I’m betting Finch gets fired during the season. Lots of people focusing on the offensive struggles but Toronto has the roster to be a top 5 defensive team (12th last year) so the Wolves not shooting well shouldn’t be a huge surprise. The vibes though were definitely still off. This team has persistently bad vibes as evidenced by the end of the last regular season (vibe maintenance is a key part of the job of NBA coach) and routinely fails to look like they are more than the sum of their parts (the other key component of a head coaches job). I don’t doubt he’s a great tactician however this group needs a ‘leader of men’ type as opposed to just an X’s and O’s coach.

  • Slim-TicketBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    The fact that the team looks exactly the same isn’t a great sign.

    On some things yes - transition D woes, hero ball. But the team last year did not have a Rudy and KAT being spry on defense getting 4 blocks or outrebounding the other team 73-56. That’s not the exact same team, some things yes, but other things have improved. Everything won’t change right away, let’s see how they build on this.