Interesting read from Koreen.
Few points of emphasis:
"The Raptors cannot simply dump the ball into either Johnson or Jonas Valanciunas, since neither excels in those roles. The biggest reason Johnson scores so efficiently is that he confines himself to certain shots."
Very true, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to apply to Gay and Demar, which it should as well.
"The Raptors play at the third-slowest pace in the league, creating just 93.9 possessions per game.
“I don’t know if we have natural runners,” Casey said. “Our guys are running at a gait that should put pressure on the defence. It’s a pace that’s comfortable for them. A lot of people get caught up in pace of play; I don’t.”
Not natural runners? Athleticism is our wings best attribute. Both starting bigs (Amir and JV) are mobile bigs who will hustle all game if they have to. Lowry played fast paced in Houston and did very well. Casey might be spending too many nights with Rob Ford if he thinks we don't have the personnel for running.
Full article
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/...kely-will-not/
Few points of emphasis:
"The Raptors cannot simply dump the ball into either Johnson or Jonas Valanciunas, since neither excels in those roles. The biggest reason Johnson scores so efficiently is that he confines himself to certain shots."
Very true, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to apply to Gay and Demar, which it should as well.
"The Raptors play at the third-slowest pace in the league, creating just 93.9 possessions per game.
“I don’t know if we have natural runners,” Casey said. “Our guys are running at a gait that should put pressure on the defence. It’s a pace that’s comfortable for them. A lot of people get caught up in pace of play; I don’t.”
Not natural runners? Athleticism is our wings best attribute. Both starting bigs (Amir and JV) are mobile bigs who will hustle all game if they have to. Lowry played fast paced in Houston and did very well. Casey might be spending too many nights with Rob Ford if he thinks we don't have the personnel for running.
Full article
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/...kely-will-not/
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