Why a completely “free market” NBA won’t work
How much freedom should the players have? And what impact could that have on compensation?
Month: July 2010
Rapcast #86: Talking Phoenix East + Andersen trade motivation
First, we try to understand the motivation behind trading for David Andersen. Then we talk to Valley of The Suns and see if Barbosa is still any good and how to become Phoenix East.
Raptors get David Andersen from Houston for 2nd rounder
As a Raptors website, it is obligatory for us to report a signing or trade. So here it is, according to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the Raptors have traded a second round pick for David Andersen.
Rapcast #85: Talking Linas Kleiza with Nuggets blogger
This year’s winner of the Bryan Colangelo MLE Award was Linas Kleiza, a 6’8″ 245lb Lithuanian small forward who was imported from Olympiakos to bolster the Raptors defense, grit and three-point shooting. We talk to the man from Roundball Mining Company, Jeremy Wagner, about Klezia's strengths and weaknesses, Denver's decision not to match, and more.
Seven types of Raptors fans
Raptors fans fall into tens of different categories, in the first installment of a series analyzing the loyal legions that constitute the Republic, we present seven types of creatures.
Top Ten Reasons to Re-sign Patrick O’Bryant
As soon as the home office in Athabasca, Alberta, got the word that there wasn't going to be a Sunday morning post, they telegraphed this in. Without further ado, they present the Top Ten Reasons to Re-sign Patrick O'Bryant
Evaluating the Raptors post games
The sport was designed to be played inside-out. Call it a belief that I started subscribing to the first time I watched basketball being played. Without further ado, let's take a look at the post-up games of the current squad, in alphabetical order.
No Half Measures in a 3-Guard Lineup
Quick post to keep the train chugging along. Now that there's zero chance of Calderon, Jack and Turkoglu defiling the game of basketball by playing together again, the Raptors will, according to Colangelo, be looking to play honest up-tempo three-guard basketball.
The Architecture of the Raptors
I have in me a love of the open seas, and do not mind in the least, traveling careless upon them in a gallant yacht or a simple canoe. Both are the same to me, but there is one aspect of travels that I insist on: a destination.
Summer League – Yes, We Can Learn Something
We attended 3 days and 2 Raptors games live. I think there is too much criticism that summer league is "a waste of time" and "you cannot learn anything". Why? You can observe, among other things.