How Do You Think The Raptors Are Going To Do this Season

Also we had Luis Scola as our starting PF for much of the regular season last year. So whether Jared Sullinger or Patrick Patterson starts at PF this season it'll be an improvement over last year for that position. The Back up Center position did take a hit this year with departure of Biyombo, and we'll likely see Poetl pick up those minutes (Bebe still looks lost on the court defensively). Poetl could also see very fewer minutes during certain games if we decide to play a small ball line-up. That'll likely push Patterson/Sullinger to the Center position during that line up and Carrol will be at Power Foward during these situations. Our backcourt won't be an issue unless we see a drop off w/Lowry (not likely, he's only 30; plus it's a contract year for him). Plus we have reliable back-up/fringe starter Point Guard with Cory Joeseph who has been working on his 3's in the offseason and theoretically should be able to run the offence better this year seeing as it'll be his 2nd year w/ the team. The same could be said about Norm Powell that he'll know the plays the team runs better. Also during the Summer league they did give the ball to Powell more to maybe see if he could be a secondary ball-handler while playing with the second unit and maybe taking some of the load off of Joseph or a 3rd b-ball handler while playing with the 1st unit/small ball line-up(this is just my theory). Ross needs to be more consistent w/ his shoot to help space the floor also seeing Ross being more active on defence would be nice

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