The “one man army” edition. Banks – the Lenny Kosnowski of the Toronto Raptors. Bargnani – he’s played well and is deserving of a night off…which he took in glorious fashion. He was lumbering up and down the court, his shot was off, any time he was covering Bogut the Aussie made him look like…
It all just fell apart in the 4th quarter last night in Cleveland, with the Cavs exacting a bit of revenge on the Raptors from that loss they suffered at our hands earlier in the season. Tonight, the Raptors roll into the Bradley Center on the first game of a home-and-home with the Bucks. In…
The “46 minutes is just not enough” edition. Banks – still recovering from the doubt shown him by Arsenalist, so he asked Coach to take it easy on him. Bargnani – may have relied on his 3-ball a bit too much and evidently he flashed the international sign for “don’t give me the ball” during…
The “we LOVE when Jose and Jarrett play together” edition. Banks – must have felt nice to get back on the floor, garbage time or not. Have to keep him active and game-ready if these trades happen. Bargnani – fairly quiet, well except for that hammer home, first half, but found his rhythm in the…
The one thing I was thinking about while watching the Knicks game was that the Raptors need to focus and execute for a full 48 minutes against the Mavs to have a chance at taking the game. While the Knicks were mounting their comeback, thoughts of Nowitzki nailing shot after shot were dancing through my…
The “please, not again” edition. Banks – hoping beyond hope that the rumblings of a Calderon trade turn into something. Bargnani – it would be easy to say he had a little pop today playing against his fellow countryman, but let’s face it: he’s been playing this way the past few weeks. Established his outside…
We got screwed by the schedule this week. The Raptors have had 3 full days off since that loss to the Pacers, and I couldn’t think of a better game than against our Atlantic rivals. Full disclosure: I’ve been a Knicks fan since Ewing, McDaniels, Smith, Starks, and Oakley were running rampant. Epic games they…
The “well, that was embarrassing” edition. Banks – I’d be faking a cold too. Bargnani – statistically a monster game from Andrea with a 12/17 night. He was just as disappointing as anybody in the second half, though, including a shot late that looked like it would have landed in the 30th row if the…
The “close to the corner, waiting for the light to change” edition. Banks – begging Bosh to take him with him to L.A. Bargnani – stop me if you’ve heard this line before: “season high against the Raptors”. Shot well but didn’t have the recent fire. Needed him to step up his defensive effort, not…
The “another year off my life” edition. Banks – the only shot he has of seeing increased minutes in a Raptors uniform is to bring out his inner Tonya Harding. Bargnani – at some point tonight both his haters and his supporters had something to crow about. It was like a live version of the…
It took 28 games, and an injury that sidelined Calderon for a couple weeks, but the Raptors have finally come together. 7-1 in their last 8 games and we have ourselves a team that has a chance to climb above .500 for the first time since Nov. 13, a span of 27 games that took…
The “return of the mack” edition. Banks – pretty hard to get on the floor with the way Jarrett and Jose were playing tonight. Back to the cups of Gatorade and making googly-eyes at the Florida ladies, homeslice. Bargnani – fouled out but won this game for the Raps on the way to it. His…