Indepth video to explain the Raptors vs Cavaliers matchup
Mainly just a 1-to-1 team comparison from the view of a cavalier's fan. He does it objectively as much as possible to show how much of a threat the raptors are (aka our edge on them) and how to take advantage of us (aka our weaknesses to exploit).
Main topics discussed:
- Team stats before and after Cavs trades (mainly focused on the improvements post trade)
- Team stats about the raptors throughout the season
- Raptors play style compared to Cavs style -> discusses strengths, weaknesses, concerns, and even pointed out the mismatch which can lead to interesting games
- Player matchup comps: Scottie vs Mobley, BI vs Wade AND Tyson, RJ vs Harden, and surprisingly he even credited shead to defend mitchell with IQ facing injury concerns.
- X-Factors on both sides but i'll just list the raptors
- Key raptors include: Mamu, CMB, IQ
There's a lot more he discussed indepthly which I won't list out, but if you want to watch an up to date comparison (since we never fought new cavs yet), his video is supported by a ton of data that takes into consideration pre and post trade cavs to grasp who we're up against.
In his opinion, he said that this could be a very interesting matchup depending on how the game develops. It can be a close intense game where raptors have the edge by relentless offense carried by fast breaks, TOs, and steals and strong defense or it could end up being a blowout in favor of the cavs if the cavs are able to breakdown the defense and make their shots consistently.