It’s a point Nick Nurse has made repeatedly and is now living in real time: the need not for perfection, but for just a little bit more.
Fewer so-so games and more above average, a tilting of the ledger to good from up-and-down — an elusive yet important facet of any player’s development.
It goes particularly to young players and those upon whom more responsibility is being heaped. It goes to a majority of the Raptors who are, out of necessity, being asked for more right now.
“I’m not talking about 20 points (a game), but can they kind of replicate some good performances a little more consistently,” the coach said this weekend.