I think DMC's ego is severely beat up after everything that happened to end last season (losing his starting spot in the playoffs and watching his minutes be cut back in favour of a late season acquisition and a young 2nd rounder respectively) and this summer (being such a negative asset that the team that signed you to a big free agent deal two years ago had to staple multiple real assets to you just for another franchise to take you off their hands), and he's trying to make himself feel better by blaming it on the coach, his teammates, the culture, or whatever else he can use. He's also on his way to NBA jail for the next two years in Brooklyn - where he'll be lucky to sniff 25 wins. He has plenty to be salty about.
I've said it before but I'll repeat it - Carroll's overarching point is valid; they did rely too much on iso ball and the system in Toronto is probably the wrong one for maximizing a player like Carroll's talents. But he's also been a band aid who is constantly injured since he arrived in Raptorland, and has proven himself no longer capable of hitting open shots or staying in front of folks on defence. I have a hard time blaming the 'system' in Toronto for that.
I've said it before but I'll repeat it - Carroll's overarching point is valid; they did rely too much on iso ball and the system in Toronto is probably the wrong one for maximizing a player like Carroll's talents. But he's also been a band aid who is constantly injured since he arrived in Raptorland, and has proven himself no longer capable of hitting open shots or staying in front of folks on defence. I have a hard time blaming the 'system' in Toronto for that.
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