I've been going through Marc Gasol footage today, and in doing so my appreciate for how Toronto plays has grown. I've liked how they play for years, but I can put my finger on what it is. They seem to take a great deal of pride in their attention to detail. They make the...
...right basketball play on nearly every play, and with full effort. They chop their feet on their closeouts and contest with the correct hand, they set good screens, etc. The parts of basketball that you always have control over no matter who the opponent is...
...in that spirit, this still frame is striking to me. Look at the bench. Everyone is locked in on the game. It's rare that I ever see a still frame where every single player is this focused on the action, and it's a testament to what I respect about them.
They're playing the Knicks and everyone is locked in like it's a playoff game
