The Trading Post

When I worked at EA Sports a number of years ago, I was involved heavily in `Franchise Mode’. It was a natural fit for me and I loved it. Though gameplay was fun, it was managing the roster that I found the most fun. Making trades, drafting etc. What the game never achieved, however, was [...]

So About This Colangelo Fellow…

There’s been some discussion about this topic on Raptorblog.com and Raptor Republic, as well as in the comments on this blog. Raptor Blog’s Scott Carefoot discussed on his blog about how MLSE has indicated that they will pick up the option on Bryan Colangelo’s contract for next season. “So when I learned that Colangelo is [...]

The Only Indispensable Raptor (and other stories)

[Update: I've added a poll for the blog, and the first one is at the bottom] There’s a line of thought among some Raptor fans that Chris Bosh is not worth the maximum contract, and that the Raptors should let him go (either via trade or sign-and-trade) and build around Bargnani and the rest of [...]

Slow News Day #2

From around the web… Rambis Doesn’t Regret Taking Job In Minnesota I love these types of headlines from RealGM.com. This is news, apparently. What would really be news is if Rambis said he regretted taking the job, thinks he made a bad choice, hates his players and wishes he was back on the bench with [...]

How To Fix The Raptors (Part 2)

In the first part, I looked at (mostly) what could be done internally to help the Raptors. I came to conclusion that lineup and coaching changes don’t really fix was is fundamentally wrong with the Raptors and wouldn’t really have much of an effect, at least positively. Today, I looked at trades. TRADE CALDERON He’s [...]

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