my.thescore.com - 11/4/2009
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- If you haven't heard, the Raptors will be honoring our boy Alvin Williams as well as the man, the myth, the legend, the one and only, Charles Oakley at tomorrow's game. It somehow seems appropriate that Oak and Alvin, two of the toughest, most hard-nosed players the Raptors have ever seen, ...
need4sheed.com - 11/5/2009
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need4sheed.com —
The Pistons did their best to try to
pull another game out without Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun...
Prince, but the Raptors didn’t cooperate with Detroit’s plans. Detroit went down 99-110 in Toronto after another shorthanded gutsy effort. Key Points: Another start for Jonas ...
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Pistons fall to Toronto
thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com - 11/4/2009
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thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com —
Some things just make you shake your head
and accept the inevitable. That one constant for the...
Orlando Magic is that if they go to Detroit somehow they are going to lose the game. Tuesday was no different as the result would read Detroit 85, Orlando 80. This brings Dwight Howard's career ...
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House of Horrors
hoopsaddict.com - 11/5/2009
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hoopsaddict.com —
Here’s a shameless plug: Make sure you check
out my latest article on SLAMonline . * *...
* Want a good laugh? Check out this audio clip of Rip Hamilton doing a quick freestyle: * * * Do you know what’s frustrating? Have an idea that I think sounds great in concept but then ...
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Game Notes: Detroit vs. Toronto
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Morning Linkage – Nov 4
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... usually does a solid job of pointing out which things are working well in Raptorville, at any given point in time, and which things are in need of improvement, on occasion, even he can “swing and miss”, when it comes to solving the riddle that has now become,
“What is really at the heart of the Raptors defensive woes, when it comes to relentlessly conceding dribble penetration to opponent ball-handlers using a Pick from a Big?”
Practice Talk – November 3rd, 2009 – Court Surfing
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A little trash talk from Amir Johnson prior to tonight's Detroit Pistons-Toronto Raptors game
Full-Court Press - A Detroit Pistons Blog —
A little trash talk from Amir Johnson prior to tonight's Detroit Pistons-Toronto Raptors game By Patrick Hayes November 04, 2009, 2:30PM amirjohnson.jpg Amir Johnson is excited to see his former teammates tonight. The Pistons travel to Toronto tonight to face the Raptors, and will be reunited with former prodigy Amir Johnson. Amir had a few good-natured ribs for his old mates : "It's going to be fun. It's going to be a fun game, Ima definitely go at everybody, talk a little mess. t's a pretty different team but they've got some of the same players still. They've got Tayshaun, Rip, Max, we [Maxiell and himself] got drafted in together so it's going to be fun going up against those guys." ...
Pistons looking for two in Toronto
PistonsNationBlog.com —
... As for our old buddy Amir Johnson, he’s excited to play his old team. Amir is off to a slow start north of the border only averaging 1.3 ppg, & 1 rpg (& 2 fouls) in 6.3 minutes a game. ...
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