Month: January 2011
Gameday: Raptors vs Pacers – Jan. 31/11
Raptors roll into Hoosier country hoping to avoid going 12 games without a win
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee – Jan 31
The next step in DeRozan’s evolution is to show he can respond to the new defensive looks he is facing by getting his shooting percentage up.
Statophile, Volume 11
There is a lot of negatively around these parts and its not difficult to understand why. We barely had a 30 win team at the start of the season and plenty of injuries have made the situation even worse.. A couple topics are top of mind.
5 – 24, 3 rebounds
There's not much to analyze in this game and even if there was, I don't want to because of the big elephant in the room, who I will get to very shortly, worry not.
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee Jan 30
“Bottom line: You've got to end up making shots at some point,” Triano said.
Toronto Raptors Roll Call vs Timberwolves Jan 29
The “so this is what it feels like to be bukkaked” edition.
Raptors Frontline Face The Love
Two things I do without fail before I go to bed: Feed my pet cheetah and check Kevin Love's line.
Ilyasova Exacts Weird Turkish Revenge, Triano Nods Approvingly
Hang on, I'm searching through this book called "Basketball School of Thoughts" and am trying to see what they say about the options when you're down three with 32 seconds to go and the opposition has the ball.
Breaking It Down: How Boston defends the pick ‘n roll
Yesterday I covered how the Raptors defended a pick 'n roll sequence against the Sixers. In the 'raps' section, curseoftheswirsk suggested that to contrast things, we look at how a good defensive team like Boston might handle a similar situation. This is from last night's Boston vs Portland game.
Jay Triano tries to match Sam Mitchell by losing 10 straight
Can we avoid losing 10 straight? Las Vegas says no, Raptors are a 2.5 point underdog. That's the major question tonight as Milwaukee comes in to wrap up the three-game homestand for the Raptors.
Breaking It Down: Ed Davis has a lot to learn
Here's a play from last night's game which shows both the learning process a big has to go through, and the low communication level in the Raptors 29th ranked defense.