Thaddeus Young criticizes Raptors for letting Cavs ‘walk into’ next round

The Toronto Raptors are on the verge of being swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Thaddeus Young can’t help but wonder if his team deserved to be in the Eastern Conference semis instead with the way LeBron James has been dominating.

In a lengthy interview with Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype.com, Young was asked if it has been frustrating to watch the way the Raptors-Cavs series has gone after the Indiana Pacers took Cleveland seven games and lost by just four in Game 7.

“It’s funny that you asked me that because I was just texting Vic [Oladipo], Darren Collison and Cory Joseph last night [after Game 2] and I said, ‘Man, so they’re just going to let Cleveland walk into the Eastern Conference Finals? They’re letting them walk into the next round.’ I told them, ‘Man, this is crazy. We’re supposed to be out there right now.’ We all understand that we lost the series and there were self-inflicted mistakes on our part. But, at the end of the day, Toronto has to at least win a couple games.”

Even if Indiana put up more of a fight against the Cavs, the Raptors played better in the regular season. That is why they were able to avoid playing LeBron and company until the second round. Still, Young said it stings.

“The first game could have gone either way, but the second game? You can’t come back like that,” he added. “To answer your question, it’s damn frustrating to watch these games. We’re sitting at home and watching these games like, ‘Man, we would’ve at least been in the game. We would’ve at least gotten ourselves back into the game and made it a fight.'”

It’s almost impossible to beat the Cavs when LeBron does some of the things he has done against Toronto. There’s a reason he’s considered the best basketball player on the planet.