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  • #46
    Jorge Sierra, with all do respect, but who is this guy????

    today we won against one of the best team in the west GSW, so what he is talking about?, cut the Bullsh... dude...

    Great team victory today Raps!!! keep going.

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    • #47
      Hotshot wrote: View Post
      The sad reality is that the average Raptor fan is always more optimistic and thinks that they are better then they actually are because they are the casual fan who just watch the game on television from time to time or attends a game or two and doesn't follow or cares too much about statistics or analytics like more passionate hardcore fans (ergo the thinking we have a winning record so we obviously on our way to bigger and better things down the road right is not always right). This is the main reason why Colangelo was able to stick around for 7 long years and kept selling the idea that next year will be better and most fans did drink the koolaid which is why he lasted so long.

      If the Raptors want to be a winning and competitive playoff team for years to come then this team will need a major face lift in the next year or so.
      you do realize this team statistically is also pretty good across the board right?

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      • #48
        Comment is truth with a slathering of douche to it

        "ALL TIME!!1" is enough to make me shake my head

        Facts ARE facts though, the east is terrible.
        @sweatpantsjer

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        • #49
          Matt52 wrote: View Post
          A dose of reality or hating just to hate?
          Just ignore this guy.

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          • #50
            MixxAOR wrote: View Post
            LOL bro you're acting like we're playing in Western Conference. Who is our competition? Washington is 9-18 against + .500 teams. Bulls are 10-15. Brooklyn is 10-18. We are 11-17. Yes it's true we are 2-5 when game is decided by 3 points or less but we are 18-5 when its decided by 10. Chicago is 16-14 when decided by 10. Was is 11-11 and Brooklyn is 10-17. Reality is everyone sucks in the East LOL
            Brooklyn and Chicago playing much better of late. The gap is narrowing.

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            • #51
              bryan colangelo wrote: View Post
              Dose of reality.

              Don't get me wrong, I love watching this team and I think the writer is over-exaggerating, but the chasm between the Raptors and Pacers/Heat, and the top 5 or 6 teams in the West, is significant.

              That being said, Portland might be the best 3 seed in a long ass time.
              nah, their place in the standings is mainly due to their incredible start, and doesn't really tell the full picture in terms of how good they are at the moment (to be fair, they're streaking positively again). they've been mostly mediocre the last couple months, and it wouldn't be too big of a surprise if they dropped down to 5th or 6th.

              as for the raps, they're far better than they were earlier in the season (duh), so you could argue that they are better than their record indicates. long way to go, though, and it wouldn't be overly surprising if they hit a bit of a skid (they're due) & the nets passed them. the east is pretty bad, so there's virtually no chance of missing the playoffs, but slipping to 6th or worse would be pretty awful. most assume that the worst spot to be would be 7th or 8th and have to play MIA or IND in the 1st rd, but finishing 6th & taking on CHI wouldn't be much different.
              TRUE LOVE - Sometimes you know it the instant you see it across the bar.

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              • #52
                yertu damkule wrote: View Post
                nah, their place in the standings is mainly due to their incredible start, and doesn't really tell the full picture in terms of how good they are at the moment (to be fair, they're streaking positively again). they've been mostly mediocre the last couple months, and it wouldn't be too big of a surprise if they dropped down to 5th or 6th.

                as for the raps, they're far better than they were earlier in the season (duh), so you could argue that they are better than their record indicates. long way to go, though, and it wouldn't be overly surprising if they hit a bit of a skid (they're due) & the nets passed them. the east is pretty bad, so there's virtually no chance of missing the playoffs, but slipping to 6th or worse would be pretty awful. most assume that the worst spot to be would be 7th or 8th and have to play MIA or IND in the 1st rd, but finishing 6th & taking on CHI wouldn't be much different.
                since december, portland are 28-15. hardly mediocre.

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                • #53
                  The Raps are on pace to win ~45 games.

                  Last year, the 3rd seeded Pacers won 49 games.
                  In 2011-12, the 3rd seeded Pacers won the equivalent of 52 games (in a lockout shortened season).
                  2010-11: Celtics won 56 games
                  2009-10: Hawks won 53 games.
                  2008-09: Magic won 59 games.

                  So it's not a stretch to say this current Raptors team doesn't meet the general standard of a conventional 3rd seed.

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                  • #54
                    I think this team is totally under rated, they have beaten some good teams from the west and really have only been dominated by Miami and LAC. This team doesn't pass the name test, but that does not make them anyless relavent. They have been a +. 600 since the Rudy Gay trade and have a chance at winning 50 games. It's going to be tough but the Raps could go 11-5 in March and 6-2 in April with losses to @Miami, vs.OKC, vs.Pacers, vs.Suns, vs.Rockets (all +.500 and probably will steal at least one of these games), and two to three losses against sub .500 teams. If they don't they are at least sniffing 50 games. That's pretty impressive for a team that started 6-12.

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                    • #55
                      Nilanka wrote: View Post
                      The Raps are on pace to win ~45 games.

                      Last year, the 3rd seeded Pacers won 49 games.
                      In 2011-12, the 3rd seeded Pacers won the equivalent of 52 games (in a lockout shortened season).
                      2010-11: Celtics won 56 games
                      2009-10: Hawks won 53 games.
                      2008-09: Magic won 59 games.

                      So it's not a stretch to say this current Raptors team doesn't meet the general standard of a conventional 3rd seed.
                      This team is a below average 3rd seed. Probably closer to the bottom of that range than the middle, actually.

                      BUT, we all know that. Teams like the Celtics and the Pacers were legitimate contenders, or at least were looking to give the top seeds a run for their money.

                      We all know that Toronto is realistically more of a 5/6th seed on a regular year. But I honest to goodness don't think that that takes away from what we've done. 5/6th seed in the West any year is a very respectable place to finish in the league.

                      We aren't pseudo-contenders yet (which most 3rd seeds are) but we're trending in the right direction.
                      "Bruno?
                      Heh, if he is in the D-league still in a few years I will be surprised.
                      He's terrible."

                      -Superjudge, 7/23

                      Hope you're wrong.

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                      • #56
                        iblastoff wrote: View Post
                        since december, portland are 28-15. hardly mediocre.
                        'last couple months'; since dec 26th, when they were 24-5, they've gone 17-13. if you want to be picky, in their literal 'last couple months,' they've gone 15-10 (10-10 prior to their recent 5 game winning streak, which was against Utah, Minny, the Nyets & Denver twice. not exactly impressive competition. one could argue that their last truly quality win was...a month ago, against the Raps), so, yeah, considering how they started, they've been pretty mediocre since. which is pretty much what the advanced metrics were screaming all season long.
                        TRUE LOVE - Sometimes you know it the instant you see it across the bar.

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                        • #57
                          yertu damkule wrote: View Post
                          'last couple months'; since dec 26th, when they were 24-5, they've gone 17-13. if you want to be picky, in their literal 'last couple months,' they've gone 15-10 (10-10 prior to their recent 5 game winning streak, which was against Utah, Minny, the Nyets & Denver twice. not exactly impressive competition. one could argue that their last truly quality win was...a month ago, against the Raps), so, yeah, considering how they started, they've been pretty mediocre since. which is pretty much what the advanced metrics were screaming all season long.
                          They were pretty banged up...and LA hit a bit of a slump. At one point Lopez, Aldridge, Robinson, Freeland and Leonard were all injured...pretty tough to win with that.

                          They are getting things back together now though

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                          • #58
                            ya and we just beat the warriors without Ross
                            ya dun noe

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                            • #59
                              Hassan wrote: View Post
                              ya and we just beat the warriors without Ross
                              not sure if you've noticed, but the warriors - much like the wolves - aren't nearly as good as you'd assume they'd be given the talent on the roster. that's to take nothing away from the W against the W's.
                              TRUE LOVE - Sometimes you know it the instant you see it across the bar.

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                              • #60
                                '01 Heat were pretty bad for a 3rd seed. The year they lost Alonzo Mourning but still finished no.3.

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