The “well, that was embarrassing” edition. Banks – I’d be faking a cold too. Bargnani – statistically a monster game from Andrea with a 12/17 night. He was just as disappointing as anybody in the second half, though, including a shot late that looked like it would have landed in the 30th row if the…
I’ve lost track of how many times the C**tics have pissed in my cornflakes. They stabbed us a long time ago and now they just twist the knife every time we play them. The part that both hurts and soothes me is the knowledge that they are clearly and without doubt the far superior team,…
Hot off two impressive road victories this past week, the Toronto Raptors were humbled on their own homecourt by a well-oiled Boston Celtics squad. It doesn’t matter who the Celts trot out on the court, they just always seem to have the Raps number. Last time, they had Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett…
The “close to the corner, waiting for the light to change” edition. Banks – begging Bosh to take him with him to L.A. Bargnani – stop me if you’ve heard this line before: “season high against the Raptors”. Shot well but didn’t have the recent fire. Needed him to step up his defensive effort, not…
Beating Competing against Playing the Celtics has become a mental exercise for the Raptors. The proof was in the pudding when they were humiliated last week by a shell of a team. We excused the game simply by saying that the Raptors can’t win them all, and that even without Garnett/Pierce/Rondo, the Celtics are a good team…
Raptors 108, 76ers 106 You know that Turkoglu commercial that looks like it’s been shot with an iPhone where he’s chomping pizza? I honestly think that’s how he is in real life, just too bloody laid back. At the tail end of a 0-assist stinker he had two chances to be the hero but faltered,…
The “another year off my life” edition. Banks – the only shot he has of seeing increased minutes in a Raptors uniform is to bring out his inner Tonya Harding. Bargnani – at some point tonight both his haters and his supporters had something to crow about. It was like a live version of the…
It took 28 games, and an injury that sidelined Calderon for a couple weeks, but the Raptors have finally come together. 7-1 in their last 8 games and we have ourselves a team that has a chance to climb above .500 for the first time since Nov. 13, a span of 27 games that took…
