It can be hard to look at a blurry, big picture where nothing is clearly in focus and it’s especially hard when the reality of the moment is near constant disappointment.
But the sense of promise, the sense that things can and will eventually turn around and even out, keeps the Raptors going because there really is no alternative.
“You just got to keep learning in this league and in life in general but I’ve learned to be more patient with the ups and the downs, there’s times to be impatient and there’s time to show it,” Fred VanVleet, who is the conscience of this group, said.