Boy the team depressed the bejesus out of this forum.

We aren't down by double digits so that is a pawsitiv.

if we lose by less than 10 I count it as a win

Double digit loss # 11.

ahahahahahahaha!

Let's try to stay optimistic here. Two positives I've been informed of: 1. the whole team showed up for the game on time so that's nice to see, and 2. we're still workin on #2...

Go Raps!

Don't worry, we have another season changing win coming up on Friday.

No fight in these Raps. They get down 10pts and know they can't get back in the game, you can see it by how lackadaisical they seem to be after getting beat down game after game. When losing becomes the norm almost acceptable, the team is in MAJOR trouble. The Raps roster needs a shake-up.

I am so tired of Triano's soft approach to this team. Everything is just a 'few steps behind' and the defence will 'come with time'. Are you f***ing kidding me?!! I'm more critical of the 12 year olds I coach. These are grown men, they are getting paid tens- if not hundreds of thousands of dollars a GAME. I don't give a sh*t about their emotional response to getting justified criticism. The team will remain in a stagnate and depressing hole as long as these excuses are continually made. Have some f***ing pride or at least respect the fan base. Does the MLSE not recognize the team is suffering from a dwindling fan base, how long do we have to be exposed to this apathetic clusterf*** before some issues get addressed? Just keep pushing the the fact that its the 15th anniversary, then everything is okay, the fans swell with pride when discussing 15 seasons of dismal mediocrity. The failure to achieve any consistency on both ends of the floor is the the most frightening aspect of this team. We are 28 games into the season, the excuse of the team 'not yet meshing' is void, time to snap back to reality. At the very least bring in some defensive and rebounding coaches, Triano's contract is a huge pill to swallow, but give these guys a chance by establishing some fire and intensity in the organization, this style of play is not acceptable, that needs to be driven into the heads of everyone in the organization.

put weems, pops and amir in the starting lineup. let them play till they foul out.

*sigh*

I really dont know what else to say anymore...

have we, in the last five or six years, beaten a good team? i'm actually trying to think of a time.

nice rant btw. triano's contract was a huge pill to swallow the minute it was announced.

Triano is not fit to be a head coach in this league. I know we often blame the coaches when teams are doing badly, sometimes it's justified and sometimes it is not. In this case I think it is 100% justified. When you're getting blown out by double digits on a regular basis you really have to start looking at what is wrong with the teams system, which starts with the coaching staff. I've seen teams with worse records than the Raps stay competitive against some of the best teams in the league, yet the Raps are not able to do this on any night it seems. And this nasty habit they have of being completely useless on back to backs is just embarrassing and inexcusable. You're professional basketball players yet you're playing like a bunch of worn out 80 year olds because you had to play the game that you train for on a regular basis 2 days in a row? Pathetic.

"Let’s change up the order today; the sameness of the game in Orlando made it virtually impossible to learn much, except that this group has very little heart, next to zero determination and less will some nights than any Raptors team I’ve covered"

Even Doug "Swirsky" Smith is turning on this team... oh boy

Does anyone have a link to second half-scoring averages or even points differential for the raptors this season?

we played last night? wow, I actually had no idea. and .. I feel no regret at having missed it. I'm free! I'm free!

i'm guessing it's horrible

do you think our second half bed soiling is due more to:

A. other teams know they can beat us and just turn it on once it comes to the second half
or
B. poor coaching as we can't react to changes the other team has made at halftime