RR Reader Insight: The more effective way to improve team rebounding

I’ve recently read a number of articles and blog posts on the importance of rebounding (specifically rebounding differential – the difference between a team’s total rebounds vs. their opponent’s total) in determining the outcome of basketball games. Being an undersized and gritty rebounder in high school, I tended to agree.

Raptors Rap-Up Vid

Every once in a while our man Birdman pulls together his video-making talents and creates a mix. These are last year’s highlights (insert joke here) but try to enjoy them because next year we might actually be, you know, good.

Linkage for Jul 24 9am to Jul 26 7pm

Linkage for Jul 24 9am through Jul 26 7pm: The Croatian’s Summer Vacation: Roko Ukic Q&A at CroHoops.com Toronto Raptors and Rasho Nesterovic Raptors Bring Back a Familiar Face : T.O. Sports

Do we have one or two roster spots left?

The 401 is covered with snow and in the distance you see two dozers working in tandem, one is on the edge of the road and the other in the middle. The one in the middle isn’t moving the snow off the road, he’s just making sure that the one closest to the edge has…

Rasho’s Back

The Rasho Nesterovic deal was done today. 1 year, just under $2million, giving the Raptors a one year rental and providing the opportunity to still have financial flexibility next summer. My understanding is they have used the bi-annual exception on the big galoot. Looking forward to seeing the lumbering mass “running” the court this season. …

Yet another Delfino interview

Last Night, Carlos Delfino took part of an Argentinian midnight sports show called “Gol de Medianoche”. Alvaro Perez from the Mediocre Forever Blog did a great job translating the interview and focusing in the subjects related with the Toronto Raptors. After the show a journalist for Basquet Plus did a quick interview about his contract…

Old versus new guard play

I still haven’t figured out whether the 2007 division title was won because we had a good team or whether the rest of division was just out taking a piss. I still like to give credit to the team before taking into account Boston, New York and Philadelphia’s pathetic seasons. The defining aspect of that…