As Toronto Raptors Twitter has constantly noted this season, nobody does a fake comeback like the Tampa Dinos. The combination of the team’s competitive spirit and the fact that our brains are broken from multiple improbable comebacks last season has removed many a Raptor fan from their window for a quality night’s sleep as we stay up in hopes that, maybe, the team might make it all the way this time.
Matt Devlin’s relentless optimism certainly does not help those of us who want to start the bedtime routine. But calling it a night early only to find out your team pulled it off is like leaving the roulette table right before the number you’ve been zeroed in on finally hits.