Month: January 2013

Raptors’ stingy defence silences Bobcats in dominating victory | National Post You have to wonder: Did Casey’s efforts last year pay dividends this year? “We were just trying to build a defensive mindset. I thought we took a step back from that,” Casey said. “[We need] a culture of toughness, a culture of competing every…

Raptors starters must live in the paint | National Post Now, Calderon is the only viable three-point threat along the starters. Wings DeMar DeRozan and Landry Fields are not factors from deep, with the former a 29% shooter and the latter missing each of his three attempts from long range this year. And if either…

Raptors feel NHL players’ pain when it comes to shortened season | National Post More than 200 NHL players signed with European teams during the lockout while many others spent time in the American Hockey League. That number is far greater than the amount of players who took basketball jobs elsewhere during the NBA lockout.…