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Celtics with Almost a 4th Quarter Collapse, but Ray Allen's Eight Triples Cripple the Raps
January 11, 2009 by
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Celtics 94, Raps 88Good effort. Going into the game, the Raps were the hot team and the Celtics not so hot. The Raps offense had been on fire, averaging 100 points/game in their last five. The Celtics on the other hand have been losers of four in a row. There were a few lineup changes...
TRULY OUT-RAJ-EOUS! Rondo with the facial on Will Solomon
January 11, 2009 by
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Rajon Rondo with the nastiness on Will Solomon. Rondo had 14 points against the Raps today and here was two of them:....
Fo Shizzle, Raptizzle Beat the Grizzle
January 11, 2009 by
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Raps are on a streak! Raps are now winners of 4 of the last 5 and it's a great time for the Raps to get on this streak since they are facing the slumping Celtics on Sunday. Now that game can result in one of two ways: Celtics can continue to slump on Sunday afternoon or they can...
Nobody beats the Wiz......actually most teams do, they're freaking 7-27
January 11, 2009 by
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Final score: Raptors 99, Wiz 93Ok, first off Hassan Adams was traded yesterday. He was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers along with cash for a future second round draft pick. He was then immediately waived by the Clippers as the headlines read "Clippers acquire, waive Hassan...
SUCKA FREE 3: Who didn't suck in the NBA last week
January 06, 2009 by
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Who DIDN'T suck in the NBA last week? Marcus Camby of the LA Clippers didn't suck Last Week: 16.5 pts, 19 boards, 2.8 blocks He had a couple of 20 board games against the Detroit Pistons and the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers still suck but Camby has been a beast on the boards...
Bucks were Redd Hot, Raps went Ice Cold
January 06, 2009 by
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Forget about Andrea Bargnani scoring 21, forget about Bosh's 31 points, forget that the Raps shot 55% and forget that the Raps have won two in a row. This game was a "shoulda won" game. Just scrap the first 46 minutes of the game and go right to the 2:39 minute mark left...
Dwight Howard Signals Raps Fans to Suck It
January 05, 2009 by
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D12 dropped the DX on Sunday. I caught this in the last minute of Sunday's Raps-Magic game. Chris Bosh had been shooting free throws and the Toronto hecklers kept taunting Dwight Howard with "HOOOOOOWWARRD.....YOU SUCK!" Dwight Howard in turn, dropped the ol' Degeneration...
WE WILL, WE WILL ROKO U...
January 04, 2009 by
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The 26-7 Orlando Magic came into town as winners of 9 of their last 10 games. The Toronto Raptors were winners of 3 of their last 10. Normally, I would think this would be another L for the Raps but I had new outlook on this game. It's 2009 and the Raps are 1-0 for the new year...
What a shot by Tony Parker......oh snap, is that Sam Mitchell?
January 04, 2009 by
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BREAKING NEWS: SAM MITCHELL SIGHTING.....SAM MITCHELL SIGHTING..... I couldn't help but post this and shoutouts to ballerblogger.com for the find. I was watching this YouTube clip of Tony Parker's buzzer beater against the Sixers from Saturday night and then I heard this familiar...
Rockets Couldn't Stop It, The Rockets Couldn't Stop, Raps Kept Ticking and Tocking.....
January 03, 2009 by
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....Raps worked it all around the clock. I guess the Raps played a full 48 minutes of good basketball. Wow. A Raps blowout? Hassan Adams got minutes? I don't know....Yao, TMac and Artest all played. The Raps were short J.O. and Jose Calderon and the Raps still won against the...
Happy Ne-new Year! Nene scores 21 in Nuggs New Years Eve win
January 01, 2009 by
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Well at least it wasn't a 39 point loss and no head coach was fired. The Raps were without Jason Kapono (thigh injury) and Jermaine O'Neal (knee injury) in the starting lineup last night. Andrea Bargnani and Anthony Parker filled the gaps for the Raps who were playing their...
Marco Belinelli & Andrea Bargnani Nike Spot
December 30, 2008 by
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I must admit that I had never seen Golden State's Marco Belinelli play until last night's Toronto Raptors-Golden State Warriors game. I found out that he's Italian and a teammate of Andrea Bargnani on the Italian national team. I did a little searching and found this Nike...
SUCKA FREE 2: Who didn't suck in the NBA last week
December 29, 2008 by
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If you want to see which NBA blogs that didn't suck check out hoopsaddict.com's Carnival of the NBA #62 Suprisingly, we made the list. Who didn't suck in the NBA last week? Here are your un-sucky teams and players for last week: Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks Last Week: 30...
This is a throwdown, a showdown, hell no Bosh can't slow down....
December 28, 2008 by
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it's gonna go down.....
Chris Bosh with the nasty left handed jam on the Blazers. Bosh fought the Outlaw but the Outlaw LOST.
J.O. Caught Fire, the Sacramento Kings should call him Sire
December 27, 2008 by
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The Sacramento Kings are 7-23 for a reason. They've just fired their coach, they're young and rebuilding. The young Kings faced off against the struggling Raps who were fresh off of a win against the Clippers. Last night, Jermaine O'neal just dominated down low against...
Oh Christmas Three, Oh Christmas Three! Mason nails a last second three for victory....
December 26, 2008 by
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In yesterday's Christmas Day action, San Antonio's Roger Mason nails the game winning triple on Steve Nash's Suns...... This game lived up to the bill as Suns-Spurs games are always exciting
Happy Holidays from Hoop Heads North!
December 25, 2008 by
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Season's Greeting from the crew at Hoop Heads North!
Merry Chris-Mas!
December 23, 2008 by
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Cue up "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang and let the streamers fly from the rafters, the Raps have broken their 5 game losing skid! Boy did those Raps ever catch a break. They caught a fatigued Clippers team without former Defensive Player of the Year, Marcus Camby. The Clippers...
Good News Raps Fans: Voskuhl Scores 4!!!! Raps Lose.... Again... But Voskuhl Scores 4!
December 21, 2008 by
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Oh yeah. Good energy from the Raps tonight. Jamario Moon and Jake Voskuhl wore their "rally" headbands and I think Jose Calderon got a haircut.First quarter, the Raps looked a lot different tonight and it was for the better. They were moving the ball up the floor faster getting...
OKC-TOR Recap: And with the first pick in the 2009-2010 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select...
December 20, 2008 by
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Did I just fall asleep on the couch last night and dream that the Raps lost to the worst team in basketball? It was funny, in my dream "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC was playing during every play. Seriously, what time does this game start?
What, the game is over? That was real...
Top Ten Things Heard at the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday Night
December 19, 2008 by
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You got it all wrong! The A.C.C Crowd Wasn't Booing.. Ok, ok, Raptor fans are pissed. Chris Bosh has been horrible as of late, Bargnani has no confidence whatsoever, the Raptors are not closing out games and the biggest news today are the stories of the Toronto fans booing the...
C.B. Phone Home
December 18, 2008 by
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CB, where did you go? You've seem to have disappeared, please come home.
Chris Bosh struggled last night going 6-20 as he finished with 12 points. He's starting to become non-apparent on the floor and doesn't look like the leader he once was at the beginning of this...
Raps Get Whacked By Jersey
December 17, 2008 by
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This game was the last time Toronto would face the Nets for the regular season and this was also the "rubber" match as the series was tied 1-1. There was some good and bad, so here it is in Pleasure & Pain format. Pleasure - The Raps started out really well jumping on...
10 Interesting Facts About Jake Voskuhl
December 17, 2008 by
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Ever since the Raptors signed free agent 6-11 centre Jake Voskuhl on Monday, I was excited to get the lowdown on him as he may be the missing piece of the puzzle for the Raps. I've seen him play a few times with the Charlotte Bobcats and Phoenix Suns and was curious to see what...
Ring Around the Posey, With A Pocketful of Six Threes
December 14, 2008 by
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What a tough matchup for Toronto with CP3 and his New Orleans Hornets in town. It was a Jose Calderon-Chris Paul point guard matchup and it was also the return of MoPete to Toronto, one of the Raps' all-time faves. Unfortunately, he was a DNP - Coach's Decision. The first...
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