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If you’re on team “fire Dwayne Casey”, this probably isn’t the article for you, but perhaps it will help change your mind. With the exception of the great Gregg Popovich, their is fair criticism to be made of most head coaches in the NBA. Most coaches, much like players, develop, hone their craft, and get…
Toronto 94 Final Box Score 86 Dallas A P. Tucker34 MIN, 9 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL, 3-8 FG, 1-6 3FG, 2-2 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 8 +/- What can I say about P.J. Tucker? Got the start for DeMarre Carroll tonight, and was an absolute beast. His defense completely changes the…
So far, the Raptors have done an excellent job surviving without Lowry in the lineup. The defense has stepped up with the additions of P.J. Tucker and Serge Ibaka making life a lot easier, but scoring hasn’t come as easy. Lowry is the Raptors best creator, not only for others, but when a basket needed…
This shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the Raptors defense has been a question mark all season. When the Raptors started off the year, they were playing as one of the hottest offensive teams in the NBA, and the defense didn’t matter as much when you’re scoring 110+ points a night. Teams adapt, they study,…
Toronto 89 Final Box Score 104 Miami D S. Ibaka28 MIN, 9 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 3-11 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT, 3 BLK, 2 TO, -16 +/- Didn’t have his shot tonight, finishing 3-11 from the field. Showed flashes of some great defense, but the Raptors as a team failed to…
So here we are, in Jonas Valanciunas’ 5th NBA season with more questions than answers. It’s been a whirlwind of emotions since the amazing playoff performance from the 2015-2016 season, that saw Valanciunas turn heads and silence some of his doubters. In multiple playoff series, when given the ball he could score against some really…
Bucks 101, Raptors 94 | Box Score | Quick Reaction | Reaction Podcast After an impressive road win against the Washington Wizards on Friday night, the Raptors took the late flight up to Milwaukee to face the Bucks Saturday night. It seems as though the Raptors have been at a disadvantage with all the…
In the dying seconds of the trade deadline, the Raptors front office completed yet another great trade, moving power forward Jared Sullinger, and two second round picks, to the Phoenix Suns for small forward P.J. Tucker. This year the Tucker deal had finally come to fruition, as he had been linked to trade talks involving…
The Raptors addressed a huge problem within their rotation when they made the move to add Serge Ibaka, the frontcourt situation has been stretched thin this year with Patrick Patterson missing some time with a knee contusion. The Raptors will absolutely miss Terrence Ross’ three point shooting ability, but the departure of Ross also frees…
Last week in an article about Lucas Nogueira, I mentioned that Masai Ujiri is the master in the art of trade making. One of Master Ujiri’s best trades in his tenure with the Raptors came on draft night two years ago, when the Raptors traded backup point guard Greivis Vasquez, for Norman Powell who was…
Box Score | Quick Reaction Pod I’m sitting here looking at a blank word document watching the icon blink. My mind is blank, my thoughts on the Raptors are speechless. After fighting hard against the Boston Celtics and eventually losing in the late minutes of the fourth quarter, the Raptors were back on the…
Masai Ujiri is a master in the art of constructing trades. It’s hard to look back at his trading resume and think of one trade he’s lost. In his time as Raptors GM, he’s turned Rudy Gay into Patrick Patterson, Greveis Vasquez into Norman Powell, and he turned Andrea Bargnani into Jakob Poeltl. Many of…