It’s not often that a tank-triggering move makes a team better, but I think last night’s trade of Rudy Gay may have achieved just such a paradoxical outcome.
I knew it was coming the whole time. I’m not claiming clairvoyance, and it’s not because I think the Raptors are terrible. It’s because I know that the Warriors are nothing close to as terrible as they were for the first 30 minutes.
There are two areas of dysfunction that I believe are severely holding the Raptors back right now, and that is pick-and-roll play and Rudy Gay’s shot selection.
There was jubilation on behalf of the coaching staff, team, fans and everybody covering the team when the preseason finally ended, enabling the real games and the real basketball to start.
It’s difficult to know what the difference is between what you see in the preseason, and what you learn. You can see player-to-undoubtedly-be-released-in-January play a major role for his team, but you’d be foolish to over react to what you see (right everyone who vocalized a 2012 pre-season opinion about Gerald Green?). You could see …Continue Reading
Recapping the practice, looking back at some wings and debating whether the current ‘big three’ is the best one we’ve had in years, and some Valanciunas and Ross talk, including a GIF or two.
A word on Rudy Gay, Jonas Valanciunas and the disgrace to his profession that is Tommy Heinsohn.
It’s finally over. Thank goodness. Bring on NBA games to cleanse my palate. I’m tired of seeing fours launching threes, and twos missing layups. Come read more gripes in the final instalment of JonasBasket 2013.
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