Toronto Raptors 100, Sacramento Kings 106 The first three quarters were marred by stretches of bad defense, spotty offense, turnovers and generally speaking, some low quality basketball on both ends. Both teams were thankful that the other hadn’t blown them out so the fourth quarter began with the Kings nursing a three point lead and…
Good news, Chris Bosh is aiming for a Wednesday return against Miami. He’ll avoid the roadtrip and will likely give it a shot against a Miami team that wouldn’t shock anybody if they go winless the rest of the season. Yes, they’re that bad. Some words of warning: Bosh’s return will naturally be followed by…
Toronto Raptors 105, Denver Nuggets 137 My puke bucket was full midway through the first quarter. After suffering through a few more minutes of watching the Raptors get their ass absolutely spanked by the Nuggets, Jack Armstrong dropped a gem, and I’m pseudo-quoting: If your plan is to outscore teams and you start playing the…
It’s the West coast Hump Day. No, nothing to do with Kris Humphries but after tonight the roadtrip will be more than half complete. If there’s one thing that’s abundantly clear about the Raptors, it’s that they cannot survive without Bosh. This might sound like an obvious statement but given how well the Raptors played…
Toronto Raptors 106, Golden State Warriors 117 Good fightback by the Raps but in the end it’s awfully hard to beat the Warriors at their own game. We fought valiantly but came up just a few chucks short of pulling a memorable victory at the Oracle. The Warriors just wouldn’t miss, they shot a blitzkrieg-like…
Toronto Raptors 108, LA Lakers 117 It’s fitting that it was Derek Fisher that sealed this one with a wide open three pointer with under a minute left as the Raptors defense was busy playing musical chairs. It was the 634th time a Laker shooter was left unattended at the arc leading many observers (just…
I made a very disinterested post-game post last night so I thought I’d make up for it. In truth, I was playing basketball and got hit very hard in a very sensitive area and was feeling woozy for the rest of the evening. Five game roadtrip coming up and Michael Grange and I are on…
Seattle SuperSonics 106, Raptors 114 Thank God for those 22 Seattle turnovers. After the first half it looked liked the Raptors were going to embark on their upcoming 5-game Western nightmare coming off another no-defense lazy loss, but whatever was said at halftime (pretty obvious stuff) sparked the Raps. They finally got around to playing…
…what is the Chuck Swirsky “Kevin Durant Compliment” over/under? I’m talking voluntary, distinct, and unprovoked fellatio. I say 7.5. 5 We’ll Hear For Sure “Leo, this kid is something else. He’s got the complete package.” “No matter where this team ends up, they have got a bright future so long as #35 is around.”…
I said one thing before the game: “We have to defend Roger Mason!” Sam said one thing during the game: “Horns up!” Raps fans said one thing after the game: “I’m getting a little tired of this.” ************** There’s such a positive spin on everything coming out of the franchise these days, everyone north…
Washington Wizards 110, Toronto Raptors 106 That hurt. That one really, really hurt. It hurts me to see us suffer through offensive sets relying on Jose Calderon to do something to bail us out on every possession. Calderon’s exhausted trying to makeup for the pathetic excuse of an offense run by Sam Mitchell which doesn’t…
I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again: No matter how bad things get here in Toronto…at least we’re not Miami Heat fans. All the palm trees and porn stars in the world wouldn’t wash the taste of stale defeat from my mouth. I couldn’t watch these guys for 82 games without taking up hard…