**NBA FINALS THREAD - RAPTORS DEFY GRAVITY**

Who Will Win it All?

  • Warriors

    Votes: 86 53.4%
  • Bucks

    Votes: 27 16.8%
  • Raptors

    Votes: 9 5.6%
  • Nuggets

    Votes: 2 1.2%
  • Rockets

    Votes: 13 8.1%
  • Sixers

    Votes: 5 3.1%
  • Celtics

    Votes: 6 3.7%
  • Clippers

    Votes: 5 3.1%
  • Other West Team

    Votes: 6 3.7%
  • Other East Team

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • Total voters
    161
  • Poll closed .
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One thing that’s clear is that Jimmy cannot guard Kawhi. Ben is our best defender and is going to have to guard him while Jimmy guards Lowry. Jimmy just straight up doesn’t have the length to guard Kawhi. Dude makes Jimmy look small as hell out there.

Ben has to guard Kawhi, but they have to switch Butler onto Siakam. Tobias got abused out there. At least Lowry wouldn’t give him the physical challenge Siakam does.

I also never want to see Korkmaz play a single minute for us ever again. Dude shoots below the league average from three and gets run over on defense. At this point, I’d give Zhaire minutes after Ennis and Scott before anyone else.

I would also have Bobi and Jo stay at home against Gasol. I know the guy can shoot, but you have to pick your poison against this lineup. Kawhi and Siakam present too many problems in the paint and pick and roll and you ant leave Danny Green or Lowry alone to help. Gasol is the lesser evil. We need rim protection.
 
Ben has to guard Kawhi, but they have to switch Butler onto Siakam. Tobias got abused out there. At least Lowry wouldn’t give him the physical challenge Siakam does.

I also never want to see Korkmaz play a single minute for us ever again. Dude shoots below the league average from three and gets run over on defense. At this point, I’d give Zhaire minutes after Ennis and Scott before anyone else.

I would also have Bobi and Jo stay at home against Gasol. I know the guy can shoot, but you have to pick your poison against this lineup. Kawhi and Siakam present too many problems in the paint and pick and roll and you ant leave Danny Green or Lowry alone to help. Gasol is the lesser evil. We need rim protection.

Putting Furkan, Boban and Ennis into the game for our three most important players like 4-5 minutes into the game while the Raptors continued playing their starters all quarter had to have been among the dumbest things I’ve seen Brett do, and I’ve seen the dude do some dumb *** ****

I just don’t know if Jimmy is gonna have the length to battle with Siakam. Tobias was doing okay guarding him, Siakam was just making some ridiculous shots he doesn’t typically shoot 80 damn percent on.
 
We really need to discuss the Spurs only getting back DeRozan and Poetl for Kawhi.
was the lakers ever in the mix or was pop just stringing them along
been saying they should've offered up everything (zo, kuz, BI, multiple 1st rdrs for years) for kawhi
 
this was suppose to be a rebuild year for spurs and they goof'd it up
at least they have a history of drafting great with later 1st rdrs

should've unloaded derozan and/or LMA at the deadline to a team competing
 
was the lakers ever in the mix or was pop just stringing them along
been saying they should've offered up everything (zo, kuz, BI, multiple 1st rdrs for years) for kawhi
I don't think the Spurs ever seriously considered trading Kawhi to the Lakers.
 
can someone explain the dislike between Westbrook and Lillard? Or is it just high competitiveness between the two? Or just Westbrook bring a big Richard?
 
Imagine comparing a 30 year old that averaged 23/9/11 on 36/32 shooting splits in another first round loss to a dude 6 years younger in his first playoff appearance that averaged 23/12/9 on 49/33 splits in a first round win.

Add to that he had a 3/4 MVP candidate versus Jokic having Jamal Murray
 
can someone explain the dislike between Westbrook and Lillard? Or is it just high competitiveness between the two? Or just Westbrook bring a big Richard?
Russ made it to all star team a few times over lillard. Also lillard would always complain about how he didn’t make it. Then when he finally did and Paul George didn’t, Russ said “some People just complain their way into the all star game”

Also Russ is a douche that taunts his opponents after after play.
 
Spurs down 4 with 27 seconds left. Nuggets were -5.5, you do the math. Aldridge point shaving for no backdoor cover.



Jk just degen in me talking lol, or maybe??
Sports gambling is very real. Tony Brothers is definitely in the mix too.

THIS. It's what I been saying the whole time. 99.9% of teams in that situation would of fouled because that's how you play the game, especially in a game 7! You will almost never find a college or pro game where you're down by 4 secs with 30 secs on the clock and the do not foul. Coach Pop knew it screaming at his players to foul. LaMarcus Aldridge just said in his interview he should of fouled but somehow didnt (fishy), the fans know it, social media is blowing up about it, sports analyst knew it, anyone who knows basketball knows it. No one who knows the game can say it was normal and not weird to not foul there in that situation! It's why I mentioned the whole sport gambling thing. Spurs obviously covered, had they play the right way, Nuggets bettors had " chance" of covering instead. Money dictates everything. Sports gambling is very real with heavy money involved it's a business and it's a reasonable argument of why they didn't foul, but I'm not saying its a fact on why they did what they did.
 
21/15/10/1/3 with 0 turnovers, even with 26 shots, in a game 7, isn't a Russ style triple double anyways. Had 0 turnovers and won. A good amount of his misses came in the 4th when he was absolutely gassed.

Silly to even compare the two.
 
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