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Raptors Practice Blog: October 17, 2015

Matt Tierney - Raptors.com

It's Game Day eve as the Raps put in a full practice this morning leading up to their matchup against the Cavs tomorrow afternoon at Air Canada Centre. Here is all you need to know in today’s Practice Blog:

There are a lot of new faces this year and one of them is assistant coach Andy Greer. Greer comes over from Chicago and is known for his defensive expertise. He talked to the media today about tweaking a few things in the Raptors defensive setup.

One of the main goals of preseason basketball is for players to get to know their new teammates and for the coaching staff to try out new combinations on the floor. With so many new faces this year, James Johnson admits it has been challenging but thinks the team is now getting much more comfortable with each other.

Another one of those new faces is veteran power forward Luis Scola. Coach Dwane Casey spoke to how Scola's teammates respect who he is and what he has accomplished up to this point in his career.

Bring on the Cavs!

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