Raptors Coach CALLS OUT Ochai Agbaji After Awful Game..
The Toronto Raptors suffered another heartbreaking defeat against the Detroit Pistons after losing 102-100 to a Jaden Ivey buzzer-beater. Frustrations hit their tipping point when head coach Darko Rajakovic called out one of his players in Ochai Agbaji for what he described as poor effort. These comments caused some arguments amongst the fanbase as fans debated whether it was the right move to make an example of the player publicly.
Jacob Gramegna assesses the comments and their validity in today’s video on Amateur Hour Sports, before discussing where the true source of Darko Rajakovic and the Raptors’ frustrations lie.
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0:00 – Raptors lose to a buzzer-beater (again)
2:18 – Darko Rajakovic calls out Ochai Agbaji in press conference
3:03 – Should coaches call out players publicly?
3:39 – Agbaji’s performance against the Pistons
4:24 – The wrong and right time to call out a player
6:43 – How the Raptors keep losing these games
10:49 – What to change
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29 Comments
Coaches compete too. I am a huge fan of Ochai but he SUCKED last night!
I thought Darko said in one of his first press conferences that he wouldn't do this? something about lifting players instead of calling them out
There is always an off night..but the guy knows to hustle like boucher..darko should called out himself because its been always like this when it comes to closing games
The season has been fine, this is the most competitive losing team I’ve ever seen. Every lost is one step closer to a great draft pick.
No point of calling out anyone until we’re full strength
very good speaking much better
Your frustration is totally warranted
That fool never call out scotte but call out a next guy, he is a real clown
We've lost our defensive identity ever since we traded OG
I hope coach took some accountability as well. His rotations were atrocious last game.
Remember Nick Nurse? We thought he was a basketball God. Let's not think for a moment that Darko is as good as he is made to be. He is not. He has been one of the best players so far.
Call Darko. Please don't sugarcoat or cover for him. A lot of winnable games all turn out to be losses. You won't hold the coaching staff responsible when the players play their best under shorthanded circumstances? Darko cannot scapegoat Ochai. No player of record has been hot every game, except when this player is a robot.
Davion Mitchell is by far the least productive, most frustrating player. Offensively, he is severely limited and he his decision making skill is basically non-existent. The number of times I've watched him pass into traffic when he has a player wide open is mind boggling. Just give his minutes to Shead.
Ochai should be called out but Darko is in no position to be calling out players when he cant win regular season games. The team the Raptors have now is better than the teams Dwayne Casey brought to the playoffs from 2014-2016 talent wise.
Great points, Jacob! Ochai didn't cost the game. I would say the team (including coaches) earned the loss! Simple as that!
Bro the most honest comment on YouTube . Ballers and coaches DONT tank. That why I never or don’t understand why some fans keep screaming TANK.
He had a bad game, some games guys have no energy, no pop, no effort, a coach needs to recognize that and not have him in at that point, boucher could have hit those shots, gave them energy they need. Ochia has played really good all season. But this will either motivate, or crumble his confidence. Coach's should never blame one player, when no one can hit free throws, scottie had a great game but he missed shots to. Scottie should have helped on the last play, everyone in the building knew he wasn't passing it. And the iso ball at the end of close games is killing us, unless your tanking
BAD COACHING SHOULD OF HAD A BIGGER DEFENDER ON THE FLOOR FOR THE LAST SHOT
You guys just don't get it. Darko is not a good coach.
Darko is mad because he knows he coached the Raps to that loss
Darko should not pretend Ochai did good. That was ugly basketball, that was Taiwanese level of basketball by Ochai. If he keeps it up he will have to learn madarin/cantonese and take his buddy davion with him lol.
Yes, it was inappropriate because these kinds of losses are coaching failures first and foremost. Great coaches shoulder that blame. Bad coaches (and Doc Rivers (so yeah, just bad coaches)) shift that blame to players. Players have off nights, players make mistakes. But coaches blow leads. Coaching causes teams to crumble in clutch consistently. So when it's this ongoing of a pattern, the coach should zip it until he gets his own crap together.
By all means, be harsh in practice, all that. But publicly calling out a guy having an off night in this one game when the pattern this year has been crumbling in the clutch over and over regardless of who is hot or not is just scapegoating.
Is Darko blaming on Ochai, because of his own frustration with losing so many close games!?! It was inappropriate IMO, when Ochai has been playing well up until this particular game. Totally agree with your call out of the end of game running of the clock at the expense of getting a good shot off!!
Darko needs to be called out too, our end of games schemes suck too
As long as they're competitive and secure a decent draft position.
If Ochai had a bad game then bench him. If Darko kept playing him then it was his fault! Darko is too green. Out coached when games were close
teams just not good
I totally agree with your commentary, a coach should not do that except in specific circumstances. For me coach Darco…I'm not a fan..
Raptors fans are delusional,youy best players scottie Barnes can't play,the sooner you accept it,the better..
Bounce back from ochai today 6-7 3s