The Raptors were unable to complete the comeback, as the Knicks finally took down Toronto this season and clinched a playoff spot in the process.
Here are some quick thoughts on the game…
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Thoughts On the Game: Knicks 99, Raptors 94
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Alan Anderson, Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Kyle Lowry, New York Knicks, Recap, Rudy Gay, Terrence Ross on Mar 22, 2013
Importance of Recovering Blocked Shots
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Amir Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Rudy Gay on Mar 12, 2013
If you’re an NBA fan following the right people on twitter, you’ll get your fill of interesting and noteworthy statistics to examine from time to time, and Tuesday morning was no different, as Tom Haberstroh pointed us in the direction of a defensive rebounding off of blocked shots table, via Evan Zamir. The fact that a few Raptors made the list makes it worthy of a share here.
RaptorBlog Radio: The Colangelo Debate
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Bryan Colangelo, Dwane Casey, Jonas Valanciunas, Raptorblog Radio on Mar 11, 2013
With Oliver and I providing our arguments for and against keeping Bryan Colangelo around last week, the Colangelo debate dominates this week’s edition of RaptorBlog Radio.
Of course, Drew, Oliver and I also touched on the Friday night collapse in L.A., Dwane Casey’s lack of late game faith in Jonas Valanciunas and the comeback win over the Cavs on Sunday.
Thoughts On the Game: Lakers 118, Raptors 116 (OT)
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Aaron Gray, Alan Anderson, Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan, Dwane Casey, John Lucas III, Jonas Valanciunas, Kobe Bryant, Kyle Lowry, Landry Fields, Los Angeles Lakers, Recap, Rudy Gay on Mar 08, 2013
I hate that I love you, Kobe.
The Raptors blew yet another double-digit fourth quarter lead, Kobe Bryant killed the Raptors for the umpteenth time in his career, Dwane Casey mismanaged his rotation and Rudy Gay threw up brick after brick after brick, as Toronto fell to the Lakers in overtime. The Raptors still haven’t beaten the Lakers on the road since 2001, they fall to 2-14 all-time against the Lakers at Staples Center and they have yet to win a season series with the Lakers…like, ever.
Here are some thoughts on a game that exemplified the Raptors’ 2012-13 season in one completely predictable fourth quarter meltdown…
The Case Against Colangelo
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Andrea Bargnani, Bryan Colangelo, DeMar DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas, Kyle Lowry, Rudy Gay, Terrence Ross on Mar 08, 2013
With Oliver posting his case for keeping Bryan Colangelo yesterday, it’s time that I dig into the case against extending Colangelo.
I probably maintained faith in the man they call B.C. longer than most, and in truth, am always one shrewd Colangelo move away from being back on the B.C. bandwagon, as it seems most others are as well. There’s something about him that makes you at least want to believe. As a teenager myself when Colangelo arrived in Toronto, he restored respectability and relevance to my beloved Raptors. When the team won 47 games and its first division title in his first full season at the helm, it seemed the heights of our future successes were as tall as his trademark collars.
But alas, while Colangelo seemed to have a Midas touch for that first year on the job, nearly every major transaction Bryan has signed off on since then has backfired, and while deep down there is probably a Colangelo fan waiting to reemerge in many of us, the decision of whether or not to extend or fire a sports executive comes down to business. And from a business perspective, we’re talking about a team that looks destined to miss the playoffs for a fifth straight season for the first time in franchise history. And that’s really saying something considering how futile this franchise’s history has been.
Of course, losing faith in Colangelo runs much deeper than simply missing the playoffs again…
