raptorblog.com - 12/4/2008
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Now that Sam Mitchell is gone, the spotlight goes on Bryan Colangelo.
sports.yahoo.com - 12/3/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
We have our third "Pocket Square of Death"
this season ... Raptors President and General Manager Bryan...
Colangelo announced Wednesday afternoon that Sam Mitchell has been relieved of his duties as the team's head coach. ( Relieved . I love ...
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Breaking news: Raptors fire Sam Mitchell
sports.espn.go.com - 12/3/2008
thestar.com - 12/4/2008
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thestar.com —
The new coach of the Raptors plopped himself
down in a chair in a hotel lobby, sitting...
with his back to the room, which might have been a dangerous move since there's bound to be a target on his back.
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Triano Replace Mitchell
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Raptors’ Mitchell Beats Marc Iavaroni To The Unemployment Line
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... earlier today, he of the 8-9 record this season and the 2007 Coach Of The Year Award stashed in the trophy case.? “Anyone asking why hasn’t been paying attention or has been letting their biases cloud their judgment,” muses RaptorBlog’s Scott Carefoot. “The question is ‘Why now?’.” ...
Toronto Raptors Linkage for December 4th from 17:40 to 17:52
The AltRaps Blog —
... to 17:52 These are my Toronto Raptors Linkage links for December 4th from 17:40 to 17:52: Stop Smitchin’ - Dark Days for Toronto Sports Fans - Colangelo Wants the Raptors to Run - Triano’s big challenge - Analysis: Mitchell firing not a surprise - Return Sam Mitchell to his NBA Roots - Triano has work cut out for him turning around Raptors - Bargnani Update II - And now what? - Whirlwind - post-mortem - Good Bye Sam And Good Luck Jay - From the same people who brought you ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 12/4/2008
With the news of Sam Mitchell's firing today, Toronto Raptors President and GM Bryan Colangelo made it clear that hovering around the .500 mark, although still only 17 games into the season, is unacceptable.
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