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Source: NationalPost.com
“If this is to be judged on wins and losses, then it was a failure from the beginning,” Raptors coach Jay Triano said last week. “What were we predicted to be? Fifteenth in the East. Right? I think that we’re all smarter than that.”
“I think the one thing about the NBA is that with draft picks and free agency, the face of a team can change drastically,” Triano said. “This year, we developed players so that when the face of the franchise changes drastically, the role players will be significantly better. There are going to be exciting times around here.”
The Raptors have been a cohesive unit. Given the mounting losses, that is an accomplishment.
“For the one-off incident that did happen, it is so minor to the other s— that goes on around this league,” Triano said, answering in the affirmative when asked if there were at least five incidents on last year’s team that would have been worse than Wright’s refusal to play. There were likely more involving Hedo Turkoglu alone."
“For the one-off incident that did happen, it is so minor to the other s— that goes on around this league,” Triano said, answering in the affirmative when asked if there were at least five incidents on last year’s team that would have been worse than Wright’s refusal to play. There were likely more involving Hedo Turkoglu alone."
“I think without us dancing around the fact that we wanted to keep a superstar here, there’s been 100% more accountability in the locker room,” Triano said, alluding to Bosh. “I think I probably have held a lot more people accountable for things that they’re going through and things that this team has gone through.”
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“Obviously at the defensive end and rebounding-wise, I wish he would have gotten better,” said Triano, who held out hope that the fifth-year centre could still improve in those areas. “That is still a work in progress.”
“I think that [Triano’s] work ethic, his professionalism and his positive demeanour, which is the hardest thing to maintain, is what has kept us going more than anything else,” assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo said.
“And the players understand that. They know that every day he’s prepared.
“It’s no different now than it was in game five. And [the players] see that. And that’s not the way it is everywhere, to be honest with you. Some coaches aren’t that way. They don’t mail it in, but they don’t bring that same energy.”
“And the players understand that. They know that every day he’s prepared.
“It’s no different now than it was in game five. And [the players] see that. And that’s not the way it is everywhere, to be honest with you. Some coaches aren’t that way. They don’t mail it in, but they don’t bring that same energy.”
“The number one thing is the players like him and respect him,” Carlesimo said. “That’s absolutely number one. When you have that — the confidence of your players — and they like [you] and want to play well for you, then you can push through situations like this, when there’s not the carrot there.”
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