Scouting Report: DeMar DeRozan

Up next in the scouting reports we look at the rookie who hasn’t seen a single play called for him and gets mysteriously benched despite having decent showings. DeMar DeRozan is averaging 7.8pts and 2.8rebs in 20 minutes and isn’t exactly on top of any rookie leaderboards. The only stat that he’s making a mark…

Pops on Waivers

Doug Smith just reported that the Raptors have placed Pops Mensah-Bonsu on waivers. They apparently will try to sign him back to a 10-day contract if he clears waivers, but that doesn’t look like it will happen. You have to figure with Evans coming back at some point, and the need for another point guard,…

Realistic tweaks to the roster

Other than dealing with the Chris Bosh saga, figuring out how to strengthen the team for the second half of the season should be a top priority for Bryan Colangelo as the trade deadline nears. This roster has shown they have the potential to either be a complete failure or a moderate success, and Colangelo…

Scouting Report: Jarrett Jack

This is the first in a quick series of posts outlining what our summer acquisitions have turned out to be. We start off with Jarrett Jack, who was hired as a back-up point guard but has suddenly found himself in the thick of the starting unit.

Building confidence, HoopData stuff

2-0 for the short week and four straight overall. The opponents weren’t exactly Goliaths but job well done by the Raptors, they got the two things that they could possibly get out of this stretch – momentum and confidence. In a game as psychological as basketball, those are prerequisites and will come in handy when…

What Next? 2009 Ends The Same Way As 2008

So Raptors fans, this is it. 13-17. This is what we have to show for the first 30 games of the 2009-2010 season. Weren’t we told that this season would be different? Weren’t we promised by management that this team would compete, play defense, and challenge in the East? Wasn’t a full training camp, the…

Game in Screencaps – Raptors vs Heat

You laughed through the Roll Call, you cried through the recap, you sobered up with the Morning Coffee. Now we’ll gouge your eyes out with some screencaps. And don’t forget, phdsteve’s coming up soon.