Now that the other shoe has dropped and team like GS and Lac who had lots of cap space have started to blink- its time to take a quick peek at the Western Conference. AND given how much people had to say about my first preview of the Eastern Conference, I’m interested to see what people think about how the west will play out. Continue Reading

Technorati Tags: Jose Calderon, Minnesota Timberwolves, Randy Wittman, Sam Mitchell

Once in a while, technology/internet take me to the brink of a mass-murder-suicide type rampage. Tonight was that night. My server had a hiccup, and I lost my notes while trying to save…damn wordpress…I should have upgraded to 2.3.x…&*^#$%@. Continue Reading

The Toronto Raptors (30-24) have won two in a row and look to make it three when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-43) on Wednesday night. This will be the second and final meeting of the two clubs this season. The Raptors took the first game earlier this month 105-82. Continue Reading

Technorati Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves, Sam Mitchell, TJ Ford

The Toronto Raptors (26-22) hit the road for a quick trip to play the worst team in the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-38). This will be the first game of a back-to-back for the Raptors; they’ll play at home against the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

The Raptors ran into a red hot Corey Maggette on Friday night and lost to the Clippers 102-98. Maggette scored a game high 35 points and was perfect from behind the 3-point arc (5-5). Chris Bosh scored a team high 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

The Timberwolves had the Boston Celtics right where they wanted them Friday night. The game was tied and the Wolves had possession with less than a minute, but a turnover led to mad scrabble under the Wolves basket and Leon Powe nailed a buzzer beating lay up to win the game. The game featured the return of Kevin Garnett to Minnesota, but KG wasn’t in the line up because of abdominal injury.

Starting 5:
Jose Calderon/Sebastian Telfair
Anthony Parker/Marko Jaric
Jamario Moon/Corey Brewer
Chris Bosh/Ryan Gomes
Andrea Bargnani/Al Jefferson

Game Notes:
Raptors F Kris Humphries received another DNP Friday night. It was his second in 3 games; Friday nights game was the 1000th in the history of the Raptors; TJ Ford had 2 points and 6 assists in just under 13 minutes in his second game back from injury; the Raptors are 12-12 on the road this season.

Timberwolves F Antoine Walker has been rumoured to be on the move before the NBA trade deadline. He averages 8.1 ppg in just under 20 minutes a game; F/C Al Jefferson is averaging 21.5 ppg and 12.2 in his breakout season; the Timberwolves are 8-16 at home this season.

Technorati Tags: Al Jefferson, Andrea Bargnani, Boston Celtics, Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon, Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves, Ryan Gomes, TJ Ford

…The Raptors being the Atlantic champions that is. The Wolves and Celtics finally agreed to a trade that gutted the Celtics bench (Al Jefferson, Theo Ratliff, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes and Sebastian Telfair) in return for the 10 time all-star Kevin Garnett. With Ainge’s earlier trade landing Ray Allen, there was definitely a push to win now. With The Garnett move, the Celtics move into the Eastern Conference Elite with an All-Star trio of Pierce, Allen and Garnett. Continue Reading