Dave Feschuk: Raptors coach Nick Nurse lowers the bar for his struggling reserves
, Nick Nurse has spent a lot of the past few seasons adjusting and readjusting the message he sends to his oft-struggling bench.
“There’s been a lot of times when really have a great rhythm going at both ends, and even just one or two subs seems to change that pretty quickly,” Nurse said. “And that just shouldn’t be the case if you’re ready to go and you’re defending and rebounding.If it wasn’t exactly an inspiring moment of great expectations, it was understandable. Coming off Friday’s loss to the L.A.
“If they are average, that’s probably good enough. If they are a little bit below, that’s still probably good enough,” Nurse said. “They just can’t be so far below average where all the hard work we did for 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 22 minutes, 28 minutes just disappears in three.” To the contrary, the coach appears to have all but given up on the likes of Malachi Flynn, who has not seen the floor since the Feb. 28 arrival of free-agent signee Will Barton, who Nurse labelled as the team’s backup point guard on Monday.
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