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Evaluating The Bryan Colangelo Era

2006 was the very first year Bryan Colangelo came in and took charge of the front office of the Toronto Raptors. The “BC Era” many called it. Most were optimistic, but it might be safe to say that the optimism is no longer present with him as the current general manager of basketball operations. Raptors … Read more

Player Report Cards For the 2012-13 Season

After another lost season with no playoffs, it’s now time to make ourselves try and feel better by looking at the individual report card scores for each player on this roster. Who needs summer school? Note- grades relative to player expectations. For example, if LeBron averaged 20-2-1 he would get a D+ because that’s way … Read more

What Really Happened This Season?

What happened to the Toronto Raptors this season? Do the fans remember the promise Jamaal Magloire made before the final game against the New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) last season? “…and continue, continue, continue to stick with us, ’cause we are going to improve, and we are going to make the playoffs next year.” … 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

Game Day Preview: It’s Showtime! Raps vs. Lakers in Hollywood

 Pre-Game: Coming off of a blowout win against the Suns, the Toronto Raptors (24-38) now come into an extremely tough game. The Los Angeles Lakers have been on a tear as of late behind the face of the franchise, Kobe Bryant. They are also coming off a tremendous 20-point comeback effort against the Hornets. The … Read more

Gay Is The Way: Raptors demolish Clippers, as Rudy shines in debut.

The “Rudy Gay Era” begins in impressive fashion, as the Toronto Raptors demolished the Los Angeles Clippers, 98-73. With an anxious crowd at the Air Canada Center, anticipating the debut of newly acquired Rudy Gay, the Raptors, including Rudy Gay himself (who finished with a game high 20 points), did not disappoint at all. The … Read more

Game Day Preview: Raps Head to the “Highlight Factory” to Face Hawks

The Toronto Raptors (16-29) are back on the road again tonight to matchup against the Atlanta Hawks (25-19) for the first time this season. The Raptors have now lost 2 straight games. This follows a game where the Raptors saw another late game meltdown seal their fate against the Golden State Warriors on Monday. The Hawks head … Read more

Post Game Report Card: Raps suffer 4th quarter collapse to Golden State Warriors.

The soap opera continues tonight for the Toronto Raptors, as they suffer yet another fourth quarter downfall, losing to the Golden State Warriors 114-102. Entering the final quarter up by two, everything seemed promising for the Toronto Raptors, before their offense went absolutely stagnant in the final twelve minutes. Not being able to generate any … Read more

Post-Game Report Card: Thunder vs Raptors

Unfortunately, David did not defeat Goliath today, as the Raptors fell to the Thunder 104-92. It was a tale of two halves for the Raptors, who battled hard on both ends throughout the first twenty-four minutes, as they headed to the break trailing by one. The Raptors, who scored thirty-two points in the second quarter, … Read more