"He needs to be part of the solution for us. He needs to be aggressive. He needs to, you know, dominate the glass. When he's catching offensive rebounds, putting it back in to finish. I think defensively he did well against his matchups. He's going to be a big part of Game 3, and I believe he's going to perform very well."
"Poeltl clearly wasn't enough to warrant more than 9:26 of playing time, and he was simply played off the floor by guys like Collin Murray-Boyles and Sandro Mamukelashvili."
"I can respect the Raptors' head coach coming out to the media and trying to instill confidence in one of the team's more negatively received players by assuring he believes in his ability to turn it around."
"I can't imagine where comments like this are going to reassure the already uneasy Raptors fans who have been disappointed with Jakob Poeltl."
Jakob Poeltl's negative impact has been evident in the Raptors' 0-2 playoff series against the Cavaliers. His poor performance led to being benched after nine minutes in Game 2. Coach Darko Rajakovic emphasized Poeltl's importance for Game 3, stating he needs to be aggressive and dominate the glass. Despite Rajakovic's confidence in Poeltl, his limited playing time raises doubts among fans about his ability to contribute effectively in the series.
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