Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey has not shied away from innovation this season. His team is averaging 31.7 3-ball attempts per game [PG], compared to last year’s 24.3. If our guys can simply match the success rate from the current 33% to 36.3%, which is how we finished 2016-17, the innovation will prove a definite success.
Those additional long shots can’t happen if the shooter isn’t free, and that can’t happen without ball movement. The Raptors average 297.7 passes PG, with last season’s squad finishing at 274.7.
These are welcome changes, though not for me the most interesting.