Series Thread: ECF: 1) Milwaukee Bucks vs 2) Toronto Raptors

[raptorlife4]

Raptors need Paul Pierce to predict a Bucks sweep

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I wish I could say there's a part of the game that Toronto is better at than Milwaukee but...

Eh, fuck it. Raps in 6.

 

[bksballer89]

I think Milwaukee is Deff better. Top 2 in offense and defense for a reason. No other team comes close

Toronto comes very close actually if you're talking about regular season rankings.

Milwaukee finished 4th in OFF RTG and 1st in DEF RTG according to NBA.com
Toronto finished 5th in both according to NBA.com

Under ESPN Hollinger statistics it looked like this:

Milwaukee finished 3rd in OFF EFF and 1st in DEF EFF
Toronto finished 6th in OFF EFF and 4th in DEF EFF

Milwaukee isn't top 2 in offense as you claim they are. Toronto comes close in both categories.

Both teams were basically top in OFF EFF & DEF EFF so to say no team comes close is just not true

 

[TJL]

Bucks in 7. I hate the Raptors because they have the worst fans in basketball, but I love their team.

 

[bksballer89]

Milwaukee won the season series 3-1 but the first game was a wash as both Kawhi and Giannis didn't play.

Slightly concerning that the Bucks won both games in Toronto

 

[packerzrule]

Bucks in 6

 

[Shanemansj13]

I'll go Bucks in 7 bc I want it to but I think this one ends earlier than that.

 

[Hambombs]

Toronto comes very close actually if you're talking about regular season rankings.

Milwaukee finished 4th in OFF RTG and 1st in DEF RTG according to NBA.com
Toronto finished 5th in both according to NBA.com

Under ESPN Hollinger statistics it looked like this:

Milwaukee finished 3rd in OFF EFF and 1st in DEF EFF
Toronto finished 6th in OFF EFF and 4th in DEF EFF

Milwaukee isn't top 2 in offense as you claim they are. Toronto comes close in both categories.

Both teams were basically top in OFF EFF & DEF EFF so to say no team comes close is just not true

Oh yeah I know I'm saying in the postseason but Milwaukee only team with #1 defense and 3rd offense. Past history shows championship teams show #1 defenses being in finals

 

[bksballer89]

Oh yeah I know I'm saying in the postseason but Milwaukee only team with #1 defense and 3rd offense. Past history shows championship teams show #1 defenses being in finals

Got you. Thought you were talking about regular season #'s.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

I forget how I voted in the prediction thread, but I wanna say I thought the Raptors would win the East.

Changing my mind to Bucks in 6

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Okay, I checked: I went with the Nets.

So close.

 

[GNG]

Bucks in seven.

 

[buckalis]

Without Anunoby, the Raptors bench is extremely thin to compete against the Bucks... The Raptors only have Ibaka to rotate with Gasol and Siakam and none that can cause the Bucks some concern to rotate with their guards... I see Bucks 4-1 as the worst possible scenario...

 

[Black Adam]

Without Anunoby, the Raptors bench is extremely thin to compete against the Bucks... The Raptors only have Ibaka to rotate with Gasol and Siakam and none that can cause the Bucks some concern to rotate with their guards... I see Bucks 4-1 as the worst possible scenario...

#fearthedeer

 

[Wamu]

#fearthedeer

 

[Black Adam]

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uh kaaaayyy ...

new slant on "mowin' 'em down"...

 

[Wamu]

My bestest montalban imitation.

Bucks in 5. No Bucks in 6. No Bucks in 7. Or Raptors in 5 or 6 or 7.

 

[Wamu]

uh kaaaayyy ...

new slant on "mowin' 'em down"...

Something like that.

 

[buckalis]

I can't see how the Raptors in their current state can be an issue for the Bucks... In all honesty, I believe the Bucks will have an easier series than the one they had against the Celtics...

At least the Celtics had some depth in their roster to rotate on Hayward, Baynes & Rozier... The Raptors have really none other than Ibaka... I mean they ended up playing Gasol 45mins and Kwahi 43mins against the Sixers and they almost lost the game because they used ...VanVleet (who?) for only 6 mins... How they can match up against the Bucks with this roster depth is a mystery to me... The Bucks have 2-3 players to rotate against any match up may come up and the Raptors line up is "an open book" for any coach to deal with...

At least if they had Anunoby, the Raptors could possibly hope for 2 wins... but as it is, I honestly think that even winning one is a very optimistic prediction...

 

[Shanemansj13]

I can't see how the Raptors in their current state can be an issue for the Bucks... In all honesty, I believe the Bucks will have an easier series than the one they had against the Celtics...

At least the Celtics had some depth in their roster to rotate on Hayward, Baynes & Rozier... The Raptors have really none other than Ibaka... I mean they ended up playing Gasol 45mins and Kwahi 43mins against the Sixers and they almost lost the game because they used ...VanVleet (who?) for only 6 mins... How they can match up against the Bucks with this roster depth is a mystery to me... The Bucks have 2-3 players to rotate against any match up may come up and the Raptors line up is "an open book" for any coach to deal with...

At least if they had Anunoby, the Raptors could possibly hope for 2 wins... but as it is, I honestly think that even winning one is a very optimistic prediction...

I really don't see how that is possible tbh. The Celtics do not have the superstar Toronto has. Kyrie was supposed to be that guy, it didn't happen.
The Celtics as a team were lost, have been for some time. Toronto is a much better team than Boston right now. I predicted 7 games but I can definitely see this going 5 or 6. I seriously doubt this series will be easier than the Celtics series though.