NBA Season 2016-2017

[saltlover]

Sigh I really thought the Raptors were going to give them a decent game.

Ibaka is making a huge difference.  If only we'd traded for him.

I am only following from my Phone so it is hard to say how he is really playing. He has 9 and 4 halfway through the second quarter which is obviously nice numbers. On the flip side Love does have 11 and 4 so maybe he is giving up as much as he is getting? Their biggest issues seems to be on defense where the cavs are on pay to have more than 60 by the half.

Edit: Looks like just hit another 3...

I am only following from my phone too.  When I posted, he was 1-6 with 3 points.  My sarcasm spurred him on, at least offensively.  (Considering he's supposed to be a defensive anchor I'm not sure how he's doing.)

[kraidstar]

Just 8 fouls against Cleveland though 3 quarters... You almost never see a total that low.

18 fouls against Toronto.

FT's are 25-8.

[kraidstar]

Once the game is out of reach the refs will start to even up the fouls for the box score

[jpotter33]

Geeze, Derozan has been terrible. He's a -31 tonight, and it's certainly looked like it when he's in the floor.

[saltlover]

Once the game is out of reach the refs will start to even up the fouls for the box score

Now 19-15 in fouls with 5 minutes left.

[kraidstar]

Once the game is out of reach the refs will start to even up the fouls for the box score

Now 19-15 in fouls with 5 minutes left.

LOL, it is like clockwork.

Raptors have obviously been terrible regardless, but the league always makes sure LeBron wins on his home court early in the series. 2011 and 2012 against the C's were two of the most egregious examples. Though obviously I am biased. 

but that game where they T'd up Ray Allen as he was walking away silently to the bench... just crooked officiating.

[CelticSooner]

Toronto plays right into Cleveland's hands with their offense. You aren't going to beat them going one on one. You have to make them work on defense and move the ball around. Toronto's bigs aren't going to have much of an effect on this series either.

[kraidstar]

Toronto plays right into Cleveland's hands with their offense. You aren't going to beat them going one on one. You have to make them work on defense and move the ball around. Toronto's bigs aren't going to have much of an effect on this series either.

that's true, but Toronto's players don't strike me as being the brightest bulbs in the basket.

They don't have the BBIQ to properly exploit Cleveland's defense.

[kraidstar]

David Lee and Aldridge manning the front court for the Spurs... could be a parade to the basket for Houston.

Don't like that defensive pairing at all.

[kraidstar]

This Spurs roster has some major holes defensively.

Warriors are going to eat them alive.

[jambr380]

David Lee and Aldridge manning the front court for the Spurs... could be a parade to the basket for Houston.

Don't like that defensive pairing at all.

In what world should David freakin' Lee be starting over Pau Gasol? I realize he got in better shape when he left the Cs (or as he was leaving the Cs), but he should be in a Zeller role at best.

As expected, he laid a total egg to start the game.

[jpotter33]

This Spurs roster has some major holes defensively.

Warriors are going to eat them alive.

Warriors? It's early, but I'm not sure that they can get past Houston. I don't know how they guard the Rockets with the bigs they have and the switches and open shots they get off the PnR.

[kraidstar]

David Lee and Aldridge manning the front court for the Spurs... could be a parade to the basket for Houston.

Don't like that defensive pairing at all.

In what world should David freakin' Lee be starting over Pau Gasol? I realize he got in better shape when he left the Cs (or as he was leaving the Cs), but he should be in a Zeller role at best.

As expected, he laid a total egg to start the game.

Yep.

Or at least start Dedmon for some defense against the Houston starters.

Lee is a total zero.

[kraidstar]

This Spurs roster has some major holes defensively.

Warriors are going to eat them alive.

Warriors? It's early, but I'm not sure that they can get past Houston. I don't know how they guard the Rockets with the bigs they have and the switches and open shots they get off the PnR.

True, it is very early, but the Spurs D looks awful... and honestly a rickety Memphis offense looked pretty decent against them last series as well.

[jpotter33]

Think about this - Houston was on the shortlist to sign Horford. Imagine Horford in that Capela role. My God, that offense would be so dynamic with his passing and ability to stretch the floor even more. They'd be unstoppable.