As the Raptors’ season marches to its end with ever more important games on the schedule, the fanbase seems to be of two minds.
This is not to meant to absolve the players or the organization from the dicey predicament they have put themselves in. It is more of an exercise to shift the fanbase to a more hopeful and still reasonable conclusion to the current season.
The team is 5-2 in games since he arrived, 5-1 if you only count the games he started. The team defensive rating since his arrival is 111.6 which are the points allowed over 100 possessions. That mark is tied for ninth in the league.Article contentSo how has the arrival of one man changed things so drastically?For starters, he fills the gaping void that was absence of any real big man on the team to protect the rim.
Protect the rim better and your paint protection gets better. Protect the paint better and by extension your perimeter defence should be better too. Poeltl is a savvy player in the pick and roll who understands angles and leverage so that as a roller he’s money when teamed up with an astute point guard like VanVleet. It’s easy buckets when these two hook up in a season where scoring has looking anything but easy most of the time.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Since Poeltl’s arrival the team has gone from 11th in the league in offensive rating at 114.3 to 20th at 110.7.
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