The Toronto Raptors look like a team that’s thrown in the towel.
With last night’s loss to the Detroit Pistons — the second-worst team in the league, who by the way have swept the Raptors 3-0 this season — the Raptors have now lost 14 of their last 16 games, and they look lost, frustrated, and tired.
On the one hand, I don’t blame them; this is a ridiculous and pointless season, as we’ve discussed many times. On the other, the lack of effort, especially on the defensive end, is pretty glaring. One only need to look as far as the other side of the court last night, to see a bad Pistons team of young, mismatched parts — but that’s playing hard, playing physical, moving the ball and playing together.