Grading the Offseason- The “Unmotivated” Teams

I’ve already discussed Toronto and those teams that didn’t fair well this summer. Here are the teams and their grades so far… Needs Improvement (or possibly a brain transplant): Cleveland Atlanta Denver Golden State Charlotte In this post, I’ll grade the teams that didn’t exactly take a step back, but should have done better. HOUSTON: [...]

Have I Missed Much?

I’ve been around, just busy, and this seemed like a good time to take a bit of a break. Hope everyone’s been having a good summer so far. So what have I missed? Well, as far as the Raptors are concerned, I haven’t missed too much. There was far too much hullabaloo over a trade [...]

A Rundown, What Not To Do…And My Best Case Scenario

As I figured, none of the big three free agents made any decisions on the first day. There goes the theory that everything was planned weeks ago. Of course, there was some action the first day. The best news for the Raptors is that Amir Johnson re-signed. More on that later. Joe Johnson was one [...]

Looking Into The Mind Of Chris Bosh

As I detailed in my last post, I think there’s still a chance Bosh will re-sign with Toronto. If he does decide to go, nearly a third of the league will be under the salary cap this summer. That’s astounding. I don’t think that’s ever happened before. Of course, just because you’re under the cap, [...]

Random Thoughts In The Stretch Run

THE PERFECT STORM? I was thinking recently that implementing this new starting unit now could be a stroke of brilliance. With 40% of the starting lineup new, it might make it a little less predictable for opposing teams to figure out a gameplan against the Raptors. It might mean one or two stolen wins down [...]

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