Month: March 2010
Gameday: Raptors vs Thunder – Mar. 19/10
Raptors host the Thunder at the ACC on the first night of a back-to-back. Mucho important game, as TO looks to build some momentum.
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee – Mar 19
“We need him to focus,” head coach Jay Triano said. “When we were rolling, he was doing more things and it becomes a confidence building thing for him. If he’s not making shots (he has to) do something else so we can keep him on the floor. Defend, be there on the help side, rebound…
Raptors Follow the Comeback Recipe; Enjoy Their Homemade Win
The Raptors comeback against the Hawks was no accident. It was a recipe.
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee – Mar 18
“He wanted the basketball,” Raptors coach Jay Triano said, “and we gave it to him.”
Bottoms up, Raps luck one out in the 4th
Like so many times this year, the Toronto Raptors pulled out a game at home that they probably shouldn't have. Yes, they got lucky on St. Patrick's day at the end, but for a while it looked like they'd had a few brews at halftime, laying down another clunker in the third quarter.
Going It Alone
At what point does the blame game shift from Chris Bosh to some of the other players who aren't producing to expected levels?
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee – Mar 17
"It doesn't matter who starts, it doesn't matter who plays more minutes, we've got to win games. We're upset because we're losing games. We're not upset because I'm not playing or I'm not starting".
Gameday: Raptors vs Hawks – Mar 17/10
So we addressed our defense by taking out the stronger defensive player out of the lineup and replacing him with a turnstile? The math doesn't add up and this sounds like a change made for the sake of making a change, not because it's the right one.
Rapcast #65: Jose Calderon to start
The dark shadow of the 0-4 week is heavily set on the podcast as we go sift through the ruins and search for positives while reflecting on lineup changes and whether they have any hopes of being effective.
Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee – Mar 16
"No. What else do you want me to do?" he said. "Do you want me to score 30, 40 points a game? Twenty blocks a game? That's not my game. That's not what I do. I try to get these guys going, and that's pretty much it. I'm not weak-minded by any means.