It would have been difficult to script a better first game in the Rudy Gay era…
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Thoughts On the Game: Raptors 98, Clippers 73
Posted by Oliver Macklem under Aaron Gray, Amir Johnson, Defence, DeMar DeRozan, John Lucas III, Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, Los Angeles Clippers, Recap, Rudy Gay, Terrence Ross on Feb 01, 2013
News & Notes Following Wednesday’s Blockbuster
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Andrea Bargnani, Ben Uzoh, DeMar DeRozan, Dwane Casey, Ed Davis, John Lucas III, Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, Rudy Gay on Jan 31, 2013
With the three-team trade that brought Rudy Gay to Toronto now more than 24 hours old, let’s dive into some news and notes following the blockbuster…
Thoughts On the Game: Hawks 93, Raptors 92
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Alan Anderson, Andrea Bargnani, Atlanta Hawks, Bryan Colangelo, DeMar DeRozan, Dwane Casey, John Lucas III, Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, Recap, Rudy Gay on Jan 30, 2013
The first game of a new era in Raptors basketball ended like so many before – with Toronto losing a heartbreaking game in the final seconds and the officials playing a big part in the finish.
Now here are some thoughts on the game…
Game Thread: Raptors (16-29) @ Hawks (25-19) & Thoughts on the Rudy Gay trade
Posted by Oliver Macklem under Ed Davis, Game thread, Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, Memphis Grizzlies, Rudy Gay on Jan 30, 2013
The Rudy Gay trade is now official, so if you want one last look at Ed Davis in a Raptor uniform, there you go….
Start time: 7:30 PM ET
Channel: TSN2
Probable starting lineups
Toronto: Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan, Landry Fields, Ed Davis Amir Johnson, Aaron Gray
Atlanta: Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, Kyle Korver, Josh Smith, Al Horford
Injury report
Toronto: Andrea Bargnani and Jonas Valanciunas are out, Kyle Lowry is expected to play after missing 1 game with back spasms.
Atlanta: Zaza Pachulia is doubtful with an Achilles injury. Anthony Morrow will play.
Random Thoughts:
Trigger-happy GM Bryan Colangelo has pulled the trigger on another deal! The Raptors will land Rudy Gay, his contract of roughly $18M per season (in which the 2014-15 season is a player option) and reserve big man Hamed Haddadi. Toronto gives up Ed Davis and Jose Calderon in return.
From the Raptor’s perspective, they land an all-star calibre small forward who brings more stability to that position than anyone since Tracy McGrady. Read the rest of this entry »
RaptorBlog Radio: Buzzer Beaters
Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Alan Anderson, DeMar DeRozan, Jose Calderon, Kyle Lowry, Raptorblog Radio on Jan 28, 2013
On this week’s edition of RaptorBlog Radio, we discuss game-winners from DeMar DeRozan and Kyrie Irving, the never ending point guard saga in Toronto, how Rajon Rondo’s season-ending ACL tear changes things in the East and as always, we look ahead to a tough week that includes games against the Warriors, Hawks, Clippers and Heat.
