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Daily Spin: The Toronto Raptors Are The Most Improved Team So Far
August 19, 2009 by
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When the dust finally settles, the Toronto Raptors would come across as perhaps the most improved team in the entire Eastern Conference.
Newly hired coach Jay Triano finds himself in a situation where he'll inherit a team comprised of twelve new players, most of them acquired through...
What Will Happen To The Unibrow That Is Quincy Douby?
August 01, 2009 by
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Ok, so we now have Jarrett Jack, Demar Derozan, Marco Bellinelli, Antoine Wright, and Quincy Douby who can all play at SG.
That's five guys who can play the two. Let's go through what their mindsets are right now regarding how many minutes they will get and if they'll be...
Toronto Raptors 2009: Run-and-Gun?
September 02, 2009 by
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When Bryan Colangelo arrived in Toronto, he brought along a vision of creating another run-and-gun team a.k.a Phoenix Suns version 2.0. Somewhere along the way that vision became lost, and he brought in Jermaine O'Neal. Now after this offseason he brought in talented players...
Back From Extinction: A Toronto Raptors Season Preview
August 27, 2009 by
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2008/2009 Statistics:
Record: 33-49, Fourth in Atlantic Division, 13th in Eastern Conference.
Scored 99 points per game and gave up 101.9 points per game.
Additions:
Hedo Turkoglu (via sign and trade), DeMar DeRozan (via draft), Marco Belinelli (via trade), Antoine Wright (via trade...
Inside The Paint: Toronto Raptors Are a Changed Team
September 12, 2009 by
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The Toronto Raptors 2009-2010 season will rest on Jay Triano, not the ten new players acquired by Bryan Colangelo during this offseason.
Colangelo may receive the accolades for dramatically reshaping the look of this young team, but even Colangelo himself knows for his team to be...
GBN Special Edition:Who Two?
July 20, 2009 by
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It's a special third edition of GBN breaking down the question of who starts at the two for the raptors.
all right, so now since of this article:http://www.indystar.com/article/20090720/SPORTS04/907200360/1004/SPORTS/Point+guard+Jack+says+Pacers+won+t+match+his+offer+from...
GBN Special Edition:Who Two?
July 20, 2009 by
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It's a special third edition of GBN breaking down the question of who starts at the two for the raptors.
all right, so now since of this article:http://www.indystar.com/article/20090720/SPORTS04/907200360/1004/SPORTS/Point+guard+Jack+says+Pacers+won+t+match+his+offer+from...
GBN Special Edition:Who Two?
July 20, 2009 by
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It's a special third edition of GBN breaking down the question of who starts at the two for the raptors.
all right, so now since of this article:http://www.indystar.com/article/20090720/SPORTS04/907200360/1004/SPORTS/Point+guard+Jack+says+Pacers+won+t+match+his+offer+from...
Bryan Colangelo Is Starting To Look Like Grunwald: No Flexibity
July 09, 2009 by
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I will be the first one to say it: I came off the Bryan Colangelo bandwagon some months ago, and, frankly, I am still happy with being off despite learning of today’s news of the four-way trade between the Magic, Grizzlies, Mavericks, and Raptors.
I was told once that...
Bryan Colangelo Is Starting To Look Like Grunwald: No Flexibity
July 09, 2009 by
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I will be the first one to say it: I came off the Bryan Colangelo bandwagon some months ago, and, frankly, I am still happy with being off despite learning of today’s news of the four-way trade between the Magic, Grizzlies, Mavericks, and Raptors.
I was told once that...
Raps and Mavs Win Big: Grading The Trade
July 13, 2009 by
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On July 9, the General Manager Brain Colangelo orchestrated a deal that not only helped them in the short run, but that also may have been enough to convince their franchise player to stick around...
An In-Depth Look at the Toronto Raptors' 2009-2010 Roster
July 18, 2009 by
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The Raptors still potentially have some moves they can make, but for summer's sake, let's take a look at the next season.
First, the roster.
PG - Calderon/Jack/Ukic
SG - DeRozan/Wright/Douby
SF - Turkoglu/George/DeRozan
PF - Bosh/Evans/George
C - Bargnani/O'Bryant...
The Case For Joey Graham
August 17, 2009 by
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Toronto Raptors: Building A Future Dynasty
September 01, 2009 by
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Unless Brian Colangelo can pull off yet another amazing magic trick (oops, meant trade) it looks like this version of the 2009-2010 Toronto Raptors has now been set.
All 15 rosters spots are filled and the only outstanding discussions seem to be about trading third string players that...
Toronto Raptors Returning to Form?
July 12, 2009 by
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While many of last year’s top teams have been adding that “one last piece to the puzzle”, the Raptors realize that they are not on that level just yet. Their main concern remains keeping their franchise player, Chris Bosh, in a Raptors uniform. Their General...
Toronto Raptors (09-10) Season Outlook
August 29, 2009 by
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The Raptors return Jay Triano as Head Coach (25-40 as interim head coach) and will look to run and score in bunches. The Raptors will look to return to the top in the Eastern Conference after injuries struck the team drastically last season.
Bryan Colangelo made a controversial trade...
Have the Toronto Raptors' Need for Toughness and Defense Been Answered?
September 06, 2009 by
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The Raptors are always criticized for being one of the "softest" teams in the NBA. They don't like to fight for rebounds or play aggressively in defence and usually just let the other teams players get easy baskets.
Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo was tired of...
Toronto Raptors: Offseason Report
September 07, 2009 by
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Every week, when the NBA season starts, I will be doing something called a "Raptors Report", reflecting on how they have done and what's going on with the team. Right now, I'm going to do an offseason report.
The Raptors have completely remade their roster only keeping...
Dywane Wade's Run With The Heat Over?
August 07, 2009 by
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We're not in Miami Dywane. Lamar is staying in Los Angeles, and it seems Boozer will be with the Jazz for the start of the season.
Where does this leave Wade and his status as a member of the Miami Heat?
Frankly it looks like that the Heat have tried to keep their All-Star happy...
Toronto Raptors: Scouting the New Guys
August 21, 2009 by
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Now that’s been an off season!
And it may not be over, but really just how many more magic tricks can Colangelo have up his sleeve.
The Raptors have added 6 new faces to the roster since the end of last season, 9 new faces since the start of 2009. It’s time we had a proper...
Toronto Raptors: The Case for Antoine Wright
October 03, 2009 by
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Antoine Wright was acquired in the complex sign and trade deal that brought Hedo Turkoglu to Toronto on July 9, 2009. Touted as a defensive specialist, he seemed to be the type of player that the Raptors needed to add to their roster...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Sixers beat Raptors again led by Young's 11 points, 84-79
October 08, 2009 by
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The Sixers win back-to-back preseason games over the Raptors getting this one by the score of 84-79. Thaddeus Young led all Sixers scorers with 11 points. Samuel Dalembert play well in limited time scoring 10 points and grabbing 7 rebounds. Elton Brand also finished...
December 2nd Game Thread: Toronto (7-12) @ Atlanta (12-5)
TIP-OFF: 7pm (EST) TELEVISION: Fox Sports SouthCHAT: Daily Dime LiveRADIO: Hawks Radio Network, Audio League Pass GAME NOTES: Hawks/RaptorsATLANTA INJURY REPORT: None. TORONTO INJURY REPORT: Reggie Evans is listed as day-to-day. It'd be just as well were he not to make his debut...
Quotes, Notes, and Links: Hawks 146 Pacers 115
GameflowHighlightsJust for fun, the Hawks' offense last night, by quarter:QuarterOff EffeFG%FT RateOR%TO%1st1.43857.957.925.04.42nd1.68572.929.257.18.03rd1.80975.027.330.00.04th1.24754.330.450.023.4Jay Triano: "We were simply outclassed. They just destroyed us."Jarrett...
The Fight for Minutes: Sonny Weems Impresses
October 12, 2009 by
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Perhaps the biggest beneficiary of Antoine Wright’s unfortunate incident in the Raven’s gym during training camp has been Sonny Weems...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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