2015-2016 Toronto Raptors Thread: We Have "It"!
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Heroic Shrimp
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seahawk said:
Definitely worth it.
seahawk said:
$25k for saying something bad about the refs?
That's insane, right?
L K
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Raps up at half-time. Casey hurt the refs feelings. ZERO FREE THROWS FOR THE RAPTORS. The Cavs almost went three quarters without a foul. The first foul got a standing ovation from the crowd.
Biyombo had an absurd block on LeBron that the Cleveland referees called as a foul.
Biyombo had an absurd block on LeBron that the Cleveland referees called as a foul.
GhostofPotvin29
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L K said:
Haven't had a free throw since 3rd quarter of game 3.
hockeyfan1
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Guess who's apologizing now:
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hockeyfan1
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Biyombo's huge block on Lebron:
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[youtube]v380rlzNaCI[/youtube]
Frank E
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So, now we have a sports personality apologizing to an entire country about crystal balling the Raptors to get swept by a pretty damn strong Cleveland team...like really? I'm thinking he might be taking himself a little too seriously.
Even Raptors fans probably wouldn't have bet against a sweep.
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/stephen-a-i-apologize-to-canada~876018
Even Raptors fans probably wouldn't have bet against a sweep.
http://www.tsn.ca/nba/video/stephen-a-i-apologize-to-canada~876018
Frank E said:
"Kyle Lowry was absolutely unstoppable tonight, I don't understand why. DeMar DeRozan was unstoppable when it counted, I don't understand why."
Ace commentary from Stephen A. Smith there.
hockeyfan1
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Kyle Lowry: A story of courage, hope, and change...
On a typical day, the preteen Lowry would wake up and run a couple of miles, find his way to a gym to get up shots, go to school and then go to practice, before heading to another gym to find a game. Lowry lived in North Philadelphia with his mother, grandmother and older brother, Lonnie, in a 130-year-old row house on North 20th Street, directly across from where Shibe Park, the Phillies? old stadium, once stood before it was torn down in the ?70s. By the late ?80s and early ?90s, when Lowry was growing up, the neighbourhood was considered one of the most dangerous in America?a casualty of the era?s crack cocaine epidemic. ?It was absolutely lawless,? says Clancy, who runs a food-and-beverage distribution company. ?People dropping like flies here.? Clancy says he knew 24 store clerks who were murdered in 1988 alone.
Though Lowry?s father, Lonnie Sr., lived only 10 minutes away, he never showed an interest in raising his son. ?I just can?t understand how somebody couldn?t love kids,? Lowry, a proud father of two, says. ?I love my kids; everything I do is for them.?
Lonnie Jr. tried to fill the void as best he could. He brought his younger brother with him whenever he left the house, often heading to local courts. Lowry fell in love with the game from the opening tip; as early as he can remember, he wanted nothing more out of life than to play ball.
The kid who?d later spend more than a decade trying to shed the label ?uncoachable? was the most eager pupil Clancy ever saw. ?What stood out immediately was his IQ and his capacity to learn,? Clancy says.
?We all heard it: He was impossible to coach. He wasn?t reachable. It?s why he was always somebody?s second or third choice, never first.?
The worst smear came when Lowry, knowing he didn?t want to go to a traditional college powerhouse, refused to entertain an offer from a particular major Div. I program?one he?d still prefer to keep nameless. Out for revenge, a member of the program?s coaching staff spread the rumour that Lowry was a drug dealer. ?It was the most ridiculous thing I?d ever heard,? says Distel. ?Kyle was the most introverted kid...."
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?The label can be what it was. I was never [uncoachable],? he says. ?It was unfair. Because of how competitive I am as a basketball player, people misinterpreted it for something else. I may not have always handled things the right way, but that?s life. You live, you learn, you grow.?
...he had to improve his relationship with head coach Dwane Casey, whose idea of what a point guard should be didn?t mesh with Lowry?s on-court style. ?The two of us have learned to adapt to each other,? Lowry says. ?We?re always going to have disagreements, but there?s a mutual respect.?
Through time, trials and maturation, Lowry has learned to appreciate what it took to reach his goals. ?As you get older, you begin to understand the responsibilities you have,? he says. ?If you want to be the guy, your responsibilities change?you have to be front and centre.?
only one who believes he can be the guy. Empowered by the trust of his coaches and teammates, and by an unprecedented amount of love from Toronto?s fan base, he?s found a new comfort level. Now he?s free to focus on the only goal he ever truly cared about: ?I think about LeBron?s slogan, ?Strive For Greatness.? That?s really what it?s about,? Lowry says. ?I want to be a great player, to win championships. I want to be f?king great.?
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/lowrys-journey-from-uncoachable-backup-to-perennial-all-star/
On a typical day, the preteen Lowry would wake up and run a couple of miles, find his way to a gym to get up shots, go to school and then go to practice, before heading to another gym to find a game. Lowry lived in North Philadelphia with his mother, grandmother and older brother, Lonnie, in a 130-year-old row house on North 20th Street, directly across from where Shibe Park, the Phillies? old stadium, once stood before it was torn down in the ?70s. By the late ?80s and early ?90s, when Lowry was growing up, the neighbourhood was considered one of the most dangerous in America?a casualty of the era?s crack cocaine epidemic. ?It was absolutely lawless,? says Clancy, who runs a food-and-beverage distribution company. ?People dropping like flies here.? Clancy says he knew 24 store clerks who were murdered in 1988 alone.
Though Lowry?s father, Lonnie Sr., lived only 10 minutes away, he never showed an interest in raising his son. ?I just can?t understand how somebody couldn?t love kids,? Lowry, a proud father of two, says. ?I love my kids; everything I do is for them.?
Lonnie Jr. tried to fill the void as best he could. He brought his younger brother with him whenever he left the house, often heading to local courts. Lowry fell in love with the game from the opening tip; as early as he can remember, he wanted nothing more out of life than to play ball.
The kid who?d later spend more than a decade trying to shed the label ?uncoachable? was the most eager pupil Clancy ever saw. ?What stood out immediately was his IQ and his capacity to learn,? Clancy says.
?We all heard it: He was impossible to coach. He wasn?t reachable. It?s why he was always somebody?s second or third choice, never first.?
The worst smear came when Lowry, knowing he didn?t want to go to a traditional college powerhouse, refused to entertain an offer from a particular major Div. I program?one he?d still prefer to keep nameless. Out for revenge, a member of the program?s coaching staff spread the rumour that Lowry was a drug dealer. ?It was the most ridiculous thing I?d ever heard,? says Distel. ?Kyle was the most introverted kid...."
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?The label can be what it was. I was never [uncoachable],? he says. ?It was unfair. Because of how competitive I am as a basketball player, people misinterpreted it for something else. I may not have always handled things the right way, but that?s life. You live, you learn, you grow.?
...he had to improve his relationship with head coach Dwane Casey, whose idea of what a point guard should be didn?t mesh with Lowry?s on-court style. ?The two of us have learned to adapt to each other,? Lowry says. ?We?re always going to have disagreements, but there?s a mutual respect.?
Through time, trials and maturation, Lowry has learned to appreciate what it took to reach his goals. ?As you get older, you begin to understand the responsibilities you have,? he says. ?If you want to be the guy, your responsibilities change?you have to be front and centre.?
only one who believes he can be the guy. Empowered by the trust of his coaches and teammates, and by an unprecedented amount of love from Toronto?s fan base, he?s found a new comfort level. Now he?s free to focus on the only goal he ever truly cared about: ?I think about LeBron?s slogan, ?Strive For Greatness.? That?s really what it?s about,? Lowry says. ?I want to be a great player, to win championships. I want to be f?king great.?
http://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/lowrys-journey-from-uncoachable-backup-to-perennial-all-star/
WhatIfGodWasALeaf
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L K said:
Look kids, it's the mayor of Jinxtown!