Source from Alan Horton on Twitter.

There was a lot to be concerned about, namely the ball movement, transition (on both ends), and dismal shooting.

Better ball movement is gonna fix a lot. Ant and KAT won’t be holding the ball and forcing that many bad shots every night. More movement and made shots means less opportunities for opponent defensive rebounds and opponent transition shooting.

I liked what I saw in terms of rebounding, defensive effort (#3 defense in the league after game 1 btw), and overall intensity. This is not a year for moral victories, but it’s game one on an historically bad shooting night, and the Raptors are always a tough opponent with size and good defense.

  • yourloudneighborBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think the raptors are pretty good. Siakam, Barnes and OG are solid, athletic, big forward trio. I knew we were in for a game the very first possession when they bricked 20 3 pointers and got the offensive rebound only to drill a 3.

    Like that’s how it’s gonna bounce today?

  • DrWolvesBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    McDaniels was clearly missed last night. We would have won that game if he was on the court. However, it’s just not the way you want to start the season after all of the hype surrounding this team. To me, it’s pretty maddening watching these guys do the same things they’ve always done in terms of sloppy play and low IQ basketball decisions. When you have this much talent, these are not games you should lose and they add up over a season full of basketball and impact your ability to finish in a favorable playoff seeding.