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..and that’s how a SG fills in for a PG. Pistons 99, Raptors 95 (OT) I was watching the Raptors TV post-game coverage for this one and the usual suspects were ecstatic that the Raptors had come out with an honest effort. Losing the game didn’t seem to matter much and they were more than…
I dunk, you decide. Raptors 106, 76ers 115 They say that the first stage of any torture procedure is the worst because once you become used to the initial pain, whatever follows becomes easier to handle. That’s exactly how I feel about the Raptors. If they had put out the first half effort they did…
Faxed in moments ago from the RR home office in Athabasca, Alberta. The category is Top Ten Colangelo excuses for the season. The economy. I gave the extension to one Jose Calderon, not this guy wearing his jersey. Who is he? When I said this is the “best” team I’ve ever assembled, I actually meant…
I don’t think it is. He went for the ball, it’s unfortunate that Rudy fell awkwardly and got injured but doesn’t change the fact that Ariza went for the ball. I don’t know how Blazers Edge comes off making a big deal about it (pure homerism).
We always talk about how the Raptors shoot too many jumpers and how it ends up costing games because over the long run they’re a losing proposition. I did some casual research on 82games.com and checked out the percentages of jumpers and “close” shots that every team shoots. It’s no surprise that 72% of our…
From the RR home office in Athabasca, Alberta, here’s today’s Top Ten List. The category is Top Ten signs your team isn’t very good. Your starting center’s averaging just over 5 rebounds a game and everybody’s OK with it. Most of the city can’t watch more than a third of the games but management doesn’t…
There’s more talent in this pic than the entire Raptors roster. Update: Boozer is out with a sprained ankle! You ever open up a watch and look at its inside? What an instrument! What intricacy! All those gears rotating in a systematic fashion to perform one particular purpose. That’s what the Utah Jazz are to…
We’d like to thank Birdman – a true YouTube talent – for making us a little Raptors highlight mix. Technically speaking, there haven’t been many highlights this season but that hasn’t stopped his creative juices from spilling out:
The Reckoning Mensah-Bonsu will be taking over the bench spot vacated by Nathan Jawai after being released by the Spurs so they could sign Drew Gooden. Not sure what this does for us basketball-wise but its a move which could allow us to reduce Bosh’s minutes as the season winds down. The Raptors apparently had…
All hands on deck! One of the most annoying and frustrating aspects of this season for me has to be the defense – or lack thereof – we’ve played. Our inability to defend key sets and correct our defensive mistakes has resulted in us becoming a habitually bad defensive team which often makes us painful…
Scola does for them what JO was supposed to do for us. Raptors 97, Rockets 107 Caught the 11PM replay of this one on Raptors TV as TSN2 blue-balled us again. The last time we played the Rockets they looked as bad as any NBA team can look, but that was probably because of Tracy…
We’re always trying to come up with ways to make this site a little more interesting and beneficial for the readers and rappers. Our latest effort involves offering you below-cost Raptors tickets, we had hoped to get this deal done much earlier in the season when the games mattered a little more but better late…