O'Neal, Bosh combo may be only certainty for Raptors

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Raps lose to Nuggets + Only 3 sureties, rest is “wide open”
Published 7/15/2008 by Arsenalist at Arsenalist
... A quote-heavy article in the USA Today has Hubie Brown analyzing the trade and Sam Mitchell mentioning that Jermaine O’Neal, Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon are the three starters for the team and that “everything else is wide open”. Nothing we didn’t already know but it assures that Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon’s jobs aren’t guarantees. Bryan Colangelo’s picking O’Neal to have a “breakout year” and Brown wisely cautions that the trade is entirely dependent on O’Neal’s health to which Colangelo counters by ...

The Fundamentals
Published 7/15/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... :  “David Stern has insisted for years the Western Conference dominance both during the NBA regular season and in the playoffs was just a phase. In a quickly changing landscape, it now appears he was right.  Shortly after the top dog in the East — Boston — easily dispensed of the Lakers in the NBA Finals, the East made the biggest early splash in free agency, with the up-and-coming 76ers swiping Elton Brand from the Clippers.” Chris Colston of USA TODAY :  “It’s a great move if O’Neal is healthy,” says ESPN analyst Hubie Brown. “But that’s a helluva ‘if.’ And they’re going to ...

Linkage – July 15
Published 7/15/2008 by Scott at The AltRaps Blog
... he can use both hands around the basket and he’s a big, strong guy. I think we can find a way to complement each other.” “It doesn’t matter where they play,” Mitchell says. “They’ll start off guarding someone and go from there.” “The key for them is developing backcourt depth,” Brown says. “Calderon is a helluva player, but what if he gets hurt and they don’t re-sign Delfino? Without an experienced backup point guard, they’re in trouble.” Says Mitchell, “You can’t sign everybody.” - USA Today After a series of lackluster pre-draft workouts, Utah State’s Jaycee Carroll ...