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Originally Posted by fleury
The Raptors did themselves in tonight. Refs will be refs in the NBA - pathetic and arguably corrupt. But really leading up to the huge comeback, there were selfish shots, lazy 3PT plays, and not enough aggression down low. Even their defence was shoddy at times letting guys come in down low 1 on 3 and still getting the basket easily.
Guys I want to see more of:
Vazquez - was the catalyst for the comeback having sat out most of the 2nd and 3rd (it seemed)
Patterson - aside from the bone headed missed freethrows at key moments, he seems to be an efficient guy. I just think the pressure gets to him during crunch time. Play the guy until the last 3 minutes.
Guys I want to see less of:
Hansbrough - was too slow yesterday and was exposed early. His biggest asset of being aggressive, just wasn't there. Sit him out this series except for particular sub-in moments early in the game.
Johnson - the guy has simply not been there this entire series. Where has the aggression gone? He's not doing anything noteworthy to me which is surprising.
Ross - undersized and overwhelmed at times.
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Amir Johnson? seriously? He was good in Game 2 playing along Patterson so I don't get it. He might have a bad Game 3 but pretty much everyone else except Derozan and JV.
Ross, i might have to agree with you because he looks lost out there most of the time. Vasquez can be good if he doesn't force his play. Late in the game made a bonehead pass when he already commited a play then decide to pass to someone. The guy can be good, he can make plays but he tends to make mistakes a lot. I am pretty sure if you look at the numbers of turnovers by Raptors' players his name would be right up there.
I thought the Raps defense was so-so in Game 3. Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and even Paul Pierce had a lot of wide open plays especially in the 2nd half. I didn't see Landry Fields in the 2nd half until late in the game. He had an awesome Game 2 defending Johnson and even Pierce. I missed the 1st half so maybe I thought he wasn't that good in 1st half that's why Casey didn't even play in the 2nd half.
Interesting point, what is up with so many rest days in between games? I think the long rest days is favoring the veteran team Brooklyn Nets. Whatever happen to one day rest in between Game 1 and 2 or no rest then one day rest from Game 2 and 3?