As the losses mount, the mood is darkening and at least one of the veteran Raptors is now going public with his disgust.

Morris Peterson, who lost his starting job to rookie Joey Graham and who has seen his playing time dwindle in five games, said something has to be changed in the way he's being used.

The frustrated Peterson stopped just short of issuing a trade ultimatum after the Raptors dropped their fifth straight game to start the season, losing 99-84 to the Utah Jazz before a season-low crowd of 15,617 at the Air Canada Centre last night.

"We need something to change, whether it's me or them, I don't know," Peterson said after he played just 20 minutes in last night's loss, missing all five shots he took.

"They want me to sacrifice and not start to help the team but we're not getting any results and at the end of the day, that's affecting me."

Graham has struggled as a starter, the Raptors are struggling as a team and Peterson is white hot about his role. The season-low minutes he played last night included sitting and watching the final nine minutes when the Raptors were trying to make some sort of run to get back in the game.

"I'm like the 10th man, you know," he said. "I can come off the bench and play for a contending team, too."