Raptors need to find consistent offense outside of Lowry and DeRozan
Hedging my bets on the Raptors' playoff success.
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The Toronto Raptors are not a top team in the Eastern Conference
Don't get me wrong, the Raptors are definitely a playoff team barring unforeseen injuries, unexpected chemistry issues, and/or trades. But are they one of the four best teams in the conference? Probably not.
Playoff Sweep Ruins Ujiri’s Pitch To Free Agents
The Raptors were an ascendant team, an easy sell to free agents, until the wheels fell off and made GM Masai Ujiri's job exponentially harder.
Raptors Struggle To Tame Team Arrogance
The Toronto Raptors have played arrogant basketball all season long, refusing to acknowledge their flaws, and now it's coming back to haunt them.
The Playoffs Will Test Toronto’s Regular Season Flaws
The Raptors can’t eradicate the sins of the regular season, but the Playoffs can go a long way towards setting how severe their repentance will have to be.
The Doctor Is In Podcast, April 2 – The Return of the North
Who are the “real” Raptors? Is the Houston game a springboard? A mirage? A confidence boost? That's just the first segment.
A Season of Faith’s (near)Perfection
The Raptors season comes to an end two points shy of eliminating the $190 million dollar payroll of Brooklyn. Time to say goodbye to our favourite team.
Can DeRozan Buck Raptors Playoff History?
Carter and Bosh both floundered in their first playoff appearances. That doesn't have to spell doom for DeRozan and the Raptors.
Offense chokes in the fourth as Raptors exit NBA playoffs
Toronto Raptors 92, Orlando Magic 102 As I watched the final two minutes tick away on mute I realized that this was my least favorite Raptors team ever. Yes, even worse than that third year crew that went 16-66. It’s probably because with that team there were no expectations or hype, just a hope to…
Just win, baby!
For all practical purposes this series is over, the chance of a Raptors series win is 1.69% since only 2 out of 118 teams have come back to win after taking a a 3-1 deficit on the road. I can also guarantee you that those two teams didn’t have a defense that could be broken…
Eventually the Magic were going to make their threes
Orlando Magic 106, Toronto Raptors 94 The thing we feared finally happened, Orlando started hitting their threes. They were getting wide open looks for the fourth game in a row and it was only a matter of time before they started going in. That time came in the second half of Game 4 where the…
Series hinges on pivotal Game 4
The good feelings after Game 3 should be wearing off by now and the stark reality should be setting in. If we don’t win pivotal Game 4, this series is practically over. A repeat performance is very much needed and there’s little reason to believe that it can’t happen. The Magic will no doubt come…