Kawhi went to the 1-seed from Last Year

[StrongLurk]

And got Danny Green/Marc Gasol added on too...plus Siakam improved a ton from the offseason.

And then Kawhi makes the finals and is possibly going up against a KD/Cousins-less Warriors?

Why should we care again? Kawhi literally quit on the best franchise in the NBA last year as well...

[Dray n Klay]

But if LeBron joins a 33 win Cavs team theyre stacked :roll: :banana:

[NBAGOAT]

Lowry got quite a bit worse and bench got traded and/or got worse. I get your general point however but the raptors didn

[StrongLurk]

Raptors went 17-5 WITHOUT Kawhi this year as well :confusedshrug:

[FKAri]

[QUOTE=NBAGOAT]Lowry got quite a bit worse and bench got traded and/or got worse. I get your general point however but the raptors didn

[NBAGOAT]

Siakam's improvement >>> Lowry's decline

Yea you

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Why should "basketball fans" care...the Raptors were perennial choke artists before Kawhi.

Why care that a player...is having a postseason for the ages.

Why care....someone is playing good basketball.


Why care bro :lebroncry:

[RRR3]

It’s true the Raptors would make the playoffs without Kawhi but they certainly wouldn’t scare anyone.

[StrongLurk]

Why should "basketball fans" care...the Raptors were perennial choke artists before Kawhi.

Why should they care that a player...is having a postseason for the ages.

Why should they care....someone is playing good basketball.


Why care bro :lebroncry:

17-5 this year without Kawhi.

Plus, we all know the LEBRON was the reason the Raptors didn't make the finals.

Did you know that 2015-2018, the Raptors didn't lose a single playoff series EXCEPT against Lebron-led teams? Hell the Raptors even made the ECF in 2016.

[Vino24]

17-5 this year without Kawhi.

Plus, we all know the LEBRON was the reason the Raptors didn't make the finals.

Did you know that 2015-2018, the Raptors didn't lose a single playoff series EXCEPT against Lebron-led teams? Hell the Raptors even made the ECF in 2016.
17-5 without Kawhi :biggums: That is like Peter Myers Bulls ish

[RRR3]

LeBron LeBron LeBron.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

17-5 this year without Kawhi.

Plus, we all know the LEBRON was the reason the Raptors didn't make the finals.

Did you know that 2015-2018, the Raptors didn't lose a single playoff series EXCEPT against Lebron-led teams? Hell the Raptors even made the ECF in 2016.

....And there's the reason for this thread.

Some of you are just too predictable. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

[StrongLurk]

....And there's the reason for this thread.

Some of you are just too predictable. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

This is about Kawhi and the Raptors making the finals.

People act surprised or amazed for some reason when the Raptors SHOULD HAVE made the finals.

Hell, the Raptors have HOME COURT ADVANTAGE in the finals.

[RRR3]

....And there's the reason for this thread.

Some of you are just too predictable. Like shooting fish in a barrel.
It seems like LeBron is the reason for most threads.

[NBAGOAT]

17-5 this year without Kawhi.

Plus, we all know the LEBRON was the reason the Raptors didn't make the finals.

Did you know that 2015-2018, the Raptors didn't lose a single playoff series EXCEPT against Lebron-led teams? Hell the Raptors even made the ECF in 2016.

Lol that is certainly one way to put a positive spin on those teams. Problem is they got crushed by bron(really shouldn

[Vino24]

[QUOTE=NBAGOAT]Lol that is certainly one way to put a positive spin on those teams. Problem is they got crushed by bron(really shouldn

[StrongLurk]

We really need KD to be healthy and back for GAME ONE.

If KD misses any time, this finals has an asterisk on it.

This isn't even factoring in Cousins.

[SomeBlackDude]

LeBron LeBron LeBron.

the klaw is coming for lelegacy

took a fmvp off him.

now was crowned lekang in leeastern conference in a single season.

https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-27-2019/ilu5Gj.gif

what next?

:(

[NBAGOAT]

We really need KD to be healthy and back for GAME ONE.

If KD misses any time, this finals has an asterisk on it.

This isn't even factoring in Cousins.

Lol stop worrying. Peak bron is still better than kawhi for most people

[SomeBlackDude]

We really need KD to be healthy and back for GAME ONE.

If KD misses any time, this finals has an asterisk on it.

This isn't even factoring in Cousins.

so if i'm understanding you correctly, beating just steph, klay, and dray in the finals is meaningless?

lefam is SHOOK right now.

:eek:

[Naero]

17-5 this year without Kawhi.

Plus, we all know the LEBRON was the reason the Raptors didn't make the finals.

Did you know that 2015-2018, the Raptors didn't lose a single playoff series EXCEPT against Lebron-led teams? Hell the Raptors even made the ECF in 2016.

While true, they labored against most teams before then and never competed against LeBron-led teams as formidably as you'd expect from extrapolating their regular-season success. The Raptors previously never won a series in less than six games despite HCA for most of them, and the six- and seven-game series they were tasked to this postseason were against teams—the Bucks and 76ers, respectively—demonstrably better than any non-LeBron-led one they faced circa 2015-2018.

LeBron's greatness contributed a lot to the roadblock, but it's disingenuous to suggest this Raptors team only inappreciably improved from the Casey/DeRozan era. I'd chalk up their Finals appearance more to self-improvement than regressed competition, unless you want to argue that yesteryear's single-man Cavaliers outclass this year's Bucks.

I think we'll need to see how this team fares in the Finals before we can wholly assay them, however. I just couldn't see the pre-Kawhi Raptors stealing one game off of any of the contemporary Warriors (with or without Durant), and it remains to be seen how well this iteration competes against them.

[Real14]

LeBron LeBron LeBron.
Reported.

[StrongLurk]

so if i'm understanding you correctly, beating just steph, klay, and dray in the finals is meaningless?

lefam is SHOOK right now.

:eek:

The 2015/16 Warriors had way better depth and defense than the current Warriors minus KD/Cousins.

Completely different teams.

[RRR3]

Reported.
You

[highwhey]

the klaw is coming for lelegacy

took a fmvp off him.

now was crowned lekang in leeastern conference in a single season.

https://i.makeagif.com/media/5-27-2019/ilu5Gj.gif

what next?

:(
lebron my fav but this gif always makes me laugh bc it's testament to how great a defender kawhi is. :oldlol:

[FKAri]

While true, they labored against most teams before then and never competed against LeBron-led teams as formidably as you'd expect from extrapolating their regular-season success. The Raptors previously never won a series in less than six games despite HCA for most of them, and the six- and seven-game series they were tasked to this postseason were against teams—the Bucks and 76ers, respectively—demonstrably better than any non-LeBron-led one they faced circa 2015-2018.

LeBron's greatness contributed a lot to the roadblock, but it's disingenuous to suggest this Raptors team only inappreciably improved from the Casey/DeRozan era. I'd chalk up their Finals appearance more to self-improvement than regressed competition, unless you want to argue that yesteryear's single-man Cavaliers outclass this year's Bucks.

I think we'll need to see how this team fares in the Finals before we can wholly assay them, however. I just couldn't see the pre-Kawhi Raptors stealing one game off of any of the contemporary Warriors (with or without Durant), and it remains to be seen how well this iteration competes against them.
Sixers series this year came down to 1 shot. I'd call that laboring.

[RRR3]

lebron my fav but this gif always makes me laugh bc it's testament to how great a defender kawhi is. :oldlol:
Pretty sure I heard it’s edited.

[highwhey]

[QUOTE=RRR3]Pretty sure I heard it

[SomeBlackDude]

Pretty sure I heard it’s edited.

lefam pr squad tryna do the nike shuffle again.

"edited" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVTU-Gd3T10) :rolleyes:

[RRR3]

I guess it’s not edited. No need to meltdown in your Jordan jammies there, slugger.

[SomeBlackDude]

[QUOTE=RRR3]I guess it

[SamuraiSWISH]

Went? He was traded there unwillingly

[RRR3]

gets shook.

melts down.

tries damage control.

accuses others of melting down when exposed.

lefam can't stop holding Ls.

:yaohappy:
0/10 troll game.


Absolutely pathetic :yaohappy:

[highwhey]

gets shook.

melts down.

tries damage control.

accuses others of melting down when exposed.

lefam can't stop holding Ls.

:yaohappy:
chill bro

you're taking it too personally

[SomeBlackDude]

chill bro

you're taking it too personally

https://media.giphy.com/media/A11Nih0IbG5Dq/giphy.gif

[RRR3]

chill bro

you're taking it too personally
2016 was a dagger in his heart.

[Naero]

Sixers series this year came down to 1 shot. I'd call that laboring.

Perhaps, but it was explicably against a talented, third-seeded Sixers team who most predicted a hard-fought series against. As mentioned, they were tiers above other non-LeBron-led teams they faced in previous years.

Struggling against such an opponent is much more tenable than the first-round fodder I alluded to, such as the 40-win Wizards, Bucks, Heat, and Pacers teams that once threatened to upset the Raptors.

[bluechox2]

Took a team he doesn’t want to be with to the finals

[sekachu]

Raptors went 17-5 WITHOUT Kawhi this year as well :confusedshrug:





Pointless, the raptors are known for a choke team in playoff every season nevertheless how well they play in regular

[34-24 Footwork]

gets shook.

melts down.

tries damage control.

accuses others of melting down when exposed.

lefam can't stop holding Ls.

:yaohappy:

Lol. Him and Benkali....most EASILY triggered bron stans.

[ArbitraryWater]

yea, and bron joins a 33 win team + Love and theyre "stacked" :lol

[And1AllDay]

And got Danny Green/Marc Gasol added on too...plus Siakam improved a ton from the offseason.

And then Kawhi makes the finals and is possibly going up against a KD/Cousins-less Warriors?

Why should we care again? Kawhi literally quit on the best franchise in the NBA last year as well...

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[ArbitraryWater]

....And there's the reason for this thread.

Some of you are just too predictable. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

and so what?

We all know the predictable reason of the "championship teams with best records" thread which you embraced

[And1AllDay]

[QUOTE=RRR3]Pretty sure I heard it