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Pete Marasmitch in first place, baby!
Wow. First place. Now I know how the Cleveland Cavaliers feel. Maybe I ought to strike a pose, too.
True, the Give Me The Mock league didn’t require any in-season participation (don’t pooh-pooh my achievement, Nels!), but I’m still pretty happy. I’ll be even happier if I can get past the SA Spurscasters, headed by Project Spurs‘ Michael De Leon.
Looks like you called it, Erik.
OKC Thunder's Russell Westbrook is a guy to watch.
As we near the end of this sorry season, the Toronto Raptors get to face teams that are “down there” with them. Tonight, Toronto hosts the similarly sad Oklahoma City Thunder. Zeb of Blue Blitz comes to share some insight, some hopes and some dreams for his Thunder.
We all know about Kevin Durant. But what about Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook – are they “studs,” bona fide starters?
Honestly, if you asked any Thunder fan who the three most valuable players on the Oklahoma City Thunder were, the automatic response out of their mouths would be, “Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Russell Westbrook”. If you asked them the fourth, many would stumble between guys like Nenad Krstic, Nick Collison, Thabo Sefolosha, and Desmond Mason. There’s no question who the most valuable guys on the team are. When it was suggested that we were going to trade Jeff Green for Amaré Stoudamire, many fans stood up in outrage (well, typed onto their computers in outrage) at the thought of breaking up the trifecta. Read more »
(Post title inspired by Nels of Give Me The Rock)
Look at my new header! It was designed by none other than Mark Haven Britt, graphic artist extraordinaire, of Garbage Time All-Stars fame. I think it really captures what this blog is about: the Toronto Raptors, Roko Ukic, and the potential for Ukic to become as good as Pete Maravich (I keed, I keed). A thousand thanks, Mark!
Another thousand thanks to Nels for putting up the header, as well as moving Pete Marasmitch to Wordpress in his mighty fantasy basketball arms. Be sure to click on his ads, friends.
What do you think of the new header? Delicious, or sacrilicious? Please comment.
He may look like Tupac, but he don't act like Tupac.
Today begins the (ten-day) era of Quincy Douby as a member of the Toronto Raptors. Wondering what this guy brings to the table? I did, too. In this, the latest Ultimate Scouting Report, we learn more about the little guard with the funny name. Read more »
Behold, your LOLRaps contest winner, LOLBosh by AltRaps of Raptors Republic. The Frozen Envelope is in the mail, Scott, along with the cheque.
Speaking of Chris Bosh and his summer …
I’ve seen suggestions for the Toronto Raptors to trade Bosh and frankly, it seems like a good idea. Here are some things Bryan Colangelo might consider before pulling the trigger: Read more »
Some time ago, Eric Smith got a couple of his Raptors media compadres to commit to $20, 000, in a bid to bring the NBA back to Vancouver. Well, that bid’s still on his mind. On a recent Rap:
Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of cash. In fact, I really don’t know how I’d raise $2000 let alone $20,000 – but I’ll find a way. If I have to cash-in a GIC or an RRSP I’ll do so; I’ll even take out a 2ND mortgage on my home. But whatever it takes, I’ll put up $20k to help bring an NBA team back to Vancouver.
Paul Jones is in for $20 G’s as well and if memory serves me right, I’ve got Jack Armstrong committed to the same dollar figure too.
So that’s $60,000 between the 3 of us. We’re the minority owners.
But now comes the hard part …
We need a majority owner. I’m thinking we need about $249,940,000. So if there’s anybody out there with just under $250 million kicking around – give us a call or drop us an email or something!
You got a few million dollars? Help out Eric Smith. Help out Canada.
Oh, and when we do get the team, let’s call it the Vancouver Voltron.
For those who worry that Roko Ukic isn’t getting enough minutes in games: he’s getting plenty of time at practice, and plenty of attention from the Raptors staff. Read more »
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The Raptors’ chances of getting into the playoffs: less than one out of a hundred.
The prize for The Hoop Doctors’ latest Create-a-Cap contest is an adidas Toronto Raptors ball cap, plus an official NBA Hoops shirt.
Contest closes March 23, so you’ll Delfin-itely have to get your thinking caps on ASAP (hint-hint, pun-pun).
