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, [...]

Trades, Trades and More Trades!

It says something about me that my three favourite times of the year, in the NBA, are the Playoffs, the Draft and just before the trade deadline. It’s like Christmas three times a year, but my bank account doesn’t get drained by it. Like my offseason grades, I’m going to look at each team and [...]

My All-Stars And Other Stories…

Just a quick post with the All-Star reserves being announced later today. The Rookies and Sophomores were announced and while DeMar DeRozan was selected, Ed Davis was not. Was Davis deserving? Sure, but wouldn’t call it a snub. Favors, who got in over Davis, has similar numbers and with the Nets not having anyone with [...]

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, [...]

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