Will TRoss go M.I.A. in playoffs yet again? And is DC smart enough to react in time if he does?

[psrs1]

TRoss is our floor spacer according to Raptors staff but can we really expect to win if he fails to contribute yet again?

[Raptorsnz]

We almost won last year essentially without Ross, and Lou Williams can easily be used instead of him this year if needed so I don't think it'll be a major issue if Ross is MIA. That said I think Ross will be better this time around and will do just what he's been doing all year, hit some 3s.

[Joey]

My last memory of the playoffs is not Lowry getting blocked, or TRoss shitting the bed .. but Casey setting up the play for the WRONG side of the court ... The most important question, is has Casey learned anything since last year .. or perhaps gotten dumber? Lol

[psrs1]

My last memory of the playoffs is not Lowry getting blocked, or TRoss shitting the bed .. but Casey setting up the play for the WRONG side of the court ... The most important question, is has Casey learned anything since last year .. or perhaps gotten dumber? Lol

If he has gotten dumber he needs to be fired on May 3.

[007]

We need TRoss. When he has his shit together, he's our best floor spacer.

[Mr.Z]

TRoss shit the bed in the playoffs last year except for that fucking ridiculously clutch steal of the Nets inbound pass that gave the Raps the final shot of the game. That was so beast.

[Scraptor]

If he has gotten dumber he needs to be fired on May 3.

The only possible thing dumber than setting up a series-deciding play on the wrong side of the floor would be to set it up for the wrong basket. The odds of that happening are probably pound the rock.

[MACK11]

My last memory of the playoffs is not Lowry getting blocked, or TRoss shitting the bed .. but Casey setting up the play for the WRONG side of the court ... The most important question, is has Casey learned anything since last year .. or perhaps gotten dumber? Lol

If Casey gets any dumber.......

He'd want Lou Williams to dribble the ball for 20sec while down 2 and Jack up a contested 30 footer

Oh wait.......

[Mr.Z]

If Casey gets any dumber.......

He'd want Lou Williams to dribble the ball for 20sec while down 2 and Jack up a contested 30 footer

Oh wait.......

Just imagine. Raps get the final shot in game seven with 20 seconds left and this is the play they run... I might actually explode

Edit: I might hurt and innocent person... maybe even a child.. who knows

[Jrice9]

The Raptors didn't have a replacement for Ross in the rotation last year. People forget that Salmons was horrible and unplayable also in the playoffs.

Here's what you got from your guards/wing players in that series:

Game 1:
Lowry-44
DeMar-37
Greivis-29
Ross-16
Salmons-13
Nando-4

Game 2:

DeMar-38
Lowry-38
Ross-25
Greivis-24
Fields-18
(Salmons was already pretty much benched and was a DNP in this one)

Game 3:

DeMar-39
Lowry-37
Greivis-26
Ross-21
Salmons-12
Fields-8

Game 4:
DeMar-43
Kyle-34
Greivis-34
Salmons-19
Ross-13
Novak-3

Game 5:
DeMar-39
Kyle-38
Ross-28 (this was oddly maybe his best game and he still only had 8 points)
Vasquez-26
Salmons-13

Game 6
DeMar-40
Lowry-38
Vasquez-24
Ross-23
Salmons-14
Novak-11 (mostly at the 4)

Game 7

DeMar-45
Lowry-40
Ross-30 (he got 11 in this game but seemed unimpactful untill the end big steal obviously)
Greivis-25
Salmons-6

The observations here other than Kyle and especially DeMar (good lord) playing absurd minutes is our wing depth sucked and we had to rely huge on Greivis (who played well). This year we have Grivis, Ross, JJ and Lou all fighting for minutes vs Ross and Vasquez and the shit show that was Salmons/Fields temporary reanimated corpse.

It lets Casey play the hot hand more and also make decisions based on matchups.

I don't think its Casey's fault he stuck with Ross that long last year. He had no real choice and we desperately needed Ross. That is less true (though if we want to win him having a good series would be a very nice start) this year with the increased depth.

[jerome]

The Raptors didn't have a replacement for Ross in the rotation last year. People forget that Salmons was horrible and unplayable also in the playoffs.

Here's what you got from your guards/wing players in that series:

Game 1:
Lowry-44
DeMar-37
Greivis-29
Ross-16
Salmons-13
Nando-4

Game 2:

DeMar-38
Lowry-38
Ross-25
Greivis-24
Fields-18
(Salmons was already pretty much benched and was a DNP in this one)

Game 3:

DeMar-39
Lowry-37
Greivis-26
Ross-21
Salmons-12
Fields-8

Game 4:
DeMar-43
Kyle-34
Greivis-34
Salmons-19
Ross-13
Novak-3

Game 5:
DeMar-39
Kyle-38
Ross-28 (this was oddly maybe his best game and he still only had 8 points)
Vasquez-26
Salmons-13

Game 6
DeMar-40
Lowry-38
Vasquez-24
Ross-23
Salmons-14
Novak-11 (mostly at the 4)

Game 7

DeMar-45
Lowry-40
Ross-30 (he got 11 in this game but seemed unimpactful untill the end big steal obviously)
Greivis-25
Salmons-6

The observations here other than Kyle and especially DeMar (good lord) playing absurd minutes is our wing depth sucked and we had to rely huge on Greivis (who played well). This year we have Grivis, Ross, JJ and Lou all fighting for minutes vs Ross and Vasquez and the shit show that was Salmons/Fields temporary reanimated corpse.

It lets Casey play the hot hand more and also make decisions based on matchups.

I don't think its Casey's fault he stuck with Ross that long last year. He had no real choice and we desperately needed Ross. That is less true (though if we want to win him having a good series would be a very nice start) this year with the increased depth.

Looking at those minutes for each game reminded jerome how exciting last year's playoff was.

[ezz_bee]

What I still don't understand is that Casey makes the adjustment to give fields minutes in game two, then gives him 8 minutes to Salmons 12 in game three, and is benched the rest of the series. I still think that if Casey had given Salmons minutes to Fields we would have won that series.

Either way James Johnson is an upgrade over both Fields and Salmons.

The good news, Washington doesn't have anyone who can straight up destroy our one on one coverage like Joe Johnson did.

[Nilanka]

TRoss shit the bed in the playoffs last year except for that fucking ridiculously clutch steal of the Nets inbound pass that gave the Raps the final shot of the game. That was so beast.

Any minutes before that, he had a clutch baseline drive with the clock running down to keep the score close. If you ask me, the last few minutes of his playoff career were actually pretty good

[Bear]

Ross is crucial in the series, because who else has a shot at defending wall?

And if wall can do what he wants, we loose. End of story.

[Superjudge]

My last memory of the playoffs is not Lowry getting blocked, or TRoss shitting the bed .. but Casey setting up the play for the WRONG side of the court ... The most important question, is has Casey learned anything since last year .. or perhaps gotten dumber? Lol

Joey, stop. Lowry got hit twice and was blocked. the season ended on a play of literally 2-3 cms. he isn't slowed by the hit from KG, and the hit by PP he makes that floater. You guys need to stop making everything a Casey mistake.