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NOT TO BE NEGATIVE, BUT...
NBA offseason: Best newcomer | ESPN
Hedo Turkoglu got three votes as best newcomer. Are we still excited about spending $53 million on a guy who shot only 41 percent from the floor (110th in the NBA) and 35 percent from behind the arc (95th) last season?

A PAINFUL REMINDER
The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade | Yahoo! Sports
Surprise, surprise! Hoffa makes Kelly Dwyer's list of top 10 lottery busts of the last decade.

MULTIMEDIA BOSH
Bosh to release CD, DVD and iPhone application | National Post
But did he work on his game at any point in the offseason? Perhaps add a new post move or two?

The Best Players Currently Wearing Each Number From 0 to 99 | Rumors and Rants
Chris Bosh beats out Yadier Molina of the St. Louis Cardinals and Vincent Lecavalier of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honour of best player rocking the number four jersey.

LOGO FAIL (ALMOST)
Grading Current NBA Logos | Empty the Bench
The Raptors' tribute to Barney doesn't score so well in this report card.

HOW THEY STACK UP
My Team Is Better Than Yours: Toronto Raptors Edition | Pounding The Rock
The eighth entry in Pounding the Rock's series comparing teams to the Spurs for the '09-'10 season. This entry compares the Spurs to the Raptors with emphasis on last years stats, head to head recaps, roster changes and a match-up preview.

TAKING A LOOK AT THE PG POSITION
Calderon’s role has changed | Raptors Republic
Arsenalist thinks Jose Calderon needs to be like Jameer Nelson. I'm not sure that's a realistic expectation.

"FAB 5" RAPTORS
The Rap | FAN590 | Webber, FIBA, Fore, and More
Eric Smith comments on Chris Webber's top five Raptors of all-time.

FORMER RAPTORS (COACH) IN THE NEWS
NBA.com: Gentry adds Shumate to Phoenix Suns staff
Former Raptors assistant John Shumate will join Alvin Gentry's coaching staff with the Phoenix Suns.