Raptors Cage

When Does The Ball Drop For Dwane Casey?

I’ve never seen much criticism from Toronto media outlets on Dwane Casey. ‘The assistant coach of the championship Dallas Mavericks squad’ card has been far overplayed at this point, and it’s time to seriously start evaluating Casey.  MLSE has never brought in a premier head coach for the Toronto Raptors. I’m going to go out and say Lenny Wilkins is the … Read more

Can Amir Johnson Be a Starter for Long-term Success of the Raptors?

At the beginning of the season, raising the question as to whether Amir Johnson could be the starting power-forward for the Toronto Raptors would have been absolutely unfathomable. Amir has bounced in and out of the starting line-up all season replacing the likes of injured bigs ahead of him in the rotation like Andrea Bargnani or … Read more

Post Game: A Win Is A Win- Raps Bounce Back Against The Bobcats

Well, a win is a win. The Toronto Raptors were able to come up big in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 92-78 Friday night. Coming off a terrible, terrible loss against the Boston Celtics, you would think the Raptors should come out with the win tonight, as they did, but it didn’t … Read more

Let My People Go: The Raptor Rookies

Lets face it people, the playoffs are no longer real for the Toronto Raptors. Even the extreme optimists out there, who refuse to lose hope until the Raptors are mathematically eliminated, understand this fact. Blowing this last stretch of games where the Raps could’ve easily gained ground on the 8th seed removed any hope of … Read more

Evaluating The Rest Of The Toronto Raptors’ Season

No draft pick. No playoffs. Ouch. 25-40 is good enough for the ninth seed in the Eastern conference (at the time of the writing of this article) and that is exactly where the Toronto Raptors currently sit, unfortunately. Raptors fans were hoping for a late season playoff push with the acquisition of Rudy Gay on … Read more

Post Game: Raps Fall, As Struggles Continue At TD Garden

Having not being able to beat the Boston Celtics in TD Garden since 2008, the Toronto Raptors failed to do so once again tonight, as they got slaughtered by a score of 88-112 It was a rather discouraging night for the Raptors, as nothing went right for them tonight. While they were within striking distance … Read more

From Hero To Zero: Andrea Bargnani

Since the post-Chris Bosh era took place in Toronto, it was fairly evident who was next in line to be the new face of this Raptors’ franchise. Although there wasn’t an extraordinary amount of talent on the Toronto Raptors’ squad since the departure of Chris Bosh, there was still one man who was believed to … Read more

Report: Raps To Pursue Carl Landry This Offseason

As per Yahoo! Sports, the Toronto Raptors will likely pursue Golden State Warriors power forward Carl Landry if he opts out of his contract. Landry has a player option, and there hasn’t been much word as to whether he will opt out or not. The Raps will likely be pursuing a veteran, scoring power forward this offseason and Landry fits … Read more