Overall, to start the season, major Toronto sports teams are a paltry 3-7-1 and while hockey and basketball are on opposite ends of the spectrum, the Toronto Maple Leafs and The Raptors are mirroring each other’s play.
Yet the core difference between the Raptors and the Toronto Maple Leafs is that for one this was expected, while the other is supposed to be competing.
Some picked the Raptors as a potential dark horse to scrape into the playoffs, or at least be in contention at the business end of the season, but many looked at it as a mini rebuild.