hoopsaddict.com - 5/8/2008
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For all that speculation and bewilderment about Jack Armstrong’s possible departure, the shock of Chuck Swirsky’s resignation as lead television analyst for the Toronto Raptors came with a magnitude force of a Carribean hurricane.
For years, Swirsky has given his blood and passion for the Raptors, fighting his way through the early radio broadcasts before leaping to the ...
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... series wins. He called the Chris Child miscue and the first CB4 game. Swirsky was there when Charlie Villanueva made 48, and was there when Kobe made 81. In the years that he called Raptors ball, he gave us his take on the Carter trade and the rebirth of a franchise looking for a new identity. Some might say that he was a bit over the top, but no one could doubt his own passion for our local hardcourt heroes and he always gave it his all even in the darkest days of the franchise. - Hoops Addict Filed under: ...
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