Found April 21, 2008 on
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PLAYERS:
Anthony Parker,
Radoslav Nesterovic,
Jason Kapono,
Jameer Nelson,
Hidayet Turkoglu,
Dwight Howard,
Chris Bosh,
Jose Calderon,
Sam Mitchell
TEAMS: Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic
TEAMS: Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic
The way the Raptors came out to start their first playoff game of 2008, you would almost think they were playing a preseason game. This looked like an All-Star game (minus the All-Stars) with no defense being played and nobody wanting to lay a hand on anybody. Sam Mitchell acted like he was in an All-Star game, just standing and looking on, randomly subbing guys in and out and tinkering with the lineup for no apparent reason. Too bad the Raptors weren't able to put any sort of All-Star performance together.
So let's start with the tinkering of the lineup. There was a lot of talk about the international on international matchup of Bargs on Hedo, but really, sometimes you just have to manufacture a story when the boss is looking for ink. The real story would be why in the first game of the playoffs, a coach would start a player who has been incosistent at best throughout the season, has had many defensive miscues over that same season and has never really been known for his...
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