Cameron Dorrett
Dwane Casey and Norman Powell must have an interesting relationship. Powell was nowhere to be season for any stretches of important basketball during the first three games yet Casey tapped him on the shoulder in a start that surprised everyone for Game 4 in what felt like a must-win situation. He also started in place…
The Raptors aren’t dead yet. If you find yourself pacing the hallway at work this morning, replaying the worst game in franchise history just remember Toronto is down one game. They were embarrassed, humiliated, routed, crushed, overpowered and conquered but even a thesaurus can get tired describing the hurt the Bucks put on last night.…
Milwaukee 100 Final Box Score 106 Toronto A S. Ibaka36 MIN, 16 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 0 STL, 6-15 FG, 4-7 3FG, 0-0 FT, 2 BLK, 1 TO, 13 +/- Talk about a Jekyll and Hyde performance. He couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn to start the game but finished with some…
Lucas Nogueira likes to score the basketball because typically that’s what basketball players like to do. It’s not his primary function, or even his secondary one, but it makes him happy.It’s hard to be happy if you don’t score the basketball and Bebe hasn’t scored the basketball in a long time. The last time the…
Indiana 100 Final Box Score 111 Toronto B+ D. Carroll22 MIN, 12 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 0 STL, 4-9 FG, 4-8 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 3 +/- Carroll brought the energy tonight after his coach defended starting him and while the defence was still spotty at times he knocked down some…
The Raptors have a problem that many teams only dream of: Depth at the point guard position. As the NBA continues to evolve so does the position of floor general. It’s not enough to drive to the basket and find the open man. Point guards need to shoot the three, guard the perimeter, attack the…
The playoffs are coming. All sorts of evil enemies await the Raptors in the Eastern Conference playoffs and they’re going to need to be ready. Despite being a full-blown Dinosaur the Raptors still need to go up against Wizards, Cavaliers and whatever the hell a Celtic is and that’s going to require some toughness. After…
Oklahoma City 123 Final Box Score 102 Toronto D+ D. Carroll15 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 STL, 1-3 FG, 0-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, -13 +/- A basic non-factor. It was good to see Carroll back and healthy but it was awful to see him struggle. He played just…
The Raptors needed their three day mini-camp in Florida badly. Coming off two losses in their last three games including a frustrating defeat at the hands of the Bucks you could start to feel the shoulders collectively sag. The team didn’t just look tired from playing their second game in as many nights, they…
Ibaka: A- How nice is it to have a real power forward? Ibaka was great again tonight, especially on the defensive end. His ability to guard smaller players at the perimeter is a thing of beauty and he completely changed John Wall’s last second three to close the fourth. He tried to create his own…
His confidence in himself is unwavering, but his confidence in his team needs to be equally high, because at this point they're one in the same.
Cory Joseph is not happy. His team stinks, his coach hates him and he sucks at defense. That’s how it feels from the arm-chair warrior’s perspective. After watching his minutes plummet against the Magic and then wiped away entirely against the Nets it looked like the handsome Canuck was done skating by on his perceived toughness.…