RAPTORS COULDN’T MATCH THE PELICANS AGGRESSION | RAPTORS VS PELICANS RECAP

RAPTORS COULDN’T MATCH THE PELICANS AGGRESSION | RAPTORS VS PELICANS RECAP

Hey happy Wednesday everybody happy Wednesday that was their welcome to NBA moment if there was ever a welcome to the league moment that was one of them that’s it right there the honeymoon is over we had a great first game without Scotty then the real [ __ ]

Came they ain’t got time to play the Pelicans are they on business time it’s exactly what it was they not playing no games Grand Opening Grand closing they came in to take care of business that was somebody Tyson [ __ ] I know that look when I see it they they in the middle of

Something they in the middle of something and they not trying to get caught up in traffic it’s close listen they go on a little three- game losing streak they might end up in a playin that’s every game counts for them they play no games with us and I expected

Them to come out like that I kind of I expected that but most importantly for us we needed that experience you know what I mean some guys need that wake up call it’s real out here and when a team comes in and they serious and they in the serious situation [ __ ] go down

Seriously you got to handle your business you know what I mean we need thicker skin more more aggression more execution to be the team like that they’re they’re far they’re further along in in in what they’re doing we’ll be there in due time but we were up against a really really polished

Pelicans team I don’t know how far they going to go in the playoffs but I know they’re not trying to be in a play in they real close between them Phoenix and I think there’s one more other team that they’re close to they’re like two three games

Apart and they’re they’re the fifth seed so they’re trying to hold on for dear life it was one of them games I didn’t I didn’t think they were going to come in and play with us I believe they did exactly what they were supposed to do they LED with aggression and then they

Started hitting shots that opened up everything so there’s not much we could do it’s part of the hustle that’s all it is it’s just part of the hustle you know what I mean we keep putting in the Reps we’ll be fine guys just got to keep

Working you know what I mean there there wasn’t much we could do against the New Orleans Pelicans when they’re like that and that further along and without Scotty and without Yak there but so much we could do you know what I mean I saw some signs of life though I mean I was

Impressed with that but it was a little too little too late they all they had already grabbed control of the game and was you know pretty much just running away with it there’s levels to competition like you can’t like what we had on the court wasn’t the level of

Competition that we were providing wasn’t on the level that they was competing at so it it was Des it was destined it was going to be one of them nights it was going to be one and they needed that win most importantly when a when a good team needs a win and we’re

In the middle of uh Remodel and Yak game playing and you know Scotty ain’t playing it’s listen it’s a recipe for for a loss that’s why I’m not really stressing it it’s just you know part for the course it is what it is but I do

Believe it was a good experience for our guys to be introduced to that level of intensity that level of purpose you know what I mean they meant business sometimes you got to see what it me means and what it feels like and experience what it feels like when the

Team is on that type of time cuz at some point you’re going to be in a situation where it’s going to be all about business and you going to have to summon and Implement some level of that type of pressure it ain’t even about the score

It it that’s just that’s just you know a end that justifies the means it’s still one win or one loss no matter how much you lose by you know what I mean and they needed that game and every game counts for New Orleans from this point out they’re one game

Ahead of Phoenix two games ahead of the Kings three ahead of Dallas and Dallas is the ninth seed they’re like they they’re trying to hold on and keep from being in the play in and they’re that close and there’s that much pressure and that much heat on

The back of their necks they got to produce so they going to end up in a in a in a situation where some tough conversations are going to have to be had their team is too good to be in the play in you know what I mean so I knew

They weren’t G to come in and play with us they grabbed control of the game early and never look back you know what I mean like I said without without Scotty and yaka perto we were limited in what we were able to do you know what I

Mean and guys like they it it was unfamiliar territory for certain guys as well we had too many new pieces dealing with this this type of pressure this type of intensity this level of competition It Ain’t Easy like this this was going to be an uphill battle you got

To be built for this one though right now guys aren’t built for that you know what I mean they got a little more they got some more experience ing some more weathering some more seasons to go through some more reps to put in in due time will’ll be there but we had no

Solution for them tonight you know what I mean they they hopped out 42 points in the first quarter what are you going to do they never look back like and that that was deliberate they didn’t want this to end up really be a game where they they weren’t trying to play Down to

The competition so to speak so they made sure that they won every quarter they stayed professional and it it was just one of those nights man where where they just were coming in to take care of business and we got caught up but we were aggressive like I’m happy that we

Took 93 shots cuz if we would have had like a 86 shot game I’d have been pissed off that we were so conservative you know what I mean and we lacked the necessary interior aggression we didn’t attack enough we were overwhelmed from the gate like they their sheer power and

Strength and you know the way Zion was playing the way you know Ingram and vun like everybody was aggressive and then they started getting into the you know hitting threes and but we we did what we could do but we were attacking too much outside of you know from the outskirts

Instead of up close and personal you know what I mean 45 rebounds is decent 21 assists is not up the par 44 you know points in the paint is it isn’t a sign of aggression you know what I mean cuz they they were definitely the aggressor

And we needed to step to that situation in order for us to have a chance of winning and like even if we would have caught fire from three it still would have been a tough game because they were committed to applying pressure and being physical and making sure that the fight

Was up close and personal as much as possible you know what I mean they they they took 105 shots they took just as many threes as we took they hit 24 threes you know what I mean 62 rebounds 56 points in the paint 27 fast break points they wanted to they they honestly

Wanted to make sure that they won this game and continue to just stay in working order avoid injuries and all that so we it was much like it wasn’t like it was we were at 100% And we needed this game too it was just we know what the

Situation we’re in they understood the situation in so they went ahead and just took care of business but it’s like at some point we’re going to have to deal with that so the sooner we introduce those young guys to that type of environment the better you know what I

Mean they were going to lean on us regardless they were going to try and overpower us regardless that’s what opens up their game plan it doesn’t always work like that for them sometimes that [ __ ] don’t work at all cuz if you match their force with a little bit of

Force of of your own the realities of who they are start to show a little bit more they’re not as Unstoppable as they looked last night they wouldn’t be the fifth seed if they were completely Unstoppable in the west there are four or five other teams better than them

They can lose to the the top nine teams in the west could actually beat them it’s not a sure thing they have weaknesses so they if we would have been in a position to apply pressure of our our own we would have saw more of their weaknesses start to appear you know what

I mean cuz they’re not Invincible you know what I mean so but to a team like ours who a guys a new playing together you know I mean new in the league it’s a little overwhelming you know what I mean so I’m not going to really hold their

Feet to the fire and be critical cuz it is what it is you know what I mean I it’ll be our turn to to dish out these ass whooping before you know it you know what I mean so it’s not like we we’re coming off of a situation where there’s

No hope there’s a there’s a lot of there’s a lot of good things waiting for us actually a few months away this could be a totally different conversation going into next season which is only a few months away so it’s like we going to take this we going to take this loss

With a you know with a grain of souls powerful the course but um you just get caught up in one of those spaces where their desperation and their need and their craving to win plus they have such a well put together team it it’s a daunting task to beat them

Like I said even if we hit threes I think would have been a tough night you know what I mean cuz they wanted it to be up close and personal we would have had to address their aggression either stop it or match it and there was too

Many guys trying to take jump shots you know what I mean guys weren’t really trying to mix it up up close and personal you know maybe quick quickly was attacking and RJ was attacking a lot of guys were trying to take jump shots you know what I mean uh Kels was

Definitely attacking and getting buckets in the point uh in the paint but we had too many guys that were trying to settle for jump shots didn’t really want to deal with the fight part you know what I mean but you live you learn

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