The two-game slump hasn’t dampened the mood on the pod, well, maybe a little bit, but we took it out on Terrence Ross and now feel much better. Andrew and Zarar review the events of Dallas and LA, and look ahead to a testing week.
Part 1
- Who do we fire for the DeRozan injury?
- Vasquez replacing DeRozan instead of Johnson
- Kobe showing up for the Raptors again
- Kobe’s passing
- Refs vs Lakers
- Being angry at Ross despite good statistical game
- Jonas Valanciunas vs Jordan Hill
- Touches for Jonas – does he deserve more?
- Raptors too good for JV and Ross’ development
- Feed JV and Ross more?
- Individuals compensating for DeRozan absence without having a sytem to fall back on
- Timeout issue at the end of regulation vs Lakers
- Robert Sacre – WTF
- Nick Young for Terrence Ross – yay/nay
Part 2
- Recalling the Dallas game
- Chandler Parsons being annoying
- Dallas role players unaccounted for by Raptors defense
- Defensive resignation versus Dallas
- Giving up high opponent FG%
- Is Patrick Patterson a good small-ball player?
- Landry Fields small ball, if only
- Imposing “big man ball” with Valanciunas – even possible?
Part 3
- Previewing the week
- Sacramento revival
- Dealing with DeMarcus Cousins
- Jazz on the back-to-back on the elevation
- JV versus European bigs (Kanter)
- Dwane Casey’s confidence management with young players (JV, Ross)
- Strategy versus Cleveland the second time
Grab the iTunes feed or check us out on Stitcher on Android. There is also the plain old feed. You can also download the file (43:18, 36 MB). Or just listen below:
