Undrafted Rook wrote:Agreed. But for me this seems like the same problem that you keep hammering Jose, poor defense off the ball. It is a teamwide issue that starts with poor coaching. Players don't seem to now when they are supposed to help and are they supposed to deny the middle or the baseline. Anyone know if Raptors have an assistant who is in charge of the defense?
I recognize that it is a team issue. Whenever someone mentions how the Raptors have improved on defense or say that they aren't as bad as people suggest they are, I usually beg to differ. I'm not going to let any stats or people's opinions affect the way I see the game. I watch the games and know what I see. This team sorely lacks focus and discipline for 48 minutes.
It also doesn't help when teams make a push and all of a sudden the Raptors get rattled so easily. Maybe that has to do with experience, but I need to see improvements along the way and I'm not seeing it. I find myself complaining about the same thing about this team for 3+ years now.
Undrafted Rook wrote:Yes, there are multiple ways to defend the screen, switch, belly up, help and recover , trapping (here you "ride") or going under. Key point is to now what you are doing and communicate with the big man. I know coaches want to throw different looks with p&r defense, but Raps seem often lost, Jose yes, but it's most evident with Bargs/Hump, sometimes they jump out agressively, and sometimes they just drift, not knowing who to defend.
Good observation. Those bigs for the Raptors are at fault in some cases. As you mentioned, communication is not up to par.