Month: January 2010
Efficient Raptors solve Magic mystery
Raptors 108, Magic 103 – Box If you’re going to blow 18 point fourth quarter leads, the least you could do is win the game and save yourself the blushes. As the Magic were making that furious fourth quarter run, all you could think of was what a shame it would be if the Raptors…
Raptors Roll Call Jan 6 vs Magic
The “return of the mack” edition. Banks – pretty hard to get on the floor with the way Jarrett and Jose were playing tonight. Back to the cups of Gatorade and making googly-eyes at the Florida ladies, homeslice. Bargnani – fouled out but won this game for the Raps on the way to it. His…
Podcast: The Doctor Is In
DeRozan, Banks and Evans to Detroit for Hamilton and Atkins(survey software) This week on The Doctor is In I give out the list of players who you don’t want to see on the Raptors come the trade deadline and a list of players we’d love to see. All this while looking at the needs the…
Gameday: Raptors vs Magic – Jan. 6/10
The Raptors have another chance to improve their record to .500 (18-18) tonight in Orlando. With 6 wins in their last 7 games, the last one being a big win over the Spurs, it’s hard not to get a bit excited regardless of who we beat to get here. At the end of the day,…
Pops on Waivers
Doug Smith just reported that the Raptors have placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on waivers. They apparently will try to sign him back to a 10-day contract if he clears waivers, but that doesn’t look like it will happen. You have to figure with Evans coming back at some point, and the need for another point guard,…
Raptors bend but don’t break
Spurs 86, Raptors 91 – Box After nursing a double-digit lead for most of the game, the Raptors made things nervous for everyone down the stretch but big plays from Bosh, Bargnani and Jack held the Spurs at bay. The defensive energy was more or less there for 48 minutes and the Spurs did their…
Raptors Roll Call Jan 3 vs Spurs
The “we have a new king” edition. Banks – solid game. Shot well from the floor, defended well, took a nice charge. Maybe Jose is coming back too early? Bargnani – his shooting percentage doesn’t show it, but he had a solid game from pillar to post. He logged a lot of minutes, demanded attention…