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Kenny Smith LOVES Jose Cuervo not Jose Calderon!
Sometimes it's nice to see the outlook on the Toronto Raptors coming from people outside of the Toronto Raptors media. Check out Kenny, Charles and C-Webb's take on the Raptors & the firing of Sam Mitchell...
Sam Mitchell's Time Is Up in Toronto
Sam Mitchell's Time Is Up in Toronto
nba.fanhouse.com — by Tom Ziller It's safe to call Toronto's start a disappointment: Canucks were thinking conference championship, not below .500 ball into December. As such, impeccably dressed Sam Mitchell has seen the end of his Raptors tenure. The team has named ... (more) Sam Mitchell's Time Is Up in Toronto
Raptors Fire Mitchell
Raptors Fire Mitchell
hoopsaddict.com — Less than two years after winning Coach of the Year honours, Sam Mitchell has been fired as head coach of the Toronto Raptors. It’s always been a love-hate relationship between Mitchell and the media and fans in Toronto, but this year things ... (more) Raptors Fire Mitchell
Raptors fire Sam Mitchell
Raptors fire Sam Mitchell
thesportscorner.ca — In a surprising move the Toronto Raptors today announced head coach Sam Mitchell had been fired in the wake of the Raptors 39-point thrashing in Denver. Mitchell was in his fifth season as the Raptors coach and won the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year Award after leading the team into the ... (more) Raptors fire Sam Mitchell
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Toronto Raptors Linkage for December 6th from 15:43 to 15:46
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It's Jose Calderon, Not Jose Cuervo
FanHouse — by Brett Edwards Filed under: Raptors, NBA VideosIn this clip from TNT's Overtime, Kenny, Charles, and C-Webb discuss the firing of Raptors' coach Sam Mitchell. While debating whether the team's sub-.500 record was Smitch's fault, they also discuss the personnel of the team, and after Charles makes some kind of Playboy bunny analogy, he mentions to Kenny that he might be confusing Jose Calderon with another Jose he has a fondness for. I love the fact that ...

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nba.fanhouse.com 12/7/2008 — While debating whether the team's sub-.500 record was Smitch's fault, they also discuss the personnel of the team, and after Charles makes some kind of Playboy bunny analogy, he mentions to Kenny that he might be confusing Jose Calderon with another Jose he has a fondness for.
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bleacherreport.com 12/3/2008 — Sam Mitchell walked down the dark corridor on his way to the visitors’ locker room. The light from a nearby camera cast his 6'11" shadow on the red jersey-wearing Raptor contingent walking behind him. His eyes were low. His paces were ...
Sam Mitchell's Soft Toronto Raptors Embarrassed Yet Again
bleacherreport.com 11/24/2008 — However much longer Sam Mitchell's reign as head coach of the Toronto Raptors is only something that General Manager Bryan Colangelo knows the answer to. Not known to be someone who reacts impulsively, Colangelo must be starting to twitch after the ...
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Talkin’ All That Jazz
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Colangelo Wants the Raptors to Run
nba.fanhouse.com 12/5/2008 — by Matt Watson When discussing Sam Mitchell 's firing yesterday, my colleague Tom Ziller cited Toronto's dismal defense as a likely contributing factor -- last year the Raptors' defense ranked slightly above average; this year, it's one of the worst ...
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totalprosports.com 12/4/2008 — It was only a matter of time before Sam Mitchell was fired . The sooner the better for the Toronto Raptors with all their expectations this year they are definitely struggling to put everything together. Assistant Coach Jay Triano will take over as the interim head coach ...
It's all on Colangelo now
nationalpost.com 12/4/2008 — The internal alarms began to ring all the way back in the fourth game of the season, when Detroit strolled into Toronto without a starting point guard, emotionally wounded by the Chauncey Billups trade, and stepped on the home team's neck. From there, ...
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Millsap leads Jazz past Raptors 114-87 (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/6/2008
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In their first game since Sam Mitchell was fired as coach, the Toronto Raptors lay an egg in Utah, 114-87, as the Jazz's Paul Milsap records his seventh straight double-double.
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