Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic discusses the teams lack of energy to start of the game, Scottie Barnes’ PnR chemistry with Jakob Poeltl and more.
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I beleive the reason they start with low energy is because the ball needs to go to their top scorers first to build momentum and energy than let others take their shots. Dame did that tonight and everyone got in line. The tone needs to be set by your best players first than you can make sure everyone gets a turn.
Bad shooters
Im a masai guy but he has fallen in luv with "his" guys. Giving up a 1st round pick for Poertl was a huge mistake …one of many by Masai lately. This team is not good, holding on to OG and Pascal also might come to bite Masai same as FVV.
They were off from the beginning !
It sucks to see but the Raptors lack mental toughness. Body language shows it habitually. They need more accountability from everyone. At times feel like players are too soft and don't wanna go at other teammates to correct mistakes. Sometimes you gotta create friction if being nice does not work. I think Raptors are a very talented team that lack mental toughness and lack a little more skill but that comes through training and experience. It starts with the leaders.
either trade siakem or give him the ball tf are we doing
Stop playing Flynn so much
poeltl looks lost when someone is driving past him…
Maybe the reason is that they don't do a warm-up before practice and only just lift weights and play ball. When they should be doing a circuit training like 1. One group of 4 running stairs. 2. One group of 4 doing calisthenics like stretch bands for 45 seconds on 15 seconds off 30 seconds on 30 seconds off 15 seconds on 45 seconds off and then finish with 1 minute all out and medicine balls weighing at least 25 lbs or smash balls. 3. Burpees, Push-ups, Hip flexor back-ups. 4. Jumping on one leg for 20 metres, then switch to other leg, then both leg frog jumps 20 metres up and back, then alternating hopping jump strides. To perform at an elite sport you must be doing more than just playing ball. If I would be allowed to come see what you have and do, I'm sure that there is much room for improvement. But that's up to the Coach. I so sure that the organization is going to look over this petition and try and go it alone, I know this because I have witnessed and know that the pride is to much for an outsider that knows nothing about basketball to actually help the team????? So when your down and out and desperate come and see me in the Niagara Region. Everyone wants to be famous and only do the sufficient as to get by. By now you know that this white haired old-timer can carry any load cause I'm always being used for free encouragement. I want you to know that I need not money and give no fucks about making you pretty boys realize that wearing flashy clothing every different night don't impress me, maybe the girls like your earrings and stroking your conversation, but I give different conversation without filler and straight to the point. You guys need an ass whooping to get right with yourselves. I hope this makes you mad enough to realize that basically no one gives a fuck unless your a Toronto Raptors Fan and even still, some sell you short as you may see in the remarks and comments section. For example, Oh he should have done this, Oh he could have done that. Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda. Do you catch my drift????? Do you have a track & Field track available? Cause you guys ain't got step nor stride. You go to a position on the court and pick flowers while waiting for the pass to come and then if it comes your already stiff and tired mentally because of having no patience and then when you shoot because of the fact that your flat footed, you ain't executing properly, and then because you missed the shoot your conscious drains you. I give tough Love because I know very well how hard high performance is and harder to maintain when your at the top like Pascal. Pascal is a Two-Time NBA All-Star and if you are draining him because of your, I'll just say, attitude, then he will probably step off the court like tonight at the beginning of the fourth. You all need psychological positive maintenance assurance cause some of you still have at least 15 years left in the League. Have A Great Day, As The Scots Say.
i love our raptors but sad to say we need a superstar to contend with these top teams..lets accept that we are an average team since kawhi and lowry left..just waiting for it to happen..win or lose still a raptor
Bay St old fogies and crypt keepers in suits don't get players going. Real fans do. Bay St has ruined the Raptors .
ref calling looseball travel call was setting the tone… when they don't call carrys on doncic and lilliard. Not sure why u start shroder when he was day-to-day.
Not sure why a good 2pt shooting team starts shooting 3s so early…those early flynn misses were a doozy.
what happen to playing 6'9….flynn/shroder always 1 on.
Toronto's problem is that their Center Potelt does not fit the style of play
Darko is an idiot he knows who his best player is
Stubborn fanbase and franchise. Poorly constructed roster. Build around Scottie. It's that simple
If you want to pay me a couple million bucks i'll be the 15th guy on the bench I would come in early and make coffee for everyone
Raptors got to get pascal involved unless he's hurt it look it.
Raptors got to work on contested 3 point shots Offensively & Defensively in there practices 20% on everything else.
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They can all be high on crack it still doesn't change the fact that nobody can shoot and the roster has no quality guards. This is a Masai problem not a coach problem.
It’s because of you Darko, Pascal made win but barely appreciated, and tonight you didn’t let him play on the 4th qtr. You tried to build up the morale of new players while losing your star player. Raptors deserved to lose.
At this point Talent does not win games. Players who play together, and gel with each other's style of play will win more than just talent. We need to trade to find the right fit, we have tried the og, pascal, and scottie barnes they don't fit together although talented players. Trade while we can, before we continue the same path of mediocrity. If you have the same team and expecting different results it is pure insanity.
Darko please play the benches like liberty and others don’t be ignorant