Is this season about development or winning?
looking ahead of schedule, and the Raptors having some the same issues they had last season, here are my five biggest takeaways as the Raptors prepare for the new campaign.Let’s start with the uninspiring part of the Raptors preseason, and that is the fact that the team has the same holes on their roster that they did last season. I’m talking, of course, about their half-court offense, lack of outside shooting, and poor defensive rebounding.
As it turns out, as much as the Raptors can try to scheme their way out of these issues or alleviate them through internal improvements from some of their key players — and those things could help, however marginally — the fundamental problems from last season still persist. The Raptors have shot 43.7 percent from the field and 24.4 percent from beyond the arc this preseason, giving them an offensive rating of 104.9, 20th in the league. Plus, they have rebounded just 71.
Siakam averaged 21.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists along with 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks per 36 minutes this preseason, shooting 42.3 percent from the field . And while those numbers might look underwhelming at first, Siakam was letting it fly from three — as he should during preseason, but maybe not as frequently in the regular season, as we saw last year. When he chose to attack the paint instead of settling, Siakam shot 52.
“Christian, again, has been a really solid player… He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes out there. He fits in with the first group, fits in with the second group. He’s a good team player,” Nurse said.
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