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**JS03** · 03-16-2005, 07:55 PM

Game Over
109-110....

Juss wanted to finish it offff...

rapsfan4life · 03-16-2005, 08:01 PM

GARY PAYTON AND RICKY DAVIS ARE SUCH *******S!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**TDrake** · 03-16-2005, 08:06 PM

Always disappointing to lose a close one, but the Raps played with more heart and enthusiasm than I've seen in a long time. And Jalen played like Jalen Rose - I just love what he's done for this team since the trade.

(BTW, I think the high school dunk contest Bonner won was held in Florida - could be mistaken?)

rapsfan4life · 03-16-2005, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TDrake

Always disappointing to lose a close one, but the Raps played with more heart and enthusiasm than I've seen in a long time. And Jalen played like Jalen Rose - I just love what he's done for this team since the trade.

(BTW, I think the high school dunk contest Bonner won was held in Florida - could be mistaken?)

he's from new hampshire and went to high school there, florida was his college.

Again i am still steemed

what was milt thinking?????????????????????????????????????????? ?
And the refs??????????????????? OHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh

**speedythief** · 03-16-2005, 08:21 PM

First things first, Chris has been playing banged-up this season at points and I think tonight it just boiled-over. Hopefully he can continue to play but if he doesn't it looks like we'll be able to manage after tonights performance. We've got Detroit on Friday, so we'll know how bad his injury is if he plays or not. If he plays, he's fine, 'cause they are a rough team. Otherwise we might need to ease him back into the fray.

You know we had a time out left at the end? I assumed we didn't when Milt raced down the floor, but after the game I counted and it didn't add-up, and looking at the NBA recap it seems we indeed had one left.

I haven't been harsh on Milt at all this year, really. I think if you have realistic expectations on how he'll play, you'll be satisfied if not impressed by the way he handles himself on the court. Most of the time he plays within himself, if that means anything. He certainly doesn't force shots like he did last year and has totally abandoned his limited three-point game, which is for the better.

But what the hell was he thinking? Not only did it take him a good two or three of our five seconds to actually get into high gear and race across the half court line, but he had Davis on him all the way up the floor and thought he could take him right to the rack, with no time left for a pump fake or a pass. Did Mitchell tell him to go or was that his call? If so, what the hell was he thinking letting Palacio of all people take the game-breaker, especially when Jalen and Rafer were hot?

I figured the play would be to drive and kick it out to Jalen, who would draw the double and dish to someone else for the shot. Somehow we turned five seconds into about two with a slow start and it would've been tough to get any decent shot off at the end regardless. Hate to hang a strong effort by our team on a mental lapse, but then again I rated this team a 4 out of 10 in basketball IQ earlier this week and it's times like these that cause me to distrust them.

The officiating in this game was very unpredictable. It seemed like they would call a bunch of fouls on one team, then call nothing for a stretch, then call another bunch of fouls. We actually committed less PF's than the Celtics, but when you watch the game, with all the and1's and such that they got, it seemed like the calls against us were more important in determining the outcome. I like tightly contested games though and I thought the refs didn't prevent that from happening, anyways.

As for doubling Payton, he was going to score on Alston if we let him. Rafer looked very uncomfortable when Glove put his back to him and I think that he would've been able to score each time. He really stretched out the amount of time he took to get to the paint, literally forcing us to panic and double, or to let him turn and score a short jumper on Rafer. Very smart play by Payton late in the game.

Rafer, though, played with a lot of passion tonight. Him and Jalen really tried to take control of the game after Bosh was sidelined. Both of them were angry, motivated, confident, and prepared to do whatever it took to get this win. This mentality hasn't been regular with this team but it was good to see it given the circumstances. They could've hung their heads after Bosh went out and the Celtics kept the lead to 10+, but they continued to battle.

Jalen went to the rack ferociously tonight. I was really impressed with the way he played. He went after offensive rebounds, he tried to get his team fired-up and he was our leader.

One thing that won't be mentioned in the rags and probably by many people on this board is that Toronto actually played good defense late in the game, which was what sparked our comeback. Whenever you give-up 100+ points, or surrender a lot of points in the paint, it's easy to assume that you didn't get the job done on D. But we're a team that gives up 100 a game on average as it is, and one of the weakest rebounding teams in the League to boot. The way I see it, you really only need to make a couple of important defensive stops during the game in order to put yourself in a position to win. That's not to say you don't have to work hard all game, but sometimes all the defense in the world isn't going to prevent good scorers, like Walker and Davis. You just have to make sure your stops are timely. We did that in the fourth.

Tough break, but that was a hell of an entertaining game.

**speedythief** · 03-16-2005, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TDrake

(BTW, I think the high school dunk contest Bonner won was held in Florida - could be mistaken?)

I think that's what Chuck said, or at least the message he gave. Did Bonner go to high school in FLA?

adhir1 · 03-16-2005, 08:37 PM

wow tough loss for the guys....

**madman** · 03-16-2005, 08:41 PM

didnt see the game but sounds like we got ****ed

**Crossword** · 03-16-2005, 08:50 PM

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didnt see the game but sounds like we got ****ed

Considering you're Milt's biggest hater, it's a good thing you didn't see it. I think your head would have exploded.

**madman** · 03-16-2005, 08:55 PM

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Considering you're Milt's biggest hater, it's a good thing you didn't see it. I think your head would have exploded.

dont worry i'll see the highlights and then i'll start *****ing about it tomarrow in english

Wait let me guess what happened he drove to the net and got called for a charge when Marshall or Rose was open?

We are out of the playoffs if Bosh is gonna be hurt for a few games. Can someone tell me why Hoffa only played 6 mins?

**bigbabyjesus** · 03-16-2005, 09:07 PM

I was screaming at the end.. MILT PASS THE BALL PASS THE BALL as soon as he got the outlet pass or the rebound (not sure).. and sure enough he tried to do it on his own when Jalen was WIDE open at the top.

JL2002 · 03-16-2005, 09:07 PM

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We are out of the playoffs if Bosh is gonna be hurt for a few games. Can someone tell me why Hoffa only played 6 mins?

because he had 2 fouls in the first few minutes of the game. After the half, Boston made a 7-0 run to start....that brought Marshall off the bench....

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