The Raptors have been floundering of late, unable to take advantage of the relative schedule softness that has been presented to them. There are obviously a number of reasons for that, injury and a semi-cool off from Kyle Lowry chief among them. No matter how you try to explain it, the Raptors should not be losing by 40 points to the Charlotte Hornets. You’d imagine the panic among Raptors fans would be far more pronounced if the Celtics and Cavaliers weren’t dropping games left and right as well.
With that in mind, the Suns roll into town as the worst team in the Western Conference, and a team very much trapped in between their past and what could be a promising future.