NBA Trade Deadline 2016: Grading the deals Detroit Pistons land Tobias Harris...
Will breakdown the bigger NBA deals here. Orlando Magic trade: Tobias Harris Detroit Pistons trade: Brandon Jennings, Ersan Ilyasova Reaction: The instant reaction was: “What the hell is Orlando...
View ArticleNBA Trade Deadline Analysis: Houston Rockets trade Donatus Motiejunas and...
Grading the deal: For the Pistons: We’re going to assume for the purpose of this analysis that the back issues that have plagued Motiejunas are not a long-term concern for Detroit and the Pistons are...
View ArticleNBA Trade Deadline Analysis: Washington trades first-round pick, Kris...
For Phoenix: The Morris situation has been a disaster for a long time and wasn’t getting any better. Moving him now instead of before the draft removes a distraction for the rest of the season. He...
View ArticleNBA Trade Deadline: Cleveland acquires Channing Frye from Orlando for...
For Cleveland: Varejao has looked cooked for some time now and though Frye’s best days on the court also are long past, he can help by stretching the floor. For a first-round pick (to Portland) the...
View ArticleNBA Trade Deadline: Los Angeles Clippers receive Jeff Green Memphis Grizzlies...
For Memphis: Green didn’t live up to the team’s high expectations after arriving just over a year ago. Now, they’ll likely surrender a better first to Boston than the one they just got from the...
View ArticleFive things the Raptors can do to be better prepared for a long playoff run
Flip-flop the power forwards – Patrick Patterson’s been fantastic as a reserve and Luis Scola had a great start to the season, but it’s become clear that the Scola-Jonas Valanciunas combination is a...
View ArticleConcerns, we have a few, but don’t break your ankle jumping off Raptors...
CHICAGO — Well that was – not good. Just when you think Toronto’s skid against Chicago is about to come to an end, the wheels fall off. It was a putrid performance for three quarters of the game (the...
View ArticleMemphis game just what doctor ordered for Raptors; Valanciunas and Joseph...
Sunday’s game against Memphis was exactly what the doctor ordered for Toronto for many reasons. There was the obvious – the team did not want to lose three in a row for the first time in three months....
View ArticleNo second-half let-down for Lowry this year; Joseph soaring; That’s what...
After notching just 12 assists against Memphis, Toronto’s offence was much better against New York on Monday night – no big surprise considering the opposition – and managed 26 assists. Kyle Lowry’s...
View ArticleCory Joseph has exceeded all expectations; Scola sticking with starters,...
Kyle Lowry said something really interesting after Toronto’s win over Minnesota on Wednesday night. He said he didn’t know Cory Joseph was this good when the team signed him and that Joseph had already...
View ArticleAt worst Lowry explosion against Cavaliers was second-best by a Raptor ever
Are you not entertained? If you weren’t by Friday’s instant classic against Cleveland, you never will be. It was definitely one of the 21 best Raptors games in the 21 year history of the franchise and...
View ArticleResting Lowry was right move for Raptors who needed his teammates to show up...
In resting Kyle Lowry, the Raptors took a chance Sunday in Detroit. The hope was having hitched a ride on Lowry’s back and letting him carry the load against Cleveland, the rest of the gang could hold...
View ArticleFreed Bebe steps up a day after Ujiri talks him up; Weird night as Raptors...
There was some interesting timing to Lucas Nogueira’s return to Raptors relevance against Utah on Wednesday. Bebe, of course, unexpectedly became a key factor in Toronto’s comeback win, supplying...
View ArticleAnother big Raptors win but defence needs work; Powell impresses; Blazers...
Toronto’s 12th-straight home win wasn’t the prettiest of this run, the record number of free throws saw to that, but it still managed to be one of the most entertaining. Right down to the wire thanks...
View ArticleLoss to Rockets a season low-light for Raptors, coaching staff included
Sunday’s Raptors loss against Houston definitely was a strange one. In another example of “that’s why they play the games” what looked like an easy Raptors win – tired Rockets coming in after a...
View ArticleNo second half slump for Lowry this year; Biyombo sparks Raptors as coaching...
Singular talent in professional team sports is most important in the NBA. Don’t believe it, look at the list of champions since 1980. How many didn’t employ one of the 15 best players ever? Assuming...
View ArticlePoints Per Game/Words of Wozdom has moved!
For various reasons, my Raptors blog is moving to the main Torontosun.com site. Thanks for reading and be sure to check it out as usual, the day after every Raptors game. Here are the past two: Raptors...
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A few thoughts on the death of Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest
This might seem like a strange place to put this, but given how big of a sports fan Phife Dawg was, it’s fitting. Thankfully, obituaries aren’t my thing, but wanted to jot a few things down about an...
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