There’s no real reason behind a lot of the things we do. This is, I admit, a thorny notion. Writing about the Raptors through the lens of Lucas Nogueira, the team’s most inconsequential player — he can’t even get into blowouts! — feels particularly aimless today after last night’s crushing defeat. And yet, here we are. We all have our own intrinsic nature to account for in this life, that old scorpion-and-frog corollary, but after that it’s all mystery. And, to be honest, the reason for that nature itself is also unclear.
So why do the Raptors continue to do as they do?