Next week is the five-year anniversary of this weekly column!
Every year at this time, I’ll write some form of New Year’s resolution for the Toronto Raptors. This year, let’s make a resolution that benefits everyone — reader, editor, and my attention-seeking family: shorter intros!
Besides, the Raptors have a full set of games this week and a lot of analysis needs to be made.
As we approach the halfway point of the season (yes, already), it’s safe to validate some small-sample-size assertions. The Indiana Pacers are this year’s Cleveland Cavaliers!
Indiana entered the season as Cleveland did last year with a young, unproven core and lottery-bound expectations.