<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'> Some of you are placing too much emphasis on the Nets beating the Raptors in the playoffs. The Nets were able to stop the Raptors because Twin was able to get to Bosh and the Raptors didn't have a veteran that they could turn to right the ship. </p> The regular season is a different animal as the Raptors present match up problems for a lot of teams and the experience of losing in the playoffs will help motivate and drive them. Bosh and especially Bargnani are still developing their games and should be even better this season. I'll have to see how the Raptors play this season to determine if they will be a better playoff team, but they are certainly a team that is well built to have a good regular season. </p> </div>The only thing holding the Raptors back is their coach. Feels a bit like a Byron Scott situation, no?</p> But yeah, they're going to be very good next year. And they've got the depth to sustain a key injury or two, as long as Bosh doesn't get hurt for any extended period of time.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'> It could be the Heat as well. But I've always liked Lewis, got overpaid now, but I can see the Magic winning the SE division. </p> </p></div> I can see neither of them winning that division.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'> It could be the Heat as well. But I've always liked Lewis, got overpaid now, but I can see the Magic winning the SE division. </p> </div></p> I can see neither of them winning that division.</p> </div></p> It's going to be the Magic, the Heat or the Wiz, and I really can't see any of them running away with it, especially cause Charlotte should be better.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ly_yng)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'> It could be the Heat as well. But I've always liked Lewis, got overpaid now, but I can see the Magic winning the SE division. </p> </div></p> I can see neither of them winning that division.</p> </div></p> It's going to be the Magic, the Heat or the Wiz, and I really can't see any of them running away with it, especially cause Charlotte should be better.</p> </div> ya, if charlotte does improve, and everyone stays healthy, that is one scary team. </p> with a lineup of felton, jrich, wallace, okafor, and brezec, they have the potential to become one of the top teams in the east sooner or later.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'> Some of you are placing too much emphasis on the Nets beating the Raptors in the playoffs. The Nets were able to stop the Raptors because Twin was able to get to Bosh and the Raptors didn't have a veteran that they could turn to right the ship. </p> The regular season is a different animal as the Raptors present match up problems for a lot of teams and the experience of losing in the playoffs will help motivate and drive them. Bosh and especially Bargnani are still developing their games and should be even better this season. I'll have to see how the Raptors play this season to determine if they will be a better playoff team, but they are certainly a team that is well built to have a good regular season. </p> </div></p> </p> But won't we still have Collins next year? And aren't the Raptors still without that veteran leadership? I don't think adding Kapono is the answer there.</p> And while I agree that Bosh and Bargnani will get better, we have impact players on our team who will progress as well (Marcus, Antoine?, Boone, Williams?). Plus personally I think adding veteran players that specifically target an established team's weaknesses (Magloire and his muscle-play) will always have more of an impact that the natural progression of a couple of players.</p> I think the Nets improved more than the Raptors have so far, significantly so by also adding Krstic. This only adds on to the fact that we were already better than the Raptors when we got our act together so I think its a fair assesment to make </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'> Some of you are placing too much emphasis on the Nets beating the Raptors in the playoffs. The Nets were able to stop the Raptors because Twin was able to get to Bosh and the Raptors didn't have a veteran that they could turn to right the ship. </p> The regular season is a different animal as the Raptors present match up problems for a lot of teams and the experience of losing in the playoffs will help motivate and drive them. Bosh and especially Bargnani are still developing their games and should be even better this season. I'll have to see how the Raptors play this season to determine if they will be a better playoff team, but they are certainly a team that is well built to have a good regular season. </p> </div></p> </p> But won't we still have Collins next year? And aren't the Raptors still without that veteran leadership? I don't think adding Kapono is the answer there.</p> And while I agree that Bosh and Bargnani will get better, we have impact players on our team who will progress as well (Marcus, Antoine?, Boone, Williams?). Plus personally I think adding veteran players that specifically target an established team's weaknesses (Magloire and his muscle-play) will always have more of an impact that the natural progression of a couple of players.</p> I think the Nets improved more than the Raptors have so far, significantly so by also adding Krstic. This only adds on to the fact that we were already better than the Raptors when we got our act together so I think its a fair assesment to make </p> </div> You are still confusing regular season with the playoffs. The Nets weren't a better regular season team last season. Just as the Warriors were able to beat the Mavs in the playoffs doesn't mean that they will have a better regular season record than them.</p> Also, the 4 young players you list are a far, far cry from Bosh and Bargnani (and I don't like Bosh at all).</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (cpawfan)</div><div class='quotemain'> Some of you are placing too much emphasis on the Nets beating the Raptors in the playoffs. The Nets were able to stop the Raptors because Twin was able to get to Bosh and the Raptors didn't have a veteran that they could turn to right the ship. </p> The regular season is a different animal as the Raptors present match up problems for a lot of teams and the experience of losing in the playoffs will help motivate and drive them. Bosh and especially Bargnani are still developing their games and should be even better this season. I'll have to see how the Raptors play this season to determine if they will be a better playoff team, but they are certainly a team that is well built to have a good regular season. </p> </div></p> </p> But won't we still have Collins next year? And aren't the Raptors still without that veteran leadership? I don't think adding Kapono is the answer there.</p> And while I agree that Bosh and Bargnani will get better, we have impact players on our team who will progress as well (Marcus, Antoine?, Boone, Williams?). Plus personally I think adding veteran players that specifically target an established team's weaknesses (Magloire and his muscle-play) will always have more of an impact that the natural progression of a couple of players.</p> I think the Nets improved more than the Raptors have so far, significantly so by also adding Krstic. This only adds on to the fact that we were already better than the Raptors when we got our act together so I think its a fair assesment to make </p> </div> You are still confusing regular season with the playoffs. The Nets weren't a better regular season team last season. Just as the Warriors were able to beat the Mavs in the playoffs doesn't mean that they will have a better regular season record than them.</p> Also, the 4 young players you list are a far, far cry from Bosh and Bargnani (and I don't like Bosh at all). </p> </div></p> Oh I'm definitely with you on that one, but which is a better means of determining which team is better? Have them play other teams and see how they do, or have them face each other? Based on the playoffs, the Nets are the better team.</p> But you're right that the regular season is different than the playoffs, and I say that the Nets will also do better in the regular season because our team has improved more than the Raptors have and therefore will be more competative in the east.</p> What I'm saying is based on how the 06-07 Nets and Raptors ended up, and the changes those teams have undergone, the 07-08 Nets will finish with a higher playoff seed than the Raptors and will beat the Raptors if they face them in the playoffs.</p> </p> Yes our youngins are nothing compared to Bosh and Bargnani, but they're also not the leaders of our team. They should be compared to the Raptors bench, not their starters</p>
