OK, I’m gonna go through and do the typical “grade everyone on the season” thing. Yeah, everyone does it. So what. It’s fun.

Let’s start from the top down:

MLSEI have to give MLSE credit this year; first of all, they shelled out the money for Bryan Colangelo, and second, they didn’t stand in the way of any of the moves BC wanted to make. Peddie ( Read more... )

Well, that was a heartbreaker. But they made me proud, they really did. What a ballgame from the Toronto Raptors tonight. They gave themselves a chance on the road. That's all you can ask for ( Read more... )

Top 10 reasons why the Raptors can win tonight ( Read more... )

So was I the only one having flashbacks to last season when Chris Bosh missed the second of two free throws with 15 seconds left? Jason Kidd getting the rebound, down by 2 points with no timeouts, streaking down the right side, handing it off to Vince Carter…

As this happened, all I could think was: ohmygod if Vince hits a three I'm not leaving ( Read more... )

That’s the big question. The series, as I said yesterday, is a secondary concern now - now only one game at a time counts.

Clearly, there are some things going against the Raptors tonight - mainly the fact that they haven’t played a complete basketball game since beating the Bulls, oh, more than three weeks ago! Meanwhile the Nets have been ( Read more... )

How quickly things change - how much one weekend can affect your whole outlook! On Friday I was still convinced the Raptors would win this series in six games ( Read more... )

So, a few quick thoughts heading into game three. The game plan is the same as it’s been the first two games: defend Vince well, get back in transition, hit the glass, move the ball ( Read more... )

Well, that was an absolutely atrocious basketball game for the first three quarters. A combined 63 points at half time? Phoenix scored 68 themselves in the first half last night? Ugh ( Read more... )

Judging from all the shits and giggles at Raptors practice yesterday, I’d say that the team isn’t too worried about their game one loss. While I appreciate that they are loose and relaxed, I hope they aren’t taking the playoffs too lightly. They have to come out focused and intense tonight because, as they say, this is a “must-win” game for them ( Read more... )

Nets 96, Raptors 91 ( Read more... )