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I will start of by saying throw the 3-1 Raptors regular season series out the window...
Some of the info I will post is from others around the forums...All very credible.
Kyle Lowry :
Bottom line: The guy is injured. He was injured last year vs. the Wizards and they smoked the Raps in 4, in part, because of it.
Not only is he injured but he aggravated the injury in game 7. He's had one decent game in his last 16 games.
His series stats? 13.9 pts. 31.6% shooting. 16.3% 3pt-FG!!!
Folks they aren't winning because of him, they are winning in spite of him.
16 games of below average play screams things will stay status quo or get worse, plain and simple. And you can't have that happen in later playoff rounds.
Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan :
Lowry again? Yes. Because he's a dynamic duo with Derozan.
You want to take the Raptors? Well here is what you are getting from your two best players in the playoffs.
The combined averages of the two during the regular season:
44.7 Pts; 43.6% FG; 36.3% 3Pt FG; 9.2 Reb
The last 7 playoff games?
31.8 Pts; 31.7% FG; 16.5% 3 Pt FG; 7.7 Reb
That is an extraordinarily troubling drop-off.
The only reason the Raps are winning is because they have a much deeper bench this year. Biyambo; Joseph; Powell; Patterson. These guys are coming up big.
But I said it before and I'll say it again: this is a league of stars. Your stars will get you to the promised land and the more you depend on role players for the bulk of your output, the less good fortune you'll find in the playoffs.
Back with more later on...
Some of the info I will post is from others around the forums...All very credible.
Kyle Lowry :
Bottom line: The guy is injured. He was injured last year vs. the Wizards and they smoked the Raps in 4, in part, because of it.
Not only is he injured but he aggravated the injury in game 7. He's had one decent game in his last 16 games.
His series stats? 13.9 pts. 31.6% shooting. 16.3% 3pt-FG!!!
Folks they aren't winning because of him, they are winning in spite of him.
16 games of below average play screams things will stay status quo or get worse, plain and simple. And you can't have that happen in later playoff rounds.
Kyle Lowry and Demar Derozan :
Lowry again? Yes. Because he's a dynamic duo with Derozan.
You want to take the Raptors? Well here is what you are getting from your two best players in the playoffs.
The combined averages of the two during the regular season:
44.7 Pts; 43.6% FG; 36.3% 3Pt FG; 9.2 Reb
The last 7 playoff games?
31.8 Pts; 31.7% FG; 16.5% 3 Pt FG; 7.7 Reb
That is an extraordinarily troubling drop-off.
The only reason the Raps are winning is because they have a much deeper bench this year. Biyambo; Joseph; Powell; Patterson. These guys are coming up big.
But I said it before and I'll say it again: this is a league of stars. Your stars will get you to the promised land and the more you depend on role players for the bulk of your output, the less good fortune you'll find in the playoffs.
Back with more later on...
