Raptors are the worst in the league at challenges

[Raps in 4]

Darko is pretty bad at challenging, as was Nurse. But I also feel our challenges get denied even when they are legitimate. I can't tell you how many games I've watched where the opposing team's commentators are sure we're going to win the challenge, and are then bewildered when the refs announce the challenge was lost.

[mrdressup]

He trusts Boucher and Scottie, that's why. Those two are not trustable with foul calls. Also he number of times fouls have not been reversed on us when there were not fouls is unreal. The opposite happens. They reverse calls on opponents when it clear there were fouls. Replays won't help you when you get zero benefit of the doubt to begin with.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Darko is so bad at the challenges, that I also do believe its his stealth way of tanking. However, to the Raps defense there have been some pretty bad calls even on challenges. Its like when we played OKC and Boucher being called for a flagrant trying to defend a 3PT shot by SGA. The Ref saying Boucher was 5 FT out from SGA so had no chance to block it and his foot landing near SGA's foot was intention to injure.

The best way to tank using the challenges is to not use them at all.

[djsunyc]

no team should ever use challenges in the 1st half of games unless it's to prevent a 3rd foul on a key player.

[mdenny]

I was talking to buddie and we have concluded challenging on dumb **** is Darkos way of slightly tanking

And to suck up to scotty which I find annoying.

[YogurtProducer]

no team should ever use challenges in the 1st half of games unless it's to prevent a 3rd foul on a key player.

No team should be using a challenge unless it directly takes or adds points on the board. If there is a BS 3 point foul on possession #1 you challenge.

Possessions are important, but unless its less than 2 minutes, who gives a **** if we lose a possession in the 1st quarter.

[johanliebert]

The celtics were ranked #1 last season yet in the bottom 9 for this one. You can't make much of this data it's just another excuse to bash Darko.