The Bench Mob; the perfect name of a collective unit that was all kinds of fun for the Toronto Raptors last season.
This year, however, has been an entirely different story.
With a little bit past the halfway point, the Toronto Raptors are an impressive 37-16, currently sitting second in the Eastern Conference. What’s most impressive about the success of the Raptors, has been their ability to win without a healthy lineup for a majority of the season, and a bench that has been inconsistent.
The dynamic of last season’s second unit was the ideal counterpart to its starting five; with much of the offense flowing through two guys, the bench mob was an assembly of five young players capable of providing energy on any given night.