Everything Round 1 (2016)

[KeonClark]

I think Casey in his own theory of heavily riding the back court for years mainly on iso plays makes it really tough now, even if he wants to make an adjustment to change that,it's not happening overnight,but that does not mean he cannot make matchups changes to surprise opponents in different situations similar to Indiana decision to start Turner.

I don't see how it's tough to give jv more post ups and demar less iso, this is sports not rocket science.

[peanutwoozle]

JV needs to be fed 3 posts up per quarter and all the pick and roll that he can take.

I don't get why he doesn't take his anger out on DeMar for not passing to him, JV has to be a ticking time bomb by now.

[DanH]

Fun fact!

Luis Scola, starting PF for a 56 win team and second seed in the Eastern conference, currently has a -0.9 PER and -0.101 WS/48 in the playoffs!

So much fun!

DeMar DeRozan, starting SG for a 56 win team and second seed in the Eastern conference, and two time all-star, currently has a 3.5 PER and -0.127 WS/48 in the playoffs!

Fun!

Those two players have combined to take 26% of the Raptors' shots! Those combined negative WS/48's (-.228) are higher than DeRozan's and Scola's combined career average positive regular season WS/48's (.212)!

Yay!

[MixxAOR]

Sad as this is, it's also example of why you don't just blow up perennial 55-win team -- even if flawed, and not among 2-3 title favorites.

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 25, 2016

agree or disagree

[Letter N]

I don't get why he doesn't take his anger out on DeMar for not passing to him, JV has to be a ticking time bomb by now.

JV too nice. He should've made a fuss about needing more touches by middle of year 3.

[Deino]

I don't see how it's tough to give jv more post ups and demar less iso, this is sports not rocket science.

True and they should,but to ask this now after they played their game all regular season with JV for the most part being used to setting screens for different players does not help at this stage,Casey himself acknowledged that basketball is a game of continuity, now he's trying stuff (or not) that was not part of his regular game,expect it to work smoothly all of a sudden would be a stretch.

[DanH]

Sad as this is, it's also example of why you don't just blow up perennial 55-win team -- even if flawed, and not among 2-3 title favorites.

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 25, 2016

agree or disagree

I think perennial 55 win team goes hand in hand with "gets to or near conference finals but can't beat elite of elite" but not so much "can't for their lives get out of the first freaking round."

So I agree, but also think we have to be very careful applying said thinking to the current Raptors team.

[peanutwoozle]

Sad as this is, it's also example of why you don't just blow up perennial 55-win team -- even if flawed, and not among 2-3 title favorites.

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) April 25, 2016

agree or disagree

we're all of a sudden a perennial 55-win team?

[DanH]

True and they should,but to ask this now after they played their game all regular season with JV for the most part being used to setting screens for different players does not help at this stage,Casey himself acknowledged that basketball is a game of continuity, now he's trying stuff (or not) that was not part of his regular game,expect it to work smoothly all of a sudden would be a stretch.

But we didn't ask this now. We asked this all season long.

[peanutwoozle]

JV too nice. He should've made a fuss about needing more touches by middle of year 3.

and how's being the nice guy workin' for him? I guess not too well.

[JimiCliff]

But we didn't ask this now. We asked this all season long.

I think it's actually been closer to three full seasons

[Deino]

But we didn't ask this now. We asked this all season long.

You're wright,it should have been done early in the season, a talent of JV's caliber and size should be utilized to his strengths and would create a mismatch for so many teams.

[DanH]

You're wright,it should have been done early in the season, a talent of JV's caliber and size should be utilized to his strengths and would create a mismatch for so many teams.

Even if it didn't work great, at least he'd have the reps under his belt and the team would have some practice running plays to get clean post ups, rather than having to shift to that strategy on the fly.

[Barolt]

Lets remember, these issues(defensive lapses, too much iso, too much reliance on free throws, too much Scola, not enough JV) are things that some of us were bringing up all year, and we were shouted down because we were winning.

[Nilanka]

Lets remember, these issues(defensive lapses, too much iso, too much reliance on free throws, too much Scola, not enough JV) are things that some of us were bringing up all year, and we were shouted down because we were winning.

It's an annual tradition up in here.