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Raptors Notebook: No ban on Bargnani bombs
By all accounts, Toronto Raptors big man Andrea Bargnani had a very good training camp last week in Ottawa. His ability to score all over the court, including from the post, was the big revelation. But that does not mean we have seen the last of the Bargnani three-pointer. "It's ...
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The AltRaps Blog — ... The pre-season is generally a poor indicator of regular-season success, but for the Raptors, it may have some merit. Over the last two pre-seasons, the Raptors have compiled a 12-3 record. The Raptors followed up both exhibition seasons with playoff berths. In the previous two pre-seasons, the Raptors were 5-9. The Raptors posted a combined 60-104 records in the regular seasons that followed. - National Post If you think Calderon already has arrived, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. He played a lot of big minutes for the Raptors last season and did quite well with them. ...

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