Are you a fan of a local basketball team that can sometimes drive you batty? You think you understand them one minute and are utterly confused the next? They play like worldbeaters against a division leader and then go...let's say down 12-0 to the sixers to start a game. A team that has only 15 losses but almost half are to teams they should be blowing out? If so, you are a perplexed Raptor fan. Might the following be an answer?
As it stands, I feel that the raptors are a team that has some degree of talent but they rely a lot on effort. It takes effort to fight through screens, scramble, close out on shooters. It takes effort to set good screens, fight to the basket and live at the free throw line. I think the raps put in this effort when they want to but on a Wednesday night against Sacramento, they just don't go to that extra gear. You could say this could be generalized to all teams but I not know. I think there are a few other teams that can get by on more talent with less effort. But there are teams with the same talent level as the raps but less effort leads to poorer results. Not necessarily something we can fix. It its just the vibe I get when I watch this team fluctuate. Not sure what sort of discussion this will generate but we're days away from the next game and I'm starting to get the shakes.
As it stands, I feel that the raptors are a team that has some degree of talent but they rely a lot on effort. It takes effort to fight through screens, scramble, close out on shooters. It takes effort to set good screens, fight to the basket and live at the free throw line. I think the raps put in this effort when they want to but on a Wednesday night against Sacramento, they just don't go to that extra gear. You could say this could be generalized to all teams but I not know. I think there are a few other teams that can get by on more talent with less effort. But there are teams with the same talent level as the raps but less effort leads to poorer results. Not necessarily something we can fix. It its just the vibe I get when I watch this team fluctuate. Not sure what sort of discussion this will generate but we're days away from the next game and I'm starting to get the shakes.
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