As the Toronto Raptors sputtered to a 1-6 record, including 0-3 in the past week, there has been a shift in the fan base. We’ve gone from Chicken Little to moral victory mode. Raptors Twitter was light and airy after an eight-point loss to the Phoenix Suns, a far cry from the general existential dread that was the norm prior to this game.
That is perhaps a slight overcorrection. This team has earned the moderately high expectations that we had to start the season, and to take those from them is to belittle their standing in the NBA.