Originally Posted by
Seto
Why is it ridiculous? Raptors have never even won a series with this core. And they've had HCA every time. The best players on the Bulls, Hawks, Pacers, Heat have all at least experienced some playoff success. Now obviously every year is different but is there any valid reason to think the Raptors are substantially better this year than they've been in the past?
As a comparison, when they "took off" 2 years ago after their 11-15 start, they went 37-19 the rest of the way. Last year they started 24-7 before Derozan got hurt. Their 42-20 record is great but having really hot extended runs in the regular season is nothing new for them. And it's not like they've added any noteworthy new pieces that are going to lead them to glory. This team are playoff busts until proven otherwise.