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Toronto Raptors
The Raptors play in the Air Canada Centre
in Toronto. Their 2004 - 2005 record was 33- 49 (fifth in the Atlantic).
Here's the Toronto
Raptors Roster.
Local Papers:
Toronto
Star
Toronto
Sun | Raptors
Team Pages:
CNNSI.com
| Raptors
ESPN.com
| Raptors
FoxSports
| Raptors
NBA.com | Raptors
Sportsline.com
| Raptors
Streaming Audio
The FAN 590
AM | Raptors
Head Coach:
Sam Mitchell.
2005 Draft:
F Charlie Villanueva (#7), UConn; F Joey Graham (#16), OK State; G Roko
Ujic (#41),Croatia; F Uros Slokar (#58), Slovenia.
New Players:
G Mike James (Trade with
Rockets); G Jose Calderon (Free Agent).
Season Goal: Overcome dumb-ass comments of GM Rob Babcock, and
try to make it work in a hockey town. A playoff berth would be something
of a Canadian miracle.
Record vs. Nets: 1 - 2
G2: Nets
102, Raptors 92
G16: Raptors
95, Nets 82
G31: Nets
105, Raptors 104
Toronto Raptors (20 - 37) – Saturay, March
4, 2006, 1:00PM EST – Continental Airlines Arena
The Sun Rises In The East
How do you rebuild a troubled franchise,
one set back about five years in the Vince Carter trade? Reach out to
a successful organization, hire its chief architect, and go from there.
Well, Bryan Colangelo, you're the new hope in Canada! Firing Rob Babcock,
the man who moved Carter for next to nothing, was a big step in recovery,
but with pieces like Chris Bosh, Mike James, Mo Peterson and Charlie Villanueva,
things aren't all that bad, at least not from a rebuilding standpoint.
If you recall, the Raptors were starting to roll after a 1 - 15 start,
playing some excellent basketball, when Vince Carter threw them a dagger
than beat the Raptors with 0.1 ticks remaining back on January 8. That
was the Nets' 10th straight win, a game they didn't deserve, and it probably
marked the high point of the season for the Nets to date. And
don't forget the bizarre slap-and-tickle that Carter pulled on Mo Peterson,
angering MoPete enough to slap back and get unfairly ejected from the
game. Think there'll be some retaliation today?
In any case, the Nets are search for answers right now, which hopefull
the losers-of-five-straight Rapts can provide. How about some defense,
fellas? Will the Nets set the Raptors ablaze with hot shooting and incindiary
defense? Or will Toronto make like Phoenix east and bludgeon the Nets'
defense into oblivion?
- Joe
Toronto Raptors Cheat Sheet
The Story From Toronto: New
GM Bryan Colangelo, hired from the impressive Suns organization, is suddenly
a popular man. "Emails, phone, I'm getting it all," he said. "I have a
lot of friends in the industry and a lot of people you touch throughout
your career and a lot of those people are making themselves available."
When asked what moves he might make, Colangelo said: "We will try to move
with some quick bold strokes. When I say quick, bold strokes, some time
in the next three months or so I want to be in a position that going into
the draft process, going into free agency July 1 that we have our team
in place,'' Colangelo added. ``I have to sit down and get to know everybody
and how they might fit in.''
Pain Game: C Antonio Davis (back), F Eric
Williams (knee), and G Alvin Williams (right knee surgery) is out.
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