This week on The Doctor is In with Phdsteve, I have called in the boys from the world wide roundtable to talk ball and we talk playoffs!  Joined by my brother Mike, Greg Mason, and Blair Miller we discuss:

  • Before we go forward and look at game 6- we do a quick recap of game 5
  • The tweet I never sent @therealphdsteve “Classic Raptors fans, always crying. Even when they are winning 3-2 in a best of 7 series with home court”
  • So did the Raps win this game or did BKN loose it?
  • What’s the bigger story: Raps up 91-69 at the end of 3 quarters OR BKN Scoring 44 in the 4th to tie the game with 2 mins remaining
  • Who has the momentum going into Game 6?
  •  Are the refs still an issue? Do conspiracy theories to remove the Raps from the playoffs still hold true?
  • Who starts for the Raps and what does Casey’s rotation look like in this pivotal game?
  • The new #morecowbell sound byte gets introduced
  • Mike, Greg, Blair all take turns finishing these sentences:
  1. “Raps win this game if…..”
  2. “BKN wins this game if….”
  • A quick look at the other side of the Eastern Conference playoffs bracket and then over to the West
  • Friend of the podcast Anthony Q. Farrell  wrote a great piece here on the 1st round.
  • Win or lose the Raptors have gained immense experience that will help them going forward.  Way better than tanking

Don’t forget to visit Blair’s site The Fifth Quarter Blog and be sure to download and listen to his new weekly podcasts. Follow him on Twitter @TFQuarter

You can follow Greg on Twitter @votaryofhoops and my brother Mike @michaelgennaro and check out their work on the NBA Draft’s top prospects on ESPN True Hoop Affiliate Bucksketball.com

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