You know, it's one thing to hear how a team or defensive coach tries to foster a sense of defensive intensity, and I myself got a sense of what the Toronto Raptors aim to establish on that end of the floor at a recent coaches' open house event. Rewinding to what I heard from defensive strategist and assistant coach Pat Delany during his session — like "How do you make defense messy?" — and the team's emphasis on adopting a "cobra mentality" rather than a "woodpecker mentality," because a quality defender works with patience and waits for the right moment to strike.
Raptors’ new scheme is verging on becoming a total nightmare
