Raptors get solid W vs Rockets
Houston Rockets [10-13] 88
TORONTO RAPTORS [11-15] 101
Box Score
One of the beauties of basketball is that there are almost always different ways to accomplish a specific goal.
If the Raptors use the player rotation which they employed yesterday:
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ROLE |
PG |
OG |
SF |
PF |
C |
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STARTERS |
1 Jack [38] |
2 DeRozan [21] |
3 Turkoglu [37] |
4 Bosh [36] |
5 Bargnani [31] |
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KEY SUBS |
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6 Weems [29] |
7 Johnson [20] |
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9 Belinelli [8] |
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8 Mensah-Bonsu [9] |
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10 Banks [10] |
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RESERVES |
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11 Wright [DNP] |
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12 Nesterovic [DNP] |
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EXTRAS/OUT |
Calderon/inj. |
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Evans/inj. |
O’Bryant |
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Legend: # - Player number in rotation; [] – Minutes Played. |
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they should be able to compete successfully against the other middle-of-the-pack teams, in the NBA, from game-to-game.
This is just one example of an effective rotation for the Raptors which:
1. Places increased emphasis on Team Defense and Rebounding.
2. Makes much better use of the more dynamic NBA calibre athletes on their roster [i.e. Sonny Weems, Amir Johnson and Pops Mensah-Bonsu].
3. More clearly defines each player’s role in a tighter [i.e. 8-9 man] rotation.
4. Limits/reduces the minutes played overall by Andrea Bargnani/C [i.e. MPG/33.2].
5. Minimizes/eliminates the minutes played overall by Antoine Wright/SF [i.e. DNP].
If they use this specific rotation in their next game, at Miami [Tue Dec 15], the Raptors should be able to battle the Heat down to the final few possessions … which, on a consistent basis, is really all any Raptors fan can ask for this season, given the overall “quality” of the roster.
Tags: Amir Johnson, Andrea Bargnani, Antoine Wright, Chris Bosh, Demar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Houston Rockets, Jarrett Jack, Jose Calderon, Marco Belinelli, Marcus Banks, Patrick O'Bryant, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Rasho Nesterovic, Reggie Evans, Sonny Weems, Toronto Raptors