It feels weird to watch this version of the Raptors, let alone write about it. What are we supposed to say about a team missing three members of its starting lineup, only their second, third, and fourth best players, the core talent that tends to shape and enforce the team’s overall identity? There’s perhaps an angle here where we discuss what the rest of the squad is doing, the up-and-comers, the players trying to grind their way up Toronto’s rotation and into the league. That could be an angle. But not when the Raptors get demolished by the Charlotte Hornets, 114-104, a final score that does not reflect how it felt to actully watch this game.
Semi-Raptors fall apart against the Hornets, 114-104
