It’s in many ways an unfair request to make of a raw NBA rookie, but in this messed-up, topsy-turvy season that the Raptors are experiencing they need more right now from young Malachi Flynn.
It’s coming, slowly but surely, but it has to come faster if this season is to end with any kind of shot at a post-season appearance that would provide much-needed big-game experience for the entire roster.
He’s got to ramp up his production at this vital juncture of the season, after lurching from extended use in a brief minor-league stint to extended periods of NBA inactivity.