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Toronto Raptors 2008 Season Preview
Toronto Raptors 2008 Season Preview
With the Raptors back in town preparing for what looks to be a season of high expectations, one might take the cautionary route by first asking if what needed to be done was in fact done. Is it reasonable to expect this team, as it is, to give Boston and Detroit something to worry about? Bryan Colangelo has a reputation for keeping his affairs in-house and his cards close to his chest. After all, this is the man who labeled a blossoming Charlie Vallanueva one of the key pieces of the franchise ...
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The AltRaps Blog — ... Odom sure looks good now, doesn’t he? If Jermaine O’Neal is as healthy as he claims and seems to be, this trade redeems this organization of the Vince Carter blunder on some levels. Raptor fans know that they probably gave up more on paper for O’Neal than the Nets did for Carter at the time—but in a way, even the loss of TJ Ford can be seen as a positive for this team as it solves a chemistry issue, and rids the team of an injury hazard who had a lot of time left on his contract. - Bleacher Report

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