Raptors ease to win over Clippers in pre-season opener
Predictably and logically, given the tone training camp took, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey was only interested in what this group showed him defensively Sunday night as they opened the pre-season with a win over a veteran Los Angeles Clippers squad.
“Just picking up stuff we are doing,” Casey said of his hopes going into the first game. “We are doing some different things defensively. Offensively we may look like we haven’t seen the offensive side of the ball yet, but I think defensively just making sure we are doing what we are supposed to do defensively.”
Casey wasn’t exaggerating when he talked about the lack of attention the offence has received through training camp although they managed enough in a 94-73 pre-season opener victory.
All you had to do was watch the first quarter of Sunday night’s game when the starters were in for the bulk of the time to see the uncertainty there as the team introduced both a new starting small forward and power forward to the
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