Game Thread: Raptors vs Hawks 16/1/15 @7:30 PM on TSN2

[NinjaBro]

Turnover out of the timeout beautiful

[RapsAndJays21]

Shark tank incoming, I might be done for the night

Isn't there suppose to be some crazy offer tonight?

[Bertoo]

So many horrible fans posting in this game thread.

[Agimat]

Glad to see now that Derozans back we've regained our mojo...

Think it was pretty obvious the last couple of games that derozan had nothing to do with our **** stretch and has a minimal impact on our success... Our entire team was on fire until the last 10 games. And now everyone looks off.. Pretty simple really... Whatever though, people can keep thinking what they want.

Yep

[Thespianoid]

My god.

This.

****.

Group of Individual Players.

Soft as a pillow

Soft? Depends on your definition.

I'd say they've been conditioned into looking for their own offense in favor of setting screens, moving off the ball, and moving the ball for better shots. The team culture is not team-centric. They don't play for each other, only for themselves.

And it's pretty much a perimeter-only setup. Offensively, 90% initiates from the perimeter. Defensively, if the guards don't put in the effort to fight through screens or keep up with their man, then the bigs get left on an island and bear the brunt of the blame.

It's pretty clear that it's a systemic issue. Get rid of the head.

[Black Milk]

So Casey's play out of the time out. Turn over.

[mowcrowbar]

Raptors lost whatever talent they had in the beginning. This is just pitiful as ****.

[RalphWiggum]

This game is a real eye opener

JV
Ross
Fields
Bebe
Our 1st this year and our 1st in 2016
NYK/Den 1st

Cousins
Stouskas

Pleaseeeeeee help us again Sacramento!

Lowry
Derozan
James
Patterson
Cousins

[rapz101]

this ish got me depressed

[Clutch Carter]

Lowry doesn't deserve to make the all star game the way he's been playing lately. Ever damn PG goes off against us every damn time. Might as well be Calderon out there.

[UnderdogRaptors]

Back to reality

[Flight33]

Wow we are getting reckt.

[TDotsfinest97]

BEAT US BY 60 ATL COME ON, this is for the raps own good, they need major changes in the offensive scheme

[G R E Y]

Damn.. We're looking bad when we can't buy a 3... And the other team is hitting 3s at such a high clip.

Free-wheeling O come hell or high water.

[Crazomali]

i heard the owners of hawks are selling. lets buy em Realgm

[JaysRule25]

Familiarity and good chemistry can only take you so far. This team has very noticeable holes that are beginning to get exposed now whenever we play a decent opponent. Masai needs to stop sitting around and get us some upgrades, or this season will end with a first round exit in the playoffs just like last year.

[Thespianoid]

Just got in. No tv access atm. Not looking good from the comments and score, though, yikes... Are they that much better or are we shooting ourselves in the foot and helping them?

Mostly the latter, but they're better because they actually know how to play basketball.

[Boogie!]

So Casey's play out of the time out. Turn over.

What does Casey have to do with demar turning it over on a post uo

[BrunoSkull]

Is Bucks the only team we can beat in 1st round? I'm very scared now.

[TheRealDeal]

We're young and Atlanta is playing out of their minds but I'm starting to think we should make a trade. The Rudy trade obviously seemed to galvanize the squad last season.

To come out of the locker room after that stinker of a half and look even worse is unacceptable, especially at home. Are these guys getting complacent?