Month: January 2010
Effort wasted as big guns misfire
Raptors 100, Cavaliers 108 – Box The argument that Chris Bosh is not a “max player” has died down considerably this year, but this game jogged some old memories and reminded us that there are tiers in the class of 2003 and Bosh isn’t in the top one. Unexpected bench performances from Wright and Belinelli…
Raptors Roll Call Jan 19 vs Cavaliers
The “46 minutes is just not enough” edition. Banks – still recovering from the doubt shown him by Arsenalist, so he asked Coach to take it easy on him. Bargnani – may have relied on his 3-ball a bit too much and evidently he flashed the international sign for “don’t give me the ball” during…
Rapcast #52
On the podcast this week are AltRaps, RapsFan and phdsteve . Brandon Jennings is stepped on and Jonny Flynn is given some love. Jose Calderon is appreciated as we try to explain the resurgence of the Raptors and Bargnani. Somebody likes VC for Turk and the cast is split on DeRozan’s potential. Jay Triano’s given…
Gameday: Raptors vs Cavaliers – Jan. 19/10
The Raptors are back on a roll after beating both the Knicks and the Mavericks in convincing fashion on the weekend. Tonight they are in Cleveland on the first night of a back-to-back against the Mavs. I always thought that the win we had over the Cavs was a disservice to this team because it…
Raptors Beat the Mighty Mavs 110-88
Happy days!! Raptors 110, Mavs 88 – Box In the best performance we’ve seen all year, the Raptors finally lived up to their potential in a blowout win over the Mavs. It’s sometimes frustrating when the Raptors lose to the likes of the Bobcats/Pacers, then beat the Spurs/Mavs, because you wonder why they couldn’t beat…
Raptors Roll Call Jan 17 vs Mavericks
The “we LOVE when Jose and Jarrett play together” edition. Banks – must have felt nice to get back on the floor, garbage time or not. Have to keep him active and game-ready if these trades happen. Bargnani – fairly quiet, well except for that hammer home, first half, but found his rhythm in the…
Gameday: Raptors vs Mavericks – Jan. 17/09
The one thing I was thinking about while watching the Knicks game was that the Raptors need to focus and execute for a full 48 minutes against the Mavs to have a chance at taking the game. While the Knicks were mounting their comeback, thoughts of Nowitzki nailing shot after shot were dancing through my…
Something good came from the Indiana loss
Raptors 112, Knicks 104 – Box Forgive the scattered nature of this post, but RFF was very satisfying and intoxicating. There’s not a Raptor lead that I am comfortable with. It doesn’t matter by how much we’re up by, when we’re up and who we’re playing. The feeling of walking on thin ice is ever-present,…