2016/17 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mexi]

The Knicks have a better chance of missing the playoffs than they do winning one game against the Cavs in a playoff series

the raptors are what, 0-2 or 0-3 this year. They cant beat cleveland under any circumstances

And boston? Maybe if rj hunter was on the roster id give them a shot

NY has melo who on any night could go off. Same with kristaps and even rose
Not saying they will, but id take my chances with ny over the others. Sad

 

[bosoxlover12]

The Knicks have no defense at all -- there is no way in hell they are beating Playoff Cavs

 

[elcheato]

the raptors are what, 0-2 or 0-3 this year. They cant beat cleveland under any circumstances

And boston? Maybe if rj hunter was on the roster id give them a shot

NY has melo who on any night could go off. Same with kristaps and even rose
Not saying they will, but id take my chances with ny over the others. Sad

The Raptors won 2 games in a playoff series already against the Cavs, and have played the Cavs close in those 3 losses this year. They have a much better shot than anyone in the East at beating the Cavs, and it's really not hard to see. There is a gigantic gap between the Raptors and the rest not named Cleveland, the data is there, and it's pretty easy to tell when watching them. 
 
Just because the Raptors are 0-3 vs the Cavs doesn't mean some mid level team has a better chance to win a series against them. Those three losses are by a combined 11 points. 

 

[snipezo]

the raptors are what, 0-2 or 0-3 this year. They cant beat cleveland under any circumstances

And boston? Maybe if rj hunter was on the roster id give them a shot

NY has melo who on any night could go off. Same with kristaps and even rose
Not saying they will, but id take my chances with ny over the others. Sad

to be fair, all of those games were pretty close. 
 
plus i don't really see how KP,an aging melo, ticking time bomb in drose, and a bum ass noah have a better shot than toronto or even boston. 
 
it's a moot point anyways. cavs are going to be on cruise control til the finals. 

 

[elcheato]

youd be shocked if boston made the ecf over them??

like i get that toronto should definitely be favored over boston but still

Absolutely. 
 
I don't understand why the Raptors are being so underrated in the East. They got pretty damn close to being the #1 seed last year, and returned basically everyone except Byimobo, who pretty much sucks. They're proving how good they are again this year. 
 
Boston has a long way to go before they reach them.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Absolutely. 
 
I don't understand why the Raptors are being so underrated in the East. They got pretty damn close to being the #1 seed last year, and returned basically everyone except Byimobo, who pretty much sucks. They're proving how good they are again this year. 
 
Boston has a long way to go before they reach them.

i don't think they're underrated, and i think they're clearly #2. but boston does match up well against them, and would probably win if Derozan went down, where a Demar injury still probably keeps them over teams like Knicks or Charlotte

 

[bosoxlover12]

that's all my point was

 

[elcheato]

Well, if it would take an injury to their best player for Boston to win, I think that would qualify as shocking.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Cavs still win the East without lebron probably ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[snipezo]

i don't think they're underrated, and i think they're clearly #2. but boston does match up well against them, and would probably win if Derozan went down, where a Demar injury still probably keeps them over teams like Knicks or Charlotte

It would hurt the Raps more if Lowry got injured for a period of time imo.

 

[elcheato]

Cavs still win the East without lebron probably ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I don't know if I buy that. Maybe if they had time to develop a new offensive strategy without him, definitely not if they suddenly lost him near the end of the season or in the playoffs. 

 

[CameronCrazy06]

The Raptors have a 0% chance of beating the Cavs healthy, because they have a 0% chance of winning in Cleveland, and they're going to have to win in Cleveland to beat them. It doesn't matter how many they win in Toronto

 

[elcheato]

The Raptors have a 0% chance of beating the Cavs healthy, because they have a 0% chance of winning in Cleveland, and they're going to have to win in Cleveland to beat them. It doesn't matter how many they win in Toronto

And at the same time they're still the biggest threat to the Cavs. 

 

[Paulius]

Cavs are like 2-13 without lebron the last two years, cavs would not win the east without him.... lol

Raptors no doubt the biggest threat to the cavs tho

Loled at most of your posts mexi , u really try to hard

 

[elcheato]

Cavs are like 2-13 without lebron the last two years, cavs would not win the east without him.... lol

Raptors no doubt the biggest threat to the cavs tho

Loled at most of your posts mexi , u really try to hard

Which was my point. They could be a good team without LeBron, they clearly have a lot of talent. But you can't suddenly take the center piece out of an offense and expect it to run smoothly on short notice. 
 
If the Cavs went into the off-season knowing LeBron wouldn't play, I think they could create a good team around Kyrie and Love. Doubt they'd be Eastern Conference favorites tho. 

 

[BrewCrewFan]

With healthy Middleton the Bucks are by far the biggest threat to the Cavs.

Without him they already beat the Cavs once and took them to OT in another

 

[Paulius]

Can u not take the regular season wins so seriously? Playoffs a different animal

In 2011 bulls with mvp rose beat the heat 4-0 in the regular season , then got beat in 5 games in ECF.

Sorry , but even with middleton yall are just not ready yet depth wise and overall. Good start with those three dudes , but not there yet

 

[elcheato]

Can u not take the regular season wins so seriously? Playoffs a different animal

In 2011 bulls with mvp rose beat the heat 4-0 in the regular season , then got beat in 5 games in ECF.

Sorry , but even with middleton yall are just not ready yet depth wise and overall. Good start with those three dudes , but not there yet

BY FAR the biggest threat

 

[BrewCrewFan]

Can u not take the regular season wins so seriously? Playoffs a different animal

In 2011 bulls with mvp rose beat the heat 4-0 in the regular season , then got beat in 5 games in ECF.

Sorry , but even with middleton yall are just not ready yet depth wise and overall. Good start with those three dudes , but not there yet

Coming from someone who thinks the Bulls have a good team

 

[Paulius]

Such an irrelevant answer.

1. Never said were the biggest threat to the cavs... lol

2. Never said we have a good team , said we will make the playoffs

3. Nice try tho , good talk