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, [...]

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I wanted to do a post about the Raptors after 20 games, but didn’t have time before their loss to Indiana. Speaking of Indiana, I know it was discussed during the broadcast, but Roy Hibbert is barely recognizable this season. It shows you simply never know about a player sometimes. Coming out of Georgetown, Hibbert [...]

Is The Sky Falling, and other NBA stories…

After the loss to Golden State, where Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry had a field day against the Raptors, the internet seems to be all abuzz about how awful the Raptors are, how they’ve got no talent and how they might end up breaking the record for the most losses in a season. I find [...]

At Least You’re Not Andy Rautins

Okay, maybe sitting on the bench of an NBA team getting paid lots of money isn’t such a bad thing, but imagine if all your family came to watch you in your first NBA game and all you could do is wave to them from the bench? As for the game, despite losing 98-93 to [...]

Grading the Offseason: The “Advanced” Teams

FINALLY, we come to the last teams in this series. I’ll try to keep it short. Or at least as short as I can make it. The next post will give readers a quick overview, for those that just want the Coles Notes version. So far, here are the grades… Here’s the rundown so far… [...]

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