Understanding Chris Bosh

Last week Chris Bosh was in Toronto attending one of his off-season publicity obligations. When confronted by a scrum of local media reporters he made two official announcements that came to no surprise to the Raptors fan republic or the greater NBA community. First, he announced that he would not be signing a contract extension…

Linkage for Jun 9 2pm to Jun 10 4pm

Linkage for Jun 9 2pm through Jun 10 4pm: Raptors forming a draft list as Lawson visits – Posted Sports "Our numbers are very concise this year, and we're trying to get people who we think we're going to be interested in here," Jim Kelly, the Raptors' director of player personnel, said on Wednesday. "I…

Linkage for Jun 5 5pm to Jun 9 7am

Linkage for Jun 5 5pm through Jun 9 7am: Courtside – GTA stars Tristan Thompson, Cory Joseph invited to world tournament; Raps second rounder coming over? In other news, Greek papers are reporting that the Raptors are serious about bringing over combo forward Georgios Printezis this season if buyout details with Olympiacos can be worked…

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Linkage for Jun 4 7am through Jun 5 3pm: Hoops Addict » What Could Have Been: 2002 NBA Draft 20th – Toronto RaptorsOriginal Pick: Kareem Rush, G, Missouri New Pick: Juan Dixon, G, Maryland Toronto Raptors – What they’re saying | Searching For ’93 Poor Raptor fans. I’m not sure that I can include myself…

Linkage for May 30 1pm to Jun 3 4pm

Linkage for May 30 1pm through Jun 3 4pm: Digital Bosh Fails to Impress if you know a thing or two about developing for platforms like the iPhone, you'd know this sort of application really isn't anything special. Extremely talented musical acts like Soulja Boy and the Pussycat Dolls have used similar applications to give…

Linkage for May 25 3pm to May 30 7am

Linkage for May 25 3pm through May 30 7am: Bargnani was happy to see Mitchell leave – The Globe and Mail Balance of power is key for Lakers, Cavaliers Why Kid Canada Makes Sense For Toronto – RealGM

Watching the Nuggets with the Raptors in mind

As the playoffs continue and team after team falls by the wayside, the cream slowly rises to the top which gives us a better and better view of the wide gulf between our team of choice and those still playing basketball. Take the Nuggets as an example, when you compare their build and composition to…

Linkage for May 20 9am to May 25 11am

Linkage for May 20 9am through May 25 11am: Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog – Jose tops our little world today Dino Nation Blog: Matt Devlin Talking Raptors (Part 2 of 2) Jose Calderon not playing for Spain in Euros Europe take notice of Britain’s rising stars – Times Online

Linkage for May 14 5pm to May 20 7am

Linkage for May 14 5pm through May 20 7am: DraftExpress: Post-Lottery Analysis: The Implications Selecting at No. 9 just fine for Raptors GM | Toronto Sun TheStar.com | Sports | Raps’ Colangelo has no complaints after lottery Raptors land ninth pick in NBA draft

Raptors NBA draft lottery history

The math says lightning ain’t gonna strike twice. The draft lottery is tomorrow and before we start dreaming of Blake Griffin and Ricky Rubio, it’s better to look at the current reality and our history in this “competition” and be humbled by the results. We have a 1.7% chance of winning the lottery, a 2.0%…

Linkage for May 8 9am to May 14 3pm

Linkage for May 8 9am through May 14 3pm: Hoops Addict » What Could Have Been: 1998 NBA Draft Ever wish you could go back in time and change the past? Ever think about how things would have turned out if your team didn’t make that terrible pick with their first rounder? Well, here at…