Quick Reaction: Raptors: 111, Rockets: 118
Raptors cannot overcome a slow start as the Rockets win the deep bench minutes in the fourth quarter
Marc Gasol
2018-19 Player Review: Marc Gasol
As an obsessive individual that needs all my ducks in a row in order to quell those looming spells of anxiety, waiting can be damn hard. Painstakingly so. The moment that something falls out of your hands and you have to rely on others, doubt begins to creep in. Maybe I’m a perpetual pessimist, but…
Marc Gasol picks up player option, stays in Toronto
Marc Gasol will extend his stay in Toronto. The team announced that Gasol has exercised his player option and will complete the final year of his five year, $113 million deal that he signed in 2015. The Spanish centre will earn $25.6 million this season. It is a hefty cap hit for a veteran who…
Championship Mailbag: Road to the Lowrytitle, He Stay? And Warm Feelings
Before I started writing and podcasting for RR, I loved posing questions to Blake Murphy when he would do his mailbags. It was a cool way to see myself represented on a site I loved, and it was a direct answer from somebody who’s basketball knowledge I respected. As a writer who’s been treated to…
The biggest takeaways from deflating Game 5 loss
Monday night sucked. The result sucked, Kevin Durant’s injury sucked, the crowd’s reaction sucked, the lack of energy from then on out sucked, and the late game choke job most definitely sucked. Over the past two days, everyone is keenly aware of the totality of suckage that occured during Game 5. It’s hard to zoom…
After ten years apart, destiny brought Marc Gasol and Kyle Lowry’s paths together for elusive title shot
May 7, 2018 — DeMar DeRozan walked down the hallway dejected, jersey slung over his shoulder. The Toronto Raptors were down 97-72 to the Cleveland Cavaliers and their top scorer had been ejected for a flagrant foul borne of out of frustration. There was another quarter to be played, but the result was inevitable. Another…
How Big (or Small) Should the Raptors Get?
There is no shortage of storylines in an NBA final featuring the Warriors playing for a three-peat with Kevin Durant injured, Steph Curry on the greatest playoff run of his life, and Kawhi Leonard making his case for the game’s greatest player. But, as Dan Devine writes, while “the starrier battles lie elsewhere, no single…
Spicing it up: A varied attack is the recipe Raptors need to overcome Warriors
Game 3 may not go down as the most memorable outing over the Toronto Raptors’ 21 game playoff run. It wasn’t a basketball masterpiece nor was it a last-second edge of your seat affair. In fact, the part that will be etched into viewer’s minds years from now will most likely be Stephen Curry’s herculean…
Gameday: Warriors @ Raptors (0-1), June 2nd
Every step forward is new and transformative for the Raptors. There’s nothing repetitive or cyclical about what they’re doing, and there won’t be until all 30 NBA teams are engaged in action again next October. Rather than walking gingerly on this new and hallowed ground, the Raptors stomped into this new arena, with fervor, and…