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Why the Playoffs Should Scare You: DeMarre Carroll's uncertain status

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After weeks of grasping at straws, trying to find minor areas of weakness that could give Toronto trouble in the playoffs, we've finally gotten to the serious stuff: factors that could legitimately derail the Raptors' hopes of making an extended run this spring.

Individual opposing players, fixable defensive warts and a reliance on getting to the line might be small stumbling blocks once the playoffs get going in under three weeks, but the Raptors have too much talent to allow any one of those concerns to stifle them completely.

There are however, legitimate reasons to fret about the Raptors' playoff prospects, if you're in to that sort of thing.