Whenever I have a bad experience in life, I ask myself “Did I learn anything?” Sometimes a lesson is the only worthwhile thing you can take away from a disappointment. There’s not much competition for the biggest disappointment of this post-season for Toronto Raptors fans. The ignominious ejection in four games by the Cleveland Cavaliers was a shock unlike anything we’ve had to go through ever; worse even than that four-game nightmare against the Washington Wizards in 2014-15.
The playoff disaster provided unarguable evidence that the 59-win season was a snare and a deception. The Raptors weren’t good enough, and changing the coach is only the first step towards remaking this group into a legitimate contender.