5. RHQ: Let's talk a little more about DeRozan. Does he take a big step forward this season, or do we see pretty much the same DeMar as we've seen the past two? And based on your response (and gazing into your crystal ball), does he return to the Raps next season? Tim: It's not a huge secret that I'm bearish on DeRozan. He's had blips, like being microscopically better at getting to the line last season, but overall his lack of widespread improvement makes it hard to believe that he's on the verge of any kind of real breakout. My biggest issue with DeRozan is the fact that he's had three major flaws in his game since hitting the NBA - three-point shooting, ball handling and passing - and none of those problem areas have improved in any kind of meaningful way since he joined the Raptors in 2009. In fact he regressed in several key areas last year, like True Shooting Percentage, Rebound Percentage, Turnover Percentage and Player Efficiency Rating, while offering no substantial improvement anywhere else to compensate (before anyone says defense, the club let up 3.5 points per 100 possessions more with DeRozan on the court last year versus when he was off the court according to 82games.com , worse than in 10-11). No Raptor has played more minutes over the last three years than DeRozan has, and he just hasn't given his club a strong enough return on their investment in him in terms of