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The wasted potential of Vince Carter

What went wrong with Vince Carter?  Dave Feschuk tries to answer. Why did Vinsanity peak so early? Wear and tear was a factor. His knees took a beating. And the off-seasons in which he infamously shirked serious workouts stacked up. But it also came down to this: As explosive as Carter could be — he [...]

The Raptors start a new without Chris Bosh

From Marc Spiers of Yahoo! Sports Gritty forward Reggie Evans, currently the NBA’s leading rebounder, is now the most popular Raptor because of his blue-collar style of play. Rookie forward Ed Davis is expected to make his debut sometime this month after recovering from right knee surgery, but no one is expecting him to make [...]

Why I have to cheer for the Raptors this season

Okay the Raptors are going to be horrible this season.  I really don’t want to cheer for them but according to the code of the sports fan by Bill Simmons I still have to, even after reviewing these exceptions.  My comments are in red Once you choose a team, you’re stuck with that team for [...]

Long Season in Toronto?

Yahoo! Sports feel that the Toronto Raptors will struggle to reach 30 wins this season.  It will all rise and fall on Andrea Bargnani. I don’t think that sounds right at all. Even with Leandro Barbosa and Kleiza looking pretty "right" during the preseason, something in me had the Raptors working at least at 75 [...]

Did Chris Bosh quit on the Raptors?

As Ball Don’t Lie sees it. But Colangelo is right, and whether Bosh wants to delude himself or not isn’t our fault. Whether he likes it or not isn’t our fault either. I watched those games. Raptors fans, and there are many, saw those games. And I’m sure the bulk of them appreciated his amazing [...]

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Sean Shaw shares a broader perspective of the South Caswell Neighborhood Plan.  He also has a great blow by blow post on the Lake Placid/River Landing debate. Not sure how I feel about this… Saskatoon has a mandatory lead pipe upgrade.  That’s… umm awesome.  I get unsafe drinking water for the foreseeable future and if/when [...]

Isiah vs. Magic

Despite growing up a Piston’s fan, I stopped being an Isiah Thomas fan around the time he failed in a power play to take over the Toronto Raptors.  By the time he ruined the CBA, I wondered if he was all there.  I lost whatever respect I had for him during his time with the [...]

Celebrating Hedo Turkoglu wants to be in Toronto

From the Globe and Mail’s Jeff Blair Start with the fact that Hedo Turkoglu wants to be in Toronto and that his wife Banu loves the city, and Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo’s latest signing is a strong move. Go from there and factor in that Turkoglu actually wants the ball late in a game and [...]

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Peggy’s Cove lighthouse needs some repairs and no one wants to foot the bill The Conservative government is now off probation according to Paul Wells.  Of course this is all part of Stephen Harper’s plan to survive the recession No wonder Harper doesn’t like it when his caucus speaks out loud Abortion: The Left has [...]

Last Night on Twitter

I missed Barack Obama’s speech last night.  I ended up watching the Raptors embarass the nation of Canada in the first quarter and then redeem themselves later on and win.  Of course a decent high school team could beat the Minnesota Timberwolves this season. I opened up Twitterific and was reading the responses to Obama’s [...]

Bosh

As I unwind tonight, I am watching the Raptors play the New Jersey Nets.  I am just going to come out and say this after watching many Toronto Raptors this season.  I think Chris Bosh is over rated. Yes he is athletic and gets to the free throw line a lot but Raptor fans somehow [...]

Steve Nash to Toronto?

The deal kind of makes sense but I don’t buy it.  The Suns are playing much better lately and Shaq has been playing well (and Twittering less).  Sadly it will be another long season in Toronto with Chris Bosh leaving as soon as he can.

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Upset of the Century!

Team USA beats demoralized Canada is basketball exhibition game.  Sadly it will probably mean the end of the road of team Canada head coach Leo Rautins. Rautins was a controversial choice for the national job from the start, primarily because he’d never been a coach. One of Canada Basketball’s motivations was the hope his profile [...]

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How Hillary is helping Obama win :: One of the most valuable lessons the gritty Hillary can teach the languid Obama — and the timid Democrats — is that the whole point of a presidential race is to win.  It’s not to share power, or force the squabbling couple into an arranged marriage. The winner [...]