Zach Lowe with a typically great interview, here with Chris Bosh. One quote really stuck out to me:
I can't help but feel that until the Raptors get back to the level of trust they had mid-season last year when the ball was zipping around and guys were getting lots of open shots, we won't be able to take that next step (i.e. ECF or even second round).
We are a more talented team than last year. Internal development and some nice additions have made this the PERFECT type of team to run the high-movement, high-motion offense that the Spurs (and now Miami) do really well.
I'm not saying we need to do it nearly as well as those teams, but we should at least be embracing the mentality. Cleveland and maybe a couple other teams can get away with running lots of ISO ball and being good. But we are not going to succeed, especially in the playoffs, until we rethink our strategy and regain the trust that we once had.
LINK: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa...ower-of-trust/
ZL: And defenses can load up against the ball. You’re toast if you’re a bad passing team.
CB: Yeah. You have to trust each other. The Spurs trust each other to the fullest. It’s the best basketball I ever saw. And I told them that after they beat us. That’s why I wasn’t really that bummed out. I was like, Man, if I’m gonna get beat, it’s by you guys. I can respect that.
CB: Yeah. You have to trust each other. The Spurs trust each other to the fullest. It’s the best basketball I ever saw. And I told them that after they beat us. That’s why I wasn’t really that bummed out. I was like, Man, if I’m gonna get beat, it’s by you guys. I can respect that.
We are a more talented team than last year. Internal development and some nice additions have made this the PERFECT type of team to run the high-movement, high-motion offense that the Spurs (and now Miami) do really well.
I'm not saying we need to do it nearly as well as those teams, but we should at least be embracing the mentality. Cleveland and maybe a couple other teams can get away with running lots of ISO ball and being good. But we are not going to succeed, especially in the playoffs, until we rethink our strategy and regain the trust that we once had.
LINK: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/qa...ower-of-trust/
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