#benching

#benching

I turn into a robot that has no emotions,

I will cut Immanuel Quickley some slack because the Raptors' initial stages of their December 29 game against the Orlando Magic turned out to be a troublesome affair. But Toronto would converge seamlessly as the game progressed, getting a ton of defensive effort across the board, and a much-needed boost from their young bench pieces. Unfortunately, Immanuel Quickley was not part of that impactful push and paid for it by being sidelined to the Raptors' bench.

The Washington Wizards haven't had the start to the season anyone would have hoped for entering the year. Washington has been through a variety of ups and downs and we're just over the quarterly mark on the regular season. Throughout the team's trying start, arguably the most disappointing development of them all has been the underwhelming play of Cam Whitmore to start his Wizards tenure.

"I just had to make a decision. My job's to protect the team,"

It's pretty raw,'' Volpe told reporters when he found out. As a competitor and someone who takes pride in being out there every day, you take it on the chin and look at the positives It's all on me. There has been no end to an avalanche of struggles for the 24-year-old. Amidst a 1-for-28 stretch, he is now slashing a paltry .208/.274/.400 (.675 OPS).