[Toronto's starting line-up:[/b]Mike JamesMorris PetersonCharlie VillanuevaChris BoshAntonio DavisKey rotation guys:Jose CalderonJoey GrahamMatt BonnerScouting Report:-This team of course revolves around Chris Bosh, a very talented young player. He likes to play away from the basket, however, which favors the Celtics a bit. He could burn our players on the low block, but he likes the mid-range, and i'm not complaining. He doesn't ever take over a game against us like he does against other teams, and i'm glad of that. They have some shooters. Morris Peterson has gone off the last four games, averaging over 21 ppg. Mike James could be the player to hurt us tho. He excells in the pick-and-roll, and that's our biggest weakness on defense. Look for them to attack that. If Delonte comes out aggressively, James shouldn't be a problem, but we just can't let him get going. Defensively, we can attack pretty much anything. We can score effectively with: 1.) Delonte and the pick-and-roll 2.) Wally post iso vs. Mo Pete 3.) Paul Pierce anything vs. CVill 4.) Big Al on the blocks vs. anyone.How to play them:-Execute, on offense and ddefense. If we execute the way i know we can, there's almost no way this team can beat us. Ryan Gomes guarding Bosh might be better for us, although there is a height difference. Gomes is quicker, and he could get underneath him and force him to shoot jumpshots. We should get it to Paul early, we can get up quick and shut down the confidence of the Raptors. They're not really a team that makes valiant comebacks. But we do have to stay on these guys, we have a history of letting teams back in it, and if their shooters get hot, i don't want to know what will happen.Key Match-up:Ryan Gomes vs. Chris BoshRyan needs to nuetralize Bosh on the boards. He will have to play tough, aggressive defense on Bosh to get him out of the equation. I know, I know; easier said than done.Breakout Players:Boston- Big Al. He's getting more minutes now, and he can terrorize on the blocks. In the second unit, Araujo will probably be guarding. That's like 10 automatic FT attempts. Expect something close to 15 and 11 if given the PT.Toronto- Mo Pete. He's been hot lately, and Boston seems to be vulnerable against good shooters. I'm just glad Jalen Rose isn't on Toronto. He used to terrorize us.
I think we can get this. I don't think any of your players can compete with Chris Bosh. Mike James will light up your inexperienced pg's and I think that we will get the w. Pierce will have like 30 but I think we can contain Wally.
I predict this a close game with the Raps winning.Mike James and Mo Pete will light up from beyond the arc.If Bonner plays like he did against NJ...We're screwed.
experience has nothing to do w/ it. Neither team has experience. Delonte virtually shut down Mike Bibby, so i think he can contain Mike James. Chris Bosh hasn't really done anything to hurt us really. He's been putting up numbers, but in vein. They haven't competed w/ us the past few years. Wally get his share (14-18 points), but Delonte could easily break out in this game.Man, i forgot:Final Prediction:BOS-107 TOR-98
hahawant to make a bet on this? If raps win you have to wear a raps sig for a week, if the Celtics win, I will wear a Celtics sig for a weak.Deal???
Yeah I accept. Deal. This should be really fun to watch. I know the Raps will win though, so that's why I did this. On a 6 game slid and an OT loss to the Nets, you know we're gonna be hungry.
I will wear a Toronto Raptors signature for the rest of my life, if the Boston Celtics lose this one. I don't see anyone that will slow down Pierce on that roster, and Delonte has played great lately, so if he plays well, the team plays well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Mar 5 2006, 12:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>haha you are a ref? Do you ever get yelled at?</div>well, i've been doing little kids up until this point. They're mostly pretty nice, but you get the occasional asshole. Either way, i hate doing it. If i only had to do like one or two games at a time, it wouldn't be so bad, but i have to do 6 in a row, no breaks.
I've ref a couple games at the local YMCA, and boy is it annoying. For me it wasn't so much the players that got me mad, it was the coaches.
I'll help you do this game thread.And just so you know if the Raptors win i'm requesting a sig with Chris Bosh on it that says 'Owned by CB4allstar". That can be your new sig for 2 weeks..haha..
<Censored>. God, there was nothing we could do. So many 3-balls. Damn you, Matt Bonner! DAMN YOU!Manny, you provide the sig.
