thestar.com - 10/9/2009
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Raptors Report TARGET CENTER TIPOFF: 8 p.m. TV: None RADIO: None NEED TO KNOW Chris Bosh makes his pre-season debut but don't expect it to be long. "We're probably going to be very restrictive with what he does on the floor but it'll be nice to have him around the team," said coach Jay Triano . ...
my.thescore.com - 10/9/2009
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my.thescore.com —
- Practice was pretty light today, lots of
shooting going on when we were let in. The...
big news of the day is that both Chris Bosh and Hedo Turkoglu took part in practice and that Bosh will be traveling with the team to Minnesota where the plan is for ...
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Notes and Quotes from Raps Practice: Thursday, October ...
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Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... has been around since Day 1 of training camp but yesterday marked the first time he ran sets with the team. Barring anything unforeseen he should be joining his teammates on the floor on a regular basis starting next week.
"I’m feeling better — physically and mentally," Turkoglu said after practice. "Hopefully in the next week, I will start practising with the team and get in game shape and be 100% for opening night."
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Bothered by sore knees and a body worn down by a ...
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ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: "It is hugely significant that Chris Bosh will make his pre-season debut for the Raptors in Minneapolis on Friday night, but another development at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday was just as welcomed by the team's brass. As Bosh went through some post-up drills with assistant coach Marc Iavaroni at one end of the practice court, Hedo Turkoglu was involved in some full-speed shooting drills at the other. And getting the high-priced free agent into action with his new teammates is of paramount importance to the Raptors. 'I'm ...
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Ball Don't Lie —
... rebounds and firmly established himself as the team's top center, Haywood missed 75 straight games. His absence robbed the Wizards not only of their top center but also of the captain of their defense. After many a loss during last season's 19-win struggles, Washington forward Antawn Jamison(notes) talked about how badly he missed having Haywood backing him up on defense and calling out opponents' schemes an instant before they ran them." Doug Smith, The Toronto Star: "It is hugely significant that Chris ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Doug Smith of the Toronto Star: “Bothered by sore knees and a body worn down by a busy summer, the 30-year-old Turkoglu hasn’t done anything of substance so far in training camp. But he did take part in five-on-none shell drills with the team Thursday, his most active practice so far. ‘Those guys (Bosh and Turkoglu) have been paying attention on the sideline, it’s not like they’ve been in the training room,’ said coach Jay Triano. ‘They’ve been up here and watching and both of them have extremely high basketball IQs, so it was no ...
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Unlike previous pre-seasons when knee problems have not just taken him off the floor but rendered him incapable of doing almost anything, Bosh’s hamstring strain was far less restrictive.
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