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These Ramblings are Dead Ted
Thanks for reading for the past couple of years. It's been fun ranting, raving and rambling. And if I had only one wish this Holiday Season it would be that all of the children of the world could come together and hold hands for world peace.But if I had two wishes...the second would be that surgically repaired left knees, groins and D-Leaguers could all come together and hold...
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November 24, 2008
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YOUR MIAMI HEAT!
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...
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May 08, 2008
The Experiment is Over
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...
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April 21, 2008
Rasho hoodies it up in Yorkville
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...
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April 13, 2008
The Red Party - Taking Requests
A little last minute, but I'm off to a party tonight that should be chock full of Raptors. Any questions you may have lay them on me. I'll be seeking conversations with our beloved Rapshow. Anything goes.
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March 15, 2008
Who's Running This Ship?
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...
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February 25, 2008
Not Exactly a Primo Move
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 Flig...
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February 23, 2008
RapFest 2007 - Boo them all
10:30 a.m. and our crew is in an up right position. Given last night this is definitely an early win. A coffee avec Baileys and/or Ceasar is our best answer to last nights adventures interfering with our morning. We've got Sven, CJ, Balfy and Hector (Johnny's cousin) on the scene and are busy finishi...
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February 20, 2008
Chip Crain - What a name! (Grizz vs. Raps preview?)
A Preview? As you know I'm not a 'preview' type of writer, especially for an upcoming game vs. Memphis. But when a guy named Chip Crain emails you from Memphis HQ to pass along his assessment of the game and tell you why he is famous…you are almost forced to reply.Chip Crain. What a name. I was ...
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February 10, 2008
We're Back Baby. Topic 1: Why John Hollinger sucks, not the Raptors
An entire summer free of Ramblings? I don't even know where to start so how about what I learned this summer. I wrote a fat camp blog on msn.ca and learned 3 things that impact you:1. Keeping under 500 words is TOUGH (editors note: post one did not achieve this goal)2. Mainstream sites aren't kee...
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February 10, 2008
Rockin' with the Raptors Part I
Wednesday night was the aforementioned Red Party. Sometimes these types of parties are total duds (think JYD's All Star parties back at the Palladium). I'll try to puke out as much as i can remember because this party was top flight.The SettingA large swankily decorated red room. The Raptor (in h...
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February 09, 2008
D-Mart is one Nice Guy
Everyone likes talking about the possibility of 36 year old half coach / half player Darrick Martin suiting up and leading the Raps into battle. While 'fun' to joke about and day dream about in a 'how crazy would that be' scenario Jose will wrap as much tape as humanly possible around that ankle and...
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February 04, 2008
February 2008 : Go Time
You rarely hear a sound like the one that kept coming out at the ACC last night. It's a hybrid between a painful "moan-ugh" and an admiring "woah".That's the sound the ACC made over and over last night as Kobe dismantled us with dunks, crazy fadeaways and moves so smooth they make silk seem like sandpaper.Unlike the 'ugh-moan-sigh-boo' combo you...
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February 02, 2008
SNUBLERONED
EASTER CONFERENCE ALL-STARS ARE SETThe East (*fan vote)Jason Kidd*Dwyane Wade*LeBron James*Kevin Garnett*Dwight Howard*Chauncey BillupsChris BoshCaron ButlerRichard HamiltonAntawn JamisonJoe Johnson!Paul PierceJoe Johnson: PLEASE! This team is in permanent disaray with no shortage of talent. The '...
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February 01, 2008
Will the Real Raptors Please Stand Up
Let's take it as a given (and it may not be) that "Boo" Vince will show up tonight and put up a mediocre performance at best. That opens the door for the Raptors to show at least some resemblance of the team we have grown to love over the past 6 months. If we lose tonight, Mitchell's job is on the l...
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January 31, 2008
Match Up Time
"I'm sure the fans would love to see Vince for the first game" - Chris BoshOne of two things is happening here. Either Bosh is mistaking our raw hatred and ACC Vince Boo Fest for something that it isn't, or Bosh is trying to prepare for the inevitable.Clearly any logical Raptors fan wants to face th...
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January 29, 2008
Save the cheerleader, Save our Team
When Juan Dixon and The Hump light things up for an entire half of near perfect shooting and 18 points you expect to be winning. When Bosh goes 14-14 from the line you expect we are firing on all cylinders. And when TJ is working a 10:1 ratio you expect the moon to crash into the earth and for e...
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January 29, 2008
Bulls Lashed, Raps Heading to #2?
I'm back from Habana and managed to find my way into an Easter dinner at the ACC with my sister last night. That's how you do Easter dinner with only one family member in town. Some free Sushi and Chicken at the ACC. Happy Easter everyone.Quick ChangeThe ACC was sold out and the halftime show was ...
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January 29, 2008
Mitchell Mind Games
Although this encounter was a victory, I think we have shown it as an example of what not to do. Was Mitchell just playing mind games? I think all twelve players had hit the court by halftime and only Garbo hadn't scored yet. Good thing Philly is more like a preseason game anyways. Garbo note: Th...
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January 28, 2008
Fly Me to the Moon
I want to sing among the stars. Tell me what life is like on…Jupiter or Mars.Well I can't tell you about that but our latest non-rookie, old-timer rookie, 27 year old Jamario Moonshine Graham sure makes me feel like crooning. We heard the pre-season hype that he could jump out of the gym, that he...
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January 28, 2008
Glue
Here's the thing. "Glue" guys win you championships. "Glue" guys make the right passes to the right guys, cheat at the right time on defense and do the 'smart things' that enable them to play better than their talent alone would. A Glue guy by definition has a high basketball IQ and knows when to ...
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January 25, 2008
West Coast Rising: Durant and Oden won't be in our way
It's nice to know that Lebron, Wade, the emerging Bulls and the aging Pistons will continue to be the primary obstacles for Raptors supremecy. While it's slightly annoying that the West Coast continues to get better really who cares? If Oden and Durant turn out to be the next two big things i'm mor...
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January 25, 2008
Tommy Likey: Anything can Happen
Last year the Raptors took off in January en route to a great year and what looked to be a building block for this year. Last year we had a good excuse for sucking early, a brutal Western road schedule, a truck load of new dudes and question marks all over the place. But that was last year. And w...
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January 15, 2008
All Star Voting: Easier than Cow Tipping
Greetings and a happy 2008 to all. My hiatus in Rio and Buenos Aires was as predicted, a rollicking good time, and I came back to an equally predictable Raptors .500 fest. I did get to see the sweet San Antonio spanking and no, I don't care that Barry and Manu were missing. It still counts, espec...
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January 13, 2008
Big Shot Bob
You may call him Big Shot Bob or maybe Big Shot Rob. But there is no doubt Robert Horry's check of Steve Nash was one of the biggest shots he's ever hit. No Stoudemire and Diaw for game 5 because they didn't get into a fight? The NBA is losing its mind. Refs blow the whistle 3 seconds after a play...
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January 13, 2008
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