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Morning Linkage – Oct. 26/09

Triano’s Basketball IQ a Source of Optimism

Despite a rough start to the preseason and the struggles of individuals, alas, the team as a whole, to get in regular season shape, Raptorland remains afloat with optimism. Of course, we have all been here before. For the past half decade, the fan base has levied large expectations on rosters and situations that may [...]

Morning Coffee Aug 11

Morning Coffee – July 14

Toronto Sun
After signing Monday with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Parker believes he has a legitimate shot at winning his first NBA title.
"For me it’s always about who really saw me fitting in with what they’re trying to do," Parker said. "Cleveland has been that team from the beginning. They showed the most interest and pursued [...]

Morning Coffee – June 18

Toronto Sun
The 19-year-old forward from the USC Trojans, a projected top-10 pick, is one of several top prospects that have opted to go it alone during pre-draft auditions.
"I felt like coaches get the chance to see everything I’ve improved on without paying attention to other players, their whole focus is on me," DeRozan said [...]

Morning Coffee – May 23

 
Bullets Forever
Tier 1: Chris Bosh (16 million through 2010)
Notes: Toronto is Chris Bosh and a bunch of guys I don’t want.  Bosh has the highest value of anyone on this list.  He’s the only guy I’d trade McGee for and the only guy I’d consider giving up one of the Big 3 for. 
Potential [...]

Crosshair: Chris Bosh

20/10…you keep those kinds of players.
It was a challenging year to say the least, and no one on this team had a harder time with it then Chris. After a summer where he won Olympic gold as a KEY member of the US National team (KEY as in he was crucial to their winning, not [...]

Raps Fan’s 3 Point Shot

1) Will the Raptors extend this winning streak to 6, or will we all just end up being upset over what could have been if  BryCo had fired Smitch 6 months earlier and went after D’Antoni?
2) What will the Raptors record be over the next 8 games? (I got them 5-3 – splitting with New [...]