The name’s Sampson. Jamal Sampson. The initial reaction to this signing was much like the ones of Hassan Adams and Willie Solomon: Who? Once you get past the disappointment of signing somebody on the fringe of the association the normal next step is to wonder what he can do for us. At the worst it’s…
Yes, training camp is almost here. The first sign of the new season is media day, that’s the day when they take those pictures you’ll see for the rest of the year next to box scores, player comparisons and such. They measure their height (in shoes) and weight and re-introduce the team to the local…
I’ve been known to read peoples facial expressions and judging from the picture above the Paul Bunyan look-alike muscled an offensive rebound away from Bargnani and then put it in for a 3-point play. Seriously though, aside from working with John Lucas and attending Tim Grgurich’s big man camp I have no clue what Bargnani’s…
Dead Season is in full swing. Our beloved Raptors are in Vegas where they’ll play the Nuggets tonight at 6PM. Nathan Jawai is expected to get some play in tonight’s game; he’s still recuperating from an injury he suffered while reaching for some popcorn that fell through a movie theater chair earlier in the year.…
Tuesday marks the first day of free agency and the Raptors have but one call to make. It’s to Jose Calderon offering him at least $40 million over 5 years. I suspect this deal to get done fairly quickly, after all Bryan Colangelo doesn’t trade Ford without having some assurance that Calderon’s demands aren’t too…
I’m in Vancouver for work. So here’s a cop-out post containing highlights of the future Raptors Hall of Famer: Better post later (maybe?): Highlights: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX42AEpO-EY] Highlights: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJszNGHjNA] Interview: [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=u-AnRtWfqlA] Warriors Pre-draft Interview: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSmcGQaqR3w] Jazz Pre-draft Interview: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2kNtkC3Tg] NBA Draft Aussie Prospects: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Y7Iy89-6A]