A Raptors Thunder nba finals would be hilarious.
NBA 2015-2016
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Nice to see Stephen A Smith eat crow.
LeBron's shot is broken.
LeBron's shot is broken.
It would to be honest.
It won't happen, but, Adam Silver would commit suicide.
OKC has two of the top 5 players in the league. The only scenario that would be disappointing is the Raptors winning this series.
Not disappointing, but pretty damn unexpected. Everyone and their dog expected either the BEST TEAM EVER Warriors or franchise record 67-win Spurs to come out of the West right.
What a performance Raptors!
On the Green case, it's travesty. I will be shocked if Warriors do not get every single call out there tomorrow, clear as a sky now that NBA want them in the finals.
On the Green case, it's travesty. I will be shocked if Warriors do not get every single call out there tomorrow, clear as a sky now that NBA want them in the finals.
They've made it worse by saying that he is one flagrant away from being suspended too. No way will the refs call another flagrant on him in this series, and if they make it to the playoffs they won't then either.
Adams should kick him in the nuts. Oh ni he's not from Warriors and they are playing Warriors so it's an automatic 3-game suspension.
Funny thing is Flagrant 2 is automatic ejection normally, isn't it? He wasn't ejected in the game so be should be suspended for the next one, says the logic. No, says the NBA.
The league wants Cavaliers v Warriors rematch. Hope Thunder and especially Raptors who I am very fond of ruin their plans.
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Raptors 
Watched it before work this morning, absolutely loving it.
Watched it before work this morning, absolutely loving it.
Raptors
Watched it before work this morning, absolutely loving it.
Their spirit is awesome. I doubt they can in a game in Cleveland though but if they do win the next one, they will take the series. At home in Game 6 they could be formidable.
This reminds me of Clippers v Blazers series but without two star players injuries. 2-0 after two blowout wins in which it weren't even close, then pulling back at home. Now if Raptors can finish in the same fashion
.Shocking how Green has got away with that. No wonder some people say the League has it's favourites.
It's amazing how Raptors are universally everyone's second team in these playoffs. 
I've always liked them, as I said during early 2000s it was all about them and 76ers for me - McGrady, Carter, and then Iverson But really, they're just so likable these days that I find it hard not to cheer for them - Lowry and DeRozan are very cool, Biyombo is a lovable big and their fans are so passionate. I'm on Blazers forum and pretty much everyone's cheering for Raptors there.
I've always liked them, as I said during early 2000s it was all about them and 76ers for me - McGrady, Carter, and then Iverson But really, they're just so likable these days that I find it hard not to cheer for them - Lowry and DeRozan are very cool, Biyombo is a lovable big and their fans are so passionate. I'm on Blazers forum and pretty much everyone's cheering for Raptors there.I'm just cheering for anyone who's up against LeBron, I'll still support the Western team in the finals no matter which one it is. KD deserves a ring as much as the Warriors do.
Still thinks it's stupid not to suspend Green. Last year the whole narrative was "what if their opponent were all healthy" and even if they win it all this year, it will still be "what if Green didn't play in Game 4". Ugh.
Still thinks it's stupid not to suspend Green. Last year the whole narrative was "what if their opponent were all healthy" and even if they win it all this year, it will still be "what if Green didn't play in Game 4". Ugh.
Hope they get properly battered tonight and Green gets kicked in the nuts.
I'm going to cheer Raptors until they're out, then pretty much Thunder all the way (as I'm completely neutral to them, I don't particularly like Cavaliers and I've grown dislike for Warriors too).
You can do this dinosaurs. Leicester winning PL and Toronto Raptors winning NBA in one season would make for a hell of a year in terms of upsets. They are still 50/1 to win the NBA.
That's it for me too. Lebron is such an arse.
As to the second point (IF the Dubs can get past OKC and right now the way both teams are playing it's a big IF) I think a large part of the way the Warriors have played this season is with that chip on their shoulder from the "healthy" comments that Doc Rivers put out there. If they can somehow manufacture another "chip" for next season, I'm ok with that.
As to Green, the Warriors got lucky. Under David Stern I think he would have been gone.
EDIT: Kiki Vandeweghe's rationale for not suspending Draymond Green (if anybody cares at this point).
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...raymond-green-steven-adams-playoffs/84830916/
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Lebron top man, just needs to complete his redemption with a title for Cleveland, everything else has been ticked off.
He got upgraded to Flagrant 2. Flagrant 2 is automatic ejection. He wasn't ejected during the game hence there was no penalty served, he should be serving penalty in Game 4.
The only reasoning behind this decision is that the league does not want Warriors to badly lose again, they're NBA's precious Golden Boys and probably the most followed team in the world right now.
I thought about this when the punishment came down and even to me with my Warriors blinkers on (
) it seemed odd. IMHO they should have either suspended him or said that they agreed with the refs on the night and left it at a Flagrant 1. As you point out a Flagrant 2 involves ejection i.e. time off the court. Upgrading to a Flagrant 2 and still letting him play makes no sense at all (even) to me.As to the Warriors being the NBA's Golden Boys. I think if the same thing had happened to Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Steph Curry etc... they'd all still be playing. Superstars get superstar treatment. It may not be right but it's true no matter who you play for.
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I don't want to believe
I don't want to believe
Winning in Cleveland will be mighty tough. If you are going to do this, tomorrow's the time. Belief should be at the highest point after the last two games.
For Game 7 if it comes to that you may have JV back. Also adding to your chances.
Remember Raptors are 50/1 to win NBA at this point. Nobody's giving you a chance so everything from here will be amazing bonus anyway.
I hope you pull it off. If the Thunder make it to the finals against Toronto I'll be pulling for you guys.I don't want to believe
Im just loving the fact that the american media is being forced to take the raptors seriously begrudgingly behind clenched teeth. I just love the chemistry on this team.
They struggled a lot though.Derozan hasn't really stepped up during the play offs.But I love Biyombo
I normally like The Stars but they're talking a lot of bullshit regarding Green's kick, especially that Taz fella. Excited about the matchup tonight though, I'm in half a mind to get up at 3am.
"Playoffs are different, everything changes in the postseason. Guys get more physical, that's why you don't see suspensions in the playoffs."
What the actual feck. Only that English guy talks some sense about the subject.
"Playoffs are different, everything changes in the postseason. Guys get more physical, that's why you don't see suspensions in the playoffs."
What the actual feck. Only that English guy talks some sense about the subject.
Nah, the problem is that they're hesitant to make a decision that could heavily influence a playoff series - it's the same problem you see in football when a referee is too scared to send a player off in a final. They wouldn't have banned a player from the Cavs, Spurs etc. in that situation either - in fact something like that already happened when they didn't suspend Isaiah Thomas against the Hawks for hitting Schröder in the face (series was tied at 2-2 back then).
Jones was suspended though. Do elite players get a better treatment from the official from now on? The NBA is treading on thin ice there, they could've shown a strong precedent by suspending Green but failed to do so.
Tbf the league has always treated star players differently -but, that's usually been in 'in-game' situations...superstars getting bailed out on calls or non calls.
Oh, I agree that they should have suspended him just disagree that it's a GSW special treatment but instead a reoccurring thing that the NBA is too hesitant to suspend important players in tight playoff series.
Fixed. If Draymond Green was on the Hornets he would have been suspended. It's not 2002 levels of infamy, but it reeks of the same hypocrisy and unfairness.
I think you're taking the Canada aspect too seriously. I'm confident the media loves the way the series is currently going because everyone was convinced this would be a sweep or at the very least a gentleman's sweep, which would've brought ratings down and lessened the interest in the series overall. Now they'll get more games to cover and they have an interesting series on their hands.
If the hornets would have had a 73-9 season they'd be the media darlings as well, heck a team with a 73-9 season could be from Teheran and would be the media's darling.
And Boston aren't even the media's darling right now and Thomas still didn't get suspended.
Its all about the star player and the impact of a suspension in the context of the playoff series. Its dumb and unfair but not some gsw special treatment.
Regarding the Green situation, I think the league is scared of heavily influecing a series. It's bulls*** because Green brought it onto himself, but the NBA doesn't want to eliminate stars, who are their cash cows, if they don't absolutely have to. At the end of the day, it's about money. With Green continuing to participate, there's a chance the Warriors still Game 4 and this one goes the full length. If Green is suspended for game 4, this could be over in 5 or 6. They just want to minimize that risk for financial reasons.
Thunder off to a hot start.
I get the feeling that someone could pull out a gun and shoot Adams in the knee and he'd still continue.
22-8 wtf
Nice run to bring GSW back in it
Yep, without having to rely on Curry either. Just hoping for a close game, think we might get it this time.