Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 31
Bryan Colangelo is still calling last year’s Raptors “a 50-win team that underachieved”.
Bryan Colangelo is still calling last year’s Raptors “a 50-win team that underachieved”.
Breathe a sigh of relief because the Raptors have won a game. With four road games against Sacramento, Utah, LA Lakers and Portland on the horizon, the first win of the season could have taken a while.
"We seemed like the fat cats and they seemed like a team out there really trying to get a win. It looked like we won the other day and they lost. You could tell the team that really wanted to win tonight -- and that was them." - Byron Scott
Misery loves company as the other losers in Free Agency 2010 roll into town.
Andrea Bargnani blamed fatigue for the many missed makeable shots that allowed the Knicks to go on a couple of crucial runs.
Chalking up 25 wins is going to be hard but if it's possible, it'll only happen if the Raptors figure out how to beat the "bad" teams. The Knicks aren't world-beaters, and as visitors to the ACC last night they were an opponent ripe enough for the Raptors to devour with a great crowd behind…
When it was over, somebody asked Jose Calderon if his team missed Chris Bosh. The usually gregarious Spanish point stared straight through the questioner and said “Who?” — cold as winter.
The “what happens if a rave breaks out at a basketball game” edition.
Raptors host the Knicks tonight at the ACC for the season/home opener.
“Quick... name one player on the Toronto Raptors,” SPIKE.com writes, lumping them in with such less-than-illustrious company as the Atlanta Thrashers and Jacksonville Jaguars.