Series Thread: 2) Toronto Raptors (56-26) vs. 3) Miami Heat (48-34)

[Heatles84]

Fuck Drake.

 

[Hambombs]

People are sleeping on OKC because of 1 bad game? That is a 6 or 7 game series

Wouldn't be suprised by spurs in 5

 

[bksballer89]

Wouldn't be suprised by spurs in 5

I wouldn't either but i can see okc in 6 or 7 also

 

[gordontrue]

These teams are close. Raptors finished with a much better record (better than the Thunder)... but the post-all-star-break numbers are much closer:

Post-All-Star Break:

• Toronto: 21-9, #5 offense, #12 defense
• Miami: 19-10, #6 offense, #8 defense

Both teams didn't have the greatest of 1st rounds... but I think they were playing underrated teams. Pacers were #5 defense after all-star break and have Paul George. Hornets were #6 defense, #7 offense after all-star break.

Heat have championship pedigree, but the majority of that comes only from Wade and Spo... and that really showed at the end of Game 6. Raptors have 1st/2nd-round-loss pedigree... but they've never had a team win even 50 games, let alone 56... and its hard to imagine DeRozan/Lowry not progressing to the mean.


In the end, I think HCA is the difference in the series. Raptors in 7.

 

[bksballer89]

These teams are close. Raptors finished with a much better record (better than the Thunder)... but the post-all-star-break numbers are much closer:

Post-All-Star Break:

• Toronto: 21-9, #5 offense, #12 defense
• Miami: 19-10, #6 offense, #8 defense

Both teams didn't have the greatest of 1st rounds... but I think they were playing underrated teams. Pacers were #5 defense after all-star break and have Paul George. Hornets were #6 defense, #7 offense after all-star break.

Heat have championship pedigree, but the majority of that comes only from Wade and Spo... and that really showed at the end of Game 6. Raptors have 1st/2nd-round-loss pedigree... but they've never had a team win even 50 games, let alone 56... and its hard to imagine DeRozan/Lowry not progressing to the mean.


In the end, I think HCA is the difference in the series. Raptors in 7.

Hornets had the best record in the East after the AS break.

 

[gordontrue]

Hornets had the best record in the East after the AS break.

Yep the Heat and Hornets were trending up, while the Raptors & Celtics were trending down. Hawks stayed kind of even, I think.

That's why I was happy to see CHA/MIA end up on the other side of the bracket.

 

[trojanfan12]

Tough one. Toronto barely got out of the 1st round against a team that it really should have taken them no more than 5 games to beat and darn near coughed up a hairball in the 4th quarter last night. Lowry and DeRozan have shown they are not yet the type of players that can lead a team in the playoffs and might never be. They won their elimination game while scoring the fewest 4th quarter points (11) of any game 7 winner since the 50's.

On the other hand, Miami has struggled on the road and took 7 games to beat a team that should have taken no more than 5 or 6 games. The Heat go in with more confidence having won their elimination game by 33.

Miami wins their 3 home games and goes 1-2 in Toronto. At least 1 of Miami's wins will be the result of a 4th quarter collapse by the Raptors.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Fuck Drake.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I took Indy in 7, so I'll take the Saunas in the same time.

 

[Heatles84]

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Good counter.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Heat in 6

^^^ This

 

[Shanemansj13]

This should be the only good series of the 2nd round...

^^^ This also lol

 

[Blitzville]

Toronto had a mental block about playing in the playoffs. Now that they have actually won a series, they might actually play a little less tight (better).

 

[bksballer89]

Toronto had a mental block about playing in the playoffs. Now that they have actually won a series, they might actually play a little less tight (better).

 

[Mecca]

These teams are close. Raptors finished with a much better record (better than the Thunder)... but the post-all-star-break numbers are much closer:

Post-All-Star Break:

• Toronto: 21-9, #5 offense, #12 defense
• Miami: 19-10, #6 offense, #8 defense

Both teams didn't have the greatest of 1st rounds... but I think they were playing underrated teams. Pacers were #5 defense after all-star break and have Paul George. Hornets were #6 defense, #7 offense after all-star break.

Heat have championship pedigree, but the majority of that comes only from Wade and Spo... and that really showed at the end of Game 6. Raptors have 1st/2nd-round-loss pedigree... but they've never had a team win even 50 games, let alone 56... and its hard to imagine DeRozan/Lowry not progressing to the mean.


In the end, I think HCA is the difference in the series. Raptors in 7.

These Dudes are begging to get sent home.

Talk about being scared of the moment.

But, Jurassic World in 6.

#Wig-wam'd

 

[gordontrue]

Stephen A: "If KD leaves OKC... he should go to Miami"

 

[bksballer89]

Stephen A: "If KD leaves OKC... he should go to Miami"

I like the way SAS thinks

 

[trojanfan12]

I like the way SAS thinks

I'm willing to bet that is the first time those words have ever been uttered...by anyone.

 

[LAD]

#regseasongamesmeansquat

 

[Demonjoe93]

I want to pick the Heat, but I'm getting this feeling that the Raptors are going to win this series. I think finally getting past the first round is going to take the pressure they felt off of them. I'll take Raptors in seven.