Gameday – Magic @ Raptors, Nov 18

by Blake Murphy November 18, 2012

Picture this, but on a toilet all morning.

Hey, guess who slept in and forgot they had to do the pre-game! Sorry about that folks.

J.J. Reddick won’t play due to illness, which is actually unfortunate because he’s turned into a player who is fun to watch. It’s a plus for the Raptors though, who will of course be missing Kyle Lowry, Alan Anderson, Landry Fields, and most of Andrea Bargnani’s game.

Tip off is at 1pm Eastern so…like, now.

Raptors by 7. DeRozan for 28. Discuss.

dadofoc

big game today, these are the must wins to hold water until lowry gets back…hurry
Rpsfan95

Raps -3.5
BCStefanskiCaseyGots2Go!!!

AB over under/rebounds 4.

The mass media talking heads have been rather critical of AB the past few weeks- BC must have gave them a memo saying it was ok to speak on AB truthfully, something that should have happened a long time ago.

13 games or 7 seasons?

When Casey was first hired in his presser he said that his coaching era was not a break from what Jay had instilled but a continuation thereof (bringing back 3 of Jay’s assistants) with an emphasis on defense- Casey also said that Bargnani was Dirk like.

Hopefully Val & TRoss will get alot of playing time today.

Can’t wait to see Andrew Nicholson ball for the Magic.

Magic just got JNelson back in their line up.

Magic 95 Raptors 90
- NyAlesund
  
  Wrong. The Raptors won.
Scottbbaird

McGuire should totally keep shooting, especially on his fast break pull-ups!!!

#sarcasm
- steve
  
  haha
- Lorenzo
  
  That actually killed me. How do you brick a pull up on a fast break?
- Nilanka15
  
  That was the worst shot ever! Why even pull up on a 2-on-1? Take it to the hoop, and make the defender commit.
steve

Does anyone have a link to a decent stream? Out of the three on thefirstrow.eu only one works and the quality is terrible.
Scottbbaird

Needed a win and came through. Sweet.
FAQ

TORA .. TORA .. TORA …. WIN .. WIN .. WIN …!!!!!!!

hey guys, idk if you all saw the Strombo show last night on CBC with GM Masai Ujiri, but I was in the audience taping and there was some stuff that didn't make the 15 minute interview. The interview was over a half an hour long. Some very interesting things:

1) He retold the Lowry story about sitting down with him at the beginning of the season and challenging him to change the stigma of his reputation.

2) He said had a chat with Terrence Ross on Sunday March 23rd, about his sleeping habits, that he needs to get more rest.

3) He retold a story about meeting Nelson Mandela in Africa with Dikembe Mutombo, DeSagna Diop, and a couple of other younger players. Dikembe yelled at the younger players for not dressing better (they were in sweats) and told them to go back up into their hotel rooms and dress proper to meet Mr. Mandela.

4) George asked Ujiri about Phil Jackson's impact coming to the Knicks and he said "He said he didn't care, and that it wasn't a factor to him" Then he just plainly stated and I quote "I HATE THE KNICKS!" - M. Ujiiri

5) I was in the crowd yelling "Raptors" loudly a couple of times during the applause and at one point, I yelled "RESIGN LOWRY" and GM Ujiri was looking straight at me. He had a deer in headlights type look, but then kinda smiled.

6) Talked to George afterward and asked him about asking him about resigning Lowry, He said he couldn't ask that and that he wanted to ask him and also about Amir's knee instead, but didn't also.

7) Masai repeatedly made it known throughout the interview, that Toronto is his home that he loves it here and that he is fully committed to making the Raptors a top team over time. That he really doesn't leave town in the summer, and his phone is always on for work purposes 24/7.

8) He credited BC for bringing him into the Raptors and making the draft picks of DD, Big V, and getting Amir. He says that the Raptors fans should give Colangelo more credit.

9) He thinks its crap that people perceive Toronto as a place players don't wanna play at. He says look at the top teams in the east, Miami is nice sure, but he personally hates the city, and how anyone thinks its warmer or better in Indiana or Chicago is beyond him. Toronto is the best in his opinion.

10) When he walked out by me, I bowed to him and personally thanked him for fixing the Raptors. Just a very awesome person, who I am glad is the GM of my favorite sports team.

I was disappointed that they edited the interview so much to only about 10 minutes. George S. did a great job and he truly is a huge raps fan. If you watch the episode, I am the guy in the old school purple raptors JYD jersey at the end waving the jersey for a split second as they zoom into the person holding the placard at the end. Not an april fools post BTW

Alexey Ots

Gameday – Magic @ Raptors, Nov 18

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