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There’s just no excuse to let Calderon go off the way he did. As Sam Mitchell said on the broadcast, “they treated him like a rookie,” not respecting his ability to hit shots. Errr, Calderon is one of the best shooters of this era and the Raptors should know what he can do more than any other team. Lowry especially.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNfVTzzJoI&t=27s

I’m not sure how they stop the LeBron/Kevin Love combination should a third straight playoff meeting happen. It’s not Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant, but it’s extremely deadly and difficult to contain. When Cleveland spreads it out with other gunners, solutions aren’t easy to come by.

Maybe DeRozan has it right in saying if the Raptors can get the offence firing again the defence will come around. Hitting more shots allows the defence to get set more often, limits opposing fast breaks and also psychologically might put an extra spring in the step of the players.

Lately teams have found a way to significantly limit how many corner three attempts the Raptors get. They have a number of shooters who are excellent from there, so it’s a sound strategy. Can Toronto counter it?

C.J. Miles is getting too many minutes with the starters. It just isn’t working. More OG Anunoby or even Pascal Siakam is warranted, even if they don’t provide the outside threat that Miles does. They do pretty much everything else better. Teams will dare the small forward to shoot regardless of who it is and if Miles isn’t sinking them anyway, the other two are far better bets because they bring more to the table all-around. Conversely, Miles is the team’s second-best shot-maker and if ever there was a time to get rolling …