As I listened to Paul Jones and Eric Smith wrap up the game last night, I heard Jones reasoning with the blowout as he described it as a possible 10-10-62 (10 games you win no matter what, 10 games you get blown out no matter what, and 62 normal games). I would have agreed with Jonesy if this had been earlier in the season, but it's becoming an all too familiar tune now.
Trailing the Knicks 42-22 after the 1st quarter, Toronto never put up much of a fight after that. With the Raptors scrambling on defense, rotating and rotating sequence after sequence, the Knicks knocked down three's left, right, and center (literally).
Nate Robinson came off the bench and was a huge spark to the already hot start for the Knicks, and Wilson Chandler had a career night scoring 32 points.
As I sat there watching, I was trying to figure out what is wrong with this squad, and I could only come up with one word, apathy. It seems as though everytime this team falls behind, they just start to play stupid basketball. Dashing up shot after shot, not moving the ball, stagnant offence, and I could go on.
I agree with Norm Rumack, this team needs a major overhaul. This "core" is not getting, they're too soft, they don't play smart basketball, and it's just not working.
I just hope that BC will get it before it's too late. Before the fans become apathetic.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
One Last Hope?
With the next few games comes the remaining hopes of many Raptor faithfuls that dangerously hang on a single thread.
Bosh is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow when the Raptors suit up against the Knickerbockers at MSG. This will be the first time President & GM Bryan Colangelo and many fans will get to see if the Bosh-Marion-Calderon-Bargnani mix have any potential. Will it be a success? Or just another one of Colangelo's recent pattern of one bad move after another? Of course the next few games is a small sample size to judge success on, but didn't we also say that at the beginning of the short-lived JO era?
The Raptors also made a minor transaction today, shipping out barely-utilized Will Solomon to the Sacremento Kings in a three-way deal involving the Boston Celtics receiving 7'0" center Patrick O'Bryant. O'Bryant was drafted 9th overall in 2006 by the Golden State Warriors but has not lived up to expectations. It may be a minor move, but it's a much needed addition to the already slim front court. Who knows, he might turn out to be Keon Clark version 2.0.
Bosh is expected to return to the lineup tomorrow when the Raptors suit up against the Knickerbockers at MSG. This will be the first time President & GM Bryan Colangelo and many fans will get to see if the Bosh-Marion-Calderon-Bargnani mix have any potential. Will it be a success? Or just another one of Colangelo's recent pattern of one bad move after another? Of course the next few games is a small sample size to judge success on, but didn't we also say that at the beginning of the short-lived JO era?
The Raptors also made a minor transaction today, shipping out barely-utilized Will Solomon to the Sacremento Kings in a three-way deal involving the Boston Celtics receiving 7'0" center Patrick O'Bryant. O'Bryant was drafted 9th overall in 2006 by the Golden State Warriors but has not lived up to expectations. It may be a minor move, but it's a much needed addition to the already slim front court. Who knows, he might turn out to be Keon Clark version 2.0.
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