At this point it feels like it is impossible to accurately assess the Raptors. Our pal Eric Koreen has declared the season mildly cursed, and I’m hard pressed to disagree. The Raptors went 2-2 this past week, without Kyle Lowry, and while the wins weren’t exactly pretty, they were still wins.
That’s about the most positive think we can say about the Raptors right now. They’re still finding ways to claw out wins. They sit in fourth now, a game back of Washington, three back of Boston (and 2.5 up on Atlanta). We won’t rehash the optimal post-season seeding here, you readers already know the truth.