Preseason basketball is always a lesson in tampering excitement. Starters tear it up against second units, established NBA veterans go through the motions, and it’s hard to decipher if what you’re seeing on the court is a foreshadowing of things to come or just some off-season workouts extending from the local YMCA to pro arenas.
This isn’t to say you shouldn’t be excited about the Toronto Raptors. In fact, if there’s one thing we’re learning about this team through four preseason games — played to a 2-2 record after tonight’s 107-92 win over the Rockets — it’s that the Raptors’ embarrassment of depth will make the next week tougher than some may have thought.