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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: PLANT on April 20, 2008, 08:58:14 AM
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Tip Off in about 30 mins. Should be a good series, you know Im pulling for a Raptors upset of the Magic! I think Toronto matches up pretty well against Orlando. Howard and Bosh will both get theirs. I think The Raps have a huge advantage at the PG position however the question is can we contain Lewis and Hedo from getting good looks from the perimiter? If Kapono, Delfino and Bargnani can knock down shots this series, the Raptors WILL take it in 6. Moon and Parker need to do a good job defensively on Lewis aswell.
But yeah, Im taking Raptors in 6 games.
Predictions?
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YEEE IM PUMPED PLANT!
I also got (Our) Raps in 6 baby..I think Rasho is going to do an acceptable job on DH and bosh will as well..Moon/Delfino/Parker will contain Hedo/Lewis on D..Its a pretty even match up but (like u said) we have the HUGE advantage at PG and that'll be the difference
lets go raps!
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im going with the Raps in 6 games.
i think our defense will be able to do a good job on Lewis and Turkoglu.
we need to make the 3-point shts though, been struggiling with that lately.
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Raps in 6 seems to be the popular vote ;)
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ye im hopen the raps pull this off...they got the talent two but the question i always have is can they keep playin consistent
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18-8 magic, terrible start...timeout, we better wake up..they're 4-4 from the three and 3 of those were EASY looks..they're pressuring us on D, esp nelson on ford and that's something we're not doing back..c'mon boys, its fucking playoffs!
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32-17, terrible..first TO didnt work, let's see if the 2nd does LOL..terrible defense, wow..evans has like 11 fucking points, 3-3 from the 3..Howard has blocked 3 shots already..we NEED 2 start playing some defense, orl is shooting about 85% right now...lots of time, let's go boys!
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I think the Magic are going to win it in 6. Especially after seeing the Magic destroy the Raps in the first quarter. :-\
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WOW
43-23 at the end of the first
magic shot 9-11 from the 3 :o
80% shooting..they CANT keep this up...
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Orlando is on fire right now, crazy shooting display! But like Lunatic said, they cant keep this up. Toronto needs to get in their face on defense, it seems like theyre just sitting back waiting for shit to happen right now.
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glad the C's wont have to face Orlando haha
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and this is why i hate bein a raptors fan hah :P
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60-47 at half, could be worse..raps went on a 14-3 run their at the end of the half..thank god there was a shot clock violation on that lewis shot lol..we stepped up our D near the end their and kapono was a major factor on the offensive end
there still is hope..bosh was a non-factor though
we have to come out aggressive in the 3rd Q..
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orlando is pretty sick
wonder what they'd look like in the West
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and here come the raptors!
9 point game...
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85-75 magic going into 4th
let's do it raps!...
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5 point game!
kapono has got it going!...
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5 point game!
kapono has got it going!...
and 2 mins later back to 13 :-X this one is over i'm afraid :'(
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114-100 final..embarrassing 1st game, we are much better than we showed throughout the game..on the bright side we had it close at times and i don't think Orl can have another 1st Q like that ever again..
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weird to me that some people are actually picking Toronto to win the series, they will be lucky to win a game IMO, Magic have been disrespected pretty bad this year, they have been so consistent all year, no one gives them any credit, I think they could sweep this series easily.
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Howard is a beast. Turkoglu is that nigga!
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magic gonna be nba champs
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magic gonna be nba champs
this year?
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Prediction
Orlando in 5
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If the Raptors wanna have a shot at this series, they better step up their mental game...it's not like they don't have the firepower to take out Orlando.
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magic gonna be nba champs
LOL not this year homie
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magic gonna be nba champs
this year?
yessir
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magic gonna be nba champs
this year?
yessir
lol nigga you crrrrazy
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GO RAPTORS!!
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104-103, fuckin tough loss..that last play was a nightmare, gotta go to the hole
aww well 2-0 going back 2 TO..
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104-103, fuckin tough loss..that last play was a nightmare, gotta go to the hole
aww well 2-0 going back 2 TO..
They should've given it to Parker on that last play imo.
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104-103, fuckin tough loss..that last play was a nightmare, gotta go to the hole
aww well 2-0 going back 2 TO..
They should've given it to Parker on that last play imo.
calderon drive or kapono J
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104-103, fuckin tough loss..that last play was a nightmare, gotta go to the hole
aww well 2-0 going back 2 TO..
They should've given it to Parker on that last play imo.
calderon drive or kapono J
Magic would've probably expected that though.
I don't think they would've expected Parker to get the last shot.
But regardless, it was a heartbreaking loss and the first quarter really harmed them again.
I hope they can recover for the next 2 in Toronto.
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Great game..
Bosh got a great look there at the end.
(I wouldn't want the ball in anyone else's hands, If I'm Toronto IMO)
You can't make them all..
Best series in the East by far.
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GO RAPTORS!!
word...... mothafucker
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Toronto just lost the series, IMO. It comes down to that last missed free throw by Delfino.
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I gotta admit, its really gonna be tough coming back down 2-0 now. Hopefully they start the next two games like Orlando did on their homecourt. They should start Jose Calderon IMO, I cant believe they have gone back to starting Ford when Calderon was/has been putting up All-Star like numbers. >:(
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i tell you what my magic are gunna be a tough out this year, i cant remember the last guy before howard to have two back to back 20/20 games.
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I gotta admit, its really gonna be tough coming back down 2-0 now. Hopefully they start the next two games like Orlando did on their homecourt. They should start Jose Calderon IMO, I cant believe they have gone back to starting Ford when Calderon was/has been putting up All-Star like numbers. >:(
Calderon actually suggested that Ford get back into the lineup so that Ford was more comfortable.
Ford is one of the players that really has to start picking it up if Toronto wants to win the series.
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Toronto just lost the series,
yeah that was a huge miss..he's been relatively awful this series :-\
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How the fuck did they let Turkoglu get that layup? If you're gonna lose a game cuz of a clutch basket it better be a forced jumpshot.
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TJ Ford has been pretty damn weak in this series...that said, it's much better for Toronto to start the game out with him when he brings his A-game. Ford simply adds an extra dimension to the team and plays much better as a starter. Calderon is good, but he can play just as good off the bench. If Toronto wants to win these next 2 games, Ford has to play all-star caliber ball, which he is very capable of doing...PeACe
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^TJ is absolutely burning the magic right now with 18 first half pts...61-40 raps at half, putting the smack on the bitch ass magic 8) don't count us out yet...
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YEE RAPS absolutely smacked the magic in this one baby 8) 108-94
Ford & Calderon were fucking fantastic..38 combined points and 14 assists 8) kapono with 15 and moon with a double double 8) bosh struggled a bit, but its al good ;)
raps gon TIE this series up in game 4 8) 8) 8)
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That's why u can't give up on your teams so quick..
Great Game by the Raptors, very impressive.
great momentum going for the tie next game.
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I called it...and I can definitely see the Raptors taking this one, despite starting with an 0-2 deficit.
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that was a HUGE win lastnight, great team effort from everyone! You could almost tell it was in the bag in the first quarter when Moon went in for that slam, and the crowd was going nuts!
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game 4 in just over 2 hours, my raps finna tie this series!
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we better get another win and tie it up today boys! should be a good one, hopefully the crowd gets into it like game 3 :o lovin the sea of red ;D
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im expecting Dwight Howard to slam the doo' shut on them canadians
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im expecting Dwight Howard to slam the doo' shut on them canadians
keep expecting :laugh:
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i hope raps thrash on em and break howards ankles iin the process
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raps up 5 at half 8)
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Bosh is playin really good so far, man I hope we can pull this off!
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Cant believe Jameer Nelson just killed us. Defence down the stretch was terrible allowing Nelson to get those open looks, and Lewis just walking down the lane with ease :-\ FUCK!
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i had to work a few hours, what the fuck happened? :-\
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Toronto is playing their ass off, really impressive!! (Way better than I expected)
Bosh is :o
That being said, Why Orlando is living and dying with them 3's?
Which I don't understand considering they have the most Dominent bigman
since the 90's version of Shaq in the paint.
Orlando should pound it thru Howard everytime, The three's will open up even more.
Right now they are forcing them up, but hey!! they are making them for the most part so...
Great Series.
This will be a rivaly for years to come
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^They can't pound it in to Dwight, he lacks a complete back-to-the-basket game...Raptors had their chance. They coulda' won Game 2 and 4 and easily been up 3-1 right now...Unfortunately for them, the dice didn't roll their way...PeACe
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Congratulations Magic.
Howard dominated the fuck out of that series, on both ends of the floor! 3 20/20 games in a 5 game series :o
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totally disappointed
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totally disappointed
yup, seems like the raps had every opportunity to take the series and they couldnt make it happen. I think were gona see some changes in the off-season this year. Good luck to Orlando, I hope they win against Detroit/Philly.
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totally disappointed
yup, seems like the raps had every opportunity to take the series and they couldnt make it happen. I think were gona see some changes in the off-season this year. Good luck to Orlando, I hope they win against Detroit/Philly.
yea i expect some changes to be made. we def had the opportunities, but regardless a loss in 5 is very embarrassing. Maybe Mitchell isn't a playoff coach, who knows? :-\ Colangelo won't stand for this, changes WILL be made.
and good luck 2 orl..i'd love to see them beat det/phi
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Orlando isn't better than Toronto...they simply outplayed them. It was anyones series to take.
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Orlando isn't better than Toronto...they simply outplayed them. It was anyones series to take.
true and more embarrassing that we lost in 5 :-X
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we will also win round 2, philly is showing that detroit can be defeated.. and else were gonna beat philly
especially when them 3's finally start falling right
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we will also win round 2, philly is showing that detroit can be defeated.. and else were gonna beat philly
especially when them 3's finally start falling right
I duno, Detroit will play Orlando ALOT more physical than Toronto did. They have bigger more aggresive bodies inside like Maxiel, McDyess, Wallace, Amir Johnson ect that will put alot more pressure on Howard than only Bosh could do. Detroit wins this series in 5, 6 at the most.
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the magic are gonna get fucked up next round tho :P :P :P
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Orlando isn't better than Toronto...they simply outplayed them. It was anyones series to take.
Orlando was a 3 seed for a reason
niggas got talent.