caldeford.blogspot.com - 4/15/2008
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I made a joke at the beginning of my previous post about the "marketability" (or lackthereof) of this series to American broadcasters. Last year, the only reason the Raptors made it onto ESPN was the natural Vince storyline... this year, no story as compelling exists... or does it? In Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard, you have two of the top six big men in the game (Kevin Garnett, Dirk ...
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Bosh shoots from lip
torontosun.com 4/15/2008 — It has become a rite of spring, an opportunity to address the home faithful and thank it for its support. As the Raptors closed out the home portion of the regular season last night, franchise player Chris Bosh took the microphone before the opening ...
Post-Seasons Reasons
ballhype.com 4/15/2008 — So. Is there any reason to believe in this team (outside of the local impulse to scream about how awesome it is that the Raps are in the playoffs again) will make a mark beyond a trace come this weekend? It seems sour. Bittersweet I guess, but outside of the so-so play in November and December, we haven’t been able to put together a run at all this season, so for many reasons it would ...
Cabbie on the ‘Net
hoopsaddict.com 4/15/2008 — You know exactly who I’m talking about, especially if you’re a sports fan and even more so if you’re Canadian - not to mention a fan of basketball, football, Canadian sport, hockey, national pride, baseball, humour, or quality ...
Finishing Up and Getting Ready
ballhype.com 4/16/2008 — As the Raptors come to the end of the regular season, yes, we can assume that Sam is a genius. The Raptors managed to work themselves into a first round matchup with the Magic, which is the best they could hope for considering the other company at the top of the conference. While the Raptors should be happy that they are facing the Magic in the first round and not the Pistons or Cavs, by no ...
Raptors close in on 6th place in East (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/15/2008
Rasho Nesterovic scored 20 points, Chris Bosh had 15 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 91-75 on Monday night. Anthony Parker had 13 and Jason Kapono scored seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Raptors moved one step closer to ...