You see a lot of things in the main press centre at the Olympics, like people sleeping in their chairs, heads on the desk at the end of a long day. There are people glued to the TVs that are...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:23:17 -0400

There’s nothing like a Canada-Japan baseball-softball doubleheader, is there? That’s how I spent the last nine or so hours hours, watching the men spit up another one (1-0, can’t hit with men in scoring position, reminding me of the Evil...

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:07:41 -0400

Oh, oh. Remember the Fish Takes Like Pork place from the other day? It had become, I’m told, something of a media-coaches hangout near the basketball gym. No more. Seems a group of grunts was in there dining – well,...

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:23:07 -0400

Just got done watching the Croatia-Lithuania basketball game and it was excellent, just like this entire tournament’s been, I’m told. Am going to check Spain-USA later and that’ll be my second time seeing each of them but today was the...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:42:44 -0400

Don’t tell anybody, but even we bitter old grouches look forward to what’s referred to among some of us as “Olympic Moments” at bun-tosses like this. They’re the instances at Games where you smile at the emotion of the moment...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:09:29 -0400

Okay. Time to sign off, and to celebrate I'm signing off with a brief tribute to Rowan Barrett, who very likely played his last game for Canada on Friday and deserves more recognition that he's gotten over the years. But first: This was supposed to posted on Friday, but I didn't really finish until - Follow link to read full post

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:23 EDT

This was not how I wanted to start my last day of From Deep duty before my vacation (things will be getting pretty quiet here for the next few weeks).Those who read the paper-and-ink version of the Globe will notice that the headline on my column there doesn't match the one online.In the paper it reads - Follow link to read full post

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:12 EDT

Okay: super-quick Raptors fix, since I can only get so revved up about the fate of the 13th spot on the roster. Yes, Juan Dixon is very much in the mix for it. The Raptors want to use that position for a combo-type guard, and Juan is that. The feeling is that given that Roko is kind of an unknown quantity - Follow link to read full post

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:20 EDT

A quick note on Summer League, which admittedly got scant coverage here as I was only too happy to focus on the Olympic qualifying tournament. From what I gather, it's over, and you could make the case that Joey Graham was the most valuable player, given he averaged 18 points and 6.4 rebounds in five - Follow link to read full post

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:35 EDT

So the Olympic basketball dream is dead for another four years. It's kind of amazing, when you think of it, that Canada will have been to the Olympics only once since 1988. Are we really that bad? Anyway, l'affaire Dalembert will live on a little while longer. Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily - Follow link to read full post

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01 EDT

The changes will also mean a different look on offense for the Raptors as well. Mitchell has said he has been studying tapes of the Spurs with Ducan and Robinson for ideas in how to do some of the same things with Bosh and O’Neal. The Raptors mode of attack should change and should be [...]

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:05:34 +0000

Bosh, a three-time NBA All-Star for the Toronto Raptors, doesn’t have the same name recognition as the other All-Stars. If his standout play continues, Bosh could go from a star to a superstar this summer. “I’m just a quiet dude on the team,” he says. - USA Today  The Toronto Raptors made a notable maneuver this off [...]

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:18:48 +0000

Starting Monday, former Niagara basketball coach Jack Armstrong will host a daily show on “the Fan” 590 from 2 to 4 p. m. with Doug MacLean, the former Columbus Blue Jackets coach and general manager. Armstrong replaces Chuck Swirsky, the former Toronto Raptors play-by-play man who left the area to become the voice of the [...]

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:05:19 +0000

Roko? He looked all right against Lithuania, nothing spectacular. I wonder about his foot speed and his handle (he looked like he was carrying the ball every time he dribbled it and that might work in Europe but it probably won’t in the NBA) but he looked solid. He made a couple of great drives on [...]

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:22:02 +0000

He’s learned a thing or two about himself and basketball, too. “That I can play defence,” he said after the United States trounced Greece 92-69 last night. “I know I’m digging a hole for myself with the Raptors and everything because the expectations are going to be there. “I can play defence and I can play a [...]

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:26:48 +0000

Tuesday August 19 2008 - 10:45am Eastern EDMONTON I’ve had a lot of people emailing me about the Raptors pre-season game in Edmonton against the Denver Nuggets.  Most folks want to know when the tickets are going on sale.  Well, I finally have an answer for you. Tickets for the game go on sale THIS Friday - August [...]

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:45:43 +0000

Monday August 18 2008 - 11:30pm Eastern After this blog, it’ll be back to basketball on a full-time basis … but as I’ve done for the past few days … I’m talking a little bit about baseball … and my road trip with my Dad, Father-in-Law, and Grandfather-in-Law. Here are some final bullet points and numbers from the 5-day tour/vacation:  - [...]

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:31:28 +0000

Saturday August 16 2008 - 11:20am Eastern Again, I’m talking more about baseball and my road trip … not hoops.  But it’s my blog … so I can do what I want, right?  Don’t worry, I’ll throw a little bball in at the end. So we (me, my Dad, my father in law, and my Grandfather-in-law (”Coach”)) [...]

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:19:50 +0000

Friday August 15 2008 - 4:25pm Eastern I’m at the Samsung store at Columbus Circle in New York City … blogging.  How’s that for dedication? To update my blog from late last night … Mother Nature has yet to screw up my day.  Despite the weatherman calling for “90% chance of thunderstorms ALL day” … I haven’t [...]

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:26:35 +0000

Thursday August 14 2008 - 11:59pm Eastern 99% of the time … this blog is about basketball.  This time … it’s not.  It’s about baseball.  And weather.  If you don’t like it … deal with it.  Me and Mother Nature are going to have some REAL problems if things don’t go my way on Friday.  Heck, I’ll even [...]

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:58:07 +0000

The debate of Sam Mitchell and his status as head coach rages on in the fan base of the Toronto Raptors. There is even a website out there called Fire Sam Mitchell .com, I guess if Sam gets fired that site will be over. But I think they will have some more time to vent [...]

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:22:56 +0000

Scoreboard Day 5Group A Australia 106 Lithuania 75 - Game Recap Croatia 91 Iran 57 - Game Recap Argentina 91 Russia 79 - Game Recap Group B U.S.A 106 Germany 57 - Game Recap Greece 91 China 77 - Game Recap Spain 98 Angola 50 - Game RecapFinal Standings Group A Lithuania 4-1 Argentina 4-1 Croatia 3-2 Australia 3-2 Russia 1-4 Iran 0-5 Group B U.S.A 5-0 Spain 4-1 Greece 3-2 China 2-3 Germany 1-4 Angola 0-5Quarter Finals U.S.A(5-0) [...]

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:39:09 +0000

<<<CB4 VS Jose>>>This is the one Raptor Fans have been waiting for. Team U.S.A and Chris Bosh vs Spain and Jose Calderon. A Gold Medal preview in the minds of many. So because of this I decided to write my own recap for this one. Some talk prior to the this game that Spain may not show the [...]

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:35:41 +0000

I feel like I have watched Chris Bosh grow up before my eyes. I still can remember when the Raptors drafted him out of Georgia Tech like it was Yesterday. Glen Grunwald the Raptor G.M passed on Dwyane Wade to select Chris. Despite the talent of Wade, I can not fault the choice of Chris [...]

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:04:47 +0000

Day 3 ScoreboardGroup APat Mills helps Australia to their first win in Pool A action vs Iran Australia 106 Iran 68 Boxscore Recap Lithuana 86 Russia 79 Boxscore Recap Argentina 77 Croatia 53 Boxscore Recap Group A Standings Luthuania 3-0 Argentina 2-1 Croatia 2-1 Russia 1-2 Australia 1-2 Iran 0-3 Group BRevenge is sweet even 4 years later as Chris Bosh and Team U.S.A blowout Greece who defeated the [...]

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:01:09 +0000

After watching Chris Bosh so far in the Olympics, Franchise wonders if we might see a different version of CB4 next year for Toronto?

2008-08-18

After watching the US lay the smack down on Spain, Franchise gives some early thoughts on this ?Redeem Team? and touches on all other manner of topics; from the Raptors pre-season schedule to how to wear headbands?

2008-08-16

RaptorsHQ hasn't been too concerned with basketball coverage at the Olympics, but Franchise gives some Friday thoughts on the advantages of playing for a national program?

2008-08-15

Howland and Franchise tee-off with another Jump Ball talking about all things basketball and tele-toon retro.

2008-08-13

This off-season we have some great interviews lined up and we are starting off with a bang. Howland and Matt Devlin chatted it up just a short time ago. Here is what went down.

2008-08-11

Everyone needs to take a break at some point and this is where I take mine. Since this site is a one-man operation service will be affected. The next Arsenal match that I’ll cover will be the 2nd leg of the 3rd qualifying stage of the Champions League against Steve McLaren’s Twente Enschede. I’m [...]

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:22:42 +0000

The title of this post is an example of how you can put a question mark is front of even the most ridiculous statements and give them a serious air. To get to the point we now know that Jamario Moon’s using his new found money to buy the finest cocaine in the land. [...]

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:10:54 +0000

Team USA’s looking rather unbeatable. LBJ, Deron Williams and Dwight Howard are just too good for anybody and its not a stretch to think that this team can win each game by 25+. Never say never but I don’t think those Argentians can back-cut this team to death like they did against Antonio [...]

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:35:24 +0000

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 [...]

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:54:04 +0000

Let’s get some Raptors news out of the way. We’re playing defending Euroleague champions CSKA Moscow in a pre-season game on October 14th, Posted Sports looks at our history in these international affairs. We’ll also be traveling to Edmonton on October 21st to face the Nuggets at Rexall Place. Back to the reason [...]

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:05:27 +0000

I’m going to be totally honest: I didn’t catch the first half of the Team USA game and wasn’t able to see any others this morning so this entry will be geared much more toward the future of this basketball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics than it is about reviewing today’s action. There is [...]

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:26:52 +0000

The Raptor Core returns for the third installment of analysis for the basketball tournament at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I managed to catch the Spain and United States games, so those will be the ones I cover. Here are the other scores from Day 3, except for the Argentina/Croatia game to be played after this [...]

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:03:17 +0000

The Raptor Core is back again to review Day 2 of the Olympic basketball tournament in Beijing, with games that took place on Tuesday morning. Here are the results of the day’s games (two of which happened late Monday night in the Eastern time zone): Lithuania def. Iran (99-67) Croatia def. Russia (85-78 ) Greece def. Germany (87-64) Spain [...]

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:27:34 +0000

As I mentioned in my last entry, I plan to do reviews of each game Team USA plays in these 2008 Beijing Olympics. As the tournament goes on, I’ll try to catch more of the other teams throughout the day if I can find the games on TV or the Internet to offer insight on [...]

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:47:19 +0000

The Raptor Core is back after an extended hiatus!! It’s been almost four weeks since my last entry but it was mostly by design more than being busy this summer. Most of you that read my blog regularly know the entries are usually pretty lengthy and that’s just my style. There wasn’t a lot to [...]

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:51:19 +0000

As passionate as we are, some of us have allowed MLSE to dictate expectations to us. Here's my line in the sand.

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:44:19 +0000

The first shoe drops, and it looks like 45 wins at first glance. ***UPDATED***

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:50:26 +0000

Dude just really annoys me.

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:05:14 +0000

Updated Western Conference rankings by the Doctor.

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:05:34 +0000

The Toronto Raptors 2007/2008 season in pictures.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:34:46 +0000

Being that the Raptors are the NBA’s lone international team it truly is fitting that they are very well represented in this year’s Olympics.  In fact, there are five Toronto connections in this year’s Olympics: three current players in Chris Bosh (USA), Jose Calderon (Spain) and Roko-Leni Ukic (Croatia) and two other players on last season’s roster in [...]

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:38:26 +0000

I know it’s a couple of weeks late, but I’ll give my own little recap of how the Raptors summer league team fared. Let’s start off with Joey Graham, who led the team averaging 18 points on 46.2% shooting from the field.  Those are decent numbers, but there are a couple more telling categories he led [...]

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:56:13 +0000

Jose Calderon has reached an agreement to return to the Toronto Raptors next season, at least that is according to his website (http://www.josemanuelcalderon.com/indexEN.html). The Raptors also have a verbal agreement in place to bring over PG Roko Ukic, their 2nd round pick in the 2005 draft. While neither of these is surprising, there was an [...]

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:57:05 +0000

Since Toronto’s 17th overall pick is a major part of the proposed (and essentially confirmed by Jermaine O’Neal) T.J. Ford-O’Neal trade, the Raptors are basically picking who the Pacers tell them to pick. That pick was Georgetown C Roy Hibbert, who will essentially (along with Rasho Nesterovic and Maceo Baston) help replace O’Neal in Indiana. [...]

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:38:39 +0000

Just a day after the talks were reportedly broken off, it is being widely reported that both sides come to an agreement in the trade that would send C Jermaine O’Neal to the Raptors for PG T.J. Ford, C Rasho Nesterovic, and the 17th pick in tomorrow’s draft. It appears that both teams dug deeper into [...]

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:28:22 +0000

So Bosh isn't happy that Mitchell tried to work in some new offences and defences the day before the game. Fair enough. Given this squad struggles to execute the same plan we've had for 82 games it's reasonable to assume it's going to be tough going to pick something else up over night, oh ya, on the eve of being asked to just magically 'turn it around'.WEIRD SCIENCEBut Raptors faithful, let's focus on the real issue. The experiment is over. The ego tailoring has got to end now. Get Jose Caldero...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:09:00 +0000

Bumped into Rasho, Primoz, Nutbar and some random at ONE, an overpriced-dejour-cougar outlet in Yorkville. Nice place, but really you are best to go there with a group unless you area) Rich and looking for some seriously made up ladiesb) A made up lady looking for a rich dudeRasho and the boys stood out like sore thumbs. Made me realize that you just don't want to be 7 feet tall. Playoff Raptors PredictionsIt's no secret that we REALLY need to finish 6th to have any chance of a first round p...

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:00:00 +0000

The Heat are so bad the coach can skip games to go recruit and not even take any flack. Wow. Riley just started to challenge Isiah for most useless bench boss around.My last post was about trouble looming in TJ / Raptor paradise and one month later I have to re-emerge to right the ship. Is drubbing the Heat by 40 righting the ship...not at all. But it's better than losing.Question: Name 3 Heat who played against us last night? Go ahead, I dare you. I only watched the first Q but that was e...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:35:00 +0000

Does that look like a reasonable way to try and ice a game, up 3 with 22 seconds to go?Does that look like I got so upset during this play I had to rewind it, pause it, and take a picture of my television set? (p.s. this turns into a finger role in about .03 seconds...a long, long, finger role). Maybe you would feel better knowing TJ had missed 3, 2nd half, 1 on 3 layups and was 6-14 at the time?But that's TJ. He's working his way back in by hoisting up more shots than anyone on the team. He...

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:26:00 +0000

Juan Dixon out. Useless 7 footer in. Listening to Sherm Hamilton and his sidekick talk about having 3 'True 7 Footers' was amazingly comical. 3 True 7 Footers? Bargnani should frame that quote.Although Brezec was a fantasy darling about 3 years ago he has since gotten lost faster than Oceanic Flight 815.So what is Colangelo thinking? Is he thinking Brezec is better than Hump (who already doesn't get enough minutes) or Rasho? Is he thinking T.J. is so healthy that between him and Darrick Mar...

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:15:00 +0000

The Dinosty's been quiet for a week because:a) He hit it big in Vegas and stayed a few extra days to get fatter, richer, and drunker.b) The devastation of our first round embarrassment caused what's known as 'Severe Affiliate Depression Disorder' (aka SADD)c) The wise and well-regarded Ballislife's eloquent thrashing ...

One big happy family.  We all whined after the game 1 blowout. Does the Game 2 heartbreaker sit any better?We talk the talk, but we don't walk the walk. It appeared that we came out of the gate with more energy and focus, but all that quickly evaporated as Erratic TJ ...

If anyone out there was hoping for an admission of error by Sam following the mindless and detremental tinkering pre Game 1:Maybe it's gutsy, maybe it's insane. It certainly is not backed by air-tight logic: "Getting down 20 (points) so quickly, we don't have a clue if (the lineup tweak) ...

You know what the worst part about yesterday's game was? That I almost called it. We were a few possessions away from Dirty Victory #1. When we got within five, part of me (the drunk part) was waiting for the lousy call/lucky bounce or two that allowed us to steal the ...

I'm going on the record and saying Raptors in six. There's nothing the team has done to make me think we've got a fly's chance in a lizard factory (y'know, where they make lizards) of moving past Orlando. But I just have one of those gut feelings - it kinda ...

According to JE Skeets, Ball Don't Lie, a reader [referred to as 'the Patriot'] has called into question the patriotism of Team USA members, Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh, The 10-man rotation, starring the Great Brick Wall of China on account of their physical stance during the pre-game playing of the US national anthem. " ... Am ...

Dragic headed to Phoenix In comparison to some prospects who do not want to 'risk' working out for a NBA team prior to the Draft ... with an attitude like this: This young man [6-4, 200 lbs] has a chance to make it in the 'Valley of the Sun'. I was practising with the national team, because we ...

A scintillating performance by ... The Fastest Man in Recorded History Usain [Lightning] Bolt! Wow.

This is the answer which was given in this space [August 4, 2008]  to the following question: ============================================= 5. Carlos Boozer and Chris Bosh will be fighting for the back-up Center minutes; who should win the job? This is a silly question. If Team USA wanted to dominate the international competition this year … the most ...

The exodus of borderline, 2nd tier NBA players continues ... Pargo to play in Russia. Unlike some in the blogosphere, who may have seen Jannero as a valuable 6th Man for last year's upstart Hornets ... e.g. Terrible News: Pargo Goes To Russia ... this corner has a very different perspective on the two moves that ...

CBC.caRaptors at the OlympicsMost Valuable Network, MA - 6 hours agoThis entry was posted on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 at 10:38 pm and is filed under Analysis, Toronto Raptors. You can follow any responses to this entry ...China back in medal round in men's basketball CBC.caPreliminary Round Ends With USA Defeating Germany, 106-57 SUAthletics.comDay 4: Bogut, Aussies eliminate Russia; China clinches medal-round ... ESPNall 203 news articles

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:33:51 GMT

A Jermaine QuestionSI.com - 16 hours agoFor O'Neal there was no forgetting how far he stood from his goal of rejoining the league's elite -- and of elevating his new team, the Toronto Raptors, ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:09:32 GMT

Spain downs Croatia 72-59 in quarterfinalsInternational Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours agoFelipe Reyes scored 13 points for Spain, while Toronto Raptors point guard Jose Calderon added 10. Gasol shot 73 percent from field throw range and grabbed ...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:53:53 GMT

Enter your beloved pooch for fame and prizesWinnipeg Free Press, Canada - 22 hours agoOne item caught their eye -- a report that the Toronto Raptors were looking for a mascot. After all, their 22-year-old grandson, Ryan, was in the business. ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:49:00 GMT

Raptors all-star forward Bosh awed by US team's reception in BeijingThe Canadian Press, BEIJING - Aug 8, 2008Bosh has seen his fair share of fan frenzy as an NBA all-star, but the 24-year-old Toronto Raptors forward said it's nothing compared to the near-hysteria ...Chris Bosh: The substitute CBC.caUS basketball puts on more team work to prepare Olympics XinhuaIt's good being Bosh Edmonton Sunall 30 news articles

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:05:28 GMT

BEIJING (AP) -- Pau Gasol of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 20 points to lead world champions Spain to a 72-59 win over Croatia in an Olympic basketball quarterfinal Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:08:41 GMT

The fierce cast-iron dragons may once have guarded Canada’s most famous castle. The winged wyrms adorn a couple of outdoor lamp stands Leon Perel believes were specially designed for Casa Loma, the early 1900s-era castle in Toronto. They’ve spent the last several years in a self-storage locker in [...]

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:21:11 GMT

Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead world champion Spain to a 72-59 win against Croatia Wednesday in men's basketball.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:17:57 GMT

The adolescent squeals, the squeaking sneakers, the timeout horns that made the gym sound like a clogged Manhattan intersection -- this was the grating ambience in which Jermaine O'Neal worked late last month. While a dozen of his fellow NBA luminaries were preparing to play in the Beijing Games, he was on a court in Las Vegas, separated by a curtain from an AAU tournament. For O'Neal there was ...

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:51:51 GMT

Raptors

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:47:51 GMT

Ha , ha , ha . Can't get enuff of the Leo Rautins' Canada national team (mis)adventure. The 'know it all' of basketball this side of town was a big flop as a national basketball coach, Rautin's boys disfintegrated before the qualifying tournament for the Beijing Olympics even finished. The 2 main recruits by Leo , 76er Sam Dalembert and NCAA standout , Juan Mendez , left the team in not so good terms. Expect rantings when the Raptors play the Sixers next season. Rautins will not let his 'persona...

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:06:00 PDT

Old news ? Naaah . I'm referring to another GM and not the Bryan Colangelo kind. The one known in Canada as Generous Motors ! Yep . General Motors via one of its division ,Chevrolet , agreed with the Spanish Basketball Federation to be the offifial car sponsor. Therefore , one will expect to see Jose Calderon driving a Chevy car . Maybe , but not coach Sam Mitchell who as Torontonians know is a Ford endorser. I wonder if Sam will still push Ford Fusion now that T.J.Ford is but an illusion ?Talki...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:12:00 PDT

Free agents signing starts today with a bang... or is it with a boing, depending on who the teams acquired ? Elton Brand is set to join Philadelphia . That's a bang . Mikael Pietrus will hook up with Orlando.... a likely boing . Elton can play except the piano. The other Elton can do that. A certified 20/10 guy --that's 20 points and 10 rebounds per game- Brand can make the Sixers a contender this coming season. Pietrus is a 20/10 baller too . I meant , he has a 20/10 court vision . All he knows...

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:14:00 PDT

I've been saying a long time ago that B.C. should start recruiting from Asia for players to wear the Raptors uniform.It's a way to add value to the franchise and of course , marketing wise. But B.C.'s europecentric approach in bolstering the lineup of the men in red continues this season with the addition of Roko Uric from Croatia . Yes , Colangelo drafted Nathan Jawai, a 7'0" center from Australia, for a change . But how many ( basketball paying ) fans are from Australia residing in T.O ? Or ev...

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:05:00 PDT

The verdict as far as Jermaine O'Neal's acquisition in place of T.J. Ford, Rasho and change is 50/50 at the moment. But if you watched TSN's The Reporters last Sunday , the latest move by Brian Colangelo was a questionable (???). What do these hockey talking heads know anyway . Dave Hodge and Co. better stick to hockey and occasionally , the sport where the dudes use brooms . J.O. will be OK. He is even high about the coming season. ' I think playing alongside Bosh will give us a different dyna...

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PDT

The Raptors have given G/F Hassan Adams a 2-year contract. Adams is only 24 years old and he's 6'4", 220 pounds but he's best suited for playing shooting guard. Adams didn't play last season but his rookie season in 2006-07 showed some promise. Adams played in 61 ...

The Raptors acquired Nathan Jawai along with Jermaine O'Neal in the draft day blockbuster. Jawai is 6'10", 280 pounds and he likes to throw his weight around. He was played in 30 games in the Australian Pro Basketball League last season and he averaged 17.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, ...

The Toronto Raptors made a bold move which will likely make them a title contender in 2008-09. The Raptors have acquired F/C Jermaine O'Neal and rookie C/F Nathan Jawai out of Australia from the Pacers for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and 1st round pick Roy Hibbert. ...

The Raptors have bought out the last year of forward Jorge Garbajosa's contract valued at $4.25 million dollars. Garbajosa was injured most of last season for the Raptors. He only played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Raptors last season and he averaged 10.6 minutes, 3.1 points, ...

Rookie forward Jamario Moon came out of nowhere to really help the Raptors this season. He quickly moved into the starting lineup due to his all out hustle and it was infectious to the other Raptors. Moon played in 78 games (75 starts) for the Raptors this season ...