Comments on: Raps Wrap, where the point guards came to play http://miltonsearch.com/sportsblog/2009/11/24/raps-wrap-where-the-point-guards-came-to-play/ Milton & GTA Sports News and Commentary Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:55:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MSG http://miltonsearch.com/sportsblog/2009/11/24/raps-wrap-where-the-point-guards-came-to-play/comment-page-1/#comment-4182 MSG Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:20:18 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/sportsblog/?p=619#comment-4182 Indiana really can't play defense. Toronto really can't play defense, either. Toronto really earned this win, offensively. They were great on that end. The way they worked, and passed, and finished? This could have happened against a top-notch defensive outfit. Indiana didn't earn the win offensively, clearly. The team mainly scored because Toronto is awful defensively. Not a lot of people have figured out that Indiana is really awful offensively, too. 28 assists on 43 field goals for Toronto, who worked its way toward 74 first half points. 74. And it looked the part. If anything, we should be criticizing the Raps' for not hitting the century mark after the first 24 minutes. The Pacers came back, the very next half. Danny Granger (36 points) started hitting from behind the arc, Jeff Foster moved his feet defensively, and the Raptors defended like the 30th-ranked defensive team that they are. What was surprising was that the Pacers played better offensively (the squad is 25th in offensive efficiency) than they're used to. Indiana really can’t play defense.

Toronto really can’t play defense, either.

Toronto really earned this win, offensively. They were great on that end. The way they worked, and passed, and finished? This could have happened against a top-notch defensive outfit.

Indiana didn’t earn the win offensively, clearly. The team mainly scored because Toronto is awful defensively. Not a lot of people have figured out that Indiana is really awful offensively, too.

28 assists on 43 field goals for Toronto, who worked its way toward 74 first half points. 74. And it looked the part. If anything, we should be criticizing the Raps’ for not hitting the century mark after the first 24 minutes.

The Pacers came back, the very next half. Danny Granger (36 points) started hitting from behind the arc, Jeff Foster moved his feet defensively, and the Raptors defended like the 30th-ranked defensive team that they are.

What was surprising was that the Pacers played better offensively (the squad is 25th in offensive efficiency) than they’re used to.

]]> By: Morning Coffee – Nov 25 – Raptors Republic - Raptors Blog ESPN TrueHoop http://miltonsearch.com/sportsblog/2009/11/24/raps-wrap-where-the-point-guards-came-to-play/comment-page-1/#comment-4179 Morning Coffee – Nov 25 – Raptors Republic - Raptors Blog ESPN TrueHoop Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:19:59 +0000 http://miltonsearch.com/sportsblog/?p=619#comment-4179 [...] Raps Wrap, where the point guards came to play « Milton Ontario Sports & Recreation We should also mention that Andrea Bargnani also had a nice fourth quarter. He went all Dirk-like, in nailing a series of mid-range jumpers (3 in a row at one point) after Indiana had closed to within 7 points to maintain a double-digit Raptor lead after the team’s usual lax second half defensive effort. [...] [...] Raps Wrap, where the point guards came to play « Milton Ontario Sports & Recreation We should also mention that Andrea Bargnani also had a nice fourth quarter. He went all Dirk-like, in nailing a series of mid-range jumpers (3 in a row at one point) after Indiana had closed to within 7 points to maintain a double-digit Raptor lead after the team’s usual lax second half defensive effort. [...]

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