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Posted by TheVrk on Apr-10-2007 10:25:

quote:
Originally posted by MarkT
I can't stand watching Kobe, Arenas and, to a lesser extent until he joining Denver, Iverson. Sure, they're *incredibly* talented players, but b-ball is a team game and watching 4 guys stand around while one guy runs the entire offense is not what I enjoy watching.

This is why i've been a much bigger fan of NCAA basketball since Jordan retired

Posted by Sly_Guy on Apr-10-2007 19:22:

Just to keep this thread going, I've pulled this week's nba.com power rankings a couple days early only to find :

1. (1) Dallas
2. (3) San Antonio
3. (2) Phoenix
4. (5) Detroit
5. (9) Toronto
6. (8) Chicago
7. (6) Houston
8. (4) Utah
9. (10) Miami
10. (7) Cleveland
11. (14) Denver
12. (13) Golden State
13. (12) L.A. Clippers
14. (11) L.A. Lakers
15. (17) New Jersey
16. (18) NO/Okla City
17. (16) Orlando
18. (19) Indiana
19. (15) Washington
20. (21) Philadelphia
21. (20) New York
22. (26) Charlotte
23. (22) Minnesota
24. (24) Seattle
25. (27) Portland
26. (23) Sacramento
27. (28) Atlanta
28. (29) Milwaukee
29. (25) Boston
30. (30) Memphis

High jump of the week: Toronto, Charlotte (+4)
Free fall of the week: Utah, Washington, Boston (-4)

Source:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking

Posted by exstasie on Apr-10-2007 19:30:

Does anyone else think the Raps can win it all in the next 3-5 years?

Posted by Yohan on Apr-10-2007 19:42:

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Originally posted by exstasie
Does anyone else think the Raps can win it all in the next 3-5 years?

Let's not get hasty

Posted by exstasie on Apr-10-2007 19:44:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
Let's not get hasty

Alright fine..but at least admit that The Raptors or Jays will win a championship before the Leafs will ever win one again lol

Posted by infinity HiGH on Apr-10-2007 19:50:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
Alright fine..but at least admit that The Raptors or Jays will win a championship before the Leafs will ever win one again lol

Easily.

Posted by lazy haze on Apr-10-2007 19:51:

I'm not sure about NBA champs...aside from the continuing development of Bargnani, Bosh & Ford, the rest of the roster is probably already at its peak...guys like Nesterovic and Garbajosa are probably as good now as they will ever be. A lot of the team is locked up into long term contracts too, with the exception of Mo Pete and Calderon...so not even much room to bring in a marquee player. So the Raptors will continue to be a playoff team, but will they have the talent to challenge someone like Dallas? They really need to get some more rebounding, maybe Bargnani will improve in this area but he plays at the perimeter so that is difficult...If anyone can pull it off though its Colangelo, this team has turned around very quickly and I don't know how he managed to get more than a couple of balls for Araujo!

Posted by infinity HiGH on Apr-10-2007 21:11:

quote:
Originally posted by lazy haze
I'm not sure about NBA champs...aside from the continuing development of Bargnani, Bosh & Ford, the rest of the roster is probably already at its peak...guys like Nesterovic and Garbajosa are probably as good now as they will ever be. A lot of the team is locked up into long term contracts too, with the exception of Mo Pete and Calderon...so not even much room to bring in a marquee player. So the Raptors will continue to be a playoff team, but will they have the talent to challenge someone like Dallas? They really need to get some more rebounding, maybe Bargnani will improve in this area but he plays at the perimeter so that is difficult...If anyone can pull it off though its Colangelo, this team has turned around very quickly and I don't know how he managed to get more than a couple of balls for Araujo!

I think we'll be just as good, or slightly better next season, especially since the team is built around Bargnani, Bosh and Ford. Next year those guys will be even better, which will in turn make the supporting cast around them even better. We don't need another marquee player; we need more guys like Dixon, Parker, Garbo, and potentially Jackson. Role players who have good Bball IQ.

Posted by Yohan on Apr-10-2007 21:26:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
I think we'll be just as good, or slightly better next season, especially since the team is built around Bargnani, Bosh and Ford. Next year those guys will be even better, which will in turn make the supporting cast around them even better. We don't need another marquee player; we need more guys like Dixon, Parker, Garbo, and potentially Jackson. Role players who have good Bball IQ.

We need a role player who can rebound.

I'm not sold on Humphries and Graham be able to grab 6-7 rebounds per night on consistent basis.

But I love Raps guards... 6-8 assists per night for both of them. Crazy

Posted by infinity HiGH on Apr-11-2007 04:37:

Here's a late Easter gift for all the Raptors fans here.

Today at 7PM, ESPN2 featured the Toronto Raptors on their 30-minute "NBA Stories" show. They took an in-depth look at how the team has changed, how Bosh developed into an all-star, with commentaries from local newspaper journalists, the players and of course, Sam Mitchell. There's a lot of behind the scenes commentary that's REALLY worth checking out. I'm gonna try getting it up on youtube.com in the next couple of days.

Link

Special thanks to Dan from the Raptors Facebook Group. He posted this link.

edit If anyone wants to see a 8-minute preview of this show, its on NBA.com right now. Just click "NBA Broadband TV" in the top right corner and you should see a pic of Chris Bosh there.

Posted by Yohan on Apr-11-2007 19:35:

Interesting video.

Nothing that I don't know, but it's good to have a bit more insight into Colangelo's thinking. He's so high profile, but remains so low in terms of what he's thinking.

I'd hate to play poker with him

Posted by exstasie on Apr-11-2007 21:51:

WooHoo!

Got Tickets for Game 2!!

Can't wait!

Also got tickets for the game this friday against hte Pistons!

Posted by Yohan on Apr-11-2007 22:02:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
WooHoo!

Got Tickets for Game 2!!

Can't wait!

Also got tickets for the game this friday against hte Pistons!

*stalks Jeff*

Posted by Yohan on Apr-12-2007 18:21:

From Swirsky's blog

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For those of you who asked: Rafael Araujo's 06-07 stats: 25 games: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 42%-FG...56%FT.

Chris Bosh is such a geek. Just have a look at his blog. http://www.nba.com/chat_and_mailboxes/chris_bosh.html

Posted by exstasie on Apr-12-2007 19:38:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
*stalks Jeff*

Get in line..i got enough stalkers atm :P haha

Posted by Porky on Apr-12-2007 23:22:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
the team is built around Bargnani, Bosh and Ford.

right now Anthony Parker is playing like a beast and is one of the reasons the raps are surging as of late. starts at 2guard, plays 40min/game and is currently ranked in the top20 for the past month average (yes he's in my fantasy team and is helping me win H2H! yay!)

Posted by infinity HiGH on Apr-12-2007 23:34:

Parker is amazing. Probably the best off-season pick up if we're looking at immediate contribution. I think he should take more final, game winning shots though. I don't trust TJ Ford to hit a clutch 3.

Posted by mikester69 on Apr-12-2007 23:56:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
I think he should take more final, game winning shots though. I don't trust TJ Ford to hit a clutch 3.

I was about to say the same thing...

Posted by Porky on Apr-13-2007 00:06:

is anybody interested in doing a yahoo nba fantasy league next year? make it real simple, the winner of the league gets a free beer from each of the losers in the league.. so if the league is 8 members, the winner gets 7 free beers!

i'm a bit of a fantasy nut, and it seems there are some hardcore nba tota fans, so i would like to commish and organize one next yr!

Posted by Yohan on Apr-13-2007 00:34:

quote:
Originally posted by Porky
is anybody interested in doing a yahoo nba fantasy league next year? make it real simple, the winner of the league gets a free beer from each of the losers in the league.. so if the league is 8 members, the winner gets 7 free beers!

i'm a bit of a fantasy nut, and it seems there are some hardcore nba tota fans, so i would like to commish and organize one next yr!

LOL. Talk to use next season.

Posted by exstasie on Apr-13-2007 02:47:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
LOL. Talk to use next season.

haha +1

i"m down but just make a reminder when the season starts...

Posted by infinity HiGH on Apr-13-2007 19:38:

Posted by Porky on Apr-13-2007 23:04:

quote:
Originally posted by infinity HiGH
ya sure. i've never been in a fantasy league before tho, haha

you guys are all hardcore nuts anyways.. might as well join a league with friends you know and have some fun!

most important date will be draft date, where you pick your players.. other than that some skill is required to make sure you pick up 'hot' players.. lots o fun!

Posted by Yohan on Apr-13-2007 23:19:

I call dibs on Iverson, Bryant, Yao Ming, Bosh and Anthony

Posted by exstasie on Apr-14-2007 02:39:

Just got back from the Raptors game!

Holy crap what a comeback! Great to see that the Raps can come back from a large deficit like that (eventhough the Pistons didn't have their A lineup).

Also great to see the fan support! The place went wild when we made our comeback!

Can't wait to see the city during the Raps Playoff run!

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