It almost feels like we need one of those websites, like IsAbeVigoda.com or some such thing, to confirm the binary on where we stand with the Raptors. I haven’t looked into it, but if the URL “AreTheRaptorsGood.com” is available, someone should snap it up and answer the question day by day. Right now, on the day of the third week of Power Rankings, the answer is, unfortunately: no, no the Raptors are not good.
The Raptors are improving though, which is a slim distinction, true, but not an altogether uncomforting one. As it stands, through almost one-tenth of the season, Toronto is now 2-7, which puts them in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.