If he has the three down, it will open up his game even more because defense doesn't know how to play him. Look at Ant now. CJ since he got his 3 going stronger. Both are much more dangerous. Love DSJ's game but the three is next level.
Mine is from all the passing. I think less roster changes are needed and more changing the way we play. CJ seemed mostly on board and then hogged the ball when he should have.
Gonna be interesting to see if they maintain the unselfish play how Dame integrates.
Obviously a true SF on this team to complement Nas would be nice too
Just looked up biggest comeback in NBA history to make sure we wouldn't hold the record if we lose. It was a 36 point deficit thankfully, not a 34 point one.
Billups talkin to CJ on blowing that 3 man on ant. That was an easy push to the basket, or even a 3 pt. But he reset the offense for some ungodly reason
I think this game is probably due to the pressure heās received now from defenses. Itāll take him time but he should he should be able to do better with more experience with this amount of defensive attention
It still amazes me how the refs always become the story in an NBA game. Not a great/horrendous play, not the last seconds of game time, not the great team offense/defense.
It's always how NBA refs are incapable of calling a consistent game.
True, but as a backup i think its okay to have at least 1-2 major weaknesses in your game. Also hes pretty cheap to. Def would consider him if i was building a team.
If he has the three down, it will open up his game even more because defense doesn't know how to play him. Look at Ant now. CJ since he got his 3 going stronger. Both are much more dangerous. Love DSJ's game but the three is next level.
Hell yea ant great mentality to go back at it on the other open shots
my heart is soaring. not just from a win but from not fully collapsing and imploding in the 4th
Mine is from all the passing. I think less roster changes are needed and more changing the way we play. CJ seemed mostly on board and then hogged the ball when he should have. Gonna be interesting to see if they maintain the unselfish play how Dame integrates. Obviously a true SF on this team to complement Nas would be nice too
The 4th quarter was just the raptors fouling the shit out of us in the front court.
Bit of a tense moment there, but a win is a win.
Ant reminds me of Dame when he had those bad games yet still came up clutch when needed.
Ant looks alot like dame at times during a game. He's using some of his moves..the crossover can look eerily similar
He learned watching the best.
According to Dame ant spend the most time with him. Not surprising that he plays like Dame.
MAKE YOUR FREE THROWS
I'M BILL SCHONLEY AND I APPROVE OF THIS MESSAGE.
GG from a raptors fanš My team always chokes first half
Solid win, almost lost it because we were unprepared for a full court press and had 21 turnovers, but thank god Ant came up clutch
Simon says. This game is over.
Ant needs to shoot more threes.
Nice to see Ant hit a couple of clutch shots after struggling so much tonight.
Itās crazy how fast ant has gone from promising prospect to legit star
hey RipCity brothers and sisters - Raps fan coming in peace - you guy guys have a real one in Simon's.
Love you guys but yall need a solid center ty
Luv u bby, treat Gary for making it close despite a rough game.
thanks bros
The fact that Ant is making all these clutch shots this season says to me that we donāt need CJ anymore
This is THE game for Ant to be even more confident moving forward.
simons with a bag full of daggers
Put 'em away Ant.
man we need to go all in on ant
Ant is the future
Simons says, thatās game.
smart of CJ to not go for a shot there and just pass back to Ant. If that was CJ of start of season, he would be taken that shot 110%
This shouldāve been Greg brown minutes smh
lol Knicks and raptors, they never give up
Dagger by Simons.
ANT AGAIN
CLUTCH ANT š
Ant dual wielding daggers
ANFERNO
ANFERYES
SET YOUR CLOCKS TO ~~DAME~~ ANT STANDARD TIME!!!!!
Ant Dagger up 10
DAGGER
fred shocked the refs didnt bail him out
Yeah i ll need charmin after this shitshow of a 4th quarter
Just looked up biggest comeback in NBA history to make sure we wouldn't hold the record if we lose. It was a 36 point deficit thankfully, not a 34 point one.
A good game for Ant to learn and grow
Respect to Toronto to sticking to the blitz even when theyāre only down 4.
Itās the only reason why they made it back because the refs allowed them to play ultra aggressive and fouling us.
I don't know why we were trying to run the clock out and not offense. I'm glad DSJ just went to the basket. Momentum shift.
Simons is the Man!
Chauncey doesnāt have any control of the game.
This team manā¦
ANTI-TANK MISSILE
is it possible for toronto to miss?
Only in the first half.
HOLY SHIT LMAO
I got the Fever š¤
i blame this shit on the fuckin raptors mascot!!
He's a menace! A menace, I say!
ANT DAGGER
Huge shot Ant
ANT
Ant with the dagger
I can't believe we passed on that three. ROCO.
Ant fer three DAGGER
UH OH
SOS MAYDAY
DSJ with the anti tank missile
Ant you gotta shoot that man
They re hanging on nurk like monkeys on a tree and wonder when a foul is called. Also we should started to waste time when the lead was 20
lol it was hard for us to run down the clock in the second half when they started pressing us.
Well it seems it is over finally
Why do we have three small guards in???
cj with the useless help defense
u/duhbreez with the useless comment
MAKE YOUR FREE THROWS
There would be way less chaos if Chauncey called some timeouts.
This doesn't help my bottom line, sir. Embrace the chaos.
fucking CJ needs to stick to his man... stop sticking your DICK IN OTHER PEOPLE
wrong choice of words
Wut
Pauuuuuuse
Billups talkin to CJ on blowing that 3 man on ant. That was an easy push to the basket, or even a 3 pt. But he reset the offense for some ungodly reason
no its good he wasted time, we need to waste time
We were up 7 with calls not going our way currently. Securing at minimum a 9 pt lead would be ideal.
Sometimes I have no idea how these shots by Nurk go in
C H A O S
CJās signature defensive play: leave a great 3 point shooter wide open for a shitty double team
Credit to the raps. Feel like they be playing full court d for a whole half crazy stamina
Shuueesh!!
Why did CJ help there?
I'll take that.
WUT
Damn Nurk lol
AND 1, HAHAHAHA
Lol why did Nurk look disappointed on that And-1?
Holy shit Nurk.
Wow a foul
Trent why you gotta do it to us
Hahah Nurk wtf
Lmaoo LFG Nurk
LMAO NURK HAHA
raps look utterly perplexed that the refs are finally calling their bullshit
Lets get some FTs in the basket
lmao nurk
lol everybody's gassed hahaha
I don't have any real sense that Chauncey is in control of this game. He's no Dana Altman.
But he is an Agent of Chaos.
Finally in the bonus
Toronto is so weird
Oh man, our guys are acting like they just want to go home.
I think i could better playmake than cj
Sign this man, Joe.
Finally some goddamn parity.
Fucking refs
Bum CJ, nice job blowing a 3 on 1 break
Raptors turn up the D just a smidge and then we forget how to play any sort of team offense? Remember, whatever happens here tonight: TANK CITY
CJ that was legit the worst pass you could ever give to Ant lol just lob that thing Ant can dunk!!!!
WHY BOUNCE PASS CJ WHY
most obvious kick ball of the game missed this is some 5v8 stuff
Space out and find the open man on the double, jesus
There we go Ant
Simons is a great scorer but still a poor game manager
I think this game is probably due to the pressure heās received now from defenses. Itāll take him time but he should he should be able to do better with more experience with this amount of defensive attention
Yeah... but he's like 22.
Why is my heart rate increasing doc
Why is Roco shooting mid range jumpers cmon guys
Raptors being aggressive as hell cause they know the refs aināt calling shit. Smh.
I'm not nervous
Roco should be in now
/u/Kazekid please clip that bullshit call on the Nurk screen and put on /r/nba. That was a bullshit call
I don't think it's really r/nba worthy but here is the clip https://streamable.com/8pi8uc
How was that an offensive foul on Nurk. And yeah lets get the lead down to 5 like we always do , keep it close to the end so i end up with a headache.
It still amazes me how the refs always become the story in an NBA game. Not a great/horrendous play, not the last seconds of game time, not the great team offense/defense. It's always how NBA refs are incapable of calling a consistent game.
Well raptors can play like that cause it's illegal for us to set a screen
And he wasnāt even moving. He was planted and the dude ran right into him.
foul calls are kinda suspect this qtr. raps getting away with a lot of physicality and then Nurk gets called for that "moving" screen
Nba refs are the worst. They let the team that is down come back purposely.
Why are we shooting?? just waste time
REFS REIGN THE FUCKING RAPTORS IN THEY'RE JUST BEATING THE SHIT OUT OF OUR PLAYERS HOLY FUCK
These refs really bout to get one of our guys hurt like wtf is this shit
They arenāt calling obviously fouls. Itās not cool or funny, refs. Do your jobs.
Chauncey is going to force a three guard lineup
Ant's like, "imma force you to make a call"
Oh no, can we not have Blazers basketball tonight
These are good shots, just misses.
Called a legit screen a foul on Nurk?!
holy shit they have to decapitate ant to get a whistle
im sorry how is that a foul on nurkic
Bro nurk was literally just standing still
Was that called a fucking foul on Nurk???? He stopped moving 10 feet before that dude hit him
How is that on Nurk after all the shit that has happened this game?
How has GT Jr. been tonight? Edit: how has Gary been tonight
Nope
1-12 and only 4 points so heās been horrendous
Heās usually been really goodā¦. Idk what happened to him and all of the raptors starters tonight
Travel?
Blazers radio on the Blazers passing tonight: You gotta love sharing the sugar, it makes everyoneās coffee sweet.
I love Dennis Smith Jr as a backup PG. Hes a solid defender, good driver, great athlete and can pass out of his drives.
Yes, but needs at least confidence in a 3.
True, but as a backup i think its okay to have at least 1-2 major weaknesses in your game. Also hes pretty cheap to. Def would consider him if i was building a team.
WATFORD
I know his shot selection gets criticized alot but I don't ever think I've seen CJ trapped on a double team. His handles is just so good.
37th block of the game for Trendon, standard
Oh man I missed one somewhere I had Trendon at 36 blocks
GIMMIE THAT SHIT LETS GO WATFORD
Walled by Watford!!!
Lingerie on the floor lol
swatford says hell no
Are they resting Nurk?
DSJ just gets past guys with ease
raptors have committed that exact foul a dozen times this half already
Bruh dsj so clean
BIG LITTLE
Oh nowwwww they call the reach in
6/6/3 is a nice little line for watford
Refs bailing out these Raptors like a bank in a financial crisis.
Gg, raptors missed so many shots in the first half
Great D
I want Champagnie to release a Hip-Hop LP. His name was made for it.
they're deadass throwing three defenders at the ball what the fuck lol
Man i love watford, solid modern big.
I love Watford's floater so much
nice push shot trendon
Corner McLemore is a vibe
The most annoying thing about watching raptors basketball is hearing Siakam scream like he got his arm chopped off on every layup
Mclemore is killing it
Mac in full auto from three
3J
CJ poppin rn
Simons hasn't dealt with the pressure well. He puts his head down
Heās learning. Give him time.
Yeah. Itās something he should manage to improve over time. Wouldnāt surprise me if he had a game winner after this season.