2011 NBA Draft Report Card!

TORONTO: Exceeds Expectations 5. Jonas Valanciunas It’s deja vu all over again. Last year, a team above them unexpectedly took an athletic defensive power forward which resulted in a higher ranked big man unexpectedly falling to the Raptors. Colangelo and the Raptors brass probably can’t believe their luck. I was afraid they might still take Knight, [...]

Let The Overanalyzing Begin!

So the Dirk Nowitzki-led Dallas Mavericks have defeated the evil empire, AKA the Miami Heat, and whenever a new champion is crowned, everyone loves to figure out what it all means. It happens every year and every year it usually ends up meaning about as much as an apology from a celebrity. Not much. No, [...]

Top 5 Trades That Need To Happen in 2011

With 2010 pretty much done, apparently it’s customary to do some sort of top 10 list. So I can keep my blogger’s license, here’s mine. I’ve decided to come up with 5 deals that I think should happen, for various reasons. I was going to do ten, but couldn’t think of that many. All these deals do work, but [...]

Raptor Roundup and Orlando’s Magic

The Raptors go up against the Lakers today, and the best news for Raptor fans is that Kobe sprained another finger and is not even close to 100%. Unfortunately, he’s still Kobe and the Lakers are still the Lakers, so I wouldn’t expect any big miracles. The Lakers went through a bit of a slump, [...]

The Sunshine State Edition

Back to back games in Florida this season not only means playing against two of the top teams in the East over the course of two nights but, for the Raptors, also means going against the Raptors the two best players in the history of the franchise, and, not coincidentally, two of the most despised [...]

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