A40:
Ring rust played a role in my sentiments plus Fury's lack of KO power and Wilder's abundance of it meant to me Wilder was always going to be in the fight as Fury would have been unable to put him away via Knockout

LOL! If you lot think you are going to see a better version of fury than the one that fought wilder you lot are tripping. You forget the man has literally never fought anyone credible until he fought that old man and took his belt. That clout he has is based solely off of that. I can easily claim that fury looked in better shape vs wilder than Wladmir, many people clearly didnt watch that fight. Fury literally stunk up the place on his way to a decision win. One of the most boring fights i have ever watched. Theres a reason he ran away and is fighting someone ranked in the 80s.

Why did the Bucks pay this wasteman Eric Bledsoe again?

The Raptors are really struggling with transition basketball on both ends.

Siakam looks overwhelmed.

A40:
Why did the Bucks pay this wasteman Eric Bledsoe again?

You don't seem to realize he's a key component of that team

The depth of the Bucks is scarrrrryyy. Ilyasova is torching these guys. Ilyaphuckinsova

steady986:

You don't seem to realize he's a key component of that team

Please Bledsoe is a bum. If the Bucks relied on Bledsoe they would be in Cancun by now

Yes, they have got depth, probably why everyone thinks they will win it all.

A40:
The depth of the Bucks is scarrrrryyy. Ilyasova is torching these guys. Ilyaphuckinsova

Man the Raptors might as well go to Canada by halftime

benji93:
Yes, they have got depth, probably why everyone thinks they will win it all.

Who is this everyone? I'd like to have a word with him.

benji93:
Yes, they have got depth, probably why everyone thinks they will win it all.

The Bucks have a lot of guys that do things that don't show up on the box score. Especially Ilyasova and Connaughton. These guys weren't even bench worthy guys for a playoff team this time last year. Its a miracle what these guys are doing thus far

our perennial all star analysts ofcourse, max kellerman and kompany.

KarnThornheart:


Who is this everyone? I'd like to have a word with him.

The Raptors have done a good job on Giannis but Nick Nurse has to figure out his offense, this is too blunt and lacks bite.

A lot of guys with "poverty numbers" for the Raptors. They just look deflated and pitiful.

benji93:
Yes, they have got depth, probably why everyone thinks they will win it all.

Just stop it!

They are not shooting well. The only way you can match length is to get them running around like chickens. The raptors seem to match them length for length though, they are just shooting terribly.

Roland17:
The Raptors have done a good job on Giannis but Nick Nurse has to figure out his offense, this is too blunt and lacks bite.

A lot of guys with "poverty numbers" for the Raptors. They just look deflated and pitiful.

I hope Mirotic and co are done with their shooting now, so the raptors can claw back into the game.

Bledsoe was relieved he got his first field goal

Man, Kawhi's midrange game is legit

This is definately bucks in 5. This game might be a blow out.

You never know, they might just run out of gas.

Kophschmerzen:
This is definately bucks in 5. This game might be a blow out.

The Raptors might just be able to cut it down to a single digit in this quarter.

KarnThornheart:

Wilders fights dont have any trend or trajectory. Thats what makes him deontay, he has more KOs in the first 6 than all the others combined so i dont know what you are talking about. Up until his fight with stiverne no one had seen round six with him. Recent opposition have been tougher than previous opposition so they should be more illusive but breazeale is probably the worst of them. Styles make fights and breazeale is perfect for him. If he barely survived ortiz then its fair to say AJ barely survived klitschko seeing as he not only dazed him he put him on his arse.

That's because most of Wilder's opponents were the who is who of bums. Including the notorious British scam known as Fraudley Harrison.

Styles make fights but based on what I've seen so far there is nothing that suggests Breazeale wouldn't go at least 6. That's par for the course for any half decent fighter that had faced Wilder

Of course, nothing wrong in barely surviving one of the longest reigning Champions in boxing history. After all rumor has it Wilder was dropped twice in sparring by Wlad

KarnThornheart:

Not about Furys blatant show of cowardice? There was a fight, you claimed you were robbed. They said lets run it again and you run away? when you are sure you won the first one shouldnt the second go round be easier? Fury performed better than expected, then he had that comeback in the 12th, skewed everyones opinion. Even his compatriot sitting ringside had it as a draw.

We can only judge based on the first fight we all saw. I was pulling for a Wilder win but prior to that last round Knockdown Wilder was heading towards an L and that's the bitter truth

I'm not disputing that Fury is obviously ducking a rematch

KarnThornheart:

LOL! MMA math doesnt hold but you're bringing it into boxing? Wilders power is not comparable to any current boxer, we havent seen power like wilders in a very long time. I dont like using mma math to judge fights or anything really but you have to understand AJ is more of a swarmer while wilder is a classic slugger. Sometimes it takes longer for sluggers to deliver cause they take their time while swarmers like to pile the pressure early.

It's not about MMA it's about you slightly overrating Wilder's power overall. You have and are merely relying on speculation! Unless you have some device that has measured their power then you can't say for sure. Perhaps we can deploy MMA style to settle this once and for all. At least among heavyweights we know Ngannou is the heaviest hitter. We should apply to boxing as well

Their margins are so fine and their fighting style has to be considered as well as you alluded

KarnThornheart:

A cumulative puncher doesnt hit you with a flurry all at once, he hits you with shots that over time begin to take effect. Like some of the shots breazeale took from AJ in their fight and kept coming forward, if that was wilder? Sweet caroline. People like wilder dont need that much build up time like i said his power is extraordinary.

If fury had AJs power, if wilder had furys skills, pointless.

My point is AJ's devastating combos are likelier to end a fighter than just one hit. That's why when they fought the same fighter AJ was able to end things quicker

Why was Molina not able to take the punches Breazeale took? Why did Wilder take so long to put out Molina and even got wobbled. Why did Molina get up from not one but 3 Wilder knockdowns? Yet didn't survive AJ

Kawhi. One Man MOPOL

These refs are making some funny calls though. Middleton didn't touch him there

We can do this raptors, 2:51 to go in the 3rd quarter.

They give Giannis too many cheap fouls, it's annoying

Common, Giannis bumped into Ibaka, and they still called a foul on him.

Kawhi working hard to get them back in this game.

Time to put a fork in this one. The Raptors are going to forever rue not stealing Game 1

I think the demoralizing thing for the Raptors is that watching this game you feel like the Bucks could reach an even higher gear. Thus far they are almost +180. In 11 games

2 down against the Bucks spells doom for the Raptors. They will have to come out with a lot of intensity and use the noise from their home arena to play with purpose. A lot is on coach Nurse now because they are not taking high percentage shots and more importantly, the P&R combinations with Kawhi have not been successful. Nurse has to find a way to control the tempo and pace of this game else, it will be another blow out win.

MVP Candidates

Harden
Giannis
Playoff P

Roland17:
2 down against the Bucks spells doom for the Raptors. They will have to come out with a lot of intensity and use the noise from their home arena to play with purpose. A lot is on coach Nurse now because they are not taking high percentage shots and more importantly, the P&R combinations with Kawhi have not been successful. Nurse has to find a way to control the tempo and pace of this game else, it will be another blow out win.

Kawhi's numbers look efficient from afar but if you look at how hard he had to work for each bucket compared to Giannis, the difference is quite clear.

With Bledsoe, Brogdon and Giannis Milwaukee has 3 guys that pass and facilitate at a high level

A40:
MVP Candidates

Harden
Giannis
Playoff P

Playoff what Just call him PG and we're good.