2015 Playoff Round #1: Raptors v Wizards - Predictions/Recap

[OldSkoolCool]

Except George was averaging 17 and 8 by his 3rd year.

Ross has all the physical tools, but is his head willing to cooperate?

Considering that we had absolutely no system for a shooter to maintain a rythem in is it really accurate to judge Ross' mentality. He often looked disconnected after random benchings and never touching the ball

[Nilanka]

,@Howevolution Terrence Ross is the next Paul George. #YouHeardItHereFirst

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) January 13, 2014

he has an eye for a talent though

Except George was averaging 17 and 8 by his 3rd year.

Ross has all the physical tools, but is his head willing to cooperate?

[consmap]

Coach Nick ripping on Casey. Love it.

[MixxAOR]

But then again, this is guy is not and never will be a professional NBA coach so he has no right to comment on the series! What does he know anyways?

,@Howevolution Terrence Ross is the next Paul George. #YouHeardItHereFirst

— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) January 13, 2014

he has an eye for a talent though

[rocwell]

But then again, this is guy is not and never will be a professional NBA coach so he has no right to comment on the series! What does he know anyways?

why not? He certainly knows more than average basketball fan.

[e_wheazhy_]

But then again, this is guy is not and never will be a professional NBA coach so he has no right to comment on the series! What does he know anyways?

[SamSquared]

I wish Dwayne Casey made his line-up decisions using a dart board...

[caccia]

The lack of movement in the offence was starkly noticeable when Toronto played teams like Boston, San Antonio, and even Orlando. That failure is 90% on the coaches, 10% on the players for not cutting the way Landry Fields does.

[caccia]

This is a good analysis. I said before that playoffs that if Hansbrough and James Johnson did not see significant minutes, the team would likely lose. Hansbrough did start two games, but did not play a starter's minutes--those went to the defensively challenged Patrick Patterson and (for this series) Amir Johnson. Also, by starting Hansbrough, the White Squad that was so effective all during the season did not play together at all, and James Johnson was missing.

Hansbrough's minutes dropped drastically after the all-star break, up until he started the last six games. That's the main reason for his drop in defensive rating. The team went 10-4 when he played more than ten minutes, but 2-11 when he did not. As this video shows, he can be very effective on the court, doing things that a lot of fans do not notice, and do not show up in the box score.

As for Lowry, his passing was subpar the whole series, and that set the tone for the whole team. Notice at the 1:42 mark that DeRozan has Hansbrough open in the lane, but fails to get him the ball. This could be said for any of the Raptors' bigs, but in large part accounts for why Hans took so few shots in the series.

[rocwell]

"Coaching criminality" love this. This man speaks the truth.

[ryanc123]

Why The Toronto Raptors Got Swept By The Wizards

[MACK11]

Lowry and Casey throwing each other under the bus during the exit press spot

Casey saying JJ was most gifted player on team... but couldn't find spot for him...

this team is going to have a serious new look to it come next year

Yup I'm sure Lowry isn't gonna be happy with Casey throwing him under the bus and basically calling him fat or out of shape

[ceez]

Lowry and Casey throwing each other under the bus during the exit press spot

Casey saying JJ was most gifted player on team... but couldn't find spot for him...

this team is going to have a serious new look to it come next year

[ezz_bee]

I watched games 1,2, and 3 start to finish. I watched the first half of Q1, then switched to League Pass "condensed" version. I'm embarrased to be a Raps fan atm. And probably will be until we hire a new coach.

[guyroch]

They were right...

I was always confused by the 3-0 record against the Wizards ... A