The “frustrated yet?” edition. Banks – he had a tough decision to make during the game today: seat #3 or seat #5. He made the best choice. Bargnani – came out of the gates just the way we needed him to: focused. He kept us in the game early as Bosh struggled and spent the…
The “well, at lease we now know our coaches have more balls than our players” edition. Banks – least he could have done is rushed on to the floor and attacked somebody. So what if they suspend him? Bargnani – yikes. I said earlier in the day that if he remained in a haze, it…
The “please hold me” edition. Banks – as badly as we played, let it be said we didn’t have to see Marcus Banks play. Bargnani – did fine early, then the pasta went limp. Belinelli – the energy guy had a blackout. Provided next to nothing tonight, going 2 for 9. Pitiful.
The “man alive that was a long game” edition. Banks – back in his rightful place: hanging out with the usher at the end of the bench looking for scraps. Bargnani – took him a full half to get going. Not sure if his illness is lingering, but he had the Bargnani-of-old look to start…
The “who’s your daddy” edition. Banks – he was in uniform tonight. Really. Only person more pissed off than a Raptors fan should be is Marcus’ dry cleaner. Bargnani – a board shy of his third straight double double. Entered the game feeling under the weather and it showed. Fouled out late 4th quarter. Looked…
The “the jumpstart my heart” edition. Banks – my neighbours kid went out on Hallowe’en as a basketball player and wore a Banks jersey. He came back with a piece of double bubble, a vanilla tootsie roll and a bruised ego. Bargnani – another double double. Did most of his heavy lifting in the first…
The “the jumpers, the jumpers, the jumpers ain’t a-fallin’ edition. Banks – gettin’ paid. Bargnani – a double double from out of nowhere. His night played out like a Where’s Waldo story. He’s there, then he’s gone. Brutal defensively and a bad shooting night. This back to back killed him. Belinelli – fantastic play in…
The ‘*&$$!(*!’edition. Banks – does he even exist? Bargnani – rough night. His shots seemed to be either short or long. One of the rare nights this season that I audibly groaned when he hoisted a shot. Had a fantastic drive for a dunk in the second quarter and 2 nice blocks, but his greatness…
The ‘that was pretty boring’ edition. Banks – the anchor. Bargnani – the return of the foul. He had one of those nights where you just wanted to push him to the basket more. Seems like the days of him finishing hard like he did the first few games of the season are already fading…
That’s what it takes to win games. Raptors 104, Clippers 89 – Box That’s how you start a Western road swing, with a come-from-behind win over a team who let up just enough for the us to pull the rug out from under their feet. The Raptors got down 22 points early in the 2nd…
The ‘ain’t no reason to sleep on this team’ edition. Banks – he was seen working on his tan behind the bench. Bargnani – if I told you he had 1 rebound in 33 minutes, would you be surprised? The guy rebounds as well as a bag of water thrown at a brick wall. Belinelli…
The ‘Chuck Swirsky? Who’s next? The usher from section 101?’ edition. Banks – you ever watch Finding Nemo? You know that school of fish that swam behind the stars of the film? Well, if you used the Raptors as a real-life version of that school of fish, Banks would be the seaweed in the distance.…