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Originally Posted by KevB
I don't watch them enough to know how bad the coach is....have to see the team quite a bit for that. That said, the key players were garbage for most of the game. DeRozan is awful, Jonas was such a bitch they couldn't play him in the 4th qtr and overtime, and Lou didn't get it going until too late. Not a good game from Lowry either, but he contributes in some ways that don't show on the stat sheet.
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Lowry is still hurt/coming off injury, DeRozan is always awful against real defense and JV never plays in the 4th quarter regardless of his performance (Casey has pretty much destroyed his development as a basketball player over the last 2 years). The crowd started a "we want James" chant in the 3rd quarter, but Casey obviously would never actually play his best defender in a playoff game (regardless of whether a large wing is going off). That would make too much sense.
No, the Raptors are fine with ISO ball/contested chucking on offense. As long as JJ stays on the bench for scrubs like Ross and Hansbrough, they'll be lucky to win 2 games in this series. As I said, though, a sweep would really be for the best.
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The killer in that game was the offensive rebounds the Wiz got over and over again. If JV could stay on the floor, you'd like to think he could help there. It was frustrating watching both teams tbh.
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If Casey wants the team to grab a rebound, my suggestion would be for him to put another rebounder in besides Amir Johnson.