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by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Oct 15, 2010 1:54 PM EDT in Daily Links

Toronto Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo and Charles Oakley are scheduled to attend this afternoon's announcement that Raptors NBA TV is transforming into NBA TV Canada.

ESPN columnist and Los Angeles Clippers season ticket holder Bill Simmons absolutely does not want to see the Raptors this season. But the money quote comes from Simmons' dad, who attended last Sunday's Celtics-Raptors preseason game:

"That was their whole team, right? I kept thinking someone was injured, then I realized that was probably their whole team."

The Toronto Star's Doug Smith breaks down the 10 players vying for five starting jobs... although I have my doubts that players like Leandro Barbosa and David Anderson are being considered for starting roles.

The NBA has suspended the Raptors' Joey Dorsey for one game for swinging his arm at Chicago Bulls forward Brian Scalabrine.

TrueHoop's Zach Harper asks should you build your team with a point guard? It's a solid argument that probably indicates Raptors fans should be happy with someone like Jarrett Jack running the show.

The NBA players association is planning legal action over the league's decision to issue more technical fouls for complaining.

You can't write a pot story about the NBA without including Michael Beasley.

Michael Jordan thinks he could score 100 points if he played in today's NBA. Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer doesn't agree.

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Raptors TV move not surprising

Two years ago, I would tune in from time to time to get some Raptors news and stuff. Last year, they gutted it so much, there wasn’t anything Raptors related worth watching. All they had left was the stuff produced by NBA TV. They might well have done this move last year.

by siggian on Oct 15, 2010 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Square one for Raptors NBA TV or NBA TV Canada or whatever you want to call it should be televising Raptors’ games that aren’t available elsewhere. And that includes each and every preseason game. It’s ridiculous that we’ve had to resort to feeds to get a look at some of the action so far.

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Oct 15, 2010 3:11 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t think getting 5000 viewers would be enough for them to want to go and produce it, however they should simulcast it from the visitor feed if it was available. I’m going to make an assumption that the rights were costing them too much.

by Ustation on Oct 15, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, it would cost them money, but then there is a cost to building your brand or neglecting it. I think the Raptors brand has been hammered badly in the last year and they’ve lost an opportunity to get new fans and greater awareness in the Canadian media.

Basically, they’ve treated their fans horribly and it’s no wonder they can’t get any traction. It’s almost like they’ve been saying F U, we don’t care about you, we’ll take your money and do what we want.

by siggian on Oct 15, 2010 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, it would cost them money, but then there is a cost to building your brand or neglecting it. I think the Raptors brand has been hammered badly in the last year and they’ve lost an opportunity to get new fans and greater awareness in the Canadian media.

And to Ustation’s point, I agree that the visitor’s feed should get picked up at the very least. I just want to watch the game — I can even stomach listening to “Tommy Points” in order to do so.

by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Oct 15, 2010 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

Simmons

The only thing I can say in response to Simmons article is that I wouldn’t pay to see to see the Clippers either…although this year with Griffin they might be more interesting.

by DW19 on Oct 15, 2010 4:21 PM EDT reply actions