I thought the reffing really let Brooklyn dictate the physicality on their side of the ball and the Raps got called for small bumps that really compromised the defence. Small fouls like when Vasquez was fronting Johnson didn't allow the Raps to be physical with the Net's physical players.
The same calls were not called for both teams regardless of what happened. The block/charge game between the Raps and the Net's was a terrible display of officiating.
Interesting to note that Casey said DeRozan had the flu during the game.
As for the team moving forward I'm looking forward to the development of Jonas. I think he is all-star material and could potentially be the best center in the east in about 2-3 years. If you look at trends of post players most of them don't reach their peak until their 4th to 5th years in the league.
They should probably exercise the team option on Amir's contract and try to re-sign Lowry for a reasonable price.
I'm hoping they find a decent replacement for Salmons, because at this stage of his career he is a complete disaster on the offensive end. His offence pretty much negates anything that he does on defence. Maybe their draft pick could fill the void.
Great season this year. I'll be looking forward to next season for the Raps.
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