The Raptors aren’t a mess, because it’s two games into a 72-game regular season and it’s not like they don’t know the kind of consistent effort it takes to win NBA games.
They are scuffling out of the gate, without doubt, and they’re troubled by that. They know there has to be improvement in every facet of the game.
The defensive effort is good for stretches and awful at other times. They seem to score enough points to win games, but issues exist with the offence as they stumble into Philadelphia for a Tuesday night game.