To say the Toronto Raptors had a substandard start is an understatement. Despite even the quality of their defense, their unimaginative offense held them to a 2-8 start. Like most teams in the NBA now, coach Nick Nurse has his offense playing in a manner that avoids taking shots in the obscure area of basketball, the midrange. In fact, he made that crystal clear in his book: “The most crucial aspect of the shot spectrum is the shot I do not want you to take, the midrange jump shot.”
Nurse has stayed true to that quote since the day he took over has head coach in Toronto.