At some point, coach Jama Mahlalela should just throw his hand in the air and accept the fact that he will never have a full roster. Or maybe he’s already done that.
The past couple of weeks, going back to January 10th, brought in more changes for the Raptors 905 — positive ones for the organization, but a tough one for their coach, as Mahlalela’s squad lost two of their key players to ten-day contracts. The 905 had to scrap with whoever was left — and whoever was healthy.
Meanwhile, a couple of the remaining affiliates were saddled with minutes restrictions (Devin Robinson, Sagaba Konate), load management (Konate), injuries (Matt Morgan, sprained ankle) and fluke illnesses (Konate, Jawun Evans with the flu).