The Toronto Raptors have clinched a playoff berth, and still have an outside chance of catching the Cleveland Cavaliers for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Most fan bases would be ecstatic about the success of a team which most prognosticators, including me, had projected to end the 2015-16 season with around 45 wins. However, we Raptors fans aren’t partying, and have no intention of it, until our team vanquishes its demons with a first-round playoff victory.
While coaches tell themselves in their shaving mirrors every morning “I can only win tonight’s game”, Raptors bench boss Dwane Casey has to be mentally clearing the decks for playoff planning.