Toronto Raptors

By Dave Feschuk It was three weeks before Christmas, but there was a perception among NBA general managers that Bryan Colangelo, the Raptors GM, was holding a perpetual Boxing Day sale.

Now, here’s the exclusive RaptorTalk follow-up Q&A between Hedo Turkoglu and The Coach, Jack Armstrong: The Coach: Which Italian Raptor do you think is best at taking it to the hole – Andrea or Marco? The Coach: If Jay Triano gets fired, who should the Raptors hire?

By Arsenalist The play starts off with Chandler guarding Turkoglu and Lee guarding Bosh, logical matchups that are more than acceptable to the defense. The Knicks are in man-to-man defense and the Raptors have no advantage at this point. That is soon to change.

By Dave Feschuk A long list of unexpected things happened at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, and let's begin with high-flying display of athleticism by Hedo Turkoglu.

By Dave Perkins The Raptors were getting 3 1/2 points from the Knicks Thursday night in the Gahden, with an under/over total of 217.

By AltRaps Bargnani – have to think he was off his game due to lingering injuries. He may have used up his last “gimme” pass for a while, though. He did have a big block in the fourth, but shot only 1 of 9 and only 3 rebounds. No return of the Italian shootout tonight….Bargs showed up with a water pistol that drip...

By Jay Cohen All-star Chris Bosh had 27 points and 15 rebounds, Hedo Turkoglu set season highs with 26 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the New York Knicks 106-104 on Thursday night.

By Arsenalist After a 3-0 homestand, the Raptors look to sweep the MSG end of the series against the lady Knicks tonight. It’s a back-to-back for the Raptors so it’ll be a test of stamina against D’Antoni’s run ‘n gun Knicks squad. The last couple road back-to-backs haven’t been kind to the Raps, we blew [...]

By Arsenalist Raptors at Knicks | Toronto Sun What did we learn from the Tracy McGrady situation?? DeRozan star snub a turn-off | Basketball | Sports | Toronto Sun Raptors Game Recap – The FAN 590 Toronto – Audio on Demand Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors – Box Score – January 27, 2010 – ESPN

By Dave Perkins Finding a reliable second scoring option has been the treasure hunt for the Raptors for years. Chris Bosh has been a one-man show far too often in his career here, the way Vince Carter was for far too long, and big money has been spent, and not always well, to find them a safe sidekick for crunch...

By Tom Liston Source: basketball-reference.com, as of 1/25/2010 Source: basketball-reference.com, as of 1/25/2010 Jack Weems Turkoglu Bargnani Bosh Calderon Belinelli Turkoglu Bargnani Bosh As well, Jack/Calderon Belinelli Weems Bargnani/Johnson Bosh

By RaptorTalk That said, unless you can find a Toronto based multi-billionaire who is passionate about NBA basketball and is willing to spend anything to win - then Raptor fans had better be happy with MLSE's deep pockets. Back in the day the Raptors were a financial mess

By Arsenalist In John Hollinger’s ESPN Insider mid-season awards, he’s slotted Chris Bosh as #3 for the MVP race behind Lebron and Kobe. Quality wins this season: Cleveland, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando, Dallas and Lakers. Bad losses: Indiana, Milwaukee (twice), Memphis and Washington. I’d say ther...

By Dave Feschuk NBA locker rooms aren't usually short on swagger, but the one occupied by the Raptors has been an exception for most of this season. The inner sanctum of the local hoopsters has been a soap-opera set of early-season discord. It's been a hard-to-stomach stage for Hedo Turkoglu's blasé excus...

By Arsenalist Tim Donaghy taught us that the referrers target certain players based and Jack Armstrong feels Amir Johnson was one of them tonight. He’s saying that just because Johnson has a high foul rate, referees are quick in giving the benefit of any doubt to the other guy. Johnson was a solid 6-6 from t...

By AltRaps Belinelli – for the very short period he was on the floor (3 minutes) he was like the Readers Digest version of the rest of his teammates besides Bosh.  No help. He made Stackhouse look like he was back with the Pistons years ago. Driving The Bus:  Chris Bosh

By Arsenalist Raptors 100, Cavaliers 108 – Box The argument that Chris Bosh is not a “max player” has died down considerably this year, but this game jogged some old memories and reminded us that there are tiers in the class of 2003 and Bosh isn’t in the top one. Unexpected bench performances from Wright an...

By Dave Feschuk If there were times when Friday night's Raptors-Knicks game looked like a three-point shooting contest between a couple of NBAers with Italian passports, consider the context.

By AltRaps Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog Can the Raps get a win at MSG against an Atlantic Division rival? KNICKS: Italian Stars Face Off As Raptors Visit Garden Toronto Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo: Deal Maker « Brothersteve’s Green & Red Raptor Blog

By phdsteve Share Chris Bosh for Rip Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince?(survey) This week on The Doctor Is In, I discuss what it means to be a Raptors fan and looks forward to the looming trade deadline and all the talk surrounding the Raptors. In “Hot or Not” its time to talk again about Jay Triano. In [...]

By AltRaps Raptors keen to move on | Toronto Sun Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog Chris Bosh looks back on school lunches with NBA XL. Wayne Winston: A Review of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Raptors Blog » Black Clouds Should the Raptors Trade Jose Calderon? | MySportsPress®

By Arsenalist When Larry Bird traded JO’s contract for TJ Ford and a draft pick (which turned out to be Roy Hibbert), I don’t think that even Bird saw him as a long-term solution. TJ was supposed to be someone who would be a stop-gap solution for a faux-rebuilding franchise and look good playing in Jim O’Bri...

By AltRaps Banks – begging Bosh to take him with him to L.A. Calderon – gotta say, loving him as a backup. Played well on both ends of the floor, created well, found his guys, attacked the hoop once or twice.  Good game for him. Driving The Bus:  Chris Bosh Game Theme: Share

By Arsenalist You remember Vince laughing on the bench when the Raptors were losing in his later years? Well, it’s happening again and now that he’s on another team, Jack Armstrong finally said something about it. Download audio or click play button below. Share

Game Five/Raptors vs. Knicks 2001– Alvin Williams picks up Vince Carter’s fumble and calmly nails a 20 foot jumper to lead the Raptors to their only playoff series win. SG – Vince Carter: Air Canada electrified Raptor fans and put Toronto on the NBA map. When he was at the top of his game, he was o...

By AltRaps Bosh – Boone and Najera kept you off the boards, Chris. Think about that. The pep in his step has disappeared and this team will have little hope unless he finds it again.  Calderon – nice shirt/tie combo. Very……umm………festive?

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By AltRaps Replay | Toronto Sun Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks – Recap – December 09, 2009 – ESPN Raptors Game Recap – The FAN 590 Toronto Toronto Raptors vs. Milwaukee Bucks – Box Score – December 09, 2009 – ESPN

By Arsenalist Sun v HOU: They recently went 3-1 on a roadtrip which included a back-to-back sweep of the Clippers and Golden State before they lost in the dying seconds to Brandon Roy in Portland. The Rockets remain without McGrady and Yao and have managed to assemble a respectable record of 11-9, howeve...

By RaptorTalk: Earlier today on Toronto's FAN 590, former Niagara University head basketball coach and Raptors TV analyst Jack Armstrong went on a very entertaining and informative mini rant. Have a listen.... Jack Armstrong Audio Link - November 2, 2009

By RaptorTalk: Earlier this summer, Andrea Bargnani signed a contract extension with the Toronto Raptors for a reported 5 years/ $50 million.  32.0 mpg 15.4 ppg 6.8 rpg 1.1 bpg 487 fg% 216 3pt% 764 ft% 31.4 mpg 15.4 ppg 5.3 rpg 1.2 bpg 450 fg% 409 3pt% 831 ft%

By Ryan McNeill Both players were sprinting off curls while being fed passes by assistant coach Alvin Williams and were dripping with sweat by the time they left the court.     *     *     *    *     *    *     *    *     *    *     *    * Not the kind of stuff Celtics fans have to be happy to see.

By Arsenalist Anybody else sick of these douchebags laughing it up every time? Raptors 90, C**tics 106 – Box Well, that offense sure looked like it hadn’t been practicing much. A third quarter filled with a barrage of bad shots and defensive mistakes pegged the Raptors back as they dropped another one to...

By Ryan McNeill Shortly after that I was able to chat with new Sixers head coach Eddie Jordan about how he feels the players are doing at picking up the Princeton offense, his thoughts on having two young point guards looking to average significant minutes this season and how Jrue Holiday’s defensive pre...

To be honest, I have not been this pumped about a Raptors season since before the Hakeem Olajuwon era was supposed to begin. Of course, that season was a major letdown that became the first step in dismantling the Carter-led Raptors, instead of the start of a projected Raptor dynasty.

By Arsenalist Having said all that, look for the Knicks to be somewhat content after earning a split and probably drop one on Sunday but it doesn’t mean a thing. At some point we’ll have to consider pulling the plug on Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon and give that time to Jawai, Ukic and Banks so that proper eval...

By Ryan McNeill Another pleasant surprise for Toronto was the play of Anthony Parker. He led the way for Toronto with 26 points while going a sizzling 13-for-16 from the field. It was a shocker that Toronto (39) snagged more rebounds than Orlando (31).

Jason Quick of The Oregonian: "If there has ever been a finer performance at the Rose Garden, somebody find it, because no one who was in attendance Thursday night will ever believe there was a greater game played than that of Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy. Roy scored 52 points -- the secon...

By takman_777 Technorati Tags: Andrea Bargnani, Andrei Kirilenko, Anthony Parker, Bryan Colangelo, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Deron Williams, Glenn Davis, Jamario Moon, Jason Kapono, Jay Triano, Jermaine O’Neal, Joey Graham, Jose Calderon, Kevin Garnett, Kosta Koufos, Matt Harpring, Mehmet...

By Basketbawful Welcome to Canada: Jermaine O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal's giant contract, Jermaine O'Neal's history of injuries, Hassan Adams, Nathan Jawai (is that the plural of "Jawa"?), Roko Ukic (sounds like an enemy of the mighty Thor), Willie Solomon

By Ryan McNeill Photo Credit: Icon Sports Media Jamario Moon talked with Ryan McNeill during the Toronto Raptors media day about his summer, how his faith impacts how he lives his life, his thoughts on the addition of Jermaine O'Neal this summer and what his goals are for the upcoming season.

By scottb75 One of the Raptors from the previous build is still functional but not in use at the moment. So, would it make any sense to install that Raptor and use it as a pure gaming drive (no OS, or any other files)? Would I see any benefit from ...

By Basketbawful Toronto: Had Philly won last night, the Raptors would have had to either win in Chicago on Wednesday or hope that the Sixers lost in Charlotte. Instead, they now have sole possession of the sixth seed and a first round date with the Magic. And you'd better believe the dinos would rather play Or...

Starters for Toronto are Jose Calderon, Anthony Parker, Jamario Moon, Andrea Bargnani and Rasho Nesterovic. Toronto All-Star Chris Bosh is out with a sore right knee he injured against Indiana on Feb. 29. The Raptors are 1-3 without Bosh in the lineup. Bosh is the team's leading scorer (22.6 p...

Chris Bosh got the start for the second consecutive year, replacing the injured Kevin Garnett in the starting line-up for the Eastern Conference squad. Bosh would play a solid game in helping the Eastern Conference hold a lead throughout the first 41:04 of the game.

By KinnonY As a point guard, Juan Dixon has finally developed some court vision. It’s certainly not his fault that he’s been pressed into service, but at the same time, it’s probably in his best interest in the long run. As a scoring point guard, Dixon doesn’t have to defend taller guards as often and can...

By Jeff W Jeff: I agree — injuries have taken a toll on the Raptors’ record. Their “Big Three” (Bosh, Ford and Bargnani) was out, as were four key bigs (the Rasho, Garbo, er, Bosho and Bargno). That left the Raps’ attack with little more than a perimeter game.

By FLCeltsFan Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors Comcast SportsNet , NBA TV Doc Rivers vs Sam Mitchell. Sam Mitchell went from being a lame duck coach on the verge of being fired to being coach of the year. Doc has all the pieces right now to win and is going to have to prove himself this season. Coaching matchups are going to be crucial. A rivalry has arisen between these two team thanks to Gerald Green's dunks that got the Raptors and their fans all up in arms. Many Raptors fans still hold a grudge and would love nothing better than to beat the Celtics. The Raptors are the defending Atlantic division champions and we need to send them a message that the Celtics will be a challenger for the division, the conference and the title this season.   [read the full post]

By DJ Ace Regular Season Awards 1. Detroit Pistons(Can switch anywhere between 1 and 4) Detroit over Celtics in 7 games Detroit or Heat in 6 games 2. Houston Rockets( Top 3 spots) 4. Phoenix Suns(Top 4 spots) 8. Golden State Warriors/LA Lakers (5 and below) Rockets Vs. Detroit Spurs Vs. Detroit