This particular drum has been beaten enough for the Raptors, but here we are again: Patrick Patterson should get a chance to start for Toronto. The Raptors are into year two of not quite having a proper starting power forward. Last season they ran all year on an empty tank with Luis Scola; this year they’re hanging on with Pascal Siakam as Jared Sullinger heals from foot surgery. This should be Patterson’s time.
Now, far be it for me to base all of this thinking on one game against the Philadelphia 76ers.