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Originally Posted by St. Pats
So does this Oly experience help or hinder the Raptors. Lowry, DD and JV not getting much vacation/ rest time. Is that going to catch up to them in mid season? Or are the benefits of playing for their country worth the lack of down time?
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I think it's a positive; always good to have experience at the highest possible level, and while the games aren't really competitive, the US coaching staff is doing an amazing job keeping them locked in and playing hard regardless of the score. That's a really useful lesson for DeRozan and Lowry, if it's something they can take back with them. And it's good for them to not be the focal point of their team (as well as great for JV to be the focal point of his team).
Besides, the Raptors have reached the point where with the goal now getting to that next level in the playoffs, reducing their minutes in the regular season would probably be a positive.