2009 NBA Draft Open Discussion
Fear The Sword —
... OK City Thunder -- James Harden, SG -- Arizona State 4. Sacramento Kings -- Tyreke Evans, SG -- Memphis 5. Minnesota T-Wolves -- Ricky Rubio, PG -- Spain 6. Minnesota T-Wolves -- Jonny Flynn, PG -- Syracuse 7. Golden State Warriors -- Stephen Curry, PG -- Davidson 8. New York Knicks -- Jordan Hill, F -- Arizona 9. Toronto Raptors -- DeMar DeRozan, G -- USC 10. Milwaukee Bucks -- Brandon ...
NBA Draft 2009 Aftermath: Now Who Ends Up In The D-League?
Ridiculous Upside —
... 8. Jordan Hill - New York Knicks - 75%
Just another young big guy that needs, needs, needs time to develop. He also needs to purchase an offensive game other than put-backs and his ugly jump-hook move. Once again the NYK need him to much to give him a lot of time in the D. But anything's possible with D'Antoni who seems to understand basketball fairly well.
9. DeMar DeRozan - Toronto Raptors - 30% ...
NBA Summer League Day One Recap - It's A Grind
Pounding The Rock —
... -- who was sporting a Rage t-shirt so he has gone way up on my list of guys I like (very coveted list to be on, I know) -- and that is it. The Raptors have #9 pick DeMar DeRozan and point guard ...
NBA Summer League Day Four Preview and Live Thread
Pounding The Rock —
... in game one and average in game two.
Trailblazers vs Raptors at 7:00 - Another first look team in the Blazers, although their obnoxious fans have been here for a couple days. Well, they aren't obnoxious so much as loud and rude. Is that obnoxious? Anyway, the team has Bayless and Jeff Pendergraph. They don't have a stacked club like in years past. The Raptors have been getting good play from Quincy Douby and DeMar DeRozan is getting better with every minute he's played. ...
NBA Summer League Day Four Recap - The D-League Shines
Pounding The Rock —
... I did something a little different for this game. Since I had seen the Raptors twice already, and the Blazers don't have a really compelling roster, I decided to put one guy under the microscope. DeMar DeRozan. There will be a separate post coming shortly about him. For the rest, here is my two cents from this 92-87 victory by the Raptors. ...
ATS Summer League Microscope - DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors
Pounding The Rock —
... and an uninspiring Blazers roster looming, I decided to focus on just one player. So, I grabbed my notebook, headed into the stands, and glued my eyes to DeMar DeRozan. ...
Game Thread: Summer Suns vs Vegas Raptors
Bright Side Of The Sun —
... minutes in that game. If the Suns start Clark at PF as expected this will be a very interesting test for him against a guy who's much much bigger. The other Raptors front court player that will test Clark is the highly athletic Brent Petway. "Air Georgia" is a former D-league dunk contest winner and defensive player of the year. Petway is an experienced player who will certainly test the young Clark.
I don't know yet if Tucker will play in this game but I hope he does or DeMar DeRozan might go off for 30.
Steve Kerr, David Griffin and ...
Vegas Summer League Recap: Day 6
Ridiculous Upside —
... has been shooting the ball and rebounding fairly well, and he shot 6-12 with six rebounds yesterday, but he's not getting to the free throw line much and his overall efficiency is suffering (more with Nelson later today). My former college chum Linton Johnson (not really, but we were at Tulane at the same time) played just under five and a half minutes, but he had three rebounds in that time which isn't bad
Toronto Raptors 74, Phoenix Suns 73
DeMar DeRozan continues to impress, with 20 points on 16 shots, and only ...
Game Thread: Bucks/Raptors
Brew Hoop —
... Roko Ukic
PG
Brandon Jennings
DeMar DeRozan
SG
Jodie Meeks
Demetris Nichols ...
NBA Summer League Day Seven Preview and Live Game Thread
Pounding The Rock —
... to win those games".
The rest of the schedule gives me no excitement. We've seen everybody at least twice now.
Another 6 on tap today with the guys I would watch if you want to do your own microscope. Rosters are behind the links. The scoreboard and game feeds are at NBA.com. This will be your last chance to see the Raptors, Bucks, Rockets, and Warriors.
Raptors vs Bucks at 3:00 - DeMar DeRozan and Brandon Jennings. DeRozan is just ...
NBA Summer League Day Six and Day Seven Recap - Spurs still undefeated
Pounding The Rock —
... in another rugged affair. Joey Dorsey and Dante Cunningham went at it pretty hard. Some Blazer who didn't play, I think Deji Akindele, was running his mouth at Dorsey. Joey had 9 points and 11 rebounds. Chase Budinger had another good game with 17 points on 8 field goal attempts. Dante Cunningham had 22 points and 5 rebounds and showed the ability to hit the mid-range jumper similar to LaMarcus Aldridge.
DeMar DeRozan posterized Joe Alexander in Thursday's first game, an ...
Bucks acquire Delfino and Ukic, but does it matter?
Brew Hoop —
... It's also been encouraging to see more positivity from Raptor fans on Delfino and Ukic than I expected. But the reality seems to be that while either guy could be a serviceable and potentially even valuable rotation player, there's also a very good reason Bryan Colangelo didn't hesitate to part with them. Delfino had been surplus to requirements last summer and was unlikely to come back with DeMar DeRozan now on board, while Ukic was also kicked to curb after the ...
My Team Is Better Than Yours: Toronto Raptors Edition
Pounding The Rock —
... I think he is compared to Dirk and that seems fair looking at the stats. Poor man's Dirk. It seems like he would be awesome as a backup to Bosh at PF and then get a true center. Maybe they should start Rasho even though he is a downgrade overall.
Bench:
Point Guard: Hill vs Jarrett Jack and Marcus Banks: Raptors win this one. Jack is proven while Hill isn't.
Wings: Manu, Finley, Hairston, and Williams vs DeMar DeRozan, Sonny Weems, Quincy Douby, and Antoine Wright: Antoine ...
Around the Association: 2009-2010 Toronto Raptors: So International
Golden State Of Mind —
... Not only did we trade the Raptors a talented (term applied loosely) shooting guard for a big sack of Oreos (Devean George), we also gave them a budding rap artist.
No wonder y'all were so mad.
Additions
Marco Belinelli, Hedo Turkoglu, Jarrett Jack, Reggie Evans, Antoine Wright, Rasho Nesterovic Amir Johnson, Sonny Weems and rookie DeMar DeRozan
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Shawn Marion, ...
Timberwolves-Raptors Game Review
Canis Hoopus —
... They played very well and looked like a legitimate contender this season, even without Hedo. It seemed like they hit EVERY, SINGLE, SHOT (except for free-throws, I think I helped by howling and stop howling in the middle). Bargnani and Bosh were unstoppable. Even Marcus Banks scored 7 points. DeMar DeRozan doesn't look like a Rookie of the Year, but he seemed like a solid player and a good choice by the Raptors. ...
Open Thread: Washington Wizards vs. Toronto Raptors, Preseason Game 3
Bullets Forever —
... Jose Calderon
Randy Foye
SG
Sonny Weems
Mike Miller
SF
DeMar DeRozan
Antawn Jamison
PF ...
Toronto Raptors 100, Washington Wizards 93
Bullets Forever —
... (Sidenote: DeMar DeRozan looked a lot better than I expected, and that's not just because he had a couple big throwdowns. He doesn't do much ball-handling, which hurts his value, but playing next to ...
Celtics Douse Chris Bosh and Raptors: 106-90
CelticsBlog —
... and 2 steals. So the starters and subs all contributed to a solid win over a team that is working things out. The Celtic starters looked fairly good in this game, but you can tell they need more time on the court to fine tune things. They only gave up 90 points, and that is very good by any standard.
Rasheed Wallace rested his sprained ankle, and did not play. After Bosh’s 21 points, no Raptor had more than 12, but draft choices DeMar DeRozan and Sonny Weems look like nice jumping jack additions. ...
Celtics Face the Raptors for the Second Game in a Row
CelticsBlog —
... Douby Sonny Weems Injuries Reggie Evans (foot) out Antoine Wright (knee) day to day
Team Connections Joey Graham and Tony Allen are former Oklahoma State Cowboys Raptors Strength and Conditioning Coach Keith D’Amelio was an assistant to Ed Lacerte for three season Amir Johnson and Rasheed Wallace were teammates in Detroit from 2006-09 Marcus Banks played for the Celtics from 2003-06 DeMar DeRozan and Brian Scalabrine are former USC Trojans Reggie Evans and ...
Eastern Conference Preview-Atlantic Div w/playoffs
Blazersedge —
... Shooting Guard
Marco Belinelli
DeMar DeRozan
Small Forward
Hedo Turkoglu
Antoine Wright ...
Game 5: Detroit Pistons @ Toronto Raptors [Game Thread]
Motown String Music —
... Rodney Stuckey
PG
Jose Calderon
Ben Gordon
SG
DeMar DeRozan
Jonas Jerebko
SF
Hedo Turkoglu
Charlie Villanueva ...
Clippers vs. Toronto - Game Preview
Clips Nation —
... Baron Davis
PG
Jose Calderon
Rasual Butler
SG
DeMar DeRozan
Al Thornton
SF
Hedo Turkoglu ...
Clippers vs. Toronto - Open Thread
Clips Nation —
... Baron Davis
PG
Jose Calderon
Rasual Butler
SG
DeMar DeRozan
Al Thornton
SF
Hedo Turkoglu ...
Ridiculous Transactions: 11/9 - 11/15, Plus Trade Analysis
Ridiculous Upside —
... I don't have much to say about Douby being waived, as from my read on the situation his position on the team was already somewhat tenuous even before the team drafted DeMar DeRozan (and, hopefully, traded for ...
