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Doug Smith Sports Reporter The dominant performances of T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon in a vital playoff victory went far beyond the points they scored and the assists they handed out. Sure, 39 points are great and 16 assists are fine and dandy, but it was on the other side of the ball where the Raptor tandem did as much damage. By hounding Orlando point guards almost every foot of the court on ... [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
... An article talking about Toronto's good defence????? Another one from Mr. Grange (who, incidentally, says he channeled his "inner Chris Black" for this article)... I'm still not sold on whether the Raps are actually playing better defence, or if the Magic are just missing open shots, but if an inner Chris Black is involved, I should probably be on board. ...

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Published 4/26/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... confidence, you make one or two and you get your confidence and then it doesn’t really matter who’s running at you," said Toronto’s Anthony Parker. "But early on, (it’s) understanding where guys are, being aggressive on the traps, getting into the rotations and running guys off that three-point line."If you don’t let guys get that comfort level, when you do break down in some kind of defensive situation and they have a pretty good look, they’re not as confident shooting their shots." - Toronto Star Clearly Bryan Colangelo, the general manager who inked Kapono to a four-year, ...

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