Raptors Rapid Recap: Boston 115 - Toronto 104

No mention of a spirited effort by the Raps on a back to back. Even with a struggling Bargs, Hedo taken out, and the Refs forgetting that 2 teams were playing.

It’s pretty difficult to be defeat a team that has killed us (even with Bosh), but to do it undermanned, underskilled (ie. Reggie thinking he’s an offensive threat), and under-reffed, says something.

Hey sunshine, what’s the secret to your eternal optimism? Dave Feschuck giving you lessons or something?

I understand that some of you want to focus on the positive but lets get real. This team is exactly as it was advertised before the season. A .500 club that has not meshed as well as some thought they would. The Raptors are still sitting in a playoff spot but I am not sure they can hang onto it so I guess people will just have to hope Chicago doesn’t want to make it.
As for the future, there are some bright spots. Weems is going to cost less than a million dollars to resign for next season and, well, I am not sure there is much else to look forward to. The goal in this offseason should be for BC to find a way to unload some of the unproductive members of this team. I won’t name names as we all know who we are talking about but if Bosh has played his last game as a Raptor then it is imperative that we rework the team now while before things get much worse.

I’m not hung up on losing tonight and agree that Weems is the bright spot.
Decisions will have to be made this offseason and these last few games are a barometer of what we need in a post Bosh era.
BC has hinted that one of the PG’s will be moved. Based on recent play, I know who should be.
The thing that struck me the most in the game is how old Boston is looking. That team is going downhill fast and the Atlantic could be a real crap shoot next season.

Calderon was exposed all night long. Especially when the Raps decided to have him guarding KG which happened often enough when the defence had time to set which suggests it was by design.

I don’t remember one AB post up. In the first half, he just floated by the three point line passing the ball to the other side the second he got it. I could do that for a lot less money. That left Evans to post up.

Don’t we at some point have to question the coaching? How do you let several lapses, including the ones mentioned above just happen? I’d like to see SVG as our coach next year.

I’ve harped on this before, but why is it that this team has no fight in it? No pride? Every time Boston drives to the basket they get a call. Why then not foul hard? Why can’t this team never make contact in a meaningful way? I’m not talking about being dirty, just being tougher.

Since the calls were clearly one way, get in the refs face. Get a T. I’d like to see 3 or 4 or 5 players get a T. Make a point. We’re not going to take this BS. Every time you don’t call an obvious call we’re coming into your face and letting you know that we worked too hard to not get that call.

The Raptors will make the playoffs only because how bad Chicago is. Although I don’t need to see 4 replays of yesterday’s game, at least let’s get the pick to Miami behind us.

The NBA needs to figure out the referee situation. It was horrible tonight and more importantly, last night in the UTA-OKC game. It’s enough to turn fans away.

Q: What have the Raps been missing ever since BC arrived (besides defense and rebounding)?
A: Athletic SGs and SFs who can create efficient shots and defend.

I’m pretty pumped about Derozan/Weems on the wings for next year though the team around them may be decrepit.

I still think this season went in the toilet because of Triano’s NBA inexperience. There was a point in the fourth quarter when Triano subbed out Rasho for Bargnani. This was right when the Raps were cutting the lead and Rasho was doing exactly what he was supposed to be doing. As soon as I saw Bargnani taking his warmups off I cringed, and soon the lead was back up to double digits. I’m not saying it was all Bargnani’s fault but why does he insist on messing with what’s working and keeping guys in that are hurting the team. He has no control over the team, and I think he breaks clipboards because no one is actually looking at it when he draws little doodles of pee pees and wee wees, which he has conditioned the team to associate with taking jumpshots until you get one in… then take more jumpshots. Sorry I know i digressed but I couldn’t think of anything else to comment about.