Chapter 128: The Final Lineup

Tomorrow is the official battle, and Sam finally decides the roster.

Center position: Jamal Magloyer, 211 cm tall, has a beautiful mid-range, relatively mediocre offensive ability on the back and under the basket, excellent rebounding protection, average defense and rim protection, but in this era of big man poverty, can be considered a good player.

Matt Bonner, 208 centimeters tall, with a three-point basket, plays smart, and is aggressive defensively, but unfortunately he is slow to move and seriously lacking in confrontation, but he is a qualified substitute. Rafael Aruyu, the standard blue-collar coolie, has a positive attitude and is desperate defensively, but it is absolutely impossible for him to contribute much, and he is the second choice of substitutes.

Power forward position: Chris Bosh, the core of the Raptors, is talented in attack, agile in lateral movement, can shoot three-pointers and mid-range baskets, and his skills are still very comprehensive, but his low-post skills are greatly reduced because of his physical emaciation. The presence on the defensive end is very low, and the help defense is his weakness, whether it is an attitude problem or not mature enough, I don't know. Of course! Bosh can also play center, but he's certainly not happy, he'd rather drift out.

Veteran Antonio Davis can also play center and power forward, and he used to be a star player, but he is basically in a state of retirement and has no intention of fighting, and his skills are few. Reggie Evans, a rebounding maniac with unacceptable height and attacking flaws, is just a good bench. Pep So, only 23 years old, young and energetic, playing with passion and nothing else.

Small forward position: Maurice Peterson, a left-handed player, stable three-point ability, average dribble breakthrough and mid-range ability, need to be fed to the mouth. But his defense is definitely a strong point, and his movement speed combined with excellent defensive awareness makes him the best guy for the Raptors, often the arrow figure who keeps an eye on the opponent, and is the typical representative of 3D.

Matt Barnes, a bum, what can you expect him to do? Maybe Sam doesn't know either, it's just an insurance policy. Joey Graham, this year's rookie, has outstanding physical talents, but his basketball IQ is worrying, Sam's tactical positioning, this guy is still half-understood, and his three-point is not stable.

Scoring guard: Jalen Rose, with all-round offensive skills and okay defense, but his playing attitude has always been criticized, his personality is arrogant, and he is a little contradictory to Sam. JR Smith on the bench is a good guy, three-point breakaway, playing counterattack, and being proficient in everything, but his defense is not aggressive, and his attitude is also an issue, which is one reason the New Orleans Hornets traded him.

Point guard position: Kyle Lowry, extremely impactful, the combination of speed and power makes his breakthrough invincible. The defensive counter-attack is excellent, the physical condition is very good, the head is calm on the court, the offense is tough, willing to fight, the defense is smart and hardworking, the only drawback is the three-point inconsistency. This was originally an unexpected gain for the Raptors, and it was definitely valuable to cultivate, but in the current situation, it doesn't seem to be the case, he has been in trouble recently, and his condition is constant, which is an uneasy factor.

Jose Calderon, who has an excellent vision of the big picture, has a wide field of vision, passes is the first priority, has a lot of experience in the competition, defensive talent is his flaw, and the single defense is very uneasy, but for the Raptors, they have picked up the bargain and have the power of starting point guard. Darrick Martin, who is only 180 centimeters tall, is fast and has a lot of impact, but he is too short, which is an Achilles' heel.

That's it for the Raptors' final 15-man roster, with two Williams and temporary signings already waived by the team.

What's in the lineup? Except for the young who are young, their average age is only less than 25 years old, and as for the rest, it seems to be gone. How far can he go, I'm afraid Sam himself has no score in his heart, no big names and no stars, only a bunch of potential stocks in the growth stage, what can he knead? Or what the results are, the entire Canadian people don't expect much, and ESPN's 30-52 prediction is within the range they can accept.

Kyle thinks the same way, what he needs to do is stand on his starting footings and go one step further and become a real backcourt centerpiece. The record has been weakened, Kyle can't do anything, basketball is always a five-person sport, it's useless for him to shout slogans alone, it's a test of Sam's ability, he just needs to be obedient. But it all needs consistent stats, and all Kyle has to do is brush the stats, you read that right, and that's what he's supposed to do this season.

And the others! It's just that each has its own ghosts. Bosh will be corrected this season and become the real core, and what he has to do is simple, try to brush up on the stats and then win as many games as possible, but everything is about the former, and when there is data, it can be recognized.

Maurice Peterson is still responsible, he has always done his job conscientiously, he doesn't have much pursuit, he can do whatever he wants, and his contract is still far away. Then Jalen Rose is the opposite, he can jump out of his contract next year and become a free agent, so getting a pension contract is his goal, and the numbers are the most important thing for him.

If there's one guy who wants to win, it's Jamal Magloyle, the guy who used to be passive and slack, but now he's the hardest-working. The reason is simple, this is his hometown, where he grew up, he wants the team to be successful, he wants to bring glory to Toronto, as long as he wins, the rest, it doesn't seem to matter, and he can accept the sacrifice and the price. This belief permeated every cell in his body, flowing through his bloodstream. Tomorrow's first game of the season will be his most positive.

That's how the Raptors are structured, and their tactics aren't complicated. Everything is for the Bosh Service Center, block and dismantle! Reverse run! The air cut was all about opening up space for Bosh and allowing him to put the ball into the basket with more confidence. The first tactic is to pull everyone away, Bosh singles. The second tactic is that Bosh holds the ball, and the others run against the cut, or pass or come by themselves, which works best. The third tactic, Kyle and Bosh block and dismantle together, Kyle has to do more to return the ball and divide the ball. The fourth tactic is a double-high high, or a high-low pass, which belongs to the combination of Jamal and Bosh.

Others, such as Jalen Rose's breakthrough singles, Kyle's breakthrough singles, and Jamal singles, are not conventional tactics, the work they do is just a branch, not the backbone, and occasionally two goals are OK, this is called a rich tactic, if you keep doing this, it's nonsense.