One of the many challenges this season for the Raptors will be managing the hearts and minds of young players as much as their bodies.
They will have to learn the ups and downs in a long, hard season, find out how to not let bad games linger and to not let good games swell heads.
The process has begun. Emphatically.
There were some slumped shoulders and downcast eyes around the practice facility early Thursday morning after the Raptors had their heads handed to them by the Washington Wizards to open the season a night earlier.