When a pattern forms you’re gonna try to rationalize it’s existence. For about half a decade now that Toronto Raptors have been trapped in a pattern that, at this point, is almost central to the franchise’s identity. They’re good, even great, in the regular season, and then, all of a sudden, they’re bad in the playoffs. So, how has basketball fandom, as a collective, tried to rationalize this pattern? Well, they’ve seemingly come up with three core reasons the that the Raptors struggle in the playoffs:
- Organizational curse: The Raptors are cursed as a franchise; destined to struggle in the playoffs.