"It is the staple of almost every basketball team on Earth, none moreso than the Raptors, and the inability of this team to effectively run something as a basic high screen-roll play is at the root of many of its offensive woes.

It will change, of course, when Andrea Bargnani returns from his calf injury — he and Jose Calderon can at times be a lethal combination — but without the 7-foot Roman, things just don't work.

"We've got some other things we're looking at in our pick and rolls but that does (hurt us)," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey.

"There are other things we're doing with our pick and roll that should create spacing but again, at the end of the day it's making shots.""