Training Camp and the pre-season are both officially underway. The Toronto Raptors are now under full supervision, as the front office has turned heads. With Masai Ujiri leading the way, the team looks to be set (apart from the final roster spot). With Coach Dwane Casey back for another season, Rudy Gay putting on muscle and fixing his eyes, and Jonas … Read more
There’s always something about the underdog everybody seems to like. In this case, that underdog is the Toronto Raptors backup point-guard D.J. Augustin. Let’s face it, when the Raptors have a quality undersized point guard good things always seem to happen. Standing 5’10 among the trees of the NBA, DJ has always been at a physical … Read more
The Toronto Raptors were a team last season that struggled to guard, finishing in the bottom third of the league defensively. This Raptor team lacked some sort of energy, lacked that grit, that toughness that Dwane Casey originally brought, and had envisioned for this team.Times have changed. Masai Ujiri was hired as the new team … Read more
Note: This post will continuously be updated so all of you can view every piece of news there is to know with regards to the Toronto Raptors this offseason. You’re welcome. July 17th- Raptors officially buy out Marcus Camby After being acquired from the New York Knicks, the Toronto Raptors plan to buy out the 38 year … Read more
The Toronto Raptors announced today that Dwane Casey will be the head coach to start the 2012-13 season. Nothing that we didn’t know, but it’s official now. Masai Ujiri seems to have some sort of faith in Casey, and to me that somewhat signifies that he likes this team going forward. The players have a relationship with Casey and that … Read more
Since the new Chief Executive Officer of MLSE Tim Leiweke took over, some major moves have been made for the Toronto Raptors organization. With what started out as a mere cleanup of the front office and other lingering pieces has turned into a complete franchise face-lift: something much needed for a team with storied losing … Read more
This Toronto Raptors team made a trade in the off-season of 2012, to acquire a player who they would name, their “point guard of the future”. The Raptors had dealt a protected 1st round pick (with multiple protections), and Gary Forbes, to the Houston Rockets to acquire guard, Kyle Lowry, who was coming off an … Read more
His name is Jonas Valanciunas From the Land of Sabonis and Zydrunas Lithuania, like Linas and Sarunas Won’t see him in no commercial eating Noodles Viscous, like a lion, eating a poodle Jump shot, so much sweeter, than apple strudel Doubt him, I dare you, Now that’d be foolish Valanciunas in Toronto on some new … Read more
“The Toronto Raptors have signed G/F, Alan Anderson from the NBA D-League.” This isn’t exactly big time news that would hit the front page. Alan was first signed near the end of the 2011-2012 season, all because of injuries. Anderson was given an opportunity to show his game to an NBA team. After being undrafted … Read more
Let’s face it, not many things really did go the Toronto Raptors’ way this season, and if there is one redeeming quality from this season, it has to be the ‘moral victories’. However, the bottom line is that this team’s record isn’t reflective of their performance this year, and it’s time to examine why. We analyze the … Read more
