Raptors 2017 NBA Playoffs 2nd Round Preview

Although they got off to the same slow start that we have gotten used to by now, the Raptors showed that they are indeed a different team this year after finishing off the Bucks in 6 games in their Eastern Conference 1st round series. After being relatively blown out in Game 1 and decidedly so …

Raptors 2017 NBA Playoffs 1st Round Preview

Nearly 16 years ago, on the final possession of Game 7 of the 2001 Eastern Conference semi-finals, Vince Carter's last second shot rimmed out and the Raptors went on to lose to Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers by 1 point and lose the series 4-3. The franchise then spent almost 15 years trying to …

Assessing the impact of the Raptors’ Ibaka and Tucker trades

After nearly 2 years of standing pat with relatively the same roster, the Toronto Raptors and President Masai Ujiri ultimately made a couple of moves over the past 10 days to hopefully improve the team. These trades would see them acquire PF Serge Ibaka from the Orlando Magic and SF PJ Tucker from the Phoenix …

2017 NBA All-Star Starter Selections

With the mid-February NBA All-Star Weekend in New Orleans fast approaching, fans have been able to start voting their favourite players into the starting lineups for the weekend's exhibition game. Although this voting process usually ends up becoming more of a popularity contest as opposed to rewarding the best players of that season, the NBA …

Why I “Hate” the Nets and Celtics as a Raptors Fan

Although the Raptors had a significant amount of success last year in the 2015-16 season and playoffs, this was not always the norm, as they've usually been on the wrong side of history throughout their 21-year existence (most significantly, when Kobe Bryant scored 81 points vs. Toronto in 2006, the 2nd most all-time for a single …

NBA 2016-17 Conference Standings Predictions

Although most casual NBA fans will tell you that this regular season is pointless as the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are more or less guarantees to advance to the NBA Finals in June, there is still a lot of basketball to be played by the other 28 teams until then. Even though Cleveland …

Recapping every pick, trade and signing that resulted in the formation of the 2016-17 Toronto Raptors (pt. 2 of 2)

*Read Part 1 here* It's been several months since the end of the Toronto Raptors 2015-16 season, a year in which they finished 56-26, the best regular season record in franchise history, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. However, the ever-wild NBA offseason was up and running nearly 2 weeks after …

Recapping every pick, trade and signing that resulted in the formation of the 2016-17 Toronto Raptors (pt. 1 of 2)

It's been nearly 3 months since the end of the Toronto Raptors 2015-16 season, a year in which they finished 56-26, the best regular season record in franchise history, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time. However, the ever-wild NBA offseason was up and running nearly 2 weeks after the end of …

My (Sad) Introduction to the Raptors, the NBA, and the World of Sports

My introduction to the Toronto Raptors, and the world of sports in general, was a disappointing one. I had initially been introduced to basketball itself by my cousin Emaad when I was 7. Getting to know the ins and outs of the sport was a somewhat slow process as previously I had only ever played …

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