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Dave Feschuk K nowing that the Raptors' first win of the post-season guaranteed a trip back to Orlando for Game 5, Jason Kapono, the Raptors long-range shooter and driving range junkie, was asked if he would find time to fit golf into the Florida jaunt. Kapono, who's been known to spend a locker room moment talking about a good walk spoiled, shook his head as though a dim scribe had the wrong ... [link]

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GAME 4 LINKS: An "inner Chris Black," and hey, did you know Jason Kapono is playing well???
Published 4/26/2008 by c_r_black at T.Jose Caldeford
... This just in, Jason Kapono is shooting better than he was in the regular season. No seriously, he's playing really well. Actually, according to the headline writer at The Star, Kapono has "dazzled and mystified" us. ...

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Published 4/26/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... his head yesterday."Okay," he said. "It’s my fault." If you’ve watched Kapono in these playoffs, you know his success isn’t simply a matter of increased opportunity. He is playing 29.3 minutes a game, but perhaps he’s playing more, and it’s chicken and egg, because he has been more apt to pull the trigger, more inventive in finding his openings. If you’re wondering why it took him so long to figure out that a pump fake here and a step-back there go a long way, don’t beat yourself up. - Toronto Star "You’ve got to have that, a switch you hit at 7 o’clock or whatever time the ...

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