Shaazzam wrote:Tha Cynic wrote:I will say, one thing that annoyed me about this game was how Triano put Derozan on Granger, and then pulled him when Granger knocked down a few 3's on him. Why was Derozan on a guy like Granger who can just shoot over him all day? The guy should've been playing Rush while Turkoglu was on Granger. Then Traino even went so far as to pretty much bench him for the rest of the game, blaming him for what was really Triano's own coaching problem. In the first half, Derozan was playing very well on offense, and again, never got back into the game after being pulled. The guy's being held more accountable than the veterans out there.
Isn't it going to be his job to play guys like Granger during his career?
Not really. I expect Derozan to cover quicker, smaller guards. Granger is known for his jumpshot and long length, so Derozan wasn't the right guy to be guarding him anyways. Hedo would have been a much better choice. Either way, Triano could have at least switched it up at times, to allow Derozan to get a bit of rest, instead of just pulling him out. It seems like every time Derozan looks like he's about to take off, Triano sits him back down on the bench.
PopsMensahBonsu wrote:Am i the only one thats not impressed by the raptors win. I hate raptor fans, we lose these exact kind of games and everyones upset but when we win everybody is happy. We only won because our offense was simply on fire. Our offense wont be on fire like this every night so most of the time we will lose these kind of games. I hate the way the raps are playing to be honest. I want my teams to expect to get the stop. With the raptors its as if they already expect to get scored on so their thinking about offense.
No, I'm the same way. My boy texted me during the game going "wow this team might have 80 at the half". My reply ways "Meh, its against a garbage team".
It seems many are getting excited over these wins against bad teams, and give them a break when they lose against the good teams, even when they're missing some of their best player. Expectations have definitely fallen since the start of the season. We're playing at about the level, those who were "pessimistic" about this roster during the summer, expected them to be. Once this team starts facing the easy teams and win, everyone will be back in their "i told you" mode. I'm not sure what people's expectations are anymore. Are people really going to be satisfied with another 7th or 8th placing in the conference and a first round exit?