Ohio Chatter
Ohio Chatter

Forums

All Threads Serious Business Sports Politics Archive Pick 'ems
Log In Create Account

Cavs at Raptors

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Pro Sports ▸ Cavs at Raptors
OQB's avatar

OQB

Senior Member

6,679 posts
Oct 30, 2010 3:12 AM
Yes it would...we forget that every person playing is a professional athlete, and are there for a reason. We just notice the consistent players in the league.
Oct 30, 2010 3:12am
dazedconfused's avatar

dazedconfused

Senior Member

2,662 posts
Oct 30, 2010 3:37 AM
going to be a lot of these types of games on the road this season. the team approach can and will work at home with the fans almost willing them to victories they probably shouldn't win, but on the road you need a go-to-guy and we just don't have that now after ours skipped town. i'm sure we'll get toronto some time down the line at the q the same way they got us tonight because neither team has a reliable go-to-guy to compete on a nightly basis away from home

at least we got manny harris and samardo samuels some burn
Oct 30, 2010 3:37am
Rotinaj's avatar

Rotinaj

Senior Member

7,699 posts
Oct 30, 2010 7:47 AM
Pick6;538214 wrote:really, you know the worst team in the league after 2 games?

They easily 1 of the 3 worst teams in the league.
Oct 30, 2010 7:47am
wes_mantooth's avatar

wes_mantooth

Tomfoolery & shenanigans

17,977 posts
Oct 30, 2010 9:27 AM
Rotinaj;538269 wrote:They easily 1 of the 3 worst teams in the league.

link?
Oct 30, 2010 9:27am
lhslep134's avatar

lhslep134

why so serious?

9,774 posts
Oct 30, 2010 10:03 AM
wes_mantooth;538309 wrote:link?

Come on. Be realistic here and not a doosh. The Raptors are awful and we never should have lost by 20. It was a terrible performance, but if anything I hope it serves as a wakeup call that even though we beat the Celtics, we can't sleepwalk against anybody because we're not talented enough to.
Oct 30, 2010 10:03am
Rotinaj's avatar

Rotinaj

Senior Member

7,699 posts
Oct 30, 2010 10:08 AM
wes_mantooth;538309 wrote:link?

STFU AND GTFO. In whatever order you see fit.
Oct 30, 2010 10:08am
wes_mantooth's avatar

wes_mantooth

Tomfoolery & shenanigans

17,977 posts
Oct 30, 2010 10:28 AM
Honestly, I think we are going to see the Cavs struggle a lot on the road and be a slightly better than .500 team at home.
Oct 30, 2010 10:28am
bigdaddy2003's avatar

bigdaddy2003

Senior Member

7,384 posts
Oct 30, 2010 10:29 AM
Toronto will PROBABLY be a bottom feeder but we don't know for sure yet.
Oct 30, 2010 10:29am
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 30, 2010 10:41 AM
Are some of you really questioning if the Raptors are going to be bad this year? Their best players are Andrea Bargnani, Demar DeRozan, and Linas Kleiza.

Take your blinders off for a few minutes
Oct 30, 2010 10:41am
Pick6's avatar

Pick6

A USA American

14,946 posts
Oct 30, 2010 11:58 AM
Rotinaj;538269 wrote:They easily 1 of the 3 worst teams in the league.

pretty sure they just missed the playoffs last year. A lot of people are predicting the Cavs to make 6-8 seed at best. I see us at about the same level as them.
Oct 30, 2010 11:58am
F

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

6,239 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:03 PM
Pick6;538386 wrote:pretty sure they just missed the playoffs last year. A lot of people are predicting the Cavs to make 6-8 seed at best. I see us at about the same level as them.

Yeah but then they lost Bosh and Turkoglu and didn't really acquire anyone.
Oct 30, 2010 12:03pm
bigdaddy2003's avatar

bigdaddy2003

Senior Member

7,384 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:08 PM
friendfromlowry;538391 wrote:Yeah but then they lost Bosh and Turkoglu and didn't really acquire anyone.

Exactly.
Oct 30, 2010 12:08pm
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:13 PM
They easily 1 of the 3 worst teams in the league.

pretty sure they just missed the playoffs last year.
How much basketball do you watch? Haha. Like another poster has already said, they've lost Turkoglu and Bosh and replaced them with Linas Kleiza and some other Titos. You don't get better when that happens. Come get me when Carmelo films his own "Decision" and wants Kleiza to be his Bosh.

The Raptors are going to be awful. There is no getting around it
Oct 30, 2010 12:13pm
Pick6's avatar

Pick6

A USA American

14,946 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:39 PM
jordo212000;538398 wrote:How much basketball do you watch? Haha. Like another poster has already said, they've lost Turkoglu and Bosh and replaced them with Linas Kleiza and some other Titos. You don't get better when that happens. Come get me when Carmelo films his own "Decision" and wants Kleiza to be his Bosh.

The Raptors are going to be awful. There is no getting around it

ok, and the cavs lost lebron..yet i still expect them to make the playoffs. turkoglu didnt play as good for toronto last year like he did with the magic. I guarantee at the end of the season, they wont be in the bottom 3
Oct 30, 2010 12:39pm
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:47 PM
ok, and the cavs lost lebron..yet i still expect them to make the playoffs. turkoglu didnt play as good for toronto last year like he did with the magic. I guarantee at the end of the season, they wont be in the bottom 3
You expect the Cavs to make it because you are a fan. Few had the Cavs picked to do much of anything at the start of the season. Even fewer had the Raptors making noise.

With this Raptor "guarantee" it is obvious you are just being contrarian now. If you aren't being contrarian, you are nave. I have some beach property in Nebraska, interested?
Oct 30, 2010 12:47pm
sleeper's avatar

sleeper

Legend

27,879 posts
Oct 30, 2010 12:58 PM
I still don't see more than 25 wins for the Cavs. Great win against Boston, but we still need a go to guy, were not going to do much when Hickson is our best player.
Oct 30, 2010 12:58pm
Pick6's avatar

Pick6

A USA American

14,946 posts
Oct 30, 2010 1:02 PM
jordo212000;538426 wrote:You expect the Cavs to make it because you are a fan. Few had the Cavs picked to do much of anything at the start of the season. Even fewer had the Raptors making noise.

With this Raptor "guarantee" it is obvious you are just being contrarian now. If you aren't being contrarian, you are nave. I have some beach property in Nebraska, interested?

so you think bosh had more value to the raptors than what lebron was to the cavs? I mean its not like the Cavs made any big acquisitions after lebron left either
Oct 30, 2010 1:02pm
jordo212000's avatar

jordo212000

Senior Member

10,664 posts
Oct 30, 2010 1:07 PM
No I think the Cavs had a better supporting cast. They have a few nice players. The Raptors are in big trouble.
Oct 30, 2010 1:07pm
F

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

6,239 posts
Oct 30, 2010 1:23 PM
The difference between the Cavs and Raptors RIGHT NOW are two reasons, IMO. The bigger reason is head coaching. At the end of the day, the Cavs still have a decent coach in Byron Scott who knows what he's doing and has been to the finals before. Who the hell is the Raptors coach? I had to look it up. Jay Triano. You know him? Of course you don't. He never even played in the NBA.
The other reason, although not as influential is the Cavs still had a semi-decent group of players leftover that at least have the late-season experience and know what winning feels like. Mo, Varejao, Jamison, Moon, Gibson have all been there for a year or two or more, so at least there is still that nucleus. Granted they're in a different situation with different expectations on them, but at least not everything is completely new to them.
Oct 30, 2010 1:23pm
sleeper's avatar

sleeper

Legend

27,879 posts
Oct 30, 2010 1:30 PM
Well its kind of hard to say the Cavs are better than the Raptors when they just whipped our butts.
Oct 30, 2010 1:30pm
ytownfootball's avatar

ytownfootball

Bold faced liar...

6,978 posts
Oct 30, 2010 1:45 PM
Yeah but we were missing two starters.
Oct 30, 2010 1:45pm
Pick6's avatar

Pick6

A USA American

14,946 posts
Oct 30, 2010 2:30 PM
sleeper;538447 wrote:Well its kind of hard to say the Cavs are better than the Raptors when they just whipped our butts.

does that mean we are better than the celtics? ;)
Oct 30, 2010 2:30pm