Quickly- by a show of hands, how many Raptors fans thought that if they drew Detroit in the first round this year that they stood a chance of winning that series (put your hand down Chuck Swirsky- you’d think that they could beat God and Ditka in tennis match, and Chuck Norris in just about anything). The truth is…even the most staunch Raps fan must concede, that beating Orlando seemed really possible this year, as did Jersey last season…but Detroit…fuggeddaboutit. Continue Reading

50 wins, I think not. You don’t win 50 games in a season when you lose to a Clippers team missing Brand and Cassel. You don’t win 50 games in a season losing to a Clippers team where Maggette drops an easy 35 points and grabs 9 rebounds. You don’t win 50 games in a season when your franchise player lets a rookie abuse him in the last 2 minutes with 6 points off the drive. You don’t win 50 games in a season when an NBDL player pretending to be a starting small forward in the NBA jacks a three pointer, and misses, with the Raptors trailing 3. To top off this ridiculous game, the TV feed was absolutely horrible. Audio and video was not synced up, making shit really annoying for me. Continue Reading

The Toronto Raptors (26-21) host the Los Angeles Clippers (15-31) at the ACC Friday night. The Raptors knocked off the Clippers 80-77 back on December 18th in Los Angeles. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 24 points and 9 rebounds while Chris Kaman had 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Clippers. Continue Reading