Month: August 2009
Wanted: Somebody who can post-up
Ask for the ball like you mean it. The post-up game is a dying thing with the game becoming more and more perimeter-oriented as making the jumper becomes sexier by the day. I blame Kevin Garnett because he started this movement of 7-footers relying on their perimeter game while being applauded for it. They thought…
Rasho and an agile big man, we need both
You now the difference, the Pops-type versus the Rasho-type. Big men who rely on positioning versus those who rely on their mobility and agility. We’ve got the positional part covered with Rasho, he’s one of the best at using his God-given frame to clog the lane, push a center outside his comfort zone in the…
Gel time and some salary talk
At the start of last season we had 5 new faces to the roster, two of whom included Will Solomon and Nathan Jawai with the major cog being Jermaine O’Neal. As the team struggled to start the season many of us (including me) felt that more time was needed in order for the team to…
Podcast: Eric Smith’s take on life
Eric Smith talked some Belinelli, Paul Jones, Twitter, career, blogs and more. Have a listen by clicking on the play button below or directly in iTunes. You can also download the file. [audio:http://raptorsrepublic.com/audio/2009-08-10-EricSmith.mp3] Follow him at @eric__smith. Quick summary after the jump.
45 Wins, and How the Raptors Will Get There
It’s been a couple weeks since all the action BC done-did, and having come down from the high of all the activity, I’m looking around and thinking that this is a good start, but this team still has holes. I realize that there could be a move or two to be made, but I’m not…
The Second Unit
Thinking realistically: Jack, Wright, Nesterovic, Evans, Belinelli Question: Where’s the scoring going to come from and why the hell is Belinelli in there? To keep in mind: Rarely do all five play together so it’s not like we’ll be relying entirely on the bench. And Belinelli’s in there because we don’t really have anyone else…
Morning Coffee Aug 8
Toronto Sun The Raptors’ resident Turk hopes to delight the fans in Toronto this season by making the NBA all-star team for the first time in his career. Hedo Turkoglu, who was acquired by the Raptors on July 9 in a sign-and- trade deal involving four teams, told the Turkish newspaper Zaman recently that his…