There will be more frustrating losses for the Toronto Raptors in the coming weeks, but that is the early cost of so many off-season moves. The trick for the Raptors is to hold firm to their principles. After all, the season isn't even three weeks old, and they've got lots of time to gel and then turn on the jets later in the season. ...more
Much is being made of the atypically uninspired play of Raptors starting point guard Jose Calderon over the first four games of the season. With this newly revamped roster, he seems to be having a hard time finding his niche on the court, and the solution may not be as quick a fix as some are suggesting. ...more
Here is a viewpoint that most Raptors fans will hate: Sunday's game against Orlando was a good game for the Toronto Raptors. I have a feeling that is going to need a bit of explanation. ...more
What was so impressive about the Raptors opening night victory over the Cavs was that they showed a beginning-to-end effort that suddenly made the first weeks of this season a whole lot more promising. ...more
With only hours separating the Toronto Raptors from their first game, Tim Chisholm takes a look at the roster that is supposed to bounce the club back into relevancy. ...more
If you insist on taking something away from the Toronto Raptors' preseason, take away the fact that if this is all going to work, it's going to take time. That means that for the next few weeks (at least), this team is going to struggle with consistency on the basketball court and everyone is just going to have to live with that. ...more
While the Raptors evened their rather meaningless preseason record to 2-2 after Sunday's win against the Wizards, it was about as ugly a game as one is likely to see played at the NBA level. However there was plenty of good to takeaway for the victorious home team. ...more
There were more than a few fans last night packed into the John Labatt Centre in London who were vocally unimpressed by what the Raptors offered on the court, but it can be said that many simply missed the point of the evening. While there is much that needs to be cleaned up in terms of execution for this club, that is exactly why the training camp and pre-season schedule lasts for the whole month. ...more
At a time when the league is bracing for acrimonious negotiations with players over their share of league revenues, they have a chance to put forth a player-first program with regards to the situation facing the Cleveland Cavaliers and Delonte West and the countless number of silent victims of similar psychological problems. ...more
There are two pieces of good news for the Sacramento Kings going into this season; the first is that Kenny Thomas and his cap-killing contract finally drop off the books, and the second is Tyreke Evans. Yup, that’s it. ...more
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