Monday, November 24, 2008


Not a good few days in raptorland.
I was at the game Friday night when the Raptors blew a 17 point third quarter lead to the Nets.

Vince Carter simply went off. The constant booing of the crowd usually causes Vince to take a ton of ill-suggested jump shots to try and show the crowd what they are missing out on, but on Friday Vince showed a determination to get to the rim, and when he does that, he's as good as just about anyone.

What a scary moment when J.O went down grabbing his knee. The building went absolutely silent. I sat there with my hands over my mouth picturing what the Raptors season was going to look like without him.

Ironically, the Raptors got a pretty good idea of what the season would look like when their defense absolutely caved after he left the game (they gave up 111 points to a team that averaged 95 in regulation). And does Vince get an alley-oop dunk to win the game in OT with Jermaine on the floor? I don't think so.
Sunday was even worse for the raps, as they simply did not show up against the defending champs.

Bosh was simply as frustrated as I have ever seen him. This obviously doesn't bode well when we are hoping to give him a contract extension in the off-season.

After the game Garnett was asked about Bosh and he said that he looked frustrated and he "Needs to decide whether or not he wants to be [in Toronto]"

Scary.

Bosh is the best thing to ever happen to the Raptors franchise. He is a young super-star with a team first attitude. He gives 100% effort on every play and never takes a shot at anyone. He is a good player to interview and good with the media. You can tell he has the desire to win. If he gets frustrated with the team and leaves town after next season, the Raptors franchise will be in rough shape.

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