network.nationalpost.com - 4/9/2008
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It is a question that has surrounded the Toronto Raptors since Charles Oakley departed these parts, and it has popped up this year, once more: Is this team tough enough?
It remains a question because the Raptors frequently have rebounding problems. It remains a question because there is not a Raptor who will knock down an opposing player with a hard foul, save for Primoz Brezec in his ...
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The AltRaps Blog —
... Chris says that, and that’s how he feels, then I agree that’s how Chris Bosh feels. That’s fine with me." Well, that is not much of an answer, Sam."I agree that if Chris feels that way, he is in the locker room with those guys and he understands his teammates. We just got to get back to being aggressive in the way that we play, on defence, on offence. If that entails being a little bit more nastier, than that’s what it entails. If our captain feels that way, then I agree with him." - National Post English, a Toronto Raptors assistant, is the NBA’s 11th all-time leading scorer ...
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Raptors 111, Bucks 93 —
NYT > Pro Basketball 4/10/2008
TORONTO (AP) -- Chris Bosh had 32 points and 11 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors ended a three-game losing streak with a 111-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
Nets give themselves little shot —
NYDailyNews.com - Basketball 4/10/2008
After losing to the Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 104-83, the Nets could finally be put out of their misery on Friday; even if they beat the Raptors in Toronto, they would be eliminated from the playoffs if the Hawks beat the Knicks at the Garden.
