Nursing Leonard to 74 wins - Official Raptors 2018/2019 Thread

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Siakam,OG,Ibaka,Lowry all played great but the one guy who is kinda disppointing me so far is Van Vleet....

Dude is making some 3s but his overrall handling of the offence has been poor,too many turnovers,bad shots,over dribbling.


He got that Norman Powell Disease now

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Why nurse is 100 times the coach Casey is

Jonas and Ibaka haven't played one minute together this year

Both started majority of the games last year



Jonas in 15-20mpg is perfect

He's avg like 13 and 8

Numbers he averaged in 5-10 minutes more last year because no backup center can guard him
 

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Another thing is no offense to demar
But even if Leonard leaves so what

Demar was a turnstile on defense and his game slowed down the offense

ISO ball and mid range jumpers :scust:



I’ve never seen Lowry look so good so happy

I don’t even think the raptors have a shot clock violation yet this year
 

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Another thing is no offense to demar
But even if Leonard leaves so what

Demar was a turnstile on defense and his game slowed down the offense

ISO ball and mid range jumpers :scust:



I’ve never seen Lowry look so good so happy

I don’t even think the raptors have a shot clock violation yet this year

Its funny cause Demar is playing good defense aside from a couple games with the Spurs. I'm actually shocked. And offensively, he's blended into that Spurs system
 

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Its funny cause Demar is playing good defense aside from a couple games with the Spurs. I'm actually shocked. And offensively, he's blended into that Spurs system


At the end of the day it will prob work out like the oladipo for George

Ala both teams got players to suit their system
 

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Why nurse is 100 times the coach Casey is

Jonas and Ibaka haven't played one minute together this year

Both started majority of the games last year



Jonas in 15-20mpg is perfect

He's avg like 13 and 8

Numbers he averaged in 5-10 minutes more last year because no backup center can guard him


Biggest credit to Nurse is taking Jonas out the starting lineup and playing him spot mins for his offense,thats really his role in the new NBA.

Lakers went on a run in the 4th quarter with JV on the floor because he doesnt defend well in space but Nurse wasnt worried about losing the game so he played him his minutes....The key is get him his 18-20 mins so he can give you 13-15 points without him affecting the defense too much...
 

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Siakam,OG,Ibaka,Lowry all played great but the one guy who is kinda disppointing me so far is Van Vleet....

Dude is making some 3s but his overrall handling of the offence has been poor,too many turnovers,bad shots,over dribbling.
Need to get him in the pnr. He isn’t very good with the ball without it.
 

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Need to get him in the pnr. He isn’t very good with the ball without it.


I think he needs to play the background more and come in the game and be a facilitator,to me that opens up his offense...When he tries to drive and score when its not there for him hes not effective....when he is looking to set guys up then the defense shifts there attention off him and opens up lanes for him...

Hes forcing his game on the offense right now...He had some brutal turnovers last night when the Lakers started gaining momentum in the 4th quarter...
 

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I think he needs to play the background more and come in the game and be a facilitator,to me that opens up his offense...When he tries to drive and score when its not there for him hes not effective....when he is looking to set guys up then the defense shifts there attention off him and opens up lanes for him...

Hes forcing his game on the offense right now...He had some brutal turnovers last night when the Lakers started gaining momentum in the 4th quarter...
Agreed 100%. He is not a primary scorer. He’s better when defences are focused away from him.
 

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Biggest credit to Nurse is taking Jonas out the starting lineup and playing him spot mins for his offense,thats really his role in the new NBA.

Lakers went on a run in the 4th quarter with JV on the floor because he doesnt defend well in space but Nurse wasnt worried about losing the game so he played him his minutes....The key is get him his 18-20 mins so he can give you 13-15 points without him affecting the defense too much...
JV's legs look completely shot. Can't elevate to block or dunk. Slow to get into position.

Nurse is genius to have him come off the bench.
 
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