GT #5 - Raptors (1-3) vs Rockets (1-2) - October 29th, 2025 - 6:30PM EST - TSN

Troubadour · Post #281 » by **Troubadour** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:47 pm

Up 18 on the three ball and you're down 7. Hard to do that.

The defence was better in the 2nd Q. They're getting killed on the offensive glass, but that's more tolerable than watching a Rockets player drive into the paint with zero resistance for a lay-up or a kickout to a wide open three.

Son Goku 25 · Post #282 » by **Son Goku 25** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:47 pm

Our team is so strange. All decent players but don't match or compliment each other well, at least not yet. We also lack size and are soft as hell on defense.

They gotta make changes this season and not wait too long hopefully.

dballislife · Post #283 » by **dballislife** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:47 pm

lol have you guys seen defense this bad in your lifetime as a raptors fan seriously?

PushDaRock · Post #284 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:47 pm

dballislife wrote:we honestly didnt play terrible defense, houston missed a lot of shots but just too many 2nd chances not securing rebounds lol

It was pretty awful early on, got a bit better though. The rebounding is killing them though on both ends.

tdotrep2 · Post #285 » by **tdotrep2** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:48 pm

darkos gotta crack the whip, ingram should never get frozen out, and scottie should be the second option. Rj should get his in moments, quicks gotta shoot open shots and space the floor/move without the ball

Brinbe · Post #286 » by **Brinbe** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:48 pm

more effort on the glass would be nice but they simply have a huge team and they're not exactly slacking out there either so gonna be tough to do anything that.

okogie and sheppard are their smallest players and even they'll compete.

PushDaRock · Post #287 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:48 pm

dballislife wrote:lol have you guys seen defense this bad in your lifetime as a raptors fan seriously?

You must not have watched those Jay Triano teams

canada_dry · Post #288 » by **canada_dry** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:48 pm

We're getting Darko'd

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tms · Post #289 » by **tms** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:49 pm

In fairness, a lot of the rebounds have been long. Not as easy to corral those

Harcore Fenton Mun · Post #290 » by **Harcore Fenton Mun** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:50 pm

“I don’t see a weak link on defense for us this year” Rajakovic.

Jeremy Lin 7 · Post #291 » by **Jeremy Lin 7** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:50 pm

Darko is making me miss Nick Nurse. He'd at least call out this pathetic defense in the media.

bape_lovers · Post #292 » by **bape_lovers** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:50 pm

The Tampa years was bad too

PushDaRock wrote:
dballislife wrote:lol have you guys seen defense this bad in your lifetime as a raptors fan seriously?

You must not have watched those Jay Triano teams

Sandman88 · Post #293 » by **Sandman88** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:50 pm

Dick has been invisible so far this season

Clutch0z24 · Post #294 » by **Clutch0z24** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:51 pm

Are people really surprised we have bad defense? We do not have the personel to do well night in and night out....No rim protection, No rebounding presence We have many liabilities as well.

Madvillainy2004 · Post #295 » by **Madvillainy2004** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:51 pm

Houston tough for us with no Yak but man 70 at half just won't get it done lol

bape_lovers · Post #296 » by **bape_lovers** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:52 pm

Game 1 he was good, but we played the biggest team 4 times in row which is crazy. Cleveland is next, and they are also one biggest team in the league.

Sandman88 wrote:Dick has been invisible so far this season

PushDaRock · Post #297 » by **PushDaRock** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:52 pm

Sandman88 wrote:Dick has been invisible so far this season

Not completely, had a great 1st game. Team best +7 for this one

MEDIC · Post #298 » by **MEDIC** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:52 pm

Quick got fouled on that drive. If that's Ja Morant, automantic whistle.

TheRealDeal · Post #299 » by **TheRealDeal** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:52 pm

This is just a horrible matchup for us without Poeltl. I almost created a betting account just to bet against us tonight

HumbleRen · Post #300 » by **HumbleRen** » Wed Oct 29, 2025 11:53 pm

Think the worst part of it all is that we play like we’re a dumb team.

Darko and this roster ain’t it lol.