torontosun.com - 12/2/2008
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When it comes to its sports properties playing with a snarl, the hockey team and its new no-nonsense president are supposed to carry the standard for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd.
hoopsaddict.com - 12/3/2008
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hoopsaddict.com —
Before a recent game against the Celtics, head
coach Sam Mitchell explained to the media about how...
Will Solomon has been given a “block” of games to open the season as the back-up point guard but Roko Ukic will be given the same opportunity in the near future. With both players relatively new ...
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Ukic’s Confidence Is Growing
totalprosports.com - 12/4/2008
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totalprosports.com —
It was only a matter of time before
Sam Mitchell was fired . The sooner the better...
for the Toronto Raptors with all their expectations this year they are definitely struggling to put everything together. Assistant Coach Jay Triano will take over as the interim head coach ...
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Sam Mitchell Fired By The Raptors
thestar.com - 12/4/2008
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thestar.com —
Dave Feschuk B ryan Colangelo, the Raptors GM,
and Sam Mitchell, the deposed coach, saw almost everything...
differently. But perhaps the chief team-hurting contradiction of their nearly three years together in Toronto was philosophical. Colangelo is a ...
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Sports | Colangelo and Mitchell were an odd couple
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Toronto Raptors Linkage for December 2nd from 06:54 to 07:46
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Toronto Raptors Linkage for December 2nd from 06:54 to 07:46 These are my Toronto Raptors Linkage links for December 2nd from 06:54 to 07:46: Raps won’t be manhandled - Calderon brings sandpaper to mix - Raptors Weekly Review - Week 6 - Raptors - Week 6 Preview - The Gauntlet Awaits! - Coaching Change won’t do anything & something that might - VLog: Matt Devlin and Leo Rautins - Calderon brings sandpaper to mix - O’Neal has ankle problem: Adamant it’s not the knee - Remember to log on to our forums: ...
Shootaround: Dec. 2, 2008
RaptorBlog.com —
... that Jermaine O'Neal will play tonight in Denver even though his ankle is not 100 percent. Let the discussion begin about whether or not that's a good idea against a fast-paced team like the Nuggets. T. Jose Caldeford (a smart Raptors blog that I had sadly neglected before now) has a theory on why changing coaches might not help the Raptors much. Doug Smith has a story about Jose Calderon's "grittyness". Hey, I wonder which Maple Leaf he should be compared to? Wait, wrong paper. The Nugg Doctor posts the five most important match-ups of the game from a ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 12/1/2008
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