Game #56: Miami Heat 112 - Toronto Raptors 115

[slaw]

Look on the bright side: we've won 8 of 9, and this was our first lacklustre performance in the last couple weeks. Bounce back and crush the Bulls (or win with good late-game execution) and we can put this game fully behind us

Well, they fell asleep in the fourth on both ends but that happens. I guess it's good they recognize it but it's not the end of the world. They got cocky blowing teams out and having them roll over and they got too lax tonight. Still a pretty routine win. On to the Bulls.

[007]

Look on the bright side: we've won 8 of 9, and this was our first lacklustre performance in the last couple weeks. Bounce back and crush the Bulls (or win with good late-game execution) and we can put this game fully behind us

[Scraptor]

Casey: "I'm upset even though we won because I know whats coming around the corner. Like you’re going down a dark alley, here comes a group of guys with a baseball bat & you say, ‘oh, hey, where’s the baseball game?’ It’s 12:00 at night, you know whats coming around the corner"

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 14, 2018

Casey has the best sayings lol. I'm going to say this the next time we're in trouble. "Oh hey where's the baseball game?"

Good win Zainab, keep it going.

[Superjudge]

DeRozan: "It was terrible. It was a terrible win. We can't close out games like that."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 14, 2018

I was just coming here to say exactly what he said, so... I guess my work here is done. hahaha

[consmap]

it's good guys we won the game

[tDotted]

Culture Change

!

Although, reverting to the ISO ball of year's past probably contradicts that lol..

[tDotted]

In the past they would have said we just missed shots we normally make. Or a win is a win type thing. So I'm happy to see those tweets.

Culture Change

!

[GLF]

In the past they would have said we just missed shots we normally make. Or a win is a win type thing. So I'm happy to see those tweets.

[GLF]

The one thing I'm glad to finally hear is no one is happy with this win and it seems like all three of casey Demar and Kyle know it. That's not something you would have heard in the past. So it's a step in the right direction lol. Now let's show some improvement at it

[GLF]

Yes, they did. Yes, they missed some layups. Several of those were bad layups - off-balance, forcing it against heavy defence inside rather than making the right pass. They also settled for some bad looks, including a stagnant JV hook shot and a few jumpers they really didn’t need to take.

And it’s really not about the results, but the process. They stopped setting screens. They stopped moving. They stopped passing. Managing to force their way to contested layup opportunities does not mean they were playing the same way as earlier.

This thing where they stop setting screens and cutting needs to end. It's like they just die right when a game is close down the stretch. It's crazy

[Zainab]

DeRozan: "It was terrible. It was a terrible win. We can't close out games like that."

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 14, 2018

[Zainab]

Casey: "I'm upset even though we won because I know whats coming around the corner. Like you’re going down a dark alley, here comes a group of guys with a baseball bat & you say, ‘oh, hey, where’s the baseball game?’ It’s 12:00 at night, you know whats coming around the corner"

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 14, 2018

[Zainab]

Cool Fred VanVleet stat: He's now scored in double figures in 8 straight games - something he had never done in more than 3 straight, previous to this stretch.

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) February 14, 2018

[tDotted]

Every time he set a pick I was waiting for him to drift out to the 3 point line, but nope.

Doesn't seem to shoot them when the intensity of the game is high

[consmap]

Really weird. This is the team it makes the most sense against. Pull Whiteside out the paint, let DeMar/Lowry get a clean look once in a while.

Every time he set a pick I was waiting for him to drift out to the 3 point line, but nope.