Exclusive Interview With Marcus Banks
hoopsaddict.com 9/28/2009 — This summer Marcus Banks seemed to be a lightning rode for controversy and speculation. Between not playing in Las Vegas for the Raptors to being rumored as part of a deal involving the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran combo guard seemed to continually see his name in the newspaper for all the ...

Morning Coffee Sept 11
raptorsrepublic.com 9/11/2009 — Brother Steve’s Green & Red Raptor Blog So what did the scouts see in Marcus Banks, a quick, strong, athletic guard who has a good handle and the ability to be a lock down defender.  But he also tends to gamble too much, over-dribble, and seems to have trouble reading defenses ...

Detailed Scrimmage Report
raptorsrepublic.com 10/4/2009 — I felt sorry for this kid. The $20 dollars was the best value of money you could ever spend on the Raptors. Myself, AltRaps and Wally were standing on the baseline the entire game and got a great view of the scrimmage. You can check out some pics I took from my rather shitty camera if you ...

Thoughts on the Marcus Banks Rumour
raptorsrepublic.com 8/20/2009 — Life after the NBA for Banks?? Seems like Colangelo wasn’t ready for his summer vacation. Word on the street is that the Raptors and Mavericks are in talks to swap Marcus Banks for Matt Carroll. Yes, a post dedicated to two over-paid players, one of who’s only NBA skill is salary ...

Morning Coffee Sept 9
raptorsrepublic.com 9/9/2009 — Toronto Sun Marcus Banks has quickly become Michael (Yogi) Stewart, minus the outgoing personality. In the past three seasons, Banks has played roughly 1,280 combined minutes. Based on his salary, Banks has earned approximately $9,375 US a minute. There is no room nor is there any ...

Thank you.
altraps.com 11/1/2009 — The title says it all. After just over a week of asking for something as simple as a click, Patrick O’Bryant achieved his goal of 2500 followers on Saturday night.  The result? As of 10:30pm Saturday, we have $8830 confirmed as pledged to the Team Up Foundation and I am still getting ...

Today's Warnings: 15 September, 2009
asternwarning.com 9/15/2009 — Michael Jordan has evoked a lot of public opinion for his "unconventional" Hall of Fame acceptance speech. Much of the opinion has been negative, calling His Airness a bitter old man and questioning his logic behind still feeling resentment towards people who have "wronged" him in his ...

Roll Call…Oct 7 vs Philadelphia
raptorsrepublic.com 10/8/2009 — The well, at least the Yankees won edition Banks – considering what he had given us previously, he is already off to his best season in a Raptor uniform. Hustle, took a hard foul, talking on the floor. Has he played well enough to be the 10th man in the rotation? Bargnani – continued to ...

Morning Coffee Aug 8
raptorsrepublic.com 8/8/2009 — Toronto Sun The Raptors’ resident Turk hopes to delight the fans in Toronto this season by making the NBA all-star team for the first time in his career. Hedo Turkoglu, who was acquired by the Raptors on July 9 in a sign-and- trade deal involving four teams, told the Turkish ...

The 'FOLLOW 13POB13' Twitter Movement
hiphoopjunkies.com 10/24/2009 — This, ladies and gentlemen, is how powerful Twitter can be.  My buddy Sean ( @seanfrancois ) jokingly dubs it "Where Amazing Happens" after talking with the likes of Dwight Howard, Larry Fitzgerald, and Ernie Johnson on Twitter.  Whether you thought it was a fad or something ...

Toronto Raptors: A Complete Coaching Changeover — Bleacher Report - NBA
This offseason the Toronto Raptors announced: On May 11, 2009, Jay Triano has signed a three-year contract as head coach. On June 5, 2009, the hiring of Marc Iavaroni and Alex English as assistant coaches. On July 1, 2009, the addition of ...

Toronto Raptors: Marcus Banks, It Wasn't Always Like This — Bleacher Report - NBA
When Marcus Banks showed up in Toronto with Shawn Marion as part of the Jermaine O’Neal trade most fans grudgingly accepted this as part of their punishment for escaping O’Neal’s enormous contract. It wasn’t that they had ...

Toronto Raptors: Patrick O'Bryant, a Bryan Colangelo Special Project — Bleacher Report - NBA
On Feb. 19, 2009 trade deadline day, the Toronto Raptors sent bench warmer Will Solomon off to Boston for little used third year center Patrick O’Bryant.  Solomon hadn’t seen the floor for the past six Raptor games and O’Bryant ...

Inside The Paint: Toronto Raptors Are a Changed Team — Bleacher Report - NBA
The Toronto Raptors 2009-2010 season will rest on Jay Triano, not the ten new players acquired by Bryan Colangelo during this offseason. Colangelo may receive the accolades for dramatically reshaping the look of this young team, but even ...

Toronto Raptors: Unofficial Training Camp is Here — Bleacher Report - NBA
With NBA training camps set to open at the end of the month, some rookies, and anyone else who realizes their NBA future may be at risk, are already in town to start their preparations for next season. Not surprisingly, the Raptors' coaches feel ...