba said they don’t like phillys chances now.

 

[Nylanderthal]

Those guys have to be the greatest panel in pro sports though.... check 7:00



Only those guys could find a way to use "sphincter" in a breakdown of a basketball game

They’re best, hands down. Inside the NBA the best sports show there is right now, period. Those 4 have undeniable chemistry and all are great story tellers and have a good time. TNT has something cooking with the hockey broadcast too imo, some stuff to still iron out (Gretzky is dry as toast imo) but they came in hot this season and have blown SN and even TSN these days out of the water

 

[leafsleafs]

Agreed, Nylanderthal, and I do love me some Shaq, Lakers fan since way before the Raps were born. I could listen to him, Kenny and Sir Charles talk all day. What a difference in the quality of the “Panels”, those guys actually talk about the game you are watching, not some producer’s agenda, and I have fairly liberal views on most things.

Good line about Kyrie at the end there, too!

 

[Pi]

They’re best, hands down. Inside the NBA the best sports show there is right now, period. Those 4 have undeniable chemistry and all are great story tellers and have a good time. TNT has something cooking with the hockey broadcast too imo, some stuff to still iron out (Gretzky is dry as toast imo) but they came in hot this season and have blown SN and even TSN these days out of the water

Yeah, Gretzky should not be anywhere close to a panel. He may be the Great One but he’s also incredibly boring.

TNT is the only pre, half and post game show I watch for any sport. Anyone else? It’s time to mute and find some snacks, walk my dog etc.

 

[Gary Nylund]

Shaq’s picking the raps in 7 now, him and Barkley said 0% philly wins game 6, and game 7’s are what they have always been a coin flip. All four guys on inside the nba said they don’t like phillys chances now.

Philly obviously has a shot in game 6 but whatever, those guys are paid to entertain and they do their jobs very well. That said, they also know their stuff well and the fact that they like Raptors chances is meaningful. I like their chances now too, who doesn't?

Apparently Nurse said something like Ok nobody's come back from 3-1 before but many teams have come back from 3-1. Love it! I couldn't be more happy that this guy is our coach. I bet on the Raptors to win the series at 2.7 to 1 odds, still alive.

Love this team, can't wait for game 4

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Raps in 7.

 

[leafsleafs]

Gotta tell this one.

Sir Charles was playing for the Houston Rockets at the time. Lucky enough to have courtside seats, way before Drake. You don’t know how many F Bombs he dropped in the game until you hear it live.

And think it was fortunate to have courtside seats? Well, Rudy Tomjanovitch was their headcoach at the time, and Rudy was a rather large man. He never sat down during the entire game, running up and down the sideline, perfectly obscuring my view on every play.

Never had the guts to yell “ Down in front”!

 

[tmlms13]

Something I guarantee no Sixers fan will actually know but we all do.... The first team ever to come back from 0-3 down was also from Toronto

The first NHL and NBA team to come back from 0-3, how incredible would that be?

 

[hockeywiz542]

FIRST TAKE DEBATES: James Harden on decline 'before our VERY EYES’

April 26, 2022

ESPN

JJ Redick, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins debate whether or not James Harden has become a liability for the Philadelphia 76ers.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[Eyedea]

FIRST TAKE DEBATES: James Harden on decline 'before our VERY EYES’
April 26, 2022
ESPN
JJ Redick, Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins debate whether or not James Harden has become a liability for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Redick using assists as a reason why Harden isn’t a liability… like Simmons wasn’t just shunned out of Philly for not shooting/being aggressive on offence lol. At least Simmons was elite defensively on top of being a facilitator. The only thing Harden has going for him is providing spacing and being a 3 pt threat.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Can’t believe we were down 3-0 to them. We’re the better team. Uphill battle, but I think we can do it.

 

[Dr.Funk]

 

[Jmo89]

Those guys have to be the greatest panel in pro sports though.... check 7:00



Only those guys could find a way to use "sphincter" in a breakdown of a basketball game

Off-topic but the Leafs should watch what Shaq says about elimination games at 5:30.

I hope the panel is right and the Raps blow Philly out tomorrow.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

LFG!

The amount of salt if we can pull this thing off, will be unlimited. The memes, out of this world.

The Raps should be leading this series 3-2 if not for unfortunate missed free throws in game 3. We can win this series, no doubt in my mind. Scottie being back and facilitating and locking down on D is huge. Trent needs to take a few less ridiculous shots though lol.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

Even the Bulls are about to beat Milwaukee, we're the biggest joke and disappointment of the first round thus far and it's not even close. If the Nets go down 3-0 then maybe they'll surpass us.

This aged.....poorly.

Only series in the East to go past 5 games. Raps giving the 6ers hell.

 

[zeke]

ah please pull this off.

We should never have been down 3-0 in the first place. The refs and injuries the first two games plus a little bad luck+siakam choking in game 3 made it look way worse than it was.

But unfortunately winning 4 in a row is crazy tough even if we play well. We can obviously take this team but one cold shooting streak by us or hot by them and we lose anyways.

please pull this off i'm already doing player matchups against the Heat in my head.

do the miracle. make history. and then go further.

 

[Suntouchable13]

Man, 3rd straight elimination game. Man, at this rate I will have nothing left in the tank for the Leafs series/playoff run lol.