Not only did the King and Kevin Love have the opportunity go against over matched guys in the post, they had an absurd amount of real estate in which to operate. It’s another thing to put your defenders out on an island against the potential GOAT when he has four good to great shooters around him. It’s one thing to trust your defenders to guard LeBron when he is surrounded by an traditional old school lineup. While I totally agree that hard-trapping one of the greatest passers of all time is not a great plan, at some point, Dwane Casey has to recognize that allowing LeBron James to go one-on-one with space is not the recipe for success. While Chuck and Shaq were busy either being disappointed in the Raptors’ players or marveling (properly) at the brilliance of LeBron, Kenny pointed out the main reason the Raptors are losing. Kenny Smith might have been the only guy on TNT’s post game coverage that understood the Raptor’s primary problem.
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