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I find it absolutely weird that the Toronto Raptors didn’t make the worst 30 of all time list. I am absolutely livid.
Am I the only one that finds this metric just plain weird. I know we have all argued about it before but I bring this up because I have a hard time taking a metric seriously when the total games doesn’t = 82. I know it’s based on the average number of games played by players but it just doesn’t make sense to me not just round it down to 82 for ascetics.

(Not to dump dirt, but this seems familiar)

8. Bad night for Hedo Turkoglu

If I am the Phoenix Suns, I have some serious concerns about my new player.

First he fakes this controversy with Chandler, which went nowhere and just make him look sad and silly.
(There was a hugely important moment with about four minutes left in the first quarter. Tyson Chandler and Hedo Turkoglu had some kind of dead ball collision confrontation. A foul was called on Chandler. Then, on TV, we got to see again and again that mostly Turkoglu had walked into Chandler, and then acted like he had been bumped. It was pathetic and strange.)

Then he dove on the floor for the first time in years. I saw him down there and thought wow, look at Hedo Turkoglu diving on the floor! Then, of course, he needed medical attention and missed a good chunk of the game at the end of the bench, wrapped in a towel. The broadcasters pointed out that his coaches looked disgusted with him.

When he finally got back in, he caught the ball and jacked a terrible shot, while well-covered, which missed badly.

Never question his skill. But can you ever stop questioning his heart?

The Raptors will make the playoffs in 10-11