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In a basketball landscape that's placing more of an emphasis on analytics and statistics, it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore numbers and the importance they play in building a quality team.

The 8-2 Toronto Raptors may be riding high to begin the 2014-15 regular season, but a deeper look into their production will reveal a product that's far from finished.

To become a legitimate threat for the Larry O'Brien Trophy, some of the deficiencies in their game will need to be immediately addressed. The longer they linger, the greater chance they have of costing the team when games start to really matter.

Head coach Dwane Casey believes it's too early to be jumping to any conclusions about what his players are capable of, even with their successful start, per Scott Stinson of the National Post:

“I think our guys are intelligent enough to know that it’s way too early to put any kind of stock in anything. We know who we are, but we’re still trying to establish our identity, which is as a defensive team. It’s very early in anybody’s process to know where we are.”

While that's certainly a fair stance, four weeks seems like a reasonable amount of time to know what's working and what needs developing.

Numbers never lie, no matter what time of year it is.

Here are some of the more startling statistics, both good and bad, from the Raps' season so far.