There are still some kinks to be worked out in this whole “shoot more three-pointers” thing the Raptors have going on.
Like making more.
While a new-found reliance on long-distance shooting — to open the court, add a new dimension to what was a predictable offence, and take some scoring pressure off DeMar DeRozan — has the Raptors among the top offensive teams in the NBA, there are issues.
Starting small forward OG Anuboby is 7-for-41 (about 17 per cent) in 13 games since he made six in one outing against Charlotte. And Anunoby’s on fire compared to Pascal Siakam, the backup power forward who is 3-for-41 (a rather wretched 7 per cent) in 22 games date back to Dec.