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by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 23, 2010 1:19 PM EDT
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PrintThe worst players so far in the 2010 NBA Playoffs include former Raptors like Shawn Marion, Jermaine O'Neal and Carlos Delfino. Heck, even failed free agent signee John Salmons made the list!
Raptors Republic takes a look at Bryan Colangelo's top 10 successes and mistakes.
Did the Raptors party themselves out of the playoffs? Worth clicking just for the Photoshop magic.
Colangelo is the 'King of Babble On'.
Chris Bosh gets some consideration for MVP and All-NBA Third Team honours.
Of Bosh leaves, perhaps Colangelo should consider trading for Kevin Love?
An argument that Andrea Bargnani might not be a terrible post-up defender. But that doesn't stop him from getting the nod as the starting centre on the 2010 All Non Defensive Team (via TrueHoop).
Scott Carefoot asks why don't NBA teams shoot more three-pointers from the corners?
The Toronto Sun's Bill Lankhof on why the Raptors will always be losers.
The 'Baller' Adnan Virk is the latest Canadian to join ESPN.
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bill lankhof
its people like him that should never write articles he is the ultimate half empty guy, people like him just piss me off
by raptors_run_the_show on Apr 23, 2010 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
I do not understand you hostility as nothing he says in the article is untrue. We have all noticed how soft the Raptors have been pretty much since their inception. Deciding someone is too negative because they tell the true is called “Denial”. You can deny the truth all you want to but it won’t change it.
I think the Raptors might be better off in the long run letting Bosh go and resigning Wright and Johnson who both showed they cared and both come from winning organizations (Wright in Dallas, Johnson Detroit). Then we should go out and find a guy who is a winner and do whatever it takes to sign them (not sure who that could be as neither Wade nor Lebron are going to come here). Changing the attitude on this team is probably more important than improving the talent levels. The Bulls made it in because they have winners on that team, players who can dig a little deeper and overcome limitations to get the desired result.
The Bulls made it in because they have Noah, Rose and Deng, not because they are filled with scrappy players. They were on a huge skid, then Noah came back and they were world beaters down the stretch.
You can’t change a losing culture without players who can help you win. A bunch of Antoine Wright level players will not get you into the playoffs.
No Offense but if I recall the wages of wins guys predicted that the Raptors would actually regress this season. Kind of hard to take their metrics seriously.
no its not the truth its only looking at the negative side of the raptors tell me how many championships Memphis won? zero so are they also always going to be loser?. compare Raptors to Memphis not teams who have been in the league for ever. the raptors have plenty of positives and there not the only team struggling right now there are plenty of other teams. I am not denying anything i am just looking at the bright side. I don’t know why your a Raptors fan if you think the raptors will always be loser then go support someone else why are you wasting your time and money. I believe that one day the raptors will win a championship and whenever that day will come it will feel more sweeter because of days like these when the Raptors were not doing so good i stuck in it and i deserve to see them when. so if you truly believe that the raptors will always suck then you should stop supporting them
by raptors_run_the_show on Apr 24, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually the article I saw from them preseason was 28 wins.
So because I am not blind, I am not a fan? That is your argument? Just because I do not believe they have a rosy future doesn’t mean I am not a fan and will not be happy if they prove me wrong. The tone of the article in question was not necessarily negative. You took it that way but I saw someone pointing out the obvious. His point was that winning is mental and the Raptors have been mentally soft throughout their history. To say pointing that out is negative is quite frankly a little bit overzealous.
You cannot compare the Raptors to the Grizzlies because the Grizzlies play in a much tougher conference. How well would the Raptors have done in the West if they played there instead of in the much softer East? As for how long a team has been in the NBA, that has nothing to do with their overall success levels. Look at Golden State and the Clippers. Both teams have been in the NBA a lot longer than the Raptors and do not have much to show for it. I do not know why you bother to come to this site as you obviously do not need to read our criticism of the Raptors and do not believe there is anything wrong in Raptorland.
there is something wrong, but what i am saying and what your are saying is totally different. you are saying that everything is wrong in raptors land you are acting like we are not going to win a single game next season. like the raptors are on the brink of sucking for 20 years. I agree that there are somethings wrong in raptorland but there are also somethings that are right there are some positives. there are some peices to work with and colangelo could turn the boat around and i think he is fully capable of doing it. you just fail to see the positives. why do i support the raptors beacuse i belive one day they will be great and that day will come soon
by raptors_run_the_show on Apr 25, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Wages of Wins pegged the Raptors for about 36 wins before the start of the season. They won 40… Last season, they nailed the Raptors’ exact win total… I’d say that’s a decent track record.
by RaptorsHQ - Defensive Stance on Apr 25, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Sorry posted my response in the wrong response.
I read 28 then 33. I have no idea how many times they changed the number but I never saw 36. Maybe I was looking at the wrong line or something.
blogging with the thunder
it seems they dont rele want bosh because they dont want to pay him a max deal
by raptors_run_the_show on Apr 25, 2010 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
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