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English named in tax probe – Toronto Sun
Raptors assistant coach Alex English reportedly owes more than $127,000 US in delinquent taxes, according to public records obtained by the Detroit News.
Under the headline Ex-NBA star owes giant nugget, the News reports that the IRS and ...
Morning Linkage – Nov 4
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"We have to learn from these games, especially being a young team," Turkoglu told the Raptors' official Web site. Though the Raptors are allowing 110.3 points per game, they're playing well ...
Morning Linkage – Nov 5
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Raptors could use Oakley’s muscle – The Globe and Mail
As for those talented Toronto teams he played on, which included such players as Carter, Antonio Davis and Tracy McGrady, Oakley said each of those players understood their specific roles, the reason the team was able to ...
Morning Coffee – Nov 11
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Bosh puts blame on players | Toronto Sun
Bosh believes the Raptors defensive failures thus far have little to do with the system itself. It's the players' lack of execution that is to blame.
"We're talking about trying to be a good defensive team but we're not ...
Morning Coffee – Nov 13
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No rest for Raps | Toronto Sun
The Raptors did play hard against Chicago in a game where the two teams exchanged the lead 15 times. The win lifted the Raptors to 4-4 and put the side in a good frame of mind (despite the injuries) heading into the four-game Western Conference swing. ...
Morning Coffee – Nov 15
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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 ...
Morning Coffee – Nov 20
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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 ...
Morning Linkage – Nov 9
raptorsrepublic.com 11/9/2009 — Raps say it’s time to step up intensity – thestar.com
"I think everybody could have put out more effort," said guard Jarrett Jack. "It was our first back-to-back ball game (and) that could have been part of it. But everybody in the league goes through it, you ...
Back to the Future: Raptors Week that Was and Week Ahead: Week One
my.thescore.com 11/3/2009 — With a new season comes new ideas, and this is one of them. At the beginning of every week, I’ll be breaking down the week that was for the Toronto Raptors, looking at players who stepped up and players that need to step up, as well as ...
Morning Linkage – Nov 8
raptorsrepublic.com 11/8/2009 — Raptors buried by hot-shooting Mavericks – thestar.com
To their credit, the Raptors didn’t trot out any excuse about the game being the second of the season’s first back-to-back against a well-rested opponent.
Triano alluded to it early in his post-game media session ...
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 ...