Norman Powell has etched himself into Raptors playoff lore with classic Game 5 performances in back-to-back first rounds. Like I always say, you’ve never truly made it until your teammate stands up for you with an Instagram comment like:
#freenorm pic.twitter.com/GjQyIon7p1
— Victoria Nguyen (@NBAjournalist) April 24, 2017
Five other thoughts:
before the second quarter starts norman powell will also light a bunch of 'make the bucks great again' hats on fire at mid-court
— alex (@steven_lebron) April 24, 2017
It’s unclear if Norm can do anything more to earn the respect and adulation of the Raptors fan base. Next to kicking down the Ted Rogers statue and building one of himself and lighting a bunch of those ‘Make The Bucks Great Again’ hats on fire and dunking on Giannis three times in Game 6, I’m not sure what else Norm can do, or what he can’t do.
toronto is proud to claim the best & worst norm in the world
— alex (@steven_lebron) April 25, 2017
Facts only. Don’t be friends with people who support 6Dad Norm and think he’s hilarious. Also read this article.
norm officially the most exciting raptor since vince
— alex (@steven_lebron) April 25, 2017
I suppose Terrence Ross’s in-game dunks were a super exciting thing but any excitement about Ross always came with concerns about the variance in his game-to-game performance. Not that Norm has suddenly a 20-point scorer night in and night out but on the whole, and especially given his playoff heroics, Norm brings an unexpected element to a Raptors team that is if we’re being honest not that exciting as a whole.
hoop idea: send norm down to win the d-league finals then bring him back for G7
— alex (@steven_lebron) April 25, 2017
In case you are unaware this is a huge week in Toronto sports history as the Raptors 905 are one win away from the D-League championship. Their deciding Game 3 for all the marbles (I can’t believe I wrote all the marbles—I blame years of listening to white sports radio) is on Thursday night, which conflicts with Game 6 in Milwaukee, but man, I say we send Norm down to win us the title and in case we need him, we’ll have him for Game 7 anyways. Okay, even I admit this is slightly crazy but still.
norm powell raptors is the official number one jersey for coachella 2030 now
— alex (@steven_lebron) April 25, 2017
As of right now, Norm’s jersey is the best thing you can wear to Coachella 2030, although I will say the Marshawn Lynch Oakland Raiders jersey might have some staying power. Stay tuned.