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Chris Bosh named Player of the Week
The Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 7 through Sunday, Jan. 13.
Bosh led Toronto to a 3-0 week, averaging 33.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per contest. Bosh shot .552 from the field and .806 from the foul line for the week. After divisional wins over the 76ers and Knicks, Bosh capped Toronto’s undefeated week with a 38-point, 14-rebound performance against the streaking Portland Trail Blazers. At 20-17, the Raptors own the second best record in the Atlantic Division and the fourth best record in the Eastern Conference.
http://www.nba.com/news/pow_bryant_bosh_080114.html
She has problems and is beyond help.Holy sh....
Raptors- Pistons tonight
NBA TV in hi-def
Few Updates:
Breaking Bargnani
Mitc shuns young centre for three weeks to teach him lesson about at ude
http://torontosun.com/Sports/Basketb...73487-sun.htmlBut while Mitc and his coaching staff have endeavoured to help Bargnani through this transition, their efforts have not always been met by an appreciative Bargnani in Mitc 's opinion. Mitc has seen Bargnani go through the one-on-one drills that would help him make the transition with a half-hearted effort.
Mitc said Bargnani needed to be broken of that and his weapon of choice was a cold shoulder that stayed frosty for the past three weeks.
Not a conversation, not a o, nothing was exchanged between coach and player for the better part of the past month. Bargnani needed to be shown the error of his ways and Mitc was determined to get that message across...
Whereas in the past Bargnani would be pulled by a coach down to a free basket for some extra tutelage at the end of practice, now it is Bargnani grabbing the coach and asking for extra work.
And while Bargnani's statistical production remains down, Mitc views this type of progress as every bit as important and pulled his young centre aside yesterday for the first time in 21 days to tell him as much. The normally stoic Bargnani even cracked a smile according to Mitc .
What Bargnani is going through is nothing any of the other Raptors haven't experienced at one time or another. As Mitc points out, all of these guys have been the best player somewhere at one time or another and often have to be "broken" before they'll accept the guidance being offered them.
Bargnani remains a work in progress but in Mitc 's mind the Raps first overall pick of two years ago has turned a major corner.
Raptors Notebook: Mitc ain't got game
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...-got-game.aspxSam Mitc is the NBA’s reigning coach of the year. He is also a retired player who, according to Jamario Moon — the current Raptor Mitc played one-on-one with at practice Monday — should never entertain any ideas of making a comeback.
“His defence is terrible,” Moon said. “The coach has got a terrible game. He can’t move. That’s why he’s the coach.”
Informed of Moon’s low regard for his defence Mitc admitted most players hang up their high tops for a reason.
“I can’t play, not only my defence, my quickness, my movement, I suck,” he said. “I can’t play no more and that’s why I quit. I knew when to say when.”
D-League coming to T.O.?
Colangelo believes bringing minor basketball team to area would benefit Raptors, Canadian players
Jan 15, 2008 04:30 AM
Doug Smith
Sports Reporter
Bryan Colangelo sees the D-League as a basketball "incubator," a place to train players and coaches and front office staff and Canadians, an extension of the Raptors in every aspect of the game.
And he sees that parallel organization coming to the Toronto area in the next couple of years.
With the D-League holding its annual showcase this week in Idaho, the prospect of having a Raptor-owned and operated minor league team in Southern Ontario is gaining even more traction in Colangelo's mind.
"We're exploring possible involvement similar to what you see in Los Angeles and San Antonio," Colangelo said yesterday, citing examples of two NBA teams with ownership stakes in minor league teams that operate geographically close to the parent organization.
An Ontario-based D-League team works at many levels, Colangelo thinks. Not only does it "extend the brand" of the Raptors, it gives the team far more control that it has now with its affiliate in Colorado.
Colangelo envisions a team "fairly close to Toronto" that would allow the Raptors to keep tabs on not only their own D-League-eligible players (draft picks in their first or second seasons) but on other prospects as well. The 14-team league doesn't have a franchise closer to Toronto than Indiana, making it a chore just to scout....
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/293974
Thanks Ploto and Chump
the raptors are terrible
bosh is great, but they have absolutely no second option whatsoever.
and no, I don't think Ford was really the answer for a #2 option.
well it should've been bargnani
unfortunately he has been complete so far this season
It's only his second year. He looked pretty good in November, and it seems he hasn't received consistent minutes since then.
He has not earned any consistent minutes because of his lackluster effort in practice, foul trouble, and overall poor play.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...&postcount=528
He was injured for a bit, and he hasn't returned to form since. He's simply not getting minutes because his performances are so poor. Traveling, forcing shots, lack of rebounding, foul trouble and non-existant defense. , he's not even shooting well.
Mitc was being forced, for a while to to play Bargnani for the majority of the minutes (Thus benching Neseterovic for whole games) . But Bargnani's been so bad they had to go back to Rasho/Humpries combo to absorb minutes.
Bottom line, I don't see him as a center in the NBA. I think the Raps realize this and that he'd be more suited @ the PF position a la Dirk Nowitizki. Problem is, we have Bosh already there and they don't wanna admit that they made the wrong choice drafting him.
Bingo!!!
But more patience is still needed w/ Bargnani. Not every player is going to come into the league like Lebron and be ready for it. He needs to be developed. And playing him at the wrong position, and then punishing him because he doesn't do so well isn't gonna get anyone anywhere.
Joey Graham was given almost as many minutes as Bargnani tonight. And he only played twice in the month of December. Terrible.
He wasn't being punished for poor play but for lazy effort and a bad at ude.
More on the possible D-League team:
Hey, it ain't the NBA ...
But Raptors placing a D-League farm team in Copps will draw drafted players
January 16, 2008
Scott Radley
The Hamilton Spectator
Talks are under way that could bring a new Toronto Raptors' farm team to Hamilton.
However, there's differing opinions on how close any such deal is to being consummated.
Two sources familiar with the situation made clear yesterday that Copps Coliseum is one of two locations being considered -- Oshawa is the other -- for a franchise that would begin play either this fall or next in the NBA's Developmental League.
Outside of the NBA itself, the D-League is considered the highest-level basketball in North America. Dozens of players have moved through the system and jumped to the NBA, including the Raptors' Jamario Moon, former Raptor and current Houston Rocket Rafer Alston, and Sacramento's Mikki Moore.
One source says Hamilton is the clear front-runner for a team and put the chances of one landing here at 81/2 out of 10. Barring unforeseen glitches, the source said things could be finalized very quickly.
"I would say within weeks."
A second source insists Hamilton is in the mix, but says things aren't quite that far along and putting any deal together would almost certainly take longer than that, if it happened at all.
However, in a Toronto Star report yesterday, Raptors' president Bryan Colangelo said he's been considering for some time the possibility of starting a team in southern Ontario as a way to have better control over the development of some of his non-roster players.
"We're exploring possible involvement similar to what you see in Los Angeles and San Antonio," Colangelo told The Star.
Those two cities have their own D-League teams -- unlike most NBA teams which share with one or two others -- nearby in Los Angeles and Austin. That allows a team to have its hand-selected coaches implement its philosophy and its systems, so players who are called up are already familiar with how things run and are ready to step in and play immediately.
The Raptors share a franchise in Colorado with the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets.
This entire situation muddies the water significantly for the arrival of a previously announced American Basketball Association team that vowed to set up shop at Copps but has yet to sign a lease.
Brian Luckman, the owner of that team -- nicknamed the Hamilton Rockstars -- couldn't be reached for comment last night. However, the CEO of Hamilton Entertainment and Convention Facilities Inc. that operates Copps says negotiations with Luckman have at least temporarily stopped, meaning that while the Raptors have not yet stepped forward to express interest, the door is open to them if they want to talk.
"Negotiations with the ABA are on hold at the moment," Duncan Gillespie says.
"Nothing precludes HECFI from negotiating with any party at this point."
Gillespie stressed that he's exceedingly interested in finding a second pro sports franchise for the arena.
Truth is, given a choice between the D-League and the ABA, most would argue the former is a far superior situation for this city.
While the ABA has had its share of difficulties, plays in smaller arenas, is scheduled to usher in as many as 49 expansion franchises next season, and is seen as the most minor of minor leagues, the D-League comes with the weight and significant resources of the National Basketball Association brand.
Stocked with drafted players in their first or second year of pro hoops and top undrafted players, the level of play is high and those involved are hungry to make the jump to the next level.
Further, with the Raptors clearly interested in further developing their fan base throughout southern Ontario, a team here would be properly financed and carefully run.
"It would work," says local businessman and basketball legend Ron Foxcroft. "They'd probably get 4,000-5,000 people. Hamilton is no doubt a (basketball) hotbed and most important, it's affordable."
Throughout the league, tickets range in price from a high of $148 for a courtside seat in Anaheim, to $5 for a seat in Bakersfield, Calif. Most tickets come in between $8 and $25.
Foxcroft believes the connection with basketball's best league alone would be beneficial to the city's image.
"Having that NBA brand associated with Hamilton and Copps Coliseum would be nothing but a plus."
http://www.thespec.com/Sports/Local%...article/310148
During the Toros broadcast, D-League president Dan Reed said they are very close to announcing two new teams for next season.
RAptors blow out Sacramento. Bosh was huge!
Delfino!
Light week for the Raptors-- only 2 games in the next 7 days.
Teaching Bargnani centre job
Raps might bring in extra help
http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Bas...84352-sun.htmlThe Raptors are considering bringing in some extra coaching help for struggling centre Andrea Bargnani, who has not shown any signs that he is ready to break out of a sop re slump.
General manager Bryan Colangelo said that the Raptors have discussed the idea of bringing in a coach to specifically help Bargnani get used to, and learn the nuances of, playing the centre position...
Bargnani has not scored in double digits since Jan. 4, a stretch of eight games. During that time, he has averaged just 4.1 points and 2.75 rebounds and rarely has played more than 20 minutes, either because of foul trouble or as a result of his poor play...
"That's the toughest thing for young players to understand -- there's a lot of things you can do to help influence a basketball game other than scoring," Mitc said. "You try to tell players you can always play defence, you can always rebound, you can always make that extra pass, you can always make the team better -- it has nothing to do with if you're scoring or not."
Ford making progress
http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Bas...84352-sun.htmlRaptors general manager Bryan Colangelo said that he is pleased with reports out of Houston, where the team's starting point guard, T.J. Ford, is training in preparation of his return to the lineup ... was given clearance to begin working out again on Jan. 9 and since then has been training in his hometown with former NBAer John Lucas.
But while Colangelo acknowledged that reports out of Houston are good, there is still no timetable for Ford's return -- meaning that the Toronto GM will continue to search for another point guard to back up Jose Calderon, who has been averaging big minutes with Ford out.
Here are some thoughts from Raptors coach Sam Mitc on one of his heroes.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...WBwbbasketballDo people in the league understand the significance of Martin Luther King jr. Day?
I don’t know how much our young culture gets. It’s not that long ago, you’re talking about 45 years ago, something like that. But what he stood for and what he died for – he was just truly a remarkable individual. To do what he did under the cir stances in which he did it, knowing how his life was probably going to turn out.
You understand how important life is, and to have enough inside of you to still stand and do what’s right, even though it’s going to cost you your life, understanding how precious life is to everybody, to still have the courage to say the things he said and stand up for what he stood for, it’s remarkable.
Has anyone carried his message in the same manner?
Not in his manner, but I’m sure they’ve done it in their own way. But to that extent? First of all, no one can wake up in the morning and decide they’re going to do that. I think when you listen to Dr. King, the way he talked and the things he talked about, I’ve heard times when he’s said he didn’t know that he wanted to do it.
In his “I have a dream speech” he talked about wanting to live, but yet understanding that there was something inside of him that had a higher calling to do what he needed to do. It was God’s calling for him to stand up for injustice around the world. But he talked at length about being afraid of death, of not knowing if he wanted to do the things he was called to do.
My point is, you can’t wake up tomorrow and say you’re going to be like Dr. King. It has to truly be a calling. I know all of don’t believe in that spiritual higher being [he might be looking in my direction here] but for a person to feel what he felt ….the thing I loved about him was he was just a man, but he was a man who listened to a voice, and that voice was from God.
I feel like God speaks to us all, but do we all listen? Do we all want to go through those things, especially when it calls for sacrificing your life to do what you’re called to do?
We all want to enjoy life, we all want to live. To me you don’t wake up and do that, it’s a higher calling.”
Do you have any memories from when you were younger?
I remember when I got older and my Mom and Dad talking about when he was assassinated and they just felt like someone close in your family had just died. People were just devastated. For weeks you didn’t know what to do with yourself, how to feel, how to think. He was fighting for all this progress and you go, “where do we go now?”
He had an unbelievable mark on our future. I tell our guys all the time, I probably wouldn’t be standing here today if it wasn’t for some of the things he stood for. And it was for everyone, women, everybody.”
There is no way Bargnani will ever become a dominant center...the guy has like 3 rebounds a game and is too soft. He had a good rookie season, but he's still very one-dimensional and can't do much except shoot 3s. I see him more as an Okur type player, definitely not Nowitzki. Too make things worse, he is getting badly outplayed by Roy, Aldridge, Gay from his draft class and he has to live up to the hype of a #1 and being the next Dirk.
Bosh is balling though, he needs more help.
General manager Bryan Colangelo said that the Raptors have discussed the idea of bringing in a coach to specifically help Bargnani get used to, and learn the nuances of, playing the centre position. The 7-foot Italian was moved to centre this season after a fine rookie campaign last year at forward.
http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Bas...84344-sun.html
It looks like Bargs is 7 ft SF.
If he could defend SF's that would be fine-- but he can't.
And why does the article claim he was moved to center this season. They spent all last year teaching him how to play center, as well.
Rasho-- the ever dutiful teammate
Lucas visit eyed to help Bargnani
Raptor's toughness would come out: Mitc
Mitc believes that his young centre should spend some time next summer working out with former NBAer John Lucas, who has established himself as one of the best trainers of professional basketball players in the world.
Raptors point guard T.J. Ford, who recently has been given the green light to begin training after suffering an arm stringer on Dec.11, is in Houston working with Lucas.
Mitc acknowledged that part of Bargnani's game which needs work is his toughness, particularly under the boards, and that's something he would be able to work on next summer, as the scrimmages at the Lucas camp reportedly are as tough as it gets.
"It's like a war down there. It's like, hold, grab, hit. And that's what our guys need," said Mitc , who also will encourage other young Raptors, such as Jamario Moon and Joey Graham, to attend Lucas' camp during the off-season. "They've got everything they need (treatment-wise) but when you go in that hole of a gym, they beat the s--- out of each other. And that's good. That's where you really learn how to play. There are no referees blowing their whistle, you have to call your own fouls. You argue a little bit. It will be good for all of them.
"And that's when the (hard-ass) in Andrea will come out. Because he has it in him," Mitc continued.http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/Bas...88766-sun.html"He's a young guy, he's a great player, a great person, just give him a break," said teammate Rasho Nesterovic, who lost his starting centre job to Bargnani this season.
"He doesn't need a thousand people around him telling him what to do, and what not to do," Nesterovic added. "He doesn't need a thousand coaches, just one. And that's the only one he should listen to."
Nesterovic acknowledged that Bargnani set the bar high for himself by having such a solid rookie campaign, in which he averaged 11.6 points and 3.9 boards.
"So now it's his second year and everyone expected him to do much better than last year," Nesterovic said. "So you put a lot a pressure on yourself, so it's normal.
"He's struggling, but he's going to be there and we just have to have confidence in him," the Slovenian national team star added. "We can't quit on him after one year."
While I always thought Rasho was a useless stiff on the Spurs, I def. give him props for being so assertive vocally to the press
ploto, I don't know if you live in toronto or not, but are you going to the Spurs/Raps game in february?
I wanted to go to the Raptors - Spurs game, but they'll play during the week (Monday), and I have a job (I live in Montreal, which is a 6 h drive from Toronto)
They could have scheduled that game on Sunday, now that I can afford good seats !!
raptor fans, i'd be a little worried. your getting stomped on by freakin tony allen
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