Who knows? If NJ beats Washington in their next game, they could very easily overtake them for the 6th spot. I want the Raps to get the highest possible spot. It'd be cool to be 2nd overall in the Conference (that's still a pipedream though).
The second spot will be really difficult to get. We're basically competing with two teams that are playing really well. If one loses a game, the other will probably win and we won't gain any ground.
Yea, I'm not realistically expecting that (although I didn't expect the 3rd spot a month ago either). The 2 games we have against Detroit should be interesting. It'll be a good gauge of where we're at as we head into the playoffs.
impressive win tonite against the bulls.... This raps team is for real... they playing with alot of confidence right now... We gonna do alot of damage in the playoffs if the team keeps playing this way... in the next 5 games, im expecting 3(Ws), at least 47 wins this season. IF we get second spot in the conference that will be sick too... expect to face NJ or orlando, and that means automatic second round IMO. Overall, im proud of this team, Garbo's injury was a blessing in disguise. The other players are playing well at the moment in Garbo's absence, which is kinda good. Bargs set to return, BIG ROOK means BIG BOOST.
<div class="quote_poster">Eclipse Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Do we really want to have the second seed and play NJ though? I'd rather play Washington with no Arenas or Butler than NJ with Kidd/Carter/Jefferson.</div> It's more of an either/or kinda thing. You should beat either team.
<div class="quote_poster">boshbosh Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> We gonna do alot of damage in the playoffs if the team keeps playing this way... in the next 5 games, im expecting 3(Ws), at least 47 wins this season.</div> That's really putting it in perspective right there. If someone told me we were going to be in the mid 40's for win totals at the beginning of the season i would have thought they were crazy. This is better than we ever could have really hoped for. I hope we end up getting a favorable matchup in the 1st round. But at the same time I'm going into the playoffs with the same low expectatoins i had for the season. Even if we get swept in the first round i'll consider this season a success.
<div class="quote_poster">a13x Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I hope we end up getting a favorable matchup in the 1st round. But at the same time I'm going into the playoffs with the same low expectatoins i had for the season. Even if we get swept in the first round i'll consider this season a success.</div> Yep, everything from here on out is icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. Although I don't have low expectations for them anymore as they've proved that they are a legit team and deserve to be respected. I just wanted to see this team headed in the right direction this year and they've accomplished that and then some. I won't be too upset if we don't do well in the playoffs because this is still a very young team and the future is looking really bright (I'll still be a little upset though). I can't wait for the playoffs to start. I get excited for their regular season games as it is, add in the fact that it's the freakin' playoffs and that they haven't been there in so long. It's going to be 1000% crazier.
Yea, there have been many doubters of the Raptors making the playoffs or not (including me). But from now on, I consider them as contenders. They are playing consistent basketball. Can't wait for playoffs and see what we are capable of.
As far as I'm concerned, if we have homecourt advantage, we can beat almost any Eastern Conference team in a 7-game series (including Chicago and Cleveland). That said, I'm not putting a lot of expectations on them in the playoffs. All I'm hoping for is to not get swept. The more games we play, the more playoff experience our players gain.
I'm pretty confident that the Raps and Bulls will likely end up facing each other in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. That should be a very interesting series.
Peterson, Dixon, and Rasho have NBA playoff experience, but Parker and Calderon have played in the Euroleague playoffs and international tournaments. That said, we lack playoff experience as a team, which is one of the reasons I consider anything from hear on out to be a bonus. A Chicago-Toronto series would be awesome. I don't think this game is a great preview of how it'd be, because the Bulls were a bit banged up. It'd be a close, intense series.
