There are several Ex rockets on that team. James Johnson Ex-viper is on that team. They are doing well early on.
They haven't really had a challenge yet but I think that's a good sign too. They're showing up and beating the teams they should be. They were up by like 34 on Philly at one point.
7-1! Nice win tonight by Patrick Patterson and his supporting cast. They are in the East and will thus be fed a steady diet of cupcake teams for the rest of the season.
Wish we persued lowry. Would have loved to see lowry in the starting lineup with ariza harden and howard.
Remind me of the Denver team 2-3 years ago. Lots of good players but short on elite talent. Generally teams like these are not really built for the postseason, but the east may be so crappy it won't matter.
Really? I would've thought most people would definitely put Iguodala over both easily given the higher emphasis on defense nowadays.
Iguodala is a very good defender no doubt and is adequate on offense. But Lowry is no slouch on the defensive end too, while also having a much better offensive game than Andre. DeRozan definitely has the best offense of the three as well as an average or slightly below average defensive game. Both Lowry and DeRozan could be second best players on a championship contender. Iguodala is more of a glue guy at this point of his career.
History? Rockets 17 years 1 second round exit, all 1st round exits Raptors all first round exits, maybe in the Bosh and Vince Carter era had they made 2nd round in a very weak East
They seem well balanced to me. In the east that is going to take them far. I think they will be fun to watch.
Toronto is a good team that seems to be going through maturation similar to the Rockets. Both suffered heart-breaking first round losses last season and have come out of the gates red hot. One thing Toronto has going for them is stability: it's mostly the same team from last season, which gives them a chemistry advantage over Cleveland and Chicago (Who is trying to incorporate Pau and Rose back into the team). I'm not sure if it's sustainable, but I see them as a dark horse ECF threat.
I think the Raptors overtake the Maple Leafs as most popular sports team in Toronto for the next 5 years like when the Blue Jays won the World Series in the 1990s.
