Raptors Weekly Podcast, March 2 – No Plan, No Gain

An 0-4 week serves as the backdrop of a podcast where DeMar DeRozan’s selfishness, Dwane Casey’s planning (or lack thereof) is front and center. Part 1: Knicks debacle Why is DeRozan playing such selfishness basketball? More evidence that the “defensive-minded coach” label doesn’t hold The timing of switching Patterson for Amir against the Warriors Tyler Hansbrough fighting, crowd cheering Warriors, Dallas,…

An 0-4 week serves as the backdrop of a podcast where DeMar DeRozan’s selfishness, Dwane Casey’s planning (or lack thereof) is front and center.

Part 1:

  • Knicks debacle
  • Why is DeRozan playing such selfishness basketball?
  • More evidence that the “defensive-minded coach” label doesn’t hold
  • The timing of switching Patterson for Amir against the Warriors
  • Tyler Hansbrough fighting, crowd cheering
  • Warriors, Dallas, and Pelicans losses

Part 2 (Twitter questions):

  1. Does the starting lineup matter?
  2. Is there a rationale behind different rules being applied to Lowry/DeRozan when it comes to criticism by Casey?
  3. Do the Raptors have an offensive system?
  4. What’s up with the coaching staff’s inability to utilize Jonas Valanciunas? Some shocking stats

Part 3:

  • Eric Smith as play-by-play guy in New York
  • Philly preview – rest Lowry again even though Philly almost beat us last time?
  • Huge game against Cleveland
  • Charlotte’s coming up, which means Gerald Henderson’s about to explode
  • OKC matchup – Kyle Lowry’s toughest matchup

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