[killer_carlson]

Disagree.

You know what you're getting with DD and KL. No passes in the 4th quarter unless they are driving, in the air, off balance and about to get blocked.

With JV he's a classic case of a player whose intensity picks up when he sees the ball occasionally on offence. Run some plays for the guy and watch him be more engaged defensively.

i'm much more interested in the Raptors for having gotten rid of Ross. That they added a guy like Ibaka puts this team with a complete different character.

The role players - PP, Sullinger, Joseph, Powell, Carrol - have to be more physical and better defensively.

This team could really use a veteran presence like Nesteravic brought a few years back. A veteran big, with a winning pedigree, professional. Knew he was going to see limited minutes so he used all his fouls and set a tone.