thestar.com - 11/4/2009
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C harles Oakley's phone went to voicemail for the umpteenth time the other day. Still, a repeat caller never tired of hearing a four-word message delivered in the former Raptor's gruff mumble."The President," Oakley announced, before a dramatic pause. "Not in."He's expected to be in the Air ...
hiphoopjunkies.com - 11/3/2009
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hiphoopjunkies.com —
Screw Vince Carter. They should honour Eric
Smith at the ACC this season. All kidding aside,...
Eric Smith may be one of the hardest working media members for the Toronto Raptors. You can find his blog at Raptors.com , he has another blog 'The Rap' at the FAN ...
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Hip Hoop Junkies talks ball with Raptors radio analyst, ...
thestar.com - 11/3/2009
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thestar.com —
Raptors Report WEDNESDAY vs. Detroit, 7 p.m. (TSN2)
FRIDAY at New Orleans, 8 p.m. (TSN2) SATURDAY at...
Dallas, 8:30 p.m., (Score) NOTES Antoine Wright was one of the first players to leave practice yesterday, his day ended for a couple of reasons. The ...
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Feschuk: Solution to Raptors' weak defence? Start Jack
thestar.com - 11/5/2009
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thestar.com —
C harles Oakley is developing a cooking show
for TV and producing a couple of movies. He's...
a restaurateur and a car-wash mogul. But what he'd really like to be is an NBA coach. So why, six years after he retired from the league, has the former Raptors ...
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Feschuk: Oak eyes planting roots in coaching ranks
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Morning Linkage – Nov 4
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... who is tied for third in NBA scoring heading into last night’s play (averaging 31 points in Toronto’s first three games) and is second overall in rebounding (14.7), Bosh is more concerned with the number 12 – the rebounds he has plucked off the offensive glass (an average of four per outing, ranking him fourth in the league). It represents a significant jump for a man who, last year, averaged 2.8 offensive rebounds over the course of the season.
Feschuk: The Oakley show rolls back into town – thestar.com ...
Of Hedo and Oak and winter upon us?
Doug Smith's Toronto Raptors blog —
... to talk to after practice yesterday – I believe the lineup ended up being Bosh, Amir Johnson and Jay – and right behind us, Marco Belinelli was getting up some shots.
This was before he engaged Hedo in a rather high-spirited three-point shooting contest and Belineilli warmed up for that by making about 12 bank shots in a row from about 20 feet.
Dude’s like the Italian Tim Duncan.
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Imagine that, Oak comes back with some rather strong opinions on this, as Dave reports here.
One that that caught me was where Oak said he hoped ...
SL: Granger ducks media; no ruling yet on Rondo-CP3 dispute
Ball Don't Lie —
... Dave Feschuk, Toronto Star: "Charles Oakley's phone went to voicemail for the umpteenth time the other day. Still, a repeat caller never tired of hearing a four-word message delivered in the former Raptor's gruff mumble. 'The President,' Oakley announced, before a dramatic pause. 'Not in.' He's expected to be in the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday night, when Toronto's NBA team, as part of its 15th-season festivities, reportedly plan to honour him. We say 'reportedly' because Oakley, when he was finally reached for an interview Tuesday, insisted his ...
Charles Oakley is Unimpressed by Raptors
SLAM Online —
... Whenever Oak speaks, we’re morally obligated to shine light on his words: “On today’s Raptors ‘You ain’t going nowhere with 7-footers shooting three-pointers. You can’t put four or five scorers on the floor at one time. You can, but you ain’t going nowhere. You got four or five scorers on the floor, ain’t enough shots in a game, in a quarter, for everybody to be consistent. You need your two scorers, outside threat and a post-up threat. You need your sixth man who can score. You need another guy that can just be an ...
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thestar.com 10/29/2009 — It's one game. Jose Calderon, the Raptors point guard, said it again and again and again Wednesday night."It's one game."And it was. But the Raptors' resounding season-opening win over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, a 101-91 roller-coaster ...
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NBA Power Rankings: #11 Toronto Raptors
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2008-09 Season Summary:
Last year was a rough one for “Canada’s Team.” The Toronto Raptors front office thought they significantly improved a playoff team this last off-season when they made a blockbuster trade for Jermaine O’Neal. ...
Ontario to probe Raptors, flu shots (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 11/6/2009
Ontario health minister Deb Matthews vowed Thursday to investigate whether Toronto's NBA and NHL players jumped the line for the swine flu shot while other groups are being forced to wait as the province's supply dwindles. Matthews said she shares the ...
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