Nick Nurse’s latest quote on bench will drive Raptors fans crazy

What has made the Toronto Raptors’ recent nosedive in the standings is the fact that Nick Nurse has the starting lineup playing well following the acquisition of Jakob Poeltl. If they are a little bit below, that’s still probably good enough,” Nurse said, via the Toronto Star. Dave Feschuk: Raptors coach Nick Nurse lowers the bar for his struggling reserves https://t.co/ovIQNyhm67 — Toronto Star Sports (@StarSports) March 13, 2023Nick Nurse had a depressing quote about the Toronto Raptors bench. Part of the frustration that Nurse and Raptors fans share is the fact that this issue does not seem solvable in the short term. Lakers bench — Raptors bench —61 points 12 points pic.twitter.com/Fq2792mYln — StatMuse (@statmuse) March 11, 2023The Poeltl trade has proven to be a game-changer that has made the Raptors a much-better team when he is in the lineup, but he can’t play 48 minutes.