<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>You would never guess from the style of play in Wednesday's scrimmage at La Palaverde, the home arena for the Benetton Treviso basketball team, but the Raptors are emphasizing defence at training camp.</p> The players put up 201 points in a scrimmage that lasted only 40 minutes, eight fewer than a regulation tip.</p> But head coach Sam Mitchell insisted that his main priority thus far at camp, which switches to Rome today after five days in Treviso, has been defence.</p> Toronto finished 16th overall in the NBA last season in opponent scoring, which was a huge improvement from the 2005-'06 campaign, when they finished second.</p> But Mitchell said his team will have to continue to improve if it hopes to advance past the first round of the playoffs this season.</div></p> Source: The Toronto Sun</p>
I hope the Raptors can get it going defensively. I can't say we have the best defensive core of players, but if you put in a good system, you can get things done.</p>
