I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt that the Raptors were overdue for a blowout win, one which would see the starters get significant rest in the fourth quarter. I suspect many of us thought it’d come on Tuesday, against the terrible Hawks, rather than against the not-bad-at-all Nets. But with a dominating effort across the second and third quarters last night, the rout was on and the starters got their rest.
On to the thoughts!
Flipping the Switch is So Bad, Yet So Good
There have been teams that try to “flip the switch” pretty much as long as there’ve been sports — those teams that are so good, or think they are, that they can coast when they want and turn it on when they want and still win.