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, [...]

The PG Conundrum & Other NBA Stories

Another year in Raptorland, another summer of uncertainty over the PG situation. You think it’s difficult for Raptor fans, try being Jose Calderon. He’s lived through T.J. Ford, Jarrett Jack and now Jerryd Bayless. Everyone of those players had better physical skills than Calderon, but none of them could ultimately replace him. Why? Because none [...]

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 [...]

Grading The Offseason – The “Special” Teams

In the last post, I gave Toronto a `Meets Expectations’ grade. So how does the rest of the league compare? CLEVELAND: Your Kid’s Just Stupid – Fired Danny Ferry and hired someone else Okay, I have no idea who the guy is that replaced Danny Ferry, but Ferry had arguably the best player in the [...]

Whispering In Colangelo’s Ear (Trades)

The last of my trilogy of articles before draft day. If you haven’t read the first, involving the offseason strategy I think Colangelo should use, or the second, discussing the draft, I’d recommend it. Now, obviously there going to be some trades going down this summer involving the Raptors. I think that’s pretty much guaranteed. [...]

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