Daily Archives: November 9, 2008

Supporter or Fan?

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Josh Smith, Amir Johnson

A long time ago, I used to sign my forum/newsgroup posts with “RFFL” which stood for Raptors Fan For Life, something I stole after seeing Mark Cuban’s license plate (MFFL).  A few years ago, after being embarrassed by the actions of “fans”, basically doing whatever the media told them to do (Vince Carter? Boooo…Antonio Davis   …Continue Reading

Roll Call – Nov 9th vs Bobcats

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Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan - teammates soon?

The “who is that chubby guy in black with one earring sitting on the Cats bench” edition. Adams – a cabbagepatch kid. it just occurred to me that we have spent some of our cap space on a Cabbage Patch Kid. Sweet. Bargnani – the trade-talk continues to swirl around him amongst the interwebs. I   …Continue Reading

Toronto Raptors vs. Charlotte Bobcats Live Blog/Chat @ 1PM EST

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Josh Smith, Amir Johnson

Looking ahead to the Jordcats

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Josh Smith, Amir Johnson

The only people that were happy when the Thunder nickname was decided upon were the Bobcats. Now there could be a serious debate about the worst named team in the league. The game’s at 1PM today and is the second of three on this roadtrip before we finish off in Boston or Monday. You can   …Continue Reading

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I think the 2007 Raptor team's biggest problem was a lack of secondary scoring option. We had Bosh (who was neutralized by Mikey freakin' Moore), and everyone else. Was any team scared of Calderon or Parker dropping 25? Definitely not.



This year, we've got 2 legit scorers in Lowry and DeRozan, and even Salmons and Vasquez have the ability to turn a broken play into 2 points. I'm not suggesting this current team are worldbeaters, but their offense isn't as one-dimensional as the 2007 team, without even saying anything about the improved defense.

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