Winners spend well over the tax

The eight teams that remain in the playoffs spent an average of $80.0 million this year. And only Atlanta spend less than $75 million. We can conclude that we likely need to spend in Colangelo's "higher than that" category to be a contender.

Do we have one or two roster spots left?

The 401 is covered with snow and in the distance you see two dozers working in tandem, one is on the edge of the road and the other in the middle. The one in the middle isn’t moving the snow off the road, he’s just making sure that the one closest to the edge has…

God’s gift to the Raptors, His wrath to Roko

Ever heard Jays fans call in to the Fan 590 after a gut-wrenching loss and try to convince Mike Wilner that the team sucks while he insists otherwise? It’s quite funny because the callers have so much evidence at their disposal that proving their argument should be no problem. Yet, Wilner wins time and time…

Pacers decline to match Jack offer

It’s official and the newest Raptor says: “It took a minute, but I was able to secure a contract for four years. I’m looking forward to playing with Chris (Bosh) again. It will be like our freshman year (at Georgia Tech) all over again.” Now, I’m sure some of you have been thinking Man, wouldn’t…

Carlos Delfino’s options

There was some talk in the last couple of days that Carlos Delfino had rejected a 4M/yr contract offer from the Raptors who he hoped would add one million to the deal. The rumors began when Olé, one of the most prestigious sports newspaper in Argentina, published this article. It is translated by our good…

Of Rebounding, Douby, DeRozan and Larry

Right now we got two players on our entire roster who you could classify as rebounders without thinking twice, that’s Bosh and Evans and they aren’t even slotted to be in the same lineup. As you go down the roster you’re quickly looking at Bargnani and Turkoglu for rebounding help and neither’s strengths lie on…

Podcast: All things Jarrett Jack

To get a taste of what Jarrett Jack could bring to the Raptors I spoke with Tom Lewis, the main blogger over at Indy Cornrows. He saw Jarrett Jack play all 82 games for the Pacers last year and we talk about his character, his defensive make-up, what he brings offensively and what Raptors fans…