NBA still wants Raptors

[cheechchooch]

raps are mentally ill, i wouldnt trust them. also, derozan looks like hes on meth.

[Checkerboard]

Stern had visions of a Euro division in the 2020s; would help sell international franchises to have had an non-American team champion at some point by then, to point to.

[Mac4Lyfe]

I want to believe it but unless we see some egregious officiating I just can't see pork chop Lowry and sensitive derozan finding their man pants

The officiating was egregious in game 1. Refs tried all they could to give the Raptors that game and they still choked like dogs.

Now, they're coming to C-Town where the crowd is going to be rocking and rolling and BonusGuy thinks they're going to win 2 in Quicken?

This shit is a wrap. Most likely a sweep. Derozan and Lowry aren't any better than George Hill and Kevin Love. You add Lebron and it's not even a fair fight.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Stern had visions of a Euro division in the 2020s; would help sell international franchises to have had an non-American team champion at some point by then, to point to.

NBA ratings have been through the roof the last 5 years. Attendance is also at an all time high. Why and how can the NBA gift a title to Toronto? What would that prove? Would other international locations want an NBA franchise any more or less? Hell, Even horrible refs can't save the Raptors. The Raptors were frauds all year long. They had no significant injuries and played games deep into their bench. They beat up on a lot of bad teams and teams that had stars out. Once you get to the playoffs the bench shrinks and is not the same advantage in the season. Toronto is what they've been for the last 4 seasons. A team without a true superstar. They don't know who to go to for the last shot. Right now it's Joseph. Is that the sign of a championship team? Corey Joseph??? LOL

The media duped the buying public into thinking that the Raptors were a better team, like they tried to tell you that the Pacers were the better team. BULLSHIT. What players on Toronto are better than Cav players??? Valencunius maybe but it's no longer a big mans game. The Cav's love it when he's in the game because they can beat him like a drum in pick and roll. If he's scoring buckets, that takes away from everyone else. Lowry? Derozan? Both known CHOKERS. Ibaka? All the other guys are lousy.

[ThaTopMoron]

i wouldn't back Toronto to win this series after that performance in game 2 at home; basically quitting when behind by 8 in the 3rd if i had a gun to my head

[lakerboy]

Mac ready to cry.

[thechaoz]

Because 95% will be on the cavs. Books aren't paying that out. Capiche?

If it's was that easy we'd all be rich

[Mac4Lyfe]

Mac ready to cry.

Tears of joy...

[unlearn]

Zero chance the craptors even win a game let alone 4

[ans61201]

Because 95% will be on the cavs. Books aren't paying that out. Capiche?

Mistake that people incorrectly throw around with this logic is pretty simple, if someone had control of a "fix" it would be the NBA not the books. And the NBA and the millions and millions more it stands to make from lebron advancing as opposed to the most boring. Team left isn't close

[2daBank]

Luring in more suckers.

Raps series price has dropped from +627 to +564

They already bagged a bunch of suckers playing craptors as favs. This getting silly bro, just stop. The only suckers here discussing how to bet Toronto, and there seems to be plenty of you.

[MrSink]

hahaha funny man stevens or snyder man.

[Bad Tattoo]

raptors to win series =

[cwnotorious]

NBA ratings have been through the roof the last 5 years. Attendance is also at an all time high. Why and how can the NBA gift a title to Toronto? What would that prove? Would other international locations want an NBA franchise any more or less? Hell, Even horrible refs can't save the Raptors. The Raptors were frauds all year long. They had no significant injuries and played games deep into their bench. They beat up on a lot of bad teams and teams that had stars out. Once you get to the playoffs the bench shrinks and is not the same advantage in the season. Toronto is what they've been for the last 4 seasons. A team without a true superstar. They don't know who to go to for the last shot. Right now it's Joseph. Is that the sign of a championship team? Corey Joseph??? LOL

The media duped the buying public into thinking that the Raptors were a better team, like they tried to tell you that the Pacers were the better team. BULLSHIT. What players on Toronto are better than Cav players??? Valencunius maybe but it's no longer a big mans game. The Cav's love it when he's in the game because they can beat him like a drum in pick and roll. If he's scoring buckets, that takes away from everyone else. Lowry? Derozan? Both known CHOKERS. Ibaka? All the other guys are lousy.

Mack have you been watching this year at All? Corey Joseph hasn't taken a shot for the raps all year, why? Because he was traded to the pacers Last summer. Ur point about no one taking the horns at the end of the game is valid though, and it's just 1 of the many problems this raptors team face in a playoff style game. The raps are just a solid regular season style team in the weak east and that's it. Early in the season they did look like a diff team with a more pass happy offense and some young players showing tonnes of potential. You can pinpoint when things turned for them, they played a nationally televised game vs Houston when both teams were red hot and the raps played a great game and won. Since that game they have not looked the same and the last couple weeks of the season I saw old habits popping up and the same old looking team. They have carried that play into playoffs except mabe game 6 in wash they finally looked closer to that team. I just think the style of a playoff game really emphasizes where this raptor team gets exposed

[ikid2groove415]

Surprise this thread is still alive

[unde0087]

The officiating was egregious in game 1. Refs tried all they could to give the Raptors that game and they still choked like dogs.

Now, they're coming to C-Town where the crowd is going to be rocking and rolling and BonusGuy thinks they're going to win 2 in Quicken?

This shit is a wrap. Most likely a sweep. Derozan and Lowry aren't any better than George Hill and Kevin Love. You add Lebron and it's not even a fair fight.

Mac complaining about refs/officials, no fukin way.

[lakerboy]

Mac complaining about refs/officials, no fukin way.

Yet the cavs won.

[ChiLLx]

+660 available at 5dimes.

down to +600 and falling

[lakerboy]

down to +600 and falling

Pinny has +529.

[djpremier36]

The "Nba wants" and "revenge" theories are such a lazy way of handicapping.

[lonegambler23]

The officiating was egregious in game 1. Refs tried all they could to give the Raptors that game and they still choked like dogs.

Now, they're coming to C-Town where the crowd is going to be rocking and rolling and BonusGuy thinks they're going to win 2 in Quicken?

This shit is a wrap. Most likely a sweep. Derozan and Lowry aren't any better than George Hill and Kevin Love. You add Lebron and it's not even a fair fight.

derozan and lowry arent any better than love and hill? LOL george hills a nobody. kevin love is good but dissapears in every other game this year. you have no idea what youre talking about.

[JayDr3am]

dont overthink this

[5mike5]

they couldnt stop lebron from hitting everything last night. not only did he hit those lucky fall aways but role players shot 65%

that wont happen again. Toronto should have won game 1


ive never seen a series line with more value +600. wow

but my point is NBA wants Toronto in the finals. ive heard things. bank it

better get your hearing checked...ASAP

[sofranos]

NBA dont want Raptors. They want LeBoy to close them out as fast as possible.Just the fear of Raptors advancing is sickining to them.

[KRIT]

Raps ain't coming back to win this series that's all I know.

[Booya711]

Im amazed at the stupidity around here

[convick]

better get your hearing checked...ASAP

Or his head... He hears dead people.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Mack have you been watching this year at All? Corey Joseph hasn't taken a shot for the raps all year, why? Because he was traded to the pacers Last summer. Ur point about no one taking the horns at the end of the game is valid though, and it's just 1 of the many problems this raptors team face in a playoff style game. The raps are just a solid regular season style team in the weak east and that's it. Early in the season they did look like a diff team with a more pass happy offense and some young players showing tonnes of potential. You can pinpoint when things turned for them, they played a nationally televised game vs Houston when both teams were red hot and the raps played a great game and won. Since that game they have not looked the same and the last couple weeks of the season I saw old habits popping up and the same old looking team. They have carried that play into playoffs except mabe game 6 in wash they finally looked closer to that team. I just think the style of a playoff game really emphasizes where this raptor team gets exposed

Haha, I meant Vanvleet, Corey Joseph 2.0. Don't they look like twins? Same fukking player, same results. When Toronto is relying on their role players to close out games, you know that they are pretenders. Derozan and Lowry cannot be counted on in crunch time. 1 or both of them will choke like dogs.

Anybody that thinks the NBA wants the Raptors should get their heads checked.

[2daBank]

Haha, I meant Vanvleet, Corey Joseph 2.0. Don't they look like twins? Same fukking player, same results. When Toronto is relying on their role players to close out games, you know that they are pretenders. Derozan and Lowry cannot be counted on in crunch time. 1 or both of them will choke like dogs.

Anybody that thinks the NBA wants the Raptors should get their heads checked.

I dunno, officiating has been pretty lopsided craptors way if ya ask me. Obviously makes no sense for NBA to want anyone other than bron in final (only way I will watch) but seems they doing their best to try to make a series of it at the least.

[BigDofBA]

Why in the hell would the NBA “not” want the best player in the world to play in the Finals?

Some of the logic here is baffling.

[lakerboy]

Why in the hell would the NBA “not” want the best player in the world to play in the Finals?

Some of the logic here is baffling.

Because they want the final to be more then 4 games. You know what I mean?

[BigDofBA]

Because they want the final to be more then 4 games. You know what I mean?

Come on Bro. Lebron is great but I don’t think he’ll sweep the Warriors. He probably beats them in 6 this year.

[lakerboy]

Come on Bro. Lebron is great but I don’t think he’ll sweep the Warriors. He probably beats them in 6 this year.

Holy fukk . You must be doing meth

[BigDofBA]

Holy fukk . You must be doing meth

Woah now. It’s not like I said Utah would beat Lebron.

https://www.facebook.com/SportsCenter/videos/2239910119361151/

[Regul8er]

Wait? What? NBA wants Toronto to win? Thats laughable....NBA has been doing everything possible from allowing Raps to even win one. And its blatant....no transparency whatsoever!