hoopsaddict.com - 7/11/2008
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Earlier this week the Toronto Raptors announced that Matt Devlin would be taking over for the legendary Chuck Swirsky next season and I had the pleasure of chatting with him on Wednesday afternoon.
Devlin picked a perfect time to start his new job because his first day as the voice of the Raptors coincided with the press conferences to announce the acquisition of Jermaine O’Neal as well as ...
NBA: Raptors announce Swirsky's replacement
network.nationalpost.com 7/10/2008 — The Toronto Raptors have announced Chuck Swirsky's replacement for the team's television broadcasts. Veteran play-by-play man Matt Devlin, who has been the voice of both the Memphis Grizzlies and Charlotte Bobcats, will call all 82 nationally ...
The Calm After The Storm
blog.rogersbroadcasting.com 7/11/2008 — Thursday July 10 2008 - 11:55pm Eastern
The crazy day is behind us.
That was wild … Matt Devlin announced; Jermaine O’Neal introduced; and Jose Calderon re-introduced.
Nothing like dominating the headlines for a day (even though ...
What to expect from Matt Devlin
cuzoogle.com 7/16/2008 —
Not a lot of news going on with the Raptors so I am taking a look towards the new season. I was trying to find some examples of the new Raptors play-by-play guy, Matt Devlin and came up empty. Very rare that you go to YouTube and can’t find ...
Linkage – July 10 —
The AltRaps Blog
Calderon, 27, now will be expected to lead the Raptors to another level as the starting point guard. His backup probably will be Roko Ukic, 22, the club’s 41st draft pick from 2005, who played for Lottomatica Roma last season in Italy. Interestingly, both Calderon and Ukic were acquired by Toronto’s former GM, Rob Babcock, [...]
Linkage – July 9 —
The AltRaps Blog
The Raptors announced the signing of free-agent forward/guard Hassan Adams yesterday and will introduce centre Jermaine O’Neal to the Toronto media this afternoon at the Air Canada Centre.
In a deal that will become official today, the Raptors traded point guard T.J. Ford, centre Rasho Nesterovic, forward Maceo Baston and centre Roy Hibbert, Toronto’s 17th [...]
Devlin Is The Man —
The Rap
Wednesday July 9 2008 - 11:15am Eastern
In what’s turning out to be a VERY busy day for basketball fans in Toronto, the Raptors have finally made the Matt Devlin hiring official. You can read the press release below.
Devlin replaces Chuck Swirsky … who is moving to Chicago to take over the Bulls radio broadcasts.
The Devlin announcement is the first of three headlines the ...
The new Chuck —
The Globe and Mail - From Deep
So the new Chuck is a Matt.....Matt Devlin. I have absolutely zero.....as in none, none and less than none....insight to offer here. But I can offer the Raptors release:
The Toronto Raptors announced Wednesday that Matt Devlin has been named the club's new television play-by-play announcer. Devlin joins - Follow link to read full post
Linkage – July 7 —
The AltRaps Blog
Think we’ll get official word on Hassam Adams and his two-year, minimum-value deal today, believe it’ll be finally time to officially unveil Matt Devlin as the new play-by-play guy on Tuesday and then the big day with both Jermaine O’Neal and Jose allegedly coming to town on Wednesday to do all kinds of fun stuff, [...]
