View Full Version : How are Raptors winning without Kawhi, Danny Green, Lowry and Ibaka?
Nike D'Antoni
11-14-2019, 01:08 AM
The heck is happening.I am baffled. Siakam, Fred Van Vleet massively underrated.
Twiens
11-14-2019, 01:09 AM
Best team defense in the league
vanvleet and siakam are allstar level players plus great defense
superduper
11-14-2019, 01:11 AM
The way they play for eachother is just incredible and FVV/Siakam are on another level rn. FVV does not get the credit he deserves. Dude is ****ing legit. Killer.
RealSkipBayless
11-14-2019, 01:17 AM
They've had one of the softest schedules in the NBA.
stalkerforlife
11-14-2019, 01:18 AM
They have a great coach, a superstar, and very good role players.
k0kakw0rld
11-14-2019, 01:18 AM
The guy in my AVY
They've had one of the softest schedules in the NBA.
that's true they're giving us free wins like feeding us teams like the lakers :roll:
k0kakw0rld
11-14-2019, 01:19 AM
They've had one of the softest schedules in the NBA.
2-1 westcoast trip. We could've beaten the Clippers if we did not lose OG Anunoby in the first quarter. It could've been 3-0 so pump the breaks here sir.
Nike D'Antoni
11-14-2019, 01:19 AM
They've had one of the softest schedules in the NBA.
Dont think so. They had Lakers/Clippers/Celtics/Milwaukee on road.
Bronbron23
11-14-2019, 01:19 AM
The heck is happening.I am baffled. Siakam, Fred Van Vleet massively underrated.
Defence and ball movement. Best recipe for success and chips. Most of the idiots on here who worship ball dominance will never understand this concept.
RealSkipBayless
11-14-2019, 01:22 AM
Dont think so. They had Lakers/Clippers/Celtics/Milwaukee on road.
Pelicans twice, Pistons, Magic, Kings, Bulls...
I think so.
Pelicans twice, Pistons, Magic, Kings, Bulls...
I think so.
plus bucks/celtics/clippers/lakers on the road...
Dont think so. They had Lakers/Clippers/Celtics/Milwaukee on road.
yup.
Vragrant
11-14-2019, 01:24 AM
Raptors play some ferocious D, its incredible to watch, and they do it without fouling. There's a reason they are the best FG% defense in the league.
They held Kawhi to 12pts and Lillard to 9pts. Not to mention they have a great coach.
k0kakw0rld
11-14-2019, 01:24 AM
Pelicans twice, Pistons, Magic, Kings, Bulls...
I think so.
Weren't the Pelicans supposed to be a playoff team? What happened to the Kings surprising everybody this year? :oldlol: Cowards!
RealSkipBayless
11-14-2019, 01:28 AM
plus bucks/celtics/clippers/lakers on the road...
on the road..!?!
Oh no. It's not like the Lakers swept through texas on the road.
on the road..!?!
Oh no. It's not like the Lakers swept through texas on the road.
the teams I listed are literally the best teams in the league... we're not talking about the mavs and spurs here...
might be time to log-out and get some rest chap :facepalm :hammerhead:
RealSkipBayless
11-14-2019, 01:33 AM
Raptor bandwagoners melting at the truth. :oldlol:
Don't worry, Hornets, Knicks, Magic, Hawks on the way. You can claim those are tough games too.
Raptor bandwagoners melting at the truth. :oldlol:
Don't worry, Hornets, Knicks, Magic, Hawks on the way. You can claim those are tough games too.
who claimed those are tough games? you're the moron that compared the mavs and spurs to the bucks/celtics/clippers/lakers :roll:
Raptors play some ferocious D, its incredible to watch, and they do it without fouling. There's a reason they are the best FG% defense in the league.
They held Kawhi to 12pts and Lillard to 9pts. Not to mention they have a great coach.
yeah. lillard got blitzed a few times today and you could tell it threw him off. kawhi got doubled nonstop and even though they pulled out the win you could tell the strategy worked. I've never seen him struggle that hard.
yeaaaman
11-14-2019, 01:44 AM
Raptor bandwagoners melting at the truth. :oldlol:
Don't worry, Hornets, Knicks, Magic, Hawks on the way. You can claim those are tough games too.
So wait, they're supposed to play the Clippers, Lakers and Bucks every night?
You sound like a moron.
In any case as others have said they have an elite defense and a ton of versatile defenders. On offense Siakam and Van Vleet are playing at a really high level, Siakam is a legit matchup nightmare. Getting Lowry back for spacing will help him even more, forget Serge.
To highlight their defence they just held Lebron to 5-15, Kawhi 2-12 and Lillard 2-12. Not many teams would do that in 3 straight games missing 3 of their top 5-6 players.
This team is better than people give credit. Kawhi leaving had some idiots thinking these guys were a lottery team. They've lost 3 close games on the road to Boston, Milwaukee and LA Clippers, I'll take that.
tontoz
11-14-2019, 09:33 AM
The real key is Masai.
NBASTATMAN
11-14-2019, 05:14 PM
THEY WERE STACKED LAST SEASON AND THEY arent missing a beat without some great players.. The Raps would have won 50 games without Kawhi last season.. Like THE BULLS without MJ..
MJ AND KAWHI played on great teams that is why they won :rockon:
StrongLurk
11-14-2019, 05:16 PM
Raptors were stacked last year.
I<3NBA
11-15-2019, 02:59 AM
they still have DPOY Marc Gasol.
yeaaaman
11-15-2019, 03:04 AM
Weren't the Pelicans supposed to be a playoff team? What happened to the Kings surprising everybody this year? :oldlol: Cowards!
Pelicans just beat the Clippers :confusedshrug:
Bigsmoke
11-15-2019, 03:18 AM
Pascal Siakam playing like an MVP candidate
brooks_thompson
11-15-2019, 06:03 AM
I've gotta eat my hat on Nick Nurse. I thought there was no way he'd be a good coach, mostly because of his used-car salesman look. Still a firm believer in judging a book by its cover, but he is quite the exception.
Meticode
11-15-2019, 06:08 AM
I automatically would just chalk it up to Strength of Schedule, but that's not the case here. They have the 9th hardest schedule in the league thus far. Pretty impressive so far. They have just been playing well as a team.
Manny98
11-15-2019, 07:45 AM
Rondae Hollis Jefferson
Phenith
11-15-2019, 10:03 AM
Their organization, especially player development and culture are top notch.
ImKobe
11-15-2019, 10:54 AM
Anunoby was injured in last year's Playoffs, he's played well above expectations so far tbh, their 3PT shooting has carried their offense a lot and Lowry was key in some of their early wins in the season, putting up 24/5/7 on 48/43/88 splits in their first 7 games before being injured in the Pelicans game. They lost to Milwaukee and Boston and have mostly won against weaker competition or teams that have struggled with injuries (Pelicans twice, Portland, Orlando, Chicago, Sacramento). Lakers are their only impressive win so far tbh, other teams anyone could have beat at this point in the season.
Nike D'Antoni
11-25-2019, 10:58 PM
This team was stacked as **** last year.
Bronbron23
11-25-2019, 11:07 PM
This team was stacked as **** last year.
No they weren't. They just emphasis ball movement so everyone is involved and has a chance to develop and shine. This can't happen with ball dominant players and systems.
Nike D'Antoni
11-29-2019, 10:30 PM
They just shut down a team to only 83 points, most underrated team ever maybe.
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