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The Toronto Raptors have had a wildly inconsistent start to the 2009-10 NBA season. After going 5-5 in their first 10 games, the Raptors went 2-8 in their next 10, and finally 6-4 in the last 10. Those kind of wild swings were bound to have ended in change, and change we got! In the stretch between 20 and 30 games, Raptors fans witnessed some new faces in the starting line-up ...

During the preseason, it became apparent that last yearÆs forgotten rookie on the Denver Nuggets was an outstanding athlete.á Sonny Weems is obviously faster than the typical NBA shooting guard, and he has leaping ability that rivals Raptors rookie DeMar DeRozan. But last season, Weems couldnÆt crack the deep Nuggets rotation and played just 55 minutes in the NBA. ôWeems spent most of last season in the NBADL with the Colorado 14ers ...

It can now be officially confirmed; Antoine Wright is deep in Jay TrianoÆs doghouse! Even when up by 40 points in the fourth quarter against the New Jersey Nets, Wright could not get minutes in Jay TrianoÆs rotation. From the start of preseason, fans have heard Triano wax eloquently about how quickly Antoine Wright had picked up on the Raptors new defensive schemes. Without even seeing Wright in a preseason game, it ...

The Toronto Raptors (11-17) have faced a tough start to the 2009-10 schedule. No team has played more games. No Eastern Conference team has faced a tougher Western Conference schedule. Only New Jersey has played more road games. And against the soft Atlantic Division, the Raptors have only had the pleasure of playing Boston. But, has been noted and should be obvious, this version of the Raptors has little to no come-back ...

When Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo signed restricted free agent Jarrett Jack to a four-year, $20-million contract this summer, there was little doubt he overpaid, based on what Jack could have received from the Pacers. But there were few complaints from the Toronto mediaáand Raptors fans, as everyone understood that acquiring a restricted free agent forces a team toáoverpay, andáthe Raptors could ill-afford to head into another season without a quality backup ...

On Tuesday night, the Toronto Raptors donned blue and white uniformsáas part of the NBAÆs Hardwood Classics promotion, which will see 12 NBA teams will celebrate their basketball history. In 1946, the Toronto Huskies graced the city for a season of professional basketball as a member of the Basketball Association of America, which eventually became the NBA. Unfortunately, the franchise disappeared after a 22-38 season. When the NBA returned to Toronto in ...

Every year in the NBA fans get to choose their favorite players to represent them at the All-Star game.  And every year the NBA picks the reserves. The process does end up picking two very good teams, but some deserving player always gets snubbed.  And choices are often based as much on prior year’s statistics and how the player’s team is performing as on how well the “all-star” is playing this ...

The Toronto Raptors had a team meeting after a five-game slide and hope to have cleared the air enough to begin a return to respectability in December. But after going for seven wins and 13 losses to start the season, can the Raptors go 10-3 to close out December one game above .500? The schedule says, ôYes!ö But the Raptors players and coaches have not proven that they have the ôtoughnessö to take ...

The Raptors are coming into what should be an easier four game stretch against Washington, Chicago, Minnesota, and Milwaukee.á At least it had better be an easier stretch because if the Raptors canÆt beat these teams, their playoff aspirations are purely fictitious. And the Raptors have done everything in their power to lower the expectations of their fans recently, losing five games in a row to slide their record ...

At the 20 game mark, our favorite NBA players and teams should have started to ôgelö. The Raptors five game losing streak not withstanding. Individual statistics might still be skewed by some unusual early season results, but things should be starting to average out.á And some trends might have even begun to start. The quarter poll is a great time to review how the RaptorsÆ players have rounded into form. Jose Calderon Jose Calderon ...