Daily Archives: February 13, 2009

Thoughts on the Jermaine O’Neal trade

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They say the team that got the best player in the deal won the trade.  It’s simplistic but often true. So if you want to feel good about this one, that’s all you need to know. When I first heard O’Neal got traded for Marion, I was happy. Then I heard Marcus Banks was coming   …Continue Reading

Jermaine O’Neal and Jamario Moon traded for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks

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ESPN is reporting that Jermaine O’Neal and Jamario Moon have been traded to the Miami Heat for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks. Marion’s $17.1M contract ends at the end of the year and Marcus Banks’ contract ends at the end of the 2010-11 season. He stands to make approximately $4.5M. Good deal? Only if we   …Continue Reading

New orifices for everybody

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New feature at RR. We let the readers have their say in an article or so here and there. Feel free to rip this guy. – Arsenalist Greetings, humanity! My name is Chris, known as “Sign Carl English” to those of you who frequent the live chat during the games. If you’ve spent more than   …Continue Reading

Linkage for Feb 13 9pm to Feb 14 8pm

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The Raptors Republic crew scoured the nets and found these recent goodies on the WWW:

Linkage for Feb 13 from 11am to 7pm

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The Raptors Republic crew scoured the nets and found these recent goodies on the WWW:

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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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