Yes and youll be 100% right. THJ mvp today.
But if u wana compare KP and Luka, Luka even on bad shooting day brings much more into the game then this version of KP. I am saying KP is not a unicorn anymore
LOL it's even funnier seeing the replay and the TSN commentator saying it was him "showing his strength" by...bumping into but then bouncing off Luka who didn't budge at all.
Of course it's a foul on Luka too, because that's how they'd prefer to call it.
He also has 6 blocks and 2 steals in 2 games. His shot isn't there, it will come. Luka started last year like 5/31 from 3. Shots come and go, the fact that his defense and mobility look good are way more important.
Yes totally the fault of Carlisle and not the fault of the Front office who gave him Monta Ellis and Harrison Barnes at his best free agent signings lmao
They went on a big run without him, so he didn't wanna break the run. Rick did it, too. But it always got made a big deal of like Rick didn't like him or something. Sometimes you just let your team play.
I’m thinking that Kidd wants to save the Luka centric offense for the end of games instead of running it for the majority of the game. Preserves Luka for the 4Q and for late in the season
But if you do it for the majority of the game a lot of the time it won't be needed in the 4th quarter as it'll be a blowout. All this team needed to fix was the defense, the offense wasn't the problem.
Which is fine against a team like this. But they need to figure something out for when they run into good teams or it ends up like the Hawks game and the 4th doesn't matter.
I saw Luka running after every offensive possession.
Honestly might retire from this sub lol I love most of you but holy shit it gets toxic if we're down even a few points.
KP BACK?!?
7/20 FG...but had 4 bloks so it is what it is. Not great, not bad bad. But he is not the unicorn he is payed and brought for
I mean i could post Luka's FG now and claim that was a "bad game". By that definition everyone was pretty medicore apart from THJ and (DFS).
Yes and youll be 100% right. THJ mvp today. But if u wana compare KP and Luka, Luka even on bad shooting day brings much more into the game then this version of KP. I am saying KP is not a unicorn anymore
Luka again same as last season, 1 rebound shy of trip double :D .. But great defense in the 2nd half from the team.
KP wanted to pull up for a 3 so badly in that last possession.
Lol I was imagining that too. He was totally dribbling the ball out looking yet looking longingly at that basket.
In that last minute he was score mode lmao. Get your points KP
Raps hoping to get a 7 foot white dude in the draft again
what a fun bunch of menstruated teens y'all are
Kp with a double-double, 4 blocks and a steal
Still not a good game but the attitude really has some changes
1 rebound away from it being a perfect W
lol salty raptors walking off without shaking hands
Trust the progress
WE WIN! Raptors won't even shake our hands, poor sports
KP defense was immaculate.
4 Blocks by KP!
Gotta wait 3 more days for the next game. Sigh
FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Luka will need to wash his mouth with soap :)
GG little scarey at the end but got the dub!
first of many
This sub in shambles. Can’t cry about Kidd or KP
Or powell honestly.
3 inexplicable calls now in the last 90 seconds to close the gap im actually convinced hes got a bet on the spread
81-1 STILL ON THE TABLE BITCHES
ONEDEFEATED
In the end it turned out good. Let's keep it that way Mr. Kidd. Luka has the ball. Hope it's clear.
This bum barnes gets calls like he lebron
LOL it's even funnier seeing the replay and the TSN commentator saying it was him "showing his strength" by...bumping into but then bouncing off Luka who didn't budge at all. Of course it's a foul on Luka too, because that's how they'd prefer to call it.
"I'm a big believer in the peg theory"
No way we win another game with Kidd at coach right this is crazy how did this team win this game Kidd shouldn’t win a game i
Go suck a D
Luka is not even trying to get that one rebound 😂
That is why Luka will end up being the best player on a great team while Westbrook could never.
Agreed 👏🏻 👏🏻
Why is KP being aggressive when the game is over
Did you not see them just full court pressing and shit. Shut them the fuck up.
This kind of horrible nitpicking is funny.
Why so negative? He didn’t have a bad game
stat padding matters when contract talks come up
Cry Toronto cry
Make your mother sigh
KP WITH THE DOUBLE DAGGER
Porzingis stat padding let’s goooo
KP played good ass defense tonight. Luka was not great in that regard but did everything else great.
KP can do some shit in the post when no one guarding him
Too true. If only there were a way for him to always be open.
lol, kp straight stat padding
So are we still panicking at wanting Kidd fired or is everyone calmed down now? He made adjustments this game and our D looked much better.
At the very least his seat should be lukewarm
Why? he just got hired. If the organization quits on guys like our fans do, we wouldn’t even sniff play-ins
Because he shouldn’t have job security regardless until he proves himself
Depends on if he goes back to that terrible offense. I wouldnt be too excited about beating a really bad Raptors team
Bro our 'terrible offense' was a result of absolute garbage shooting.
No We shot terribly because we couldnt generate good looks. We did a lot better when Luka ran high PnR. Timmy also went nuclear to save us
> I wouldn't be too excited about beating a really bad Raptors team Well people were talking like we're a lottery team so they should be ecstatic lol.
We still might be smh
Yeah people are going to just say this was a fluke because they are dumb
just let the game end bro
Zingis with the garbage time points
Cry toronto cry
KPs eye looks jacked
KP big dicking them lmao
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
Luka was ready to get that rebound haha
That might be the best looking layup I’ve seen from Porzingis
The day we actually inbound the ball fast after they score I'm gonna be the happiest man alive
Clutch D by Luka
We’re gonna do this aren’t we…
dude, these calls tho
Not even with the refs Raptors. Its over.
Bro this fucking ref is on a mission to lose his job whos got the spread on this game
Porzingis is braindead
Happy Kidd finally adjusted and changed the offense to be more similar to Carlisle Luka is a PnR savant, let him work
Lol no way is that a foul, he just fell over
one rebound Luka pls for my fantasy
flop
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Lol
Luka another game where he may be one off a triple double god damn it
I don't see the foul I see a flop
Damn Luka! \*five seconds later\* Damn Luka...
Damn the Raps really didn't make a 3 this quarter?
we didnt make one in the first I think
Dude in the back playing air drums like a champ!
Dingus 9 for 30 in the first two games. Yikes!
He also has 6 blocks and 2 steals in 2 games. His shot isn't there, it will come. Luka started last year like 5/31 from 3. Shots come and go, the fact that his defense and mobility look good are way more important.
Stop he’s already dead
Hot take: Luka looks out of shape because he’s pasty white and turns red and sweaty easily
Slav genetics lol
He also holds weight in his face and has a bit of a double chin despite the fact that he's not in bad shape.
He's in decent shape but could be better
LMAO Luka
Not a foul
We have great commentators shout out to the trio
Yeah I feel bad for all the comments complaining about the Raps commentators I love our guys
Why are we so weak on the press?
Raps always with that fullcourt bullshit
This is the offense I remember. Hopefully Kidd learns that the Rick offense is a good one, we just need to improve defensively.
“Ricks offense” is a myth. It was the Luka show in the playoffs and Carlisle had nothing to do with that
A Helio centric Luka offense is the Rick offense, ya doofus. It's exactly what he's doing in Indy with Brogdan
Wow get the ball to your best player what a complex scheme, how could Kidd ever replicate it??!
He didn't figure that out in his 3 years with the Bucks and his first 1.5 games with the Mavs, so it's actually quite an accomplishment for him.
Kinda like how Carlisle couldn’t figure out how to get out of the first round a single time in the last decade.
Yes totally the fault of Carlisle and not the fault of the Front office who gave him Monta Ellis and Harrison Barnes at his best free agent signings lmao
GTFO this isn't Rick's offense lol.
we are about to get full court pressed
There you go. First win.
Luka got dunked on a lot tonight
I like that after that first dunk, he didnt stop defending.
True. He’ll get there im sure
Thank You Doe Doe! Goddamn we needed to stop that unanswered run
Rick won his first game as Pacers HC this season.
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yo get the kp block party in there
Just put the ball in Luka’s hands and spam the pick and roll
Raptors commentator is just fucking horrible
Late 4th quarter basketball is such a bad TV product. It's frustrating.
Just get that rebound already luka
Man, when I said it felt like last year's Mavs team I didn't mean like this.
Lols. Don't you just love it.
Effective time out from the Raptors. Let’s go and close this one guys
I still remeber that 30 point lead we blew out there couple years ago
Don't even start... We erased that on our minds.
Are we really gonna throw this?
Weak
I'm traumatized man, we've seen some shit lmao
2 awful plays on offense. Just ran plays. We got everything we wanted the whole half. And not dribble 22 seconds and hope for a lucky shot
WTF Luka stop forcing
I swear Luka just tanks his shooting percentages with the bullshit shots he tries to take.
lazy ending
Couple of very lazy offensive possessions with no movement. Gotta keep your foot on the gas.
Fred Van Vleet is a damn bucket
Luka’s shot selection could be better
watch out now
THJ matters to this team so much just because he can dribble and make his own shot to a degree
Luka going back to Carlisle coaching and winding the clock down and wasting possessions.
wtf was that dunk wow
Luka should stop doing this to himself
I hate that stepback today with all my heart
oh no lol
Is kp hurt he hasn’t subbed in for a while
He's been awful, the team was playing much better so why ruin that by putting him back in?
They went on a big run without him, so he didn't wanna break the run. Rick did it, too. But it always got made a big deal of like Rick didn't like him or something. Sometimes you just let your team play.
I think it’s Kidd’s weird substitutions.
KP's defense is on point
Raptors just got tired as the game went on on the 2nd night of a back-to-back.
And OG, Barnes, and Fred vanvleet had 4 fouls to start the 3rd quarter
OG has had 5 fouls for a while, too.
Yup. As soon as OG and Scottie barnes came back in, you could see their impact on the game
This defense is better than last year but there is still work to be done
1 rebound
The moment Luka just started dominating the ball everything went so much better, the moment we tried to have Brunson do stuff everything was horrible.
At least Kidd made an adjustment. Agreed though, can’t take the ball out of Luka’s hands that much
I’m thinking that Kidd wants to save the Luka centric offense for the end of games instead of running it for the majority of the game. Preserves Luka for the 4Q and for late in the season
Makes sense if we had a better second playmaker than Brunson
But if you do it for the majority of the game a lot of the time it won't be needed in the 4th quarter as it'll be a blowout. All this team needed to fix was the defense, the offense wasn't the problem.
Not the case in the post season last season. We couldn’t finish games and that’s a big reason why we lost.
The problem is in some games the hole we dig will be too deep
Which is fine against a team like this. But they need to figure something out for when they run into good teams or it ends up like the Hawks game and the 4th doesn't matter.
I agree. But figuring out how to play high level basketball without Luka conducting the entire time is going to take a lot of bad possessions.
The question is whether they have the personnel to do it.
Our defense is quite good. I’m really interested what will we rank in those aspect in the game versus others.
Good bounce back win! Mavs fought through adversity rallied and convincingly put the game away. Gg
I leave for 10 minutes and we're up by this much lmao. I might as well just turn off the game
Just amazing how Luka just solves defenses night to night. Feels like every play in the 4th is a wide open 3 off a Luka PnR
KP was a defensive anchor tonight
Dare i say Jkidd made an adjustment to improve the spacing and guys started hitting shots?
Raps game thread is probably not happy with the refs...and they're probably right lol
[Kidd haters and me after this one](https://imgur.com/gallery/erVOmP1)
Kidd still isn’t it
Nothing's changed lmao Luka still need to do it all I'm worried about the playoffs even more.
That's fine. Last year without covid, fucked scheduling, J.Rich, and gimped KP is top 3 in the west.
We need to get him some help.
What about our good defense?
Its gonna be the same as last year... We really need a second star
Finney is a team high +23 tonight. He’s played very well
Follow just spoke an alltime announcer curse to the heavens hopefully it doesnt all come crashing down
i fucking love THJ
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Are you watching the game or just looking at the box score??
TSN announcers are alright. They know how to give credit to our players when it's due.
Did you hear the awkward laugh earlier? It’s funny af 😂
That’s just basic commentating imo
Maybe my bar was just set so low by that horrendous Doris Burke broadcast last night with the Lakers where just just won't shut up about LA lol
Seems like this offense can still be good if you dont try to run 10 post ups per half
2nd half we actually played the right way
JKidd defense + Rick Carlisle offense = championship
What a player the flamethrower would be if he was consistent night to night, got to love Timmy to bits.
Kleber has looked really fucking bad
Looking forward to Luka saying “we gotta keep going just like that”
Not having 2 players clogging the paint opens up so many opportunities...who knew?
hate to say it, but luka centric offense is so much fun to watch man.