When the Raptors get embarrassed in the playoffs, everyone in the core wears it to a certain degree. For the third straight season, Toronto was sent packing at the hands of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The resulting narratives have been to be expected. Dwane Casey didn’t adjust enough (he was let go as a result of this). DeMar DeRozan didn’t defend enough. Serge Ibaka didn’t... show up enough.
But to throw Kyle Lowry into this mess of disappointment just isn’t fair. Sure, Lowry didn’t blow teams away on the offensive end — he averaged 17.