Feb
08
Kings 104, Raptors 115 –
BoxAlways been wary of Sunday games for the exact reason they’re talked about as an advantage for us. Instead of being an extra step quick, we’re usually a step slow and leave it for the second half to make up for our first half indolence. In that sense, this game wasn’t much different from the Indiana game last Sunday where the Raptors found late gears to avoid what would’ve been a rather humbling home defeat. Solid team play in key stretches, a boost off the bench from Antoine Wright, and steadfast offensive resolve from Chris Bosh were the keys to taking care of business as the Raptors continued their plunder through the soft part of the schedule.
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Feb
07
The “just turn it on in the fourth” edition.
Banks – I was looking forward to a little Evans v Banks mano-a-mano action. Damn you Jay….damn you.
Bargnani – if ever they need some footage of his help defence for NBA True Stories, they can use this. A couple of ugly ugly examples early and then he turns around and plays good D in the 4th. I’m beginning to think he is a rhythm defender just as some rely on rhythm on the offensive end. He seems to be the go-to guy late in the shot clock lately, too. Not a good situation for him.
Belinelli – was nominated as the party planner for the SB party tonight, so took the game off.
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Feb
07
I have to admit I’m happy we’re back to the noon time tipoff on Sundays; 6pm starts kill my whole day since I like to get the game out of the way, so I can spend the rest of the day yapping about it. The Raptors have two games left before the All-Star break, both are at home, and both are winnable. Read More »
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Feb
06
Speak Republic…speak.
1) If Bosh walks this summer without a S&T or we get limited value back in return, how much of the blame should Colangelo shoulder? Or do you blame Bosh for turning his back on the franchise?
2) You get a call from a rival Eastern Conference GM offering a nice package. However, he insists on including either Reggie or Amir even though you aren’t getting a big back in the deal. Do you do the deal? If so, who would you include of the 2 players?
3) The Vanilla Ice spectacle was both loved and mocked. If you had the opportunity to book one old school act for a halftime show, who would it be?
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Feb
05
Colangelo’s labeled the Raptors as “buyers” this trade deadline but what exactly he’s buying is anybody’s guess. It could be a tweak for salary cap reasons or it could be a mini-overhaul of a position, the rumour mill has us interested in Josh Howard, a player that was mentioned last year around this time. You have to believe that where there’s smoke there’s fire which means Colangelo is at least open to the possibility of a shake-up as long as it makes sense. The 2/3 positions have given us minimal point production this year (21st, 22nd in the league) as Turkoglu has failed to get himself going and DeRozan and Belinelli struggle with consistency. Is this reason enough to address the wing spot?
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