Monthly Archives:: May 2010

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Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee May 18

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“If you trade a great player, you’d better get a whole lot in return because there are so few of those guys,” Phoenix Suns GM Steve Kerr said. “It’s a lot easier to add to the base that you’ve already got and reshuffle the exterior people than break up the whole thing and trade a dominant player.”

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Monday Morning Mohito Meltdown Madness

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As the playoffs trudge along, there will be a Raptors moment in it. Not in the actual playoffs of course, but at 7:30PM on Tuesday when the NBA holds its draft lottery and DeMar DeRozan represents.

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Bosh situation lacking enthusiasm

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Big name free-agents are always wooed the most by their own teams. This year the Miami Heat started a website dedicated to keeping Dwayne Wade in town; in Cleveland students have launched a campaign to keep LeBron James; in contrast, there’s little going on in Toronto to keep Chris Bosh.

Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan - teammates soon?

Raptors Republic Ultra Fit Hats

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The second product offering from Raptors Republic. RR Classic Hats are to be worn by every warm-blooded soldier in the Republic. They come in black and red.

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Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee May 11

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Toronto Sun At the Euroleague, Raptors vice-president Maurizio Gherardini held court with a few Euro-based media outlets and basically said what many had been anticipating, sharing his thoughts on the changing landscape of the team. “My impression is that we will have four or five new players for the next season” he said. This past… Read more »

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Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee May 10

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Toronto Sun Mitchell coached the Raptors for four full seasons and was the NBA coach of the year in 2006-07. He was fired 17 games into the 2008-09 season. "Sam has been a successful head coach in the league, having been named coach of the year in 2007, and we were very interested in speaking… Read more »

Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan - teammates soon?

A post about the Hawks…or something

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As teams bow out of the NBA playoffs, one of the first reactions I have is thinking about what they might do next year in order to get better. The second thought I have is whether the Raptors can sneak in there and help them out while strengthening their squad as well.