The Finals
- Thread starter Mr. S£im Citrus
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True, but a lot of things had to break right for that 73 win season to happen, and the playoffs that year were a different story. They were not invincible pre-KD as we saw and they're not invincible without him now. The Raptors are the more talented team if they're missing Durant and have a hobbled Cousins.
Yep and they also need to put their big boy pants on. This is exactly the way the Rockets should have played them but they floundered two games by not committing to it. The Raptors played a physical brand of defense tonight. On every screen almost and on every ball handler was contact which is where that size and strength can be utilized against the Warriors. Gasol was always tough for them because he bodies up on ball handlers so well. He almost sucks ball handlers in when they try to drive on him. Wow... that sounded dirty.
Heading into this series, I felt that for Toronto to have a legit shot they were gonna need two of the three of Siakam, Gasol and Danny Green to play extremely well.
All three answered the bell in GM1. Siakam was phenomenal and Gasol was very, very good. Green didn't score a ton but made some key shots.
If those guys can keep it up, GSW should have a tough time even with KD back in the mix.
All three answered the bell in GM1. Siakam was phenomenal and Gasol was very, very good. Green didn't score a ton but made some key shots.
If those guys can keep it up, GSW should have a tough time even with KD back in the mix.
This might be one of the rare occasions where I'm on Draymond's side. I've had enough hearing about and from that other fool. Doesn't the guy get enough attention from his own profession as it is? SMH.
Glad the NBA talked to the Raptors organization about keeping him away from the bench and off the floor. They should have done that earlier in the Bucks series.
Glad the NBA talked to the Raptors organization about keeping him away from the bench and off the floor. They should have done that earlier in the Bucks series.
Let's not embellish and distort the truth.
I don't think many claimed MB3 was better this season. Some were predicting him to be the better player in the next couple seasons.
I personally disputed the notion that Siakam was somehow 'a lot better' this season. I fully acknowledged that Siakam was better this season but that the difference was marginal (things like PER show as much). And that Siakam plays with the best player on the planet, which makes things easier for him. MB3 could perform pretty well on this Raptors team too.