Back on February 1st, I wrote about the Toronto Raptors and them looking for a team identity. It had been tough sledding for five or six weeks at that point in the season, the team had a hard time sustaining momentum from quarter to quarter, let alone from game to game, and the difference between…
It is funny how emotions escalate and dissipate in the blink of an eye in professional sports. The high of climbing atop the Eastern Conference has faded and now another task, one that is even more formidable, emerges. It’s time to snap back to reality. The Toronto Raptors now have one final opponent to overcome…
The city of Toronto rejoiced on Saturday night when the Toronto Raptors defeated the NBA’s No. 1 ranked Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals, sending Toronto to its first NBA Finals in the 24-year history of the franchise. There are a number of reasons the Raptors are going to the finals with a legitimate…
The Raptors win. They’re going to the NBA Finals, I should start with that before I get lost. I’m going to get lost. This game was always going to be frantic; it’s clear even before the game starts, hours before the game starts. Jurassic Park is full early. Raptors’ fans proudly drown out the…
A Game 6 win would be the ultimate validation of the Kawhi Leonard trade and everything the Raptors have been through
I was introduced to clichéd sports mantras at an early age. I remember strapping on my boots in little league soccer — my first foray into organized sports — and my coach telling me, “there is no ‘I’ in team.” It’s an oft-used quote from the ‘Coach Talk’ handbook that I’m sure many readers have…
All year, Raptors’ fans have fantasized about a “fully realized” version of this team; a world where the Raptors — with a rookie head coach and new acquisitions in three of five starter spots — would unlock a final gear and maximize their collective talents. After all, that is the hope every fan base has…
VanVleet is easy to root for and easy to root against.