The two words the Raptors do not want to hear right now are “dominate” and “disrespect.” Nevertheless, they’ve been forced to use both as of late. Dwane Casey discussed applying the former to the team’s Game 1 and 2 losses to the Cavaliers — he was reluctant. Meanwhile, Norman Powell called LeBron James disrespectful for his, let’s say, antics in those same games — he’s not entirely wrong, but still.
Sadly, on both counts, the Raptors have not done much to dissuade the use of those two words.