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By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) LOY's Place Rumors and free agent updates - Injuries and rookie signings edition Celtics 17 Still Miles to go Red's Army The mighty Atlantic FL's Take: The Atlantic has definitely come a long way from being the laughingstock of the league. The Raptors and Sixers are considerably improved and even the Nets and Knicks will be better. Perkisabeast Is Kobe Bryant the most unlikeable athlete in the world GMANews Courtside: Ainge plans FletchSports What's the deal with Boston Celtics fans? SI.com Miles in Boston raises eyebrows and your pressing questions Daily Fiasco Blush goes for the gold The sky is falling Gnashing of teeth.com NBA Celtics Blog Knicks beat Celtics in Boston Garden double header Nov 23, 1955   [read the full post]

 - Toronto Raptors assistant GM Maurizio Gherardini told us, at the start of the month, he believes a maximum of three or four European clubs could contemplate ...

By Scott Howard-Cooper Good reminder from Ian Thomsen of Sports Illustrated on the major offseason story everyone forgets: Jermaine O'Neal to the Raptors. If O'Neal returns to his old form, Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon continue at their current one, ...

 MN - The Raptors move to a perfect 6-0 with the win, while the free-agent Chiefs drop to 1-5. Raptor newcomer Andrew Dwyer had an excellent game Tuesday, ...

 CA - 6 Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2008 NBA playoffs. This is a best-of-seven series. Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday at Amway ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer   Canada - Personally," said Chris Bosh, the Toronto Raptors star, "this is as big as you can get.This only comes once every four years. ... Video: Olympics '08: Men's Gold Medal Preview AssociatedPress all 758 news articles

By Evil E It’s time for you to chime in. What will Jose Calderon’s fantasy ranking be at the end of the ‘08-09 season? LAST SEASON The Raptors finished 41-41, but lost in the 1st Round of the Playoffs for the 2nd year in a row. Toronto’s 90.2 pace factor ranked just 22nd in the league, but they still finishe...

 - According to their team doctor, the Toronto Raptors point guard needs two or three months to recover. Given the timetable Calderon could be ready to play in ...

 CA - One Spanish player, Jose Manuel Calderon, who plays in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors, remarked in his blog that the ad was done out of respect for the ...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The New Orleans Hornets signed former Cavalier Devin Brown on Friday. Brown played with New Orleans two seasons ago and was brought back to bolster the depth in the backcourt. The move was made following the departure of backup guard Jannero Pargo, who joined a team in Russia. Brown is a versatile player who can play both guard spots (not that they will need him there very much) and can also play both forward spots. Brown averaged 7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 78 games with Cleveland last season. The San Antonio Spurs officially re-signed Michael Finley on Friday. Finley was one of only 2 players to appear in all 82 games last season for the Spurs. He averaged 10.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists and was an important part of the Spurs' rot...   [read the full post]

In order to complement the 6-10 Bosh in Toronto, O'Neal will shift to center, where his knack for rebounding, drawing charges and altering shots -- he averaged at least two blocks in each of his eight seasons in Indiana -- will strengthen the Raptors' flimsy defense. At the other end O'Neal...

 - Cartoon animals prominently displayed on the chest of the the mid-90s Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, and Toronto Raptors uniforms? ...

  Canada - Among the players on the Spanish team was Jose Calderon, an accomplished starting point guard for the NBA's Toronto Raptors. As a player who is no stranger ...

By Scott Not sure what’s up with Calderon. The two games I’ve seen him play he’s looked all right but he keeps getting jerked around by the coach. Starts one game, doesn’t start the next. Starts one game, doesn’t start the second half. Plays 30 minutes one night, 14 the next. Odd. All I know is that he told ...

 - I know I’m digging a hole for myself with the Raptors and everything because the expectations are going to be there. "I can play defence and I can play a ...

By Ryan McNeill Ukic is not shooting well (33.3%), but most important for Croatia is his ability to push the tempo. Ukic, who will be a reserve point guard in Toronto next season, is a deft ballhandler who leads Croatia - a developing young team worth keeping an eye on - with 3.4 assists per game.

By RaptorTalk “Colangelo also re-signed Jose Calderon and brought in Croatian star Roko Ukic to replace Ford as backup point guard. The Raptors still need Andrea Bargnani to live up to his billing as a No. 1 overall pick, but Toronto definitely will be a team to watch next season.”

 PA - They will also visit the Raptors on Oct. 12, the Knicks (Oct. 14), LeBron James and the Cavaliers (Oct. 17) before ending the preseason on the road vs. the ...

By Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com Chris Bosh played on a Raptors team featuring two Spanish world champions. He offers some insight into Saturday's Team USA opponent, Chris Sheridan writes.

  Canada - Toronto's favourite YouTube personality is at it again. Over the past year, Raptors star Chris Bosh has campaigned for all-star votes as a self-promoting ...

 CA - All in all, it was another prime example of the revolving door that had become the Toronto Raptors' point guard position. And of course, the Raptors still ...

 - Aug 13, 2008 He was traded to the Indiana Pacers in a blockbuster deal that sent Jermaine O'Neal to the Toronto Raptors, signaling an almost clean sweep of the old guard ... Nigeria’s absence in Beijing ’08 hurts –Ujiri The Punch all 2 news articles

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The Celtics have no players in the Olympics but there are plenty of other NBA teams with players competing. Here is a list of the players who are competing for teams other than the US team. Argentina has 5 including Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs), Andres Nocioni (Chicago Bulls), Fabricio Oberto (San Antonio Spurs), Luis Scola (Houston Rockets) and Carlos Delfino (Toronto Raptors). Australia has Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks). China has Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) and Yi Jianlian (New Jersey Nets). Croatia has Roko-Leni Ukic (Toronto Raptors). Germany has Chris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) and Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks). Lithuania includes Linas Kleiza (Denver Nuggets) and Sarunas Jasikevicius (Golden State Warriors). Russ...   [read the full post]

Josh Smith had an active week. The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward was a restricted free agent and signed a five-year, $58 million offer sheet with Memphis. On Friday, however, the Hawks matched the offer, and Smith will stay in Atlanta.

But it appears the Raptors turned elsewhere to fill their PG void, as they signed PG Will Solomon, who played the last two seasons in Istanbul for Fenerbahce Ulker. Solomon averaged 17.8 points and 4.4 assists in regular season play last season and really picked it up in Euroleague Top 16 play...

By Ryan McNeill Atlantic Division Boston (H: 11/23, 1/11, A: 11/10, 1/12); New Jersey (H: 11/21, 12/15, A: 12/12, 1/28); New York (H: 2/22, 4/5, A: 2/20, 4/4); Philadelphia (H: 11/12, 4/12, A: 10/29, 3/11) Total (H: 8, A: 8,) Dallas (H: 12/17, A: 3/1); Houston (H: 1/2, A: 3/3); Memphis (H: 1/9, A: 2/7); New...

By Arsenalist The NBA schedule will come out any second now (New Years Eve vs. Nuggets) and here’s hoping for an easy November. Nothing can be more deflating than ending the first month with a record like 4-10. The only thing that’s going to do is get Sam Mitchell closer to being fired which of course isn’t exa...

By Arsenalist If I had to ask one question of Bryan Colangelo, it would be this: What win total do you expect next year and what seed are you aiming for? The answer to this question will ultimately decide whether Mitchell will be finishing his contract. After openly questioning the utilization of Jason Ka...

By Sarah Millar By Eric Koreen With the announcement that the Toronto Raptors will host CSKA Moscow on Oct. 14, Canada’s lone franchise in the National Basketball Association will have played a team from overseas in five straight pre-seasons. But playing the best that Europe has to offer has not always be...

By Arsenalist Till tomorrow. The multi-faceted player that Bryan Colangelo hinted at acquiring didn’t turn out to be Bonzi Wells or Michael Finley but Will Solomon. The Raptors have signed the 6′ 1″ guard to a contract for the upcoming season and it’s logical to think he’ll be playing the role of Darrick M...

By Trevor Smith Rank Team Offensive Rating 1 Utah Jazz 113.8 2 Phoenix Suns 113.3 3 Los Angeles Lakers 113 4 Golden State Warriors 111.8 5 New Orleans Hornets 111.5 6 Detroit Pistons 111.4 7 Orlando Magic 111.3 8 Dallas Mavericks 111.1 9 Boston Celtics 110.2 10 Toronto Raptors 110.2

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) CelticsBlog Runnin' Fives: Toronto Raptors Zebraphobia part II LOY's Place Brawl breaks out in WNBA game Rumors and free agent updates - options are dwindling edition 2008 Beijing primer USA Basketball: The (defensive) pressure is on FL's Take: Defense wins, whether in the NBA or the Olympics. They are wise to stress defense. ESPN Team USA's quest for gold begins with a few questions Red's Army So we're done right? Rick Mahorn fights chicks Connecticut Post Can Pruitt do it and other thoughts Sports of Boston Celtics player review: PJ Brown The NBA Source Winners of this offseason so far The Silver Tongue of Dan Dierdorf Bye James Raps poised to be a force Bleacher Report Boston Celtics rejuvenation based in money not in team   [read the full post]

By Arsenalist Uber NBDL blogger Rod Benson talks about his summer camp with the Raptors including how Sam Mitchell doesn’t accept anything less than defensive perfection (insert a big f*****g joke here). I sat through watching this team fail to close-out and rotate the entire freaking year, I’ll attr...

Roko Ukic has a nice, new three-year contract courtesy of the Toronto Raptors.

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) I remember being in the CelticsBlog chat room during the draft and everyone was so excited when Green was still there at 18. Most had expected him to go in the lottery, but his agent had kept him from working out against other players and many felt that was why he slipped to number 18. Whatever the reason, Celtics fans were thrilled to get him. But then, all that potential never translated to NBA play. He showed flashes, but never any consistency and couldn't seem to put it all together. But we did get bright spots like this dunk against the Raptors. I still remember all the Raptor fans talking about them getting even with Gerald for hot dogging at the end of a Celtics win.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) The LA Daily News reports that the Lakers have shows interest in the Raptors' free agent Jorge Garbajosa. Garbajosa could serve as a backup to fellow Spaniard Pau Gasol, who will shift from center to power forward next season with the return of center Andrew Bynum. Gasol is very familiar with Garbajosa as they both played on Spain’s national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European championships. MetroNews.ca reported that the Pistons are making a big push for Houston's Tracy McGrady. But, a Detroit News article denies that they are anywhere close to a deal for the Rockets' star saying that the Rockets are just one of several teams they have talked to about a trade. It is quite possible that the Pistons' long time starting unit may not r...   [read the full post]

By RaptorTalk The Toronto Raptors announced the roster that will participate in the 2008 NBA Las Vegas Summer League from July 12th to 19th. Raptors Summer League Schedule Thursday, July 17 vs. Philadelphia @ 8 p.m. (ET) Friday, July 18 vs. L.A. Lakers @ 8:30 p.m. (ET)

By RaptorTalk Chris Bosh -  $14,410,581 Jose Calderon -  $8,000,000 (estimate) Jason Kapono - $5,784,480 Anthony Parker - $4,550,000 Andrea Bargnani - $5,176,440 Jamario Moon - $711,517 Joey Graham - $2,449,184 Jorge Garbajosa - $2,000,000 (estimated salary cap hit)

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By Ryan McNeill Geoff Calkins from The Memphis Commercial Appeal breaking down the impact O.J. Mayo will have with the Grizzlies and gushing about how big of a steal Darrell Arthur was Adam from Raptors HQ debating with me over the Jermaine O’Neal deal and whether Jose Calderon should have been dealt inste...

Jose Calderon has reached an agreement to return to the Toronto Raptors next season, at least that is according to his website (http://www.josemanuelcalderon.com/indexEN.html). The Raptors also have a verbal agreement in place to bring over PG Roko Ukic, their 2nd round pick in the 2005 d...

By Ryan McNeill While nothing can be made official until July 9th, Jose Calderon announced on his website his intention to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors. This should be reason for celebration across Raptors Nation, right? Not so quick Raptors fans.

By RaptorTalk There should be two new faces on the Toronto Raptors roster in the near future. It seems imminent that the Toronto Raptors will be increasing their roster to 11 players with the expected signing of two second round draft picks.

Toronto Raptors- The Raptors traded away their first-round pick in the Jermaine O’Neal trade and got back a second-round pick to select Nathan Jawai. Toronto made themselves a top 4 team in the East with the trade. A front-court of Chris Bosh and a healthy Jermaine O’Neal is scary, but his h...

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In O'Neal, the Raptors pick up another potential franchise player to pair with Chris Bosh, assuming O'Neal's knee problems are a thing of the past. Jeff Van Gundy told ESPN that he believes this deal vaults the Raptors into becoming the third best team in the East behind Boston and Detroit.

By David Friedman Toronto trailed 30-19 after a sluggish first quarter but rallied to post a 102-98 win at Indiana. Chris Bosh had 24 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots, while Carlos Delfino added 23 points, largely the result of his 6-7 shooting from three point range. Anthony Parker only scored eight points but he contributed a career-high 11 rebounds, while T.J. Ford produced 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds in a reserve role. Danny Granger led the Pacers with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Marquis Daniels also had 20 points. Mike Dunleavy and Troy Murphy scored 17 points apiece; Murphy also tied his career-high with seven assists.   [read the full post]

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...

• Pile On. With NBA "Heritage Week" in full swing, the Knicks decided to wear uniforms from their 1972-73 season -- the last time they won a championship. So how'd the old/new digs work out? Oh, gee, take a wild fuckin' guess. Kevin Durant dropped 30 points and Jeff Green added 17 as the 6-17 Seat...

By DJ Ace Regular Season Awards 1. San Antonio Spurs(Top 3 spots) 2. Houston Rockets( Top 3 spots) 5. Utah Jazz(5 and below) 7. New Orleans Hornets(5 and below)  8. Golden State Warriors/LA Lakers (5 and below) San Antonio over Denver in 7 games  Rockets Vs. Detroit Spurs Vs. Detroit