Yosemite Dan wrote:timdunkit wrote:KG1585 wrote:They had a month of training camp and if they still can't be ready for the season is kind of ridiculous. This would have been the perfect year for the team to go to Europe. The big three's first season with the Celtics, they went to Europe, I think that brought them together and they had good chemistry right at the start of the season.
I don't think that there not ready ... its just there not lubricated and smooth yet. Some teams take time to gel and some teams need more time to gel. Its a learning process no matter what way you spin it. The Mavs took some time to gel with Kidd but the Lakers got along quickly with Gasol.
The Raptors didn't just bring in 9 new faces, they brought in an entire new system. Bosh/Bargs/Jose have as much to learn as the other 9 new guys because they played in the old system for 3 years.
I can almost guarantee when you watch the Raps this year thier offensive system will look exactly the same . High pick and rolls, alot of standing around while Bosh swings the ball with his hands from side to side and alot of 3 pointers in the 4th quarter. In essence the same systme we've had for 3 years because that's the only way the type of players we have can be effective. Remember Turk is another jumpshooter on a starting lineup full of jumpshooters. On defense there will be alot of preaching to the media that we just need to communicate on defense. We just have to talk and we'll be fine.
I would agree with most of what your saying but a few things have changed.
1)This team is running a lot more for easy baskets.
2) The ball movement is improving. What made the 06/07 team so good was because no one kept there hands on the ball forever. Ever since that year, the ball movement has gotten a lot worse. So far in the preseasons, the ball movement has been a mix of 06/07 season and 08/09 season (where it was just awful).
3) Hedo is a jumpshooter ... but thats not the only thing he can do on offense! This was the huge problem for last year. Hedo can put the ball on the floor and can break defenses down and create shots for his own teammates nad himself. He can also isolate himself on the wing and take his man one on one (no one on last years team could do that consistently from the wing). Like I said, when the ball movement was amazing in 06/07 but teams have scouted us out past few years and realized that they could let Bosh get his but stick on the perimeter and it kills the ball movement.
In theory, all sytems are designed to be perfect but application is a total different thing. There could be slight differences between two systems but on the court a totally different product. Even if we ran Mitchell's system, if we can add these 2 elements, the system could be run better ...