Enjoy these games
It’s been a trying season for Raptors fans. Some brutal play, one of the worst records in team history and so on. But, my advice is to enjoy what is left of this season because it could be a long time...
View ArticlePositive signs and media day update
There were some positive signs in Sunday’s victory over New Jersey. DeMar DeRozan’s mid-range game continues to come a long nicely though the team desperately needs another scorer to take the focus of...
View ArticleBryan Colangelo agrees in principle to extension with Raptors
Raptors president and general manager Bryan Colangelo is sticking around. Colangelo confirmed to the Toronto Sun on Tuesday morning, ahead of the NBA’s draft lottery that he has “agreed in principle”...
View ArticleRaptors, Alan Anderson could stay together
Alan Anderson’s return to the NBA after a long absence has gone better than anybody besides Anderson could have expected and against all odds, the swingman might have played himself into Toronto’s...
View ArticleMore from Masai Ujiri’s post-NBA moratorium availability; Raptors to add...
The in-season blog makes a rare off-season appearance to cover what we couldn’t get in here and here . Masai Ujiri covered a lot of ground earlier this week, so here’s what didn’t make the paper + some...
View ArticleBucks at Raptors Points Per Game: The DeRozan surge continues; Taking care of...
These Raptors continue to differentiate themselves from editions past. That certainty those who cover the team on a daily basis or those who have watched for years that Toronto would somehow find a way...
View ArticleRaptors at Clippers Points Per Game: Too much Blake Griffin; OK with...
Well, this one started OK. No first quarter slumber, pretty good defence on the Clippers not named Blake Griffin … but that Griffin guy is an all-star starter for a reason (and it’s not just because...
View ArticleHeat hand Raptors a reality check; Hard to replace Amir; Hansbrough doing his...
- Well, that was rather predictable, no? The Raptors arrived in Miami 2-0, despite not playing all that well defensively. A scorching offence had been enough to get by a good Atlanta team (the amped-up...
View ArticleDominant Valanciunas, clutch plays by a variety of Raptors sunk the Suns
Remember when the Raptors were known as a franchise that never got it done in the clutch? It seemed to be that way for years. No team seemed to lose as many winnable games by doing one thing or...
View ArticleSchedule hurt tired Raptors and has boosted Suns; Ross extension looks like...
- If you think the schedule doesn’t matter much, you are sorely mistaken. Fatigue counts for a lot in the NBA. The Raptors play more back-to-backs than nearly any other team, largely because of the...
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