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Morning Coffee – June 23

Jun 23, 2009 – 7:48 am

Toronto Star
That’s not to suggest there’s a gem to be found at No. 9 this year. According to a variety of experts and NBA talent evaluators, the draft is thin on all-stars but deep on parity, making it more troublesome for general managers with picks outside the top two or three.
No one knows – [...]

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Morning Coffee – June 11

Jun 11, 2009 – 12:02 am

Philly.com
“Seven years in the [NBA], each time the season ended, I was always on a plane for home [Pensacola, Fla.] the next day,” Evans said yesterday. “This time, I stayed in Philly a week-and-a-half. I never did that.
“I was getting real comfortable. We had put in 2 years together, but it was an unfortunate situation [...]

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Morning Coffee – May 19

May 19, 2009 – 7:29 am

Canadian Press
"Picking on position alone is dangerous because you might be passing up a better talent that’s available," Colangelo said. "What you hope to find is a player that satisfies both talent and need."
The Raptors GM hasn’t been shy about making moves on draft day, and could do the same this year.
"After the obvious top [...]

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Sunday shakedown

Jun 22, 2008 – 12:54 pm

The free agent camp continued yesterday but so far no reporter has covered the proceedings. Check Smith’s or Grange’s blog, maybe they got something. Eric Smith tells us of some of the things he saw. There’s also this scrum interview with Marerresse Speights. I know I’m reaching to get the Raptor [...]

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What’s really going to happen in the draft….

Jun 7, 2008 – 12:17 pm

Raptors War Room
Colangelo: Who do we take in this draft?
Mitchell: I need a rebounder, a scorer, a playbook, some athleticism and defense.
Gherardini: I know a few guys overseas who can supply that in one package.
Colangelo: What? Who?
Mitchell: Oh no, here we go again….
Gherardini: Ronalds Zakis.
Mitchell: Who?
Colangelo: Who?!?
Gherardini: Ronalds Zakis, he’s 6′ 9″ and from Latvia, [...]

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