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Nothing Magical Or Surprising About Raptors Loss In Game One
raptortalk.com - 4/21/2008
Nothing Magical Or Surprising About Raptors Loss In Game One
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 By Walter Dubowec The Raptors' disheartening loss in Game One to Orlando should not come as a surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Those who thought the Raptors could 'magically' hit the "ON switch" at play-off time were nothing more than delusional. Oh sure, the homers have been all over the theory that the Raptors match-up well to Orlando, our point guards are ...

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The AltRaps Blog — ... they are an average team. A 41-41 record defines ‘average’ - no way around it. It also wasn’t an accident that the Magic held a 2-1 advantage over the Raptors this season. All season long, realistic observers have been saying the Raps don’t have the necessary on-court intensity or mental toughness to win in the play-offs. Their perimeter defence is among the league’s worst, they don’t rebound well and they are a jump-shooting team who struggles miserably when shots aren’t falling. - RaptorTalk It’s one thing for TJ Ford to go 1-for-9 from the field and gather 6 assists. That ...

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