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The “the jumpstart my heart” edition. Banks –
my neighbours kid went out on Hallowe’en as a
basketball player and wore a Banks jersey. He came back with a piece of double bubble, a vanilla tootsie roll and a bruised ego. Bargnani – another double double. Did most of his heavy lifting in ...
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Raptors Roll Call Nov 20 vs Heat
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raptorsrepublic.com - 12 hours ago
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It is easy to get overexcited, as Raptor
fans, about Chris Bosh’s performance through the first 12
games. There are reasons to be guarded, to be pessimistic, or to deem his success suspect thus far. At the same time, it’s easy, as Raptor fans, to let his success thus far underwhelm you, to ...
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Will Bosh’s Hot Start Continue?
raptorsrepublic.com - 18 hours ago
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Real mixed bag | Toronto Sun There's better
cohesion on the team and the bench is beginning
to take shape. During the four-game trip, Marco Belinelli averaged 15.2 points, while Amir Johnson was active defensively and averaged 6.5 rebounds. Sonny Weems stepped up, giving Triano ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 20
raptorsrepublic.com - 25 hours ago
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5-7 after 12. If you had given me
that record on October 27th I would’ve gladly taken
it. 6-6 would’ve been just terrific but 5-7 is just a missed shot at the buzzer away from that, so I can be convinced that this is an acceptable record given the early schedule. The defense ...
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Put up or shut up
raptorsrepublic.com - 41 hours ago
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Raptors 91, Jazz 104 – Box At least
it’s over. This killer road trip that everyone said
would be the first true test for the Raptors has finally run its course. After dropping two tough ones in Phoenix and Denver, the hope was that the ‘moral’ victories and lessons ...
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No Moral Victory in This Loss
raptorsrepublic.com - 42 hours ago
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Raptors running on empty | Toronto Sun The
game wasn't barely six minutes old when Triano called
two timeouts, which is all one needs to know on how poorly the Raptors came out of the gate. Utah scored the game's first eight points, made 10 of its first 14 shots from the ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 19
raptorsrepublic.com - 2 days ago
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The “the jumpers, the jumpers, the jumpers ain’t
a-fallin’ edition. Banks – gettin’ paid. Bargnani – a
double double from out of nowhere. His night played out like a Where’s Waldo story. He’s there, then he’s gone. Brutal defensively and a bad shooting night. This back to back killed ...
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Raptors Roll Call Nov 18 vs Jazz
raptorsrepublic.com - 2 days ago
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If you want to catch-up on the game
tonight, check the uber pre-game thread . This week
in The Doctor Is In , I look at the *new* defensive schemes of the Triano regime and their effectiveness 10 games into the season. Newcomer Hedo Turkoglu and returning Raptor Jose Calderon have their ...
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Podcast: The Doctor Is In
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Too much Carmelo | Toronto Sun Bosh is
a lot of things, but he's not a ball-handler
and you simply can't give him the ball in the open court and ask him to create. He needs to play off people. His frustration boiled over with 7:05 left when he got called for a technical ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 18
raptorsrepublic.com - 3 days ago
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Raptors 112, Nuggets 130 – Bo x Let’s
make an obvious statement: The Toronto Raptors just aren’t
in the same league as the Denver Nuggets. Even the homerest of all homers will concede this nugget of wisdom (pardon the pun). While it took some time for that sobering ...
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Raps run out of air in second half
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The ‘*&$$!(*!’edition. Banks – does he even exist?
Bargnani – rough night. His shots seemed to be
either short or long. One of the rare nights this season that I audibly groaned when he hoisted a shot. Had a fantastic drive for a dunk in the second quarter and 2 nice blocks, but his ...
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Raptors Roll Call Nov 17 vs Nuggets
raptorsrepublic.com - 3 days ago
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That was a killer game against the Suns.
Like tennis, this is a game of inches. Had
Hedo nailed that shot at the buzzer, the Raptors would have been 2-0 on this four game Western swing, 6-4 on the season, and heading into Denver on a three game winning streak. You can hardly blame this on ...
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Gameday: Raptors vs Nuggets – Nov. 17/09
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Winds of change | Toronto Sun "There are
just some little things that are keeping us from
making that step to become a better team,'' Turkoglu said. "We could have a better record, but we're 5-5." The glass, though, is half full. Reggie Evans remains ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 17
raptorsrepublic.com - 4 days ago
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A 2-2 week which could’ve been 3-1 or
4-0 if we had played a lick of D
in San Antonio and Turkoglu’s effort had rimmed in. The disappointment in San Antonio was followed by two poor first half showings against the Bulls and Clippers, but the team found a defensive gear and pulled ...
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Weekly Review/Preview
raptorsrepublic.com - 4 days ago
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A few weeks back, Raptors Republic rolled out
user forums as another way to become a one-stop
shop for all things Raptors related. Some readers raised their dislike of blog comments being the only place they could speak their mind and having their viewpoints lost in a wave of 148 comments ...
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The Republic Adds A Leader
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Raps take it on the chin | Toronto
Sun Toronto led by as many as 10 points
in the opening half and led throughout until Andrea Bargnani picked up a very careless foul in the second minute of the final period. When he left, the Raptors were leading 84-79. When he re-appeared five ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 16
raptorsrepublic.com - 5 days ago
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Channing Frye provided the daggers from deep, this
one in the third quarter. Raptors 100, Suns 101
– Box Sometimes it hurts bad to lose a game and this one brought that hurt big time. A one point loss to the Suns when we easily could have and probably should have won. Turkoglu ...
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Turk comes up short in thriller
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The ‘that was pretty boring’ edition. Banks –
the anchor. Bargnani – the return of the foul.
He had one of those nights where you just wanted to push him to the basket more. Seems like the days of him finishing hard like he did the first few games of the season are already fading from ...
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Raptors Roll Call – Nov 15 vs Suns
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Raptors offensive run helps kick start their defence
| Toronto Sun "It was very important for us
to get that first win because this trip is very difficult,'' Belinelli, who ended the evening by scoring a season-high 15 points, said. Had the Raptors not won, it's ...
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Morning Coffee – Nov 15
raptorsrepublic.com - 6 days ago
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Check out the game preview thread we got
going, it’s a great place to catch up on
lineup changes, injury etc. The 8-2 Suns used to be 8-1 with everything going smoothly as ever, they were surprising people, dominating teams and proving the experts wrong. Then they went to LA and ...
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Not often we play a better offensive and worse defensive ...
