The “well, that was slightly disappointing” edition
Bargnani – reminded me of that girl that shows up at a party all dressed to the nines and you think is incredibly hot. Then, as the night wears on, the real person shines through and you realize she is about as sexy as a zit.
Bosh – Lobsterboy had seven turnovers. That’s more than this guy. He produced a nice stretch mid-game, but thanked his AllStar voters by crapping the bed in a big game.
Calderon – there are times where I think a blind man suffering a seizure can hit his shot more consistently than Jose. Yes, he did a nice job of running the team tonight and, yes, his alley-oop passing is much better than it used to be, but a good point needs to be able to create his own shot and convert. He isn’t there yet. Kudos on his FT streak, but it ended on a night that we needed every point we could get.
Graham – not a good game in the slightest. No pep, no hustle. A 400lb man puts more effort getting up from the couch than Joey G showed tonight.
Humphries – could have used him tonight. Instead he was probably chilling with a candy striper.
Jawai – while Australian eyes were focused on Toronto tonight, proudly watching a NBA game featuring two Aussies, one of them had about as much a shot of playing as Matt Devlin has a shot at acquiring a personality.
Kapono – do you think he considers his season a success so far? Quite often he strikes me as playing like a guy who has just left his day job and has shown up at the local gym to play a quick game with his buddies.
Moon – it’s like he just woke up over the past couple of games and realized that he was enjoying AllStar weekend a year ago and this year he didn’t even get a sniff. Great focus and nice hustle. Best defender on the floor? No, but leaps and bounds better than he has been.
O’Neal – another nice game that will be overshadowed by another bonehead move in getting tossed in the fourth. You can go either way, I guess……good for him for standing up, but as one of the few guys bringing it tonight, we needed him. Yes, it was basically a done deal, but who cares? You are a professional. His body language and his expressionless face have left a lot to be desired, both by us and any interested suitors.
Parker – sporting some Bargs Beard, he had an average AP night. As much as we need Jose to step it up offensively, it would have been great to see AP turn on the heat defensively tonight. Didn’t happen.
Solomon – free at last, but as helpful as Verne Troyer on defense against Shaq.
Ukic – kind of reminds me of a jockey trying to ride a wild stallion in a steeple chase. Fills a role, but looks about as confident as a nerd talking to Adriana Lima.
Voskuhl – our secret weapon. So secret that we can only use him in small doses. Kind of like supplying Viagra to a 16 year old boy during co-ed gym class.
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Under The Bus: Jason Kapono
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as Jose goes so does this team. He was clearly off – his movement was restricted as it was in the games leading up to his injury and his shots were off-balanced. His team likewise was exactly the same.
Stop with the fucking similes man. Your writing is straight up garbage and you literally post zero actual stats or facts. Oh great, Lobsterboy and his seven turnovers. At least the other writers on this site have some insight, you are just a wannabe right now man. Step your game up, ESPN reads this shit and it doesn’t represent, you’re better than this. Re-read what you wrote as if you didn’t watch the game. Do you think there is anything to actually learn aside from a bunch of shitty out-of-context metaphors, goddamn. This blog’s inclusion into the Truehoop network is difficult with posts like these. Go read the Lakers’ Forum Blue and Gold or the Knickerblogger or Celtics Blog if you want to learn something.
boo-ya!!
someone rush altraps to the Burn Unit…..
you dummy,thats his shtick.all the writers here have a different style and different personality. this is his.if you dont like it,dont read it.you have no right to criticize,get a life dookie.
Umm… hate much? How could you be missing the point by this much?
Just another tribal honking fan releasing his sexual frustrations because the defunct Raptors are his turn-on .. his raison d’etre .. his pathetic life .. so obvious..!!!
Have a heart, Andrew K!
I think we all realize that Bosh has checked out mentally from the team a while ago. This guy is real good when his head is on and he’s motivated ( 2006-07 season and the first few games this season). This guy is a beast when he has something to look forward too.
Why bust your ass when you know your not going to challenge for the East? I would rather take care of my body and hoist jumpers instead of injuring myself for a bottom feeder team.
Put Bosh in Cleveland with Lebron and that team wins 70 games.
Put Bosh with the Lakers and that team wins 70 games easily.
Put Bosh in Orlando right now, today. They win the Championship
I don’t agree with you that Bosh is a start…He is the most overated all star period. I do however agree with you on where to put him…put him on any team but Toronto and rebuild this team now. He is our best trade bait while other teams think he’s a star. At best Bosh is a very good player who is much more of a skinny center than a PF. He has never been Mr. Cltch or the go to guy and what’s worse is he THINKS he is which is really dangerous. He started going severely downhill when Toronto made him their star.When he started talking about how great he is and MVP and all that shit, and calling out his teamates for shit he does all the time I knew he is headed down the same path as a Marbury ( although not as severe) The Raptors biggest problem is they filled his head with bullshit to make him believe he’s in LeBron, Kobe, Wade, Dunca, Nowitski, territory and he is not even close nor will he ever be. He needs to be the second or third scoring option on a good team.
Agreed Pizzaman
WE WANT NASH!!!! You can have all the best players on your team.. That doesnt mean shit. We need a leader that loves Toronto and Canada.. ITS TRADE TIME!!!! TRADE TRADE TRADE!!!
Nash a leader that loves Toronto and Canada ??!!! Surely you jest ??!!!
Morontonians only love themselves .. and nobody really loves Moronto ..!!!
Triano screwed Bargs and the Raps. He was hot as hell, takes him out with 3 left in first brings him in at 8:35 of 2nd and yanks him out at 5:15.
When a player is smoking you dont freeze him. Triano admitted his mistake postgame. Even when brought back in, in the 2nd he was not even set up for a shot.
This is 2 games in a row where substitutions leave a little to be desired
Freezing out Bargs and not coaching this crappy team to feed a hot hand were perhaps Toronto’s and Triano’s biggest mistakes last night. They were up by 6 after the first quarter, when the usual happens and because Botch needs his stats everything starts getting passed to Claw hand. This team has never learned toi feed a hot hand. The only player who gets it no matter how bad they’re playing is Bosh because he thinks he’s our saviour..someone needs to tell him he’s a good player but he’s no star! Charlie V is and can be a way better player than Bosh and always was…never got the chance. Raptors have a way of ruining anyone who can be great and does have the talent by avoiding them to feed the ball and ego of only one player at a time…Stoudamire…Carter…Bosh…
Because of that we have lost great players like Billups, McGrady, Camby, Charlie V,etc.. and if we keep Bosh we will lose Bargs eventually. Great teams like the Lakers spread the ball to all the good players and don’t put up with an ego like Bosh’s unless he’s a Kobe, LeBron or Wade which he clearly is not.
Triano’s substitutions are as random as ever and he couldn’t even get Calderon to the table in time to get him back in? WTF? Down 9 with 2:48 left, coming off a shot clock violation defensive stop and Triano doesn’t get Calderon back in the game? Parker commits offensive foul/turnover, gets knocked on his ass on a hard pick, O’Neal retaliates and the game is over.
Triano looks lost – we need a real coach.
AltRaps writing is about as good as a busted condom in prison. Useless and full of shit.
in all honesty,i thought bargs was gonna go off for 40 tonight.then,i dont know what happened,i thought he’d picked up a quick 3 fouls and thats why he was benched for pretty much the whole 2nd qtr,but i looked and he only had 2….he came into the game colder than a witches tit and pressed like the rest of the boys and failed….tonight was a huge failure for the whole squad.they should be ashamed of themselves.all of them.
Would BC make another coaching change? I doubt it…but then again!?!
Bargs should have been traded. Now hes going to stink the joint up again and his value will be 0.
Never seen a 7 footer with such mental weakness like Bargs. It’s pathetic. He’s literally has emotional issues and is very fragile.
Bosh – SHAREEF ABDUR-RAHIM. 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists for a 12 year career.
playoff appearances – 0
allstar appearance – 0
Played with 4 dif teams. All losers
Best player on a bad team. You would think with those stats they could, I dunno elevate there team and make them better? Guess not.
Bosh is going down this path unforunately
You’re an idiot!! Bargs was frozen out last night by bad coaching and bad teamates who can’t feed a hot hand.
Bosh has stats like that because he gets the ball as much as a PG and pads the stats when he plays shitty teams. Have you evr seen him outplay a real star in the man to man matchups…never
He has to demand the fucking ball. Bargs should demand it when he’s making all his shots.
Someone with mental toughness would tell Triano that and then win the game
Agreed. He cant beat any power forward who is as good as he is. He only takes pride in beating the little guy ( Sacremento, Charlotte, Memphis )
So far every good power forward has shut him down completely. Which comes down to 20 teams
Andrew K,are you CB4’s agent…
I have to say,that I dont always agree with what Arse has to say,but I love the fact that he doesn’t sweeten the conversation,calls it the way he sees it…he sees it !!!!
We may choose to look at players and events with rose colored glasses,sometimes when the lenses are full of shit !!!!
There is always going to be posters,ie “Andiamo” that when I read them,even though I dont always agree,I always get a chuckle.
Andrew lighten up,enjoy the ride,dont like the ride,get off the bus !!!
NOW…do we become Sellers or buyers:)
Khandor where are you big guy !!!
Why is there so much hate for team? It’s like “Yeah, I love the Raptors, but I hate absolutely everyone on the team, hate them go to hell” You guys seriously need to chill
Personally,
my frustration comes from the fact that all Toronto teams suck. The Leafs suck, the Jays are unfortunately in the AL East (the only way to win there if you aren’t the BoSox Yanks is to be absolute shit for a decade and accumulate #1 picks ala Tampa Bay) the Argos are garbage (although I don’t watch the CFL) and TFC didn’t make the playoffs.
The Raptors were supposed to be a team which would at least make the playoffs and give fans at least some reason to cheer. Now this season occurs and it’s like damn…it makes it hard to be a sports fan in this city.
SmellyPizza… it’s kind of like this. People love their gfs, but hate some of the stupid/annoying ish they do.
People have every right to be frustrated, after BC fed them the glorious talk of best team ever assembled, top 4 in the East, contenders, etc.
Flux great metaphor with the girlfriend!!
TRIANO proved again last night thathe will never shed the interim label.
His substitution patterns were a mess last night. Bargs should of had more time, why was Solomon out there in the 1st, where was our backup pg AP in the first half?
Kapono should not be even allowed into the arena anymore. I hope he loses the 3 pt contest this year. This motherfucker is a fraud.
The guy’s cocky as hell in his interviews too like he’s some mega star. Worst player in the NBA right now, literally.
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