http://www.raptorscity.com Toronto Raptors NBA Blog with Raptors news, commentary and general opinion on the Toronto Raptors Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:15:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last time they played, the Raptors won on a couple of last second free throws by Hedo Turkoglu. This time however, the result was different. After a clutch and unexpected trey from CB4 to tie the game, Kobe Bryant put on his assassin's gloves and delivered his 6th game winner ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/kobe-stuns-raps-again/ The defense of this team leaves something to be desired, like everything. "It's not about offence," Bosh said. "It's about defence. We scored enough points. One-hundred some odd points is enough points. It's about defence. You have to get stops. A team that plays hard like they do, if you give ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/where-is-the-defence/ Chris Bosh is doing it all right now for the Raptors, rebounding, making three’s, and playing at a high level. Jose Calderon is really struggling right now, but its basically a whole new team, i dont expect him to continue to play this badly once he defines his new role. ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/the-goodbad/ The Raptors were by far the busiest team in the offseason, the two best moves were acquiring Hedo Turkoglu and Jarrett Jack. First round pick DeMar DeRozan is an athletic wing who will see immediate playing time. Antoine Wright and Amir Johnson were the raptors most underrated moves in the ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/toronto-raptors-season-preview/ Just when it looked as if all was lost in Toronto and Chris Bosh would either walk away during the 2010 free agency period (if he wasn't traded before hand) the Raptors somehow were able to pry away Turkoglu from the Blazers and bring in a capable scorer to take ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/toronto-signs-hedo-turkoglu/ Everyone seems to think Bosh will be gone out of Toronto in the next season or two. There are plenty of teams interested in acquiring him via trade and if the Raptors don't trade him off then, it's not too hard to believe he'll wind up elsewhere during that oh-so ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/are-boshs-days-in-toronto-numbered/ By: Dustin Chapman Transactions Selected Roy Hibbert 17th overall for Indiana, as a product of this draft pick being involved in the aforementioned Pacers-Raptors deal. Indiana selected Nathan Jawai 41st overall for Toronto, which will also be included in the Pacers-Raptors deal. Draft night was fairly uneventful for Toronto, as they had just one ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/2008-nba-draft-grades-toronto-raptors/ “With the first pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select….Andrea Bargnani” announced David Stern almost two years ago.  At that point, many were comparing him to Dirk Nowitzki, one of the the best in the game.  Many thought he could be better. After Bargnani’s rookie season had ended, ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/andrea-bargnani-what-direction-is-perfection/        With two key dates approaching (Free Agent Deadlines & The Draft) the Raptors seem flexible.  We have excess talent at the point, and a whole in the wing, currently filled with question marks.  So, why doesn’t Bryan Colangelo simply put 2 and 2 together and trade TJ Ford, or ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/another-makeover/ June 3 SG - Wayne Ellington (North Carolina) SG - Shan Foster (Vanderbilt) SG/PG - Jamont Gordon (Mississippi State) SG/SF - Danny Green (North Carolina) SG/SF - Malik Hairston (Oregon) SG - Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky) June 4 C - Jason Thompson (Rider) PG - Jeremy Pargo (Gonzaga) PG - Drew Neitzel (Michigan State) C/PF - Robin Lopez (Stanford) C/PF - Kosta ... http://www.raptorscity.com/Toronto-Raptors/raptors-workout-schedule-june-3-5/