In the 20/20 world of hindsight, the signs pointing to issues with the Raptors were clear from practically the first weeks of the season and led ultimately to the firing of coach Nick Nurse on Friday.
Taken as a whole with the benefit of time to digest them, the question might be whether a move should have been made earlier to perhaps salvage the season.
That’s possible — anything is possible — but the way the team teased itself, management, the coaching staff and some fans made it make sense in many ways to play it out and arrive at whatever post-season conclusion was necessary.