If the last Toronto Raptors game you watched took place on the east coast, this column is going to come as something of a Rip Van Winkle-esque shock to you. Actually, scratch that. It’ll hit you like Rip Van Winkle waking up and immediately being concussed by an errant bowling pin.
A lot has happened with the Raptors over the past seven days, is my point.
Nevertheless, this is still the End of Bench Chronicles — even if, perhaps especially if, the team’s end-of-bench players are suddenly in the main rotation (or the starting lineup).