Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
When the playoffs arrive, it is inevitable that talk of experience will come up. Whether a team has had plenty of postseason experience or not enough, win or lose, it is a topic that is discussed. What can be easy to lose sight of is different kinds of playoff experience. While making it to the postseason certainly helps a player get comfortable playing under the bright lights and intense atmosphere, making it beyond the first or second round and surviving a long series definitely helps.
“Experience is a great teacher,” DeMarre Carroll said.