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Three Games In And We Should……
Three Games In And We Should……
altraps.com — ……chill. Honestly, there is nothing like the Toronto sports fan. We are 1-2 after playing 2 elite Eastern Conference teams and one mediocre, but up and coming, squad. Yet all you see are people losing their minds over how disappointing this squad is. Come on. Personally I’ve always hated the ... (more) Three Games In And We Should……
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, game 3 – Orlando
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, game 3 – Orlando
altraps.com — I never thought I'd utter the words “Boy, this team is missing Reggie Evans”, yet here I am. Everything I've written in the “Bad” section so far this season (well, most things) could have been fixed with some more Reggie, and this game I find myself writing them again. A tough loss to an ... (more) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, game 3 – Orlando
Thank you.
Thank you.
altraps.com — The title says it all. After just over a week of asking for something as simple as a click, Patrick O’Bryant achieved his goal of 2500 followers on Saturday night.  The result? As of 10:30pm Saturday, we have $8830 confirmed as pledged to the Team Up Foundation and I am still getting ... (more) Thank you.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly post-game – Game 2, Grizzlies
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly post-game – Game 2, Grizzlies
altraps.com — In the week where professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, at 56 years old, announced he was returning to wrestling, the hopes of Raptors fans everywhere did exactly what his old entrance music said: they came crashing down, and it hurt inside. Some of the less pragmatic fans, who had crowned this team ... (more) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly post-game – Game 2, Grizzlies
Raptors vs Cavaliers
Raptors vs Cavaliers
altraps.com — OK, admit it. You panicked. It’s OK to put up your hand and confess that when the Raptors went from 21 up to a tied game, you had flashbacks. I know I did. We’ve been burned too often by this often tantalising team to expect any different. Sometimes a complete shock isn’t a bad thing. The ... (more) Raptors vs Cavaliers
OK, admit it. You panicked. It’s OK to put up your hand and confess that when the Raptors went from 21 up to a tied game, you had flashbacks. I know I did. We’ve been burned too often by this often tantalising team to expect any different. Sometimes a complete shock isn’t a bad thing. The ...
BallHype: hype it up!

Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 27
Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 27
altraps.com — Toronto Sun On the eve of the Raptors season-opening game tomorrow night against LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal and the explosive Cleveland Cavaliers, the all-star forward acknowledged yesterday that his revamped, re-tooled and refocused team will have to out-work the elite clubs in the ... (more) Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 27
8 Thousand Reasons to follow Patrick O’Bryant
8 Thousand Reasons to follow Patrick O’Bryant
altraps.com — $8,240.00 Say that with me: Eight thousand, two hundred and forty dollars. That represents the confirmed pledges so far to be donated to the Team Up Foundation if Patrick O’Bryant reaches 2500 followers on Twitter by end of day October 31. What do you need to do? Easy. Sign in (or sign up) for ... (more) 8 Thousand Reasons to follow Patrick O’Bryant
Raptors Evening Brew Oct 26
Raptors Evening Brew Oct 26
altraps.com — ESPN 15 (14) Raptors 33-49 If the Raps can overcome their shortcomings on D to get off to a good start, that should hush at least a fraction of the incessant chatter about Bosh’s future. If they don’t, though, you can probably [...] Related posts: Toronto Raptors Linkage for ... (more) Raptors Evening Brew Oct 26
Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 26
Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 26
altraps.com — Toronto Sun "Marco will be a factor but he wasn’t playing well and the last game was a little tougher because we wanted to get Antoine as much run as we could — find out where he was fitness-wise and that was the only game we would have a chance to do that." Since an early ... (more) Raptors Morning Coffee Oct 26
The 13POB13 Wave Continues
The 13POB13 Wave Continues
altraps.com — Yesterday was just an incredible day. What started off as a little tweet in the late evening on a Wednesday night to a basketball player that many in most cities wouldn’t be able to name if shown a picture grew into something special. I was floored when the first offer came in to add to my ... (more) The 13POB13 Wave Continues
Follow POB For A Good Cause
Follow POB For A Good Cause
altraps.com — It’s true that I was one of the haters of the whole Twitter race for followers this summer between Chris Bosh and Charlie Villaneuva. So much so it caused me to unfollow both, which seems counter to their whole goal. Hourly reminders from them that they were desperate for attention made my ... (more) Follow POB For A Good Cause