The Raptors just beat the Washington Wizards. It was a 135 to 125 situation that mostly felt like watching a very long grocery receipt being printed.
Immanuel Quickley finished with 27 points and 11 assists, which is good. Jakob Poeltl also had 18 and 11, looking like a very tall man who is comfortable with his decisions.
The point guard debate
People keep trying to turn Immanuel Quickley into a movement shooter, like he is just supposed to run around in circles until he gets tired. He has a 34 percent on-ball usage rate and barely ever turns the ball over (about 1.8 times per 75 possessions).
That is the 92nd percentile for point guards. It means he is very careful with the basketball, almost like it is a family heirloom he was told not to touch.
Possessions become more valuable in the playoffs, or so I have been told by people who wear suits on television. Having a guy who keeps the ball and plays defense at that volume is rare, similar to finding a parking spot at the Scarborough Town Centre on a Saturday.
Staying calm in the storm
The internet is currently very upset about RJ Barrett and very happy about Immanuel Quickley. A few weeks ago, it was the opposite.
It is a cycle, like the seasons, but much more annoying and frequent. RJ is returning from injuries and people want to trade him, while before they wanted to build a statue of him near a GO station.
Maybe we could just keep both of them. It seems possible to have two players on a team at the same time.
Strange occurrences in Brooklyn
Ochai Agbaji is currently shooting 52 percent for the Brooklyn Nets. When he was here, he was shooting 18 percent, which is the kind of math that makes me want to lie down in a dark room.
Some people think this is a coaching problem. I think basketball is just confusing. Sometimes you are in Toronto and the ball does not go in, then you go to New York and suddenly you are a specialist.
My uncle says it is the humidity. I do not think the humidity in Brooklyn is that different, but I stopped arguing with him in 2007 when he claimed Jorge Garbajosa was our best player.
The Knicks are coming to town on March 3rd. It will be 7:30 PM, the sun will be gone, and we will do this all over again. Hopefully someone spins.