If Raptors head coach Jay Triano was being 100% honest at
Thursday's season-ending media availability, this rebuild is
going nowhere.  Poor defence is the reason why the team has
missed the playoffs the past three seasons and if the Raptors
remain serious about round-pegging Andrea Bargnani into the
square hole that is the centre position, well, expect a third-
consecutive last-place finish in defensive rating next season.
All of what ails the club defensively can't be placed at the
feet of the 7-foot Roman – it's not his fault most of his
teammates can't keep anybody in front of them, or that they
aren't big or strong enough to match up with many opponents.
But having a centre who rotates well enough to make up for the
mistakes of his pals – think Kendrick Perkins, Tyson Chandler,
Joakim Noah, Al Horford - or if you're as lucky as Orlando,
Dwight Howard - is often enough to turn a decent defensive squad
into a good one or a terrible one into a passable group.  "The
good teams, everyone has a dominant guy in