Where do we begin this week in our reflection of the Raptors’ power status? Should we start on the absence of DeMar DeRozan or the lack of Patrick Patterson? Maybe we should touch on the slow deterioration of Cory Joseph’s mindstate? How about the overworking of Kyle Lowry? What about the fact that in the four games the Raps played this week they managed a scoring margin of -3?
Or we could just go blunt: the Raptors have slid into fourth place in the East. All of this continues to portend something.