The Toronto Raptors' struggles continue past the midway mark of the season. Guard Fred VanVleet admitted that they are done pointing fingers. For him, he and his teammates are not just playing up to par.
Per Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, VanVleet gave his honest assessment of the Raptors' mediocre season thus far. After their loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, they dropped to 18-30 for 11th place in the Eastern Conference. This is not exactly the place the former world champion envisioned to be.
“I don't think we're at the point where we're pointing fingers or blaming (each other). I think we past that point a long time ago. We're pretty cohesive and together, we're just not playing well.”
VanVleet noted that he, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby are still trying to get back to a hundred percent after contracting COVID-19 a few weeks ago. He added that at the end of the day, they have to figure out a way how to crawl out of the rut.
VanVleet: "It's hard to put your finger on what exactly it is because there are a million and one things going wrong out there, but we've gotta figure it out, somehow."
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) April 1, 2021
The Raptors have lost nine of their last 10 games. The worst part is that some of the losses came at the hands of bottom-feeding teams like the Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Houston Rockets. These could've been automatic victories, but the Raptors failed to execute.
To hopefully solve their slump, the Raptors made some key roster moves at the trade deadline. They gave up Norman Powell in exchange for Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood. It might take some time before this new adjustment takes effect. Hopefully, these changes would start yielding positive results as soon as possible for Fred VanVleet and company.
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