AltRaps 3 Point Shot

Speak… 1) If Alex English were to leave this offseason, do you think this loss is a sizable one for the team? 2) BC and CB sit down this summer. Bosh says he still has no answer and doesn’t think he will until the end of next season. What do you do with him? 3)…

Is Iverson The Answer to the Raptors Problems?

phdsteve’s all for Iverson. Is he making sense or has he lost his mind? Last week on the the Fan 590 Bryan Colangelo confirmed that his preference would be to spend the off-season plugging minor holes rather than blowing this team up and that he would like to start next season with Bargnani, Bosh, Marion,…

Raps Fan’s 3 Point Shot

1) Will the Raptors extend this winning streak to 6, or will we all just end up being upset over what could have been if  BryCo had fired Smitch 6 months earlier and went after D’Antoni? 2) What will the Raptors record be over the next 8 games? (I got them 5-3 – splitting with…

Good things about the streak + BC’s grades

This streak hasn’t influenced my opinion of the team in the slightest. I’m not undermining our efforts against Orlando and Chicago, just stating that a 5-game winning streak does not earn anyone a reprieve for the disastrous season we’ve had. The biggest mistake a team can make is look at false positives late on in…

AltRaps 3 Point Shot

Speak up: 1) If you had to sum up the Raptors performance the last few games in one word, it would be…. 2) If you could put together an allstar team of Raptors television announcers, who would you have as in-studio host and on air (colour and talking head)? Must be present or past Raptor…

Buyout, playing time or bench

Is there anything to be salvaged of this crew? Enough talk about Chris Bosh’s possible exit from Toronto or whether Calderon’s been injured or just crappy. It’s time to look towards the end of the bench and see just exactly what we have there and whether any of it is worth bringing back. The Raptors…

The Sweet Sixteen and Drafting a Shooting Guard

Steve finds DeRozan attractive The first weekend of the tournament is over and with it some 2/3’s have returned back to their respective campuses with nothing to show (including my beloved Bruins).  However, 16 teams remain and will meet again starting this Thursday. Last week I speculated on the Raps drafting a PG and previewed…

This team needs an overhaul and here’s how

I love the internet and the world of blogging. If I write that the Raptors could win 50 games if Colangelo goes out and makes one more move to solidify his bench (as I did after the O’Neal trade) I get labeled a homer and told that I’m part of the problem with fans in…

Take Your Own Advice, Jump Shooter

You just know they tried to get an actual “high-flyer” to rep the contest but when no one would step up, they all looked at each other and said, “Who’d be willing to come on YouTube, read a lame script, and sign a jersey he won’t be wearing at the end of next season? Chris…

March Madness and Drafting Point Guards

Still a few hours left to sign up for RR March Madness Pool. If you are planning on taking a few days off to keep a close eye on who might fall into the Raptors laps this year, let me give you a bit of a breakdown on where to look and who to keep…

Raps Fan’s 3 Point Shot – March 17/09

The ‘should we burn this mother down’ edition: Even if we got a top 5 pick, are you confident that BryCo will make the right selection? Does anyone really care that 5 of the last 9 games of the season are being shown on TSN2? If I was to organize a raid on the ACC,…

Raptors Republic March Madness Pool

You fill out the bracket. If you win, you come here and brag. If you finish last, you never ever talk about NCAA basketball. Sounds pretty fair to me. It’s an all-inclusive pool so all you need to do is go to the following link. No password is required. Raptors Republic NCAA Tournament Pool You…