Dear Chuck,

What a year. Seriously, I haven’t been through so many ups and downs in a single season following the Raptors. Every year, for the most part, you knew what kind of team we had heading into the season. You set your expectations, and away you go. Continue Reading

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It was almost a reality. Chad Ford spilled the beans on a possible trade at the deadline for Morris Peterson and some change (hopefully Graham). Imagine lining up Bosh, Barganani and Kirilenko in the front court together…what could have been… Continue Reading

All I seem to hear is how Carter wanted to play the Raptors, and how he is going to light up the Raptors, and how the Raptors are…bla bla bla. Chris Broussard from ESPN even revised his greatest dunkers list to move Carter to # 1. Talk about a full court press.

In response, here is a list of my own:

Top 5 reasons to celebrate VC not being a Raptor:

1. We don’t have to see him wince in pain after any physical altercation

2. We don’t have to watch him settle for jumpers when he can take anyone he wants off the dribble, anytime he desires

3. We don’t have to see him come out, hug and kiss everyone on the apposing team, pre tip-off

4. We don’t have to wonder when he will go down with another injury

5. We have a real leader who puts his nuts on the line, and makes watching games worth it, win or lose.

Carter in the offseason (no wonder he got injured so much):

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A glance at the headlines from ESPN a day after a health challenged Raptors team thumps Denver (who were ranked higher than them in the Hollinger Power Rankings no less): Continue Reading