hiphoopjunkies.com - 10/12/2009
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A "throw in". That's what most Raptors fans thought Sonny Weems was in this past summer's Bucks-Raptors trade. Roko Ukic/Carlos Delfino for Amir Johnson and "some dude named Sonny Weems". He was the guy who we've never heard of and someone who we ...
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raptorsrepublic.com - 10/15/2009
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Anybody else sick of the C**tics laughing it
up every time? Raptors 90, Celtics 106 Box Well,...
that offense sure looked like it hadn’t been practicing much. A third quarter filled with a barrage of bad shots and defensive mistakes pegged the Raptors back as they dropped another ...
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The Preseason So Far
Ridiculous Upside —
... he had four points on 2-3 shooting, six rebounds, an assist and zero turnovers. He preceded that with a 27 minute, 5-7 shooting, six assist, two rebound, one assist, one steal and one turnover performance against Minnesota. As I told Romy over at Hip Hoop Junkies (yes, you too can e-mail for a quote to put on your blog!), Weems is a talented guy and one who Denver liked, so while it's been a little surprising how much he's been traded around this offseason, he should be able to stick with the ...
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