What’s really being asked in these questions of Raptors’ chemistry and cohesiveness is this: how will they respond when pushed? Will they come together and execute, will they rise to the occasion, will they play up to their potential? Or, despite major changes to the roster, will they revert to being the same old Raptors?
As Paul Flannery wrote earlier today on SB Nation, by dint of that aforementioned personnel makeover, it’s impossible for this Toronto squad to be the same. It is fair, however, to wonder now about fit and familiarity instead — and yes, to ask those questions of force.