DC has improved BUT his handling of Salmons/Fields is highly questionable. He also continues to be challenged with offensive sets.
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No, DC is not costing us the series. It is our GM, MU who did not get enough talent to win this series. When your starting PF is Amir Johnson, then you will not go far in the play offs even in a disastrous Eastern Conference this year. When your SF starter in Ross, then you can not expect much from your coach.
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Jamshid wrote: View PostNo, DC is not costing us the series. It is our GM, MU who did not get enough talent to win this series.
a) We still have a game 7 - Casey has another chance to inspire this roster and adjust. If he can do that then any point right now will be mute. Also lets look at the glass of being half full, he is flawed but he makes the guys play for him and they wouldn't be in this position if we still had Jay Triano.
B) We are thin - We do not enough players on the bench to step up when the other team is putting the screws on our starters. Yes you can question MU for that, but given how much the Raptors needed to give for a rental player, it was best to keep your assets safe, evaluate the team needs during the playoffs and then assess the Roster accordingly in the summer time.
I think the Raptors have passed most people's expectations this season and with the upcoming draft, free agency (hopefully we resign Lowry) and trades we can make this team really build for a playoffs grind next season.
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It's DC's fault for not playing aggressively enough, relying far too much on horrendously inefficient long-range shooting. Attack the basket, be it off dribble-penetration, post-ups, P&R, whatever... stop playing into the defensive game-plan. Play inside-out. Simple. It forces the defense to tighten up and will open up the lanes for the perimeter play, be it ISO's, handoffs or passing lanes. They have to play inside-out.
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I don't think that DC ruined Ross' shot, and it could very well be that that's been the difference in teh series
Don't get me wrong, I'm no DC fanboy, but we could have won every game we lost, even today's if they just hadn't been so on fire in the first half
Can you really expect more than that? Against a team with this pedigree, this experience?"Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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That timeout he called to destrpy our momentum, midway through the fourth, that was fucking stupid though"Stop eating your sushi."
"I do actually have a pair of Uggs."
"I've had three cups of green tea tonight. I'm wired. I'm absolutely wired."
- Jack Armstrong
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JimiCliff wrote: View PostThat timeout he called to destrpy our momentum, midway through the fourth, that was fucking stupid though"Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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Someone honestly needs to lock Salmons in his home Sunday. Caseys rotations are mindboggling but doing this will help.
The Raptors beat writers are also bring up Fields and a need for no more Salmons. What ever the man did ...Casey can ignore it for Sunday.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk"My biggest concern as a coach is to not confuse winning with progress." - Steve Kerr
"If it's unacceptable in defeat, it's unacceptable in victory." - Jeff Van Gundy
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Just Is wrote: View PostSomeone honestly needs to lock Salmons in his home Sunday. Caseys rotations are mindboggling but doing this will help.
The Raptors beat writers are also bring up Fields and a need for no more Salmons. What ever the man did ...Casey can ignore it for Sunday.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk"Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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MACK11 wrote: View PostI was already advocating we kidnap Salmonella and send him in a box to Siberia?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk"My biggest concern as a coach is to not confuse winning with progress." - Steve Kerr
"If it's unacceptable in defeat, it's unacceptable in victory." - Jeff Van Gundy
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Jamshid wrote: View PostNo, DC is not costing us the series. It is our GM, MU who did not get enough talent to win this series. When your starting PF is Amir Johnson, then you will not go far in the play offs even in a disastrous Eastern Conference this year. When your SF starter in Ross, then you can not expect much from your coach.
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Jamshid wrote: View PostNo, DC is not costing us the series. It is our GM, MU who did not get enough talent to win this series. When your starting PF is Amir Johnson, then you will not go far in the play offs even in a disastrous Eastern Conference this year. When your SF starter in Ross, then you can not expect much from your coach.
Name me another team with three starters under 25 who got into the playoffs.@Boymusic66
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No, he's (Casey) not. He has had a couple of turnovers, but who hasn't? NOBODY is perfect. Call me crazy, but I'd say the right move regarding Casey is extending him for one more year, see where the team ends up in the standings when the whole conference isn't in tank mode and see how far he gets in the playoffs. Depending on the outcome either extend him long term or dump him. I'm not totally sold on him, but he is the man who brought us this far, he has a lot to bring to the table and so far I am satisfied.Last edited by mike, prague; Sat May 3, 2014, 09:51 AM.
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Ross vs Lillrad ....
This is the cost of wining some extra meaningless games at the end of the season to satisfy the short sighted fans who think their home boy scrubs are top 10 PFs in the league and stars ...
Lets see what will be the cost of the 1st round exit from Play offs this year going to be
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