WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dwane Casey said he’d be “shocked” if his team didn’t play its guts out on Sunday night.
Really. He did.
Maybe the Raptors head coach was being optimistic, as is his effusive, inspiring way. Or maybe he was just lying for the pre-game cameras. Still, if you watched every minute of the Raptors’ playoff four-and-out with the Wizards, Sunday’s 125-94 Game 4 capitulation probably didn’t surprise you.
What it did do, perhaps, was scare you or shame you.
Patrick Patterson, the Raptors forward, called it both “horrific” and “embarrassing.”
Certainly it further informed us all about the precise identity of this Raptors roster.