arsenalist.com - 4/16/2008
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It’s hard to care about the Bulls game tonight with the playoffs ready to go on Sunday in Orlando. We got the matchup we were literally begging for and its time to see what we can do with it. The pundits who think that the Raptors have a great chance of advancing are all assuming that the Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh matchup will play to a wash, I’m not sure if that’s going ...
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The AltRaps Blog —
... Bosh is priority #1 for the Raptors because it also means Howard needs to work on the defensive end. The general feeling is that Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglo can be contained by the Moon/Delfino/Parker triumvirate but given our defensive record this season, that’s not even close to a guarantee. There’s also the Stan van Gundy and Sam Mitchell matchup that we have to worry about. What I’m trying to hammer home is that we’re the underdog in this series and need to play like one. - Arsenalist Its really too bad that true blue (or is is red) Raptor fans can’t afford decent ...
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