im not really impressed by Nurse. I think he is a good coach but they were already an elite team with smart players before him and got one of the best players to take them over the edge. How they do in the playoffs this year will reveal a lot.
@@MohamedAli-dz1yo did you watch last year's playoffs? He out coached literally every coach he went up against. Please go watch breaddown videos of Nurse because any analyst would tell you wagwan. Those smart players were only allowed to flourish in the system brought in by Nurse. Even the previous raptors before he was headcoach, he was responsible for the offensive side of things but now you can see his defensive schemes. He's literally put the clamps on players like embiid, LeBron, kawhi, Lillard
@@MohamedAli-dz1yo can you confidently say dwane Casey also a COTY, can take the 18-19 Raps to a championship? There's so much more to the game than smart players and an elite team. 50 or more perfect of an elite team is the coaching staff
@@dynasyss I watched the whole playoffs and I didn't see anything special. Gasol is a former defensive player of the year, Kawhi defensive player of the year, Fred- known high iq player, Ibaka defensive wizard, Danny Green- former Pop defensive wizard, Kyle Lowry- considered a plus defensively and on and on. Defensively they had all the talent and offensively they could strech the floor and almost all shoot the three. They all already knew where to be and how to operate from years of experience and I saw nothing amazing from their coach. Lebron led his teams to eight finals appearances because he was the best and had some of the best teams. Kawhi is arguably the best player in the nba and can shoot from anywhere at a super high efficiency and defend at the highest level, couple that with all the experience on that team and you have a very high likelyhood a good coach wont mess up their chances to get to the finals.
@@MohamedAli-dz1yo Exactly Ali it's about what YOU saw anyone else would tell you otherwise. Nurse literally got bullied for playing the box and 1 in the finals and he still went ahead and did it. Literally no team plays box and 1 in the NBA and it was the sole reason why raptors won the finals. Nurse has increases the 3 point attempts, pick and roll schemes with ibaka and gasol, and running the open floor. These are all things that nurse added over Casey. Raptors are obviously a quality team but they have a quality system that only Nick Nurse was able to implement. Players like siakam and vanvleet would not have had their big break if they weren't allowed their chance to play the way they play now. Raptors as a organization is great with finding these gems and allowing them to flourish unlike other teams for example the Lakers. That's besides the point however, if I need to explain to you why Nurse is a great coach and the greatest thing to happen to the Raptors then your just lost. Again like I said that box and 1 play call against the Warriors is the sole reason they won, the switch of Kawhi on Giannis the reason they beat Bucks, The shot against Philadelphia was a play ran up by Nick Nurse and you could see it constantly being put to use throughout the regular season. Kawhi said it himself that if was a play they've used before in the past games. You need to understand that you can have a stacked lineup but players do no solely win you a ring see the Maple Leafs for example in hockey, they just fired their coach because they were loosing games, even though they had a fucked lineup. Raptors a couple seasons ago fired their head coach to bring in Nick Nurse, mike budenholzer coming in to coach the bucks. I'm surprised you actually think that way.
@@jpkboss2709 yh the bucks are more dangerous with Giannis tho his playing even more dangerous and got more to prove after what happened last year Embid is too inconsistent he scored 0 points against Toronto after crying in the playoffs 😂
Gasol was a huge reason why we won. I liked JV but we would not have won with him at centre. Gasol is so smart with this schemes and passes. We needed him to spread out the floor. And Siakam is flat out making a name for himself. Freddy is ballin' with so much heart. Excited to get Lowry back and get this team healthy again.
vqh I don’t hate Gasol but he does show his age a lot this season. He can’t hit a post shot for his life and he’s extremely slow in the pick and roll. You will also not see him on the offensive glass. Yes he fits into the scheme but that is exactly it. He’s a scheme player and nothing more.
I've been saying this to my friends, their Champions not just because of Kawhi. They're a solid team, and probably even better than last year because of new pieces, and returning ones from injuries. I also have a theory that, young players in a team without a bonafide superstar tend to reach or even excel beyond their potential because of the Void they have to fill. Thus allowing them more opportunities to grow and be better. With the loss of Kawhi, everyone now feels that they have a chance to prove themselves, and add that to the fact that they play incredible Basketball.
Thank you Coach D for this. The Raps are a talented squad and work well together this season without superstars including an injured Lowry. What's revealing is that Nurse is letting the bench play & stay in the game as long as their aggressive-starting Miller in one game, pulling him early and then allowing him to wipe up the Knicks going 4/5 from the perimeter in the last 13 mins. The back story is that Miller is competing for injured Matt Thomas' spot and went out and proved why he is a capable shooter come play-off time. It's a long season and the bench will get better defensively, as Nurse is not afraid to pull starters to get Boucher et al to get them/keep them in the game, like getting 2nd chance pts. off off. rebounds. What is not apparent in Coach D's video is the MVP affect on this team. Down 2 against the Bucks in last yrs' conf. final, Kawhi did not panic, shut down Giannis & won the next 4 games & rolled to a championship. Character-building is underrated but it allows Powell, Davis, Siakim, FVV to achieve personal bests when called upon. It will be interesting to see how the bench builds more character and achieves personal bests...Nurse/Masai et al allowing the team to do this for the next several yrs. with or without a superstar. Should be a great run....
Offence wins u games but Masai Ujuri wins u championships! As an experienced player scout with a focus on player dev., Ujiri values character-building, a dogged work ethic and player length more than their current skill level reveals. The Raps cont. to dev. Siakam, FVV, Terrance Davis, Boucher, Miller, Thomas who are low picks/undrafted but significant additions off the bench. Will the NBA reflect more of Ujuri's diversity philosophy or pound out/down superstars (Zion et al) to get'm to the promised land? This may bode well for Canadian basketball where underdog players have a great shot @ being scouted/invited to Rap camps if current US teams keep ignoring them, not to mention African players in the wings in the Basketball Africa League that Masai is mentoring. www.cnn.com/2019/02/17/africa/nba-africa-basketball-league/index.html
NBA Gametime's Dennis Scott left the chat lol. Stephen A. Smith like him laughed at the Raptors chances this season hahaha. Now they're avoiding talking about the Raptors altogether. Coach Daniel, this is an excellent analysis. Keep it coming. Send this to ESPN. They will get a free breakdown they can't produce in a million lifetime.
This is such a well made video thank you for this. Everyone sleeps but this is one of the reasons gasol-jonas trade was made so this spacing could really god into effect
As a deaf person i love i can watch your videos and still ''hear'' what your saying. Overall nice to watch this kinda plays being used in the nba instead of the optimal 4 1 formation. Much love for your videos!
I wish everyone would stop talking about Kawhi being gone. He has nothing to do with the Raptors anymore. He alone did not win a championship. The team was great.
This shows how good a high post passer mark gasol is...right now the clips dosent have a big man that can do what Marc does...if they do should be nba champs this year...of course siakam is unstoppable with his spin moves and also Powell anouby both are pretty solid wings
This is a great breakdown. Do one for the Raptors defense. When the offense isn't clicking the defense slows the game down and keeps them within striking distance. 3rd and 4th quarter catch up and close outs seem to be common place.
Give Pascal a few years and he can be unguardable like Giannis. Giannis is hard to guard because he uses brute strength when rolling downhill, but pascal uses speed and if you sag off of him too far to protect the paint, he spots up a 3...
Please Please make a Pascal video. He needs more spotlight because his growth has been incredible. When we had Demar as a #1 option this man was coming off the bench now hes our #1 scoring option. This is within 3 freaking years.
Another key part of their offense: fastbreak points from transition plays. They are leading the league in effective field goal percentage on defense, which partly means they are contesting more three point shots and forcing teams to take their shots from inside the arc. And whenever the play breaks down, and they force a turnover or a missed shot, they are already flying down the court to try for an easy breakaway shot at the basket. They currently sit atop the league in fastbreak points, and usually if an opposing defense figures out a way to slow them down, the Raptors are in for a rougher game. OG, Norm Powell and Siakam all have sprinting speed to move the ball quickly from end to end, and it's difficult to stop them without fouling them.
Its funny how people are saying they should try and trade for Derozan. Doesn't shoot 3's, doesn't play D. He would ruin both sides of the floor in this perfectly coached system.
Raptors got shooters....I'm interested to see how well they fare in the playoffs. Right now they're good enough to win any regular-season opponent they face. Let's see how this Kawhi-less unit adapts in a tight seven-game series
i want the raptors to surprise the world again and become back to back champs with their young core leading them. it would be even more shocking after the finals mvp left and everyone thought they'd blow it up and tank.
This is what dallas is also doing, kp makes a lot of space for luka, and kp having a fragile body doesnt get involve enough in the paint making him less prone to injury
The Raps have the BEST big men lineup in the NBA right now. Spicy P, Gasol, Boucher, and Ibaka....Going to be a TOUGH out for any team in the playoffs. Plus, 3 of those guys can shoot the 3 well...
I'll never forget game five of the finals when Durant played 11 minutes he hit 3 three pointers but more important than that is he rejected Siakam's shit at the rim and told him, Im not Quinn Cook young man..Nobody was happier that Durant got hurt than Siakam
I think they are the best equipped defensive team as well. Everyone on that roster can lockdown (minus Matt Thomas who might not even be in the rotation when Lowry gets back) with lots of length athleticism and youth to go along with the 3 pt shooting and true 5 man out spacing in both units. Only dude on the roster who can’t shoot is RHJ. That and the past playoff wars and championship experience is a deadly combo to deal with. They just might repeat. If Siakam keeps trending to top 10 player superstar it will make it easier.
They need Matt when the entire team is having a dry spell like what happen against Magic. Luckily Norman got hot on the 3rd quarter providing them the offense needed to get a win. If that happens again and Matt is available they can just put him on court and get offense from his deadly shooting.
The last statistic is staggering and makes you realize how much the NBA has changed. When Ujiri works his magic at the deadline, this team could go for another deep run.
@@onebigadvocado6376 Unless I'm blind, I'm pretty sure the title says "no Kawhi, no problem", hence the comment. I do however confess that I didn't watch the video due to being turned off by the title.
@@andrewlange7820 Just fucking relax. I already addressed jumping the gun and readily admitted my mistake for doing so. Go get your pint of blood somewhere else.
The only thing you missed talking about is Toronto's transition offensive. They have elite off the break scoring. They just exploit slow/undiscipline teams. The amount of times I've watched a showboating player after a dunk get left behind alone in the Raptors end while the ball already passed center court is hilarious :P
I love what my teams doing, but I think we need at least one midrange killer on the team come playoff time. I know we’re 28th on midrange FGA, but I’m not sure we’re that high in terms of percentages. Would be nice if we could acquire a serviceable midrange shooter in the buyout market.
Well, Coach Daniel I am commenting on your video to warn you about what just happened to me. I have multiple videos like yours that breakdown the Raptors. MLSE (Maple Leaf Sports Entertainment) just sent me a Legal take down notice of my Raptors videos citing that their name and likeness has copyright and we are unable to post their coaches, players or team names. This to me is absolutely ridiculous and I enjoy watching your videos and thought to warn you before you get that BS letter of your own.
That’s Crazy, because on 2K20 I just joined the Raptors during free agency in it it feels like I’m passing the ball to myself lol dropping 82 points a night to keep us undefeated 😂
Is their 5 out spacing more like mike budenholzer's Milwaukee system where 5 guys are standing still around the 3 pt arc, or would you say they have more ball and man movement?
Maybe a bit more man movement on drives, but the concept is pretty similar. They'll have possessions where it looks pretty stagnant on top, but they're really just setting up a dangerous 2 man game with great spacing.
@@coachdaniel8163 i really think if toronto can get gallinari for 1 rd pick and maybe boucher will make them a contender again . if they do it they ll move back vanvleet to bunch coz with him and lowrey they give up a lots of size and it will be a big problem in the playoff + vanvleet will be kind lu williams so it will make the bunch even bitter and they ll be deadly on 3 points with gallinari so they cant double up siakam . wt do u think !!!
Raptors were conference contenders without Kawhi. I dont know why people thought they were gonna fall off the map after he left. The only reason why they couldn't go to the finals was cause of LeBron James dominating the east. First trip two trips to the playoffs in the decade were understandable losses considering it was their first berth since 2008. Then they suddenly grind it to the Conference finals and since then have been LeBron James's whipping post until he left the East. The Raptors have been a well-built team that just lacks a superstar to pull them a Finals win.
No Kawhi, no problem!!!...until the playoffs. We’ve seen this rerun before with Toronto, play a good regular season, fall short in the playoffs...except when Kawhi was there. If they repeat then this claim has merit, but until then...it’s a rerun.
That's sort of the point. The fact that Gasol can stretch Vucevic's help out legitimately creates the spacing value. If A non shooting center stood in the corner, it wouldn't be Vooch's help in the sense that itbe would helping one pass away from the corner, but it would be a smart help rotation because there would be no risk. That explanation may have been confusing, but a lot of bigs can't stand where Gasol does due to Gasol's shooting.
Who knows maybe if Masai had let go Casey 2 years ago and hired Nurse maybe the Raptors would have been in the finals instead of the Cavaliers just saying 🤷🏿♂️
So the raptors look great and are playing great. But I remember the Heat (Lebron, Bosh, Wade) and Spoelstra getting a lot of heat for playing 5 out a few years back. What's the difference?
