To Dan H – Bosh sure did log a lot of minutes in those 17 regular season games, true. But Jesus, if that’s all it takes to wear him down at the beginning of the year, I’d hate to see what happens to the guy if we ever made a deep run into the playoffs. I guess we can’t shorten the bench at all.

Since the change was mid-season, then Jay would not have been able to make major changes to the plays and the team’s playing style.

This means that he was trying to run Sam’s system, and from what I read, not playing to his preferred style at all (Jay seems much more pro-ball-movement than Sam).

:)

I’ll add an aside: At the beginning of last season, BC conned everyone by saying he had put together the best team he’d ever had (on paper).

In BC we Trust! lol!! ;P

Which is awesome. But also makes your idea a little early.

personally, i love the press. think of it this way…what was your reaction when you saw the opposition manning-up jose or ukic or swill or AP full-court last year? it was probably ‘crap,’ because we all knew that we were short at quality depth at the point behind jose, and that that kind of D would tire him out quicker, or that ukic & swill sucked & would either turn it over, or take so long bringing it up the floor, there’d only be a few seconds left on the shot clock (the raptors’ version of the suns’ offense: ‘ONLY 7 SECONDS LEFT’) by the time the play was set up.

NOBODY bothers. Why is that?

With minimal half assed pressure, teams barely make it over in 6 seconds.

2nd unit guys should full court press until they drop.

I’ll let go of the games Triano did have with the same roster. But you really need to tell me how Triano could have possibly done a poor job in your view – given that everything was the fault of circumstance.