The standing room only crowd were disappointed as they could boo Bosh and LBJ when Herbie Kuhn announced the Miami Heat players don't dressed for the game as as all 3 kings were not dressed for the game as they had locked up No. 2 seed in the East and will play the Sixers in the first round of the playoffs.
So you had the guy who plays with the Canadian basketball team Joel Anthony and the guy who for whatever reason feels he is too good to play the Canadian basketball team Jamaal Magloire had lead roles in this game along with the first ever 100 million dollar player Juwan Howard who did not get 100 mil because a Pat Riley blunder as he had Alonzo Morning signing his deal before Howard did and if Howard signed before Alonzo it would of been good but the NBA stepped and nixed the deal.
So to begin the game they had DeMar DeRozan take the mic and basically say " thank you for supporting the team this season and we will be better next season" and then there is Joey Dorsey who let his 20 (rebound) and 10 (points) game go to his head as he got a hair cut since the last game and it looks like there is an arrow in the back of his head.
Eddie House in the first quarter almost outscored the Raptors by himself as the Raptors scored 20 points and House scored 18 as the Heat led after 1 quarter 29-20 and the Raptors went 10 for 14 from the free throw line. The Miami Heat started the quarter 2 of 7 and ended the quarter 9 for 11 from the floor while the Raptors also started 2 of 7 but did not do as well the rest of the quarter and Jamaal Magloire had 5 boards in the quarter.
So the Heat started the second quarter on a 14-9 run but then the Raptors outscored the Heat 22-7 with help from Jerryd Bayless who had 10 points and 3 assists and James Johnson had 4 points and 2 assists and 2 boards while Ed Davis had 5 boards as the Raptors were only up a point 51-50 at halftime.
Third quarter the Heat outscored the Raptors 20-18 and took a 70-69 lead into the fourth quarter and the final quarter in the Raptors 2010-2011 season and Eddie House had 8 points in the quarter and Mike Bibby scored 5 points and DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 6 points.
The Fourth quarter the Raptors had already cleaned out their lockers and headed in their separate direction (not really that happens between 9 and 12 tomorrow yes that is what they are talking about on the radio broadcast tonight) as the Heat started on a 17-2 run to open the quarter and the Heat lead 87-71 led by Eddie House who had 9 points and the original 100 million dollar man Juwan Howard had 6 points of the Heat points during the run. Eastern Collegiate alumni Jamaal Magloire had 11 boards in the fourth quarter and the Raptors scored 10 points in the quarter and Juwan Howard scored 8 points in the quarter.
The Raptors have another 60 lose season and Jamaal Magloire had amazing fourth quarter with 5 points and 11 boards while Eddie House went off like he was a superstar with 35 points in the game and Mario Chalmers had 13 assists in the game and for the Raptors they had 28 second half points while Jerryd Bayless scored 19 points and DeMar DeRozan scored 16 points.
Thankfully the season is over and now lets hope for something positive in the off-season like a new coach, a great player in the draft or through free agency, and maybe a new GM to boot
Tom Mehegan
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The standing room only crowd were disappointed as they could boo Bosh and LBJ when Herbie Kuhn announced the Miami Heat players don't dressed for the game as as all 3 kings were not dressed for the game as they had locked up No. 2 seed in the East and will play the Sixers in the first round of the playoffs.
So you had the guy who plays with the Canadian basketball team Joel Anthony and the guy who for whatever reason feels he is too good to play the Canadian basketball team Jamaal Magloire had lead roles in this game along with the first ever 100 million dollar player Juwan Howard who did not get 100 mil because a Pat Riley blunder as he had Alonzo Morning signing his deal before Howard did and if Howard signed before Alonzo it would of been good but the NBA stepped and nixed the deal.
Eddie House in the first quarter almost outscored the Raptors by himself as the Raptors scored 20 points and House scored 18 as the Heat led after 1 quarter 29-20 and the Raptors went 10 for 14 from the free throw line. The Miami Heat started the quarter 2 of 7 and ended the quarter 9 for 11 from the floor while the Raptors also started 2 of 7 but did not do as well the rest of the quarter and Jamaal Magloire had 5 boards in the quarter.
So the Heat started the second quarter on a 14-9 run but then the Raptors outscored the Heat 22-7 with help from Jerryd Bayless who had 10 points and 3 assists and James Johnson had 4 points and 2 assists and 2 boards while Ed Davis had 5 boards as the Raptors were only down a point 51-50 at halftime.
Third quarter
So you had the guy who plays with the Canadian basketball team Joel Anthony and the guy who for whatever reason feels he is too good to play the Canadian basketball team Jamaal Magloire had lead roles in this game along with the first ever 100 million dollar player Juwan Howard who did not get 100 mil because a Pat Riley blunder as he had Alonzo Morning signing his deal before Howard did and if Howard signed before Alonzo it would of been good but the NBA stepped and nixed the deal.
Eddie House in the first quarter almost outscored the Raptors by himself as the Raptors scored 20 points and House scored 18 as the Heat led after 1 quarter 29-20 and the Raptors went 10 for 14 from the free throw line. The Miami Heat started the quarter 2 of 7 and ended the quarter 9 for 11 from the floor while the Raptors also started 2 of 7 but did not do as well the rest of the quarter and Jamaal Magloire had 5 boards in the quarter.
So the Heat started the second quarter on a 14-9 run but then the Raptors outscored the Heat 22-7 with help from Jerryd Bayless who had 10 points and 3 assists and James Johnson had 4 points and 2 assists and 2 boards while Ed Davis had 5 boards as the Raptors were only down a point 51-50 at halftime.
Third quarter
Monday, April 11, 2011
Joey Dorsey starts a game and 20 rebound game
The Raptors did not get off to a very good start as the Bucks led 9-4 and then went on a 29-16 run to lead 33-25 after the first half and Joey Dorsey placed Reggie Evans in the starting lineup and did his best Reggie Evans impression as he had 7 boards in the first quarter and went 3 of 4 from free throw line and 0 for 5 from the floor. Ed Davis shoot 4 of 5 from the floor and had 9 points along with 2 boards while Jerryd Bayless had 8 points and 4 assists and DeMar DeRozan had 6 points along with 2 boards and an assist. The Bucks got all 25 points in the quarter from their starters which was led by John Salmons had 9 points while Carlos Delfino had 3 boards to go with his 5 points and Drew Gooden had 2 assists to go with his 6 points and a board along with a block.
The Raptors got a 5-2 run to begin the second quarter to open up a 38-27 11 point lead but ended up leading 51-46 @ halftime and DeMar DeRozan had 7 of his 13 first half points in this quarter and James Johnson had 6 points in the quarter and Joey Dorsey has 5 boards in the quarter and 12 in the half but was 0 for 2 from the floor in the quarter and 0 for 7 in the half. For the Bucks were led by John Salmons had 4 points which was the same from Earl Boykins and Corey Maggette had 3 points while the Raptors led in boards (26-16) and the Bucks led in assists (10-8).
The Raptors played the lead like a yo-yo as the Bucks got the first 5 points of the quarter to make it 52-51 Raptors and the Raptors built the lead again but the Bucks tied the game @ 61 and then the Raptors went on a 7-2 run to give themselves a 5 points and the Raptors led going into the fourth quarter 71-69. The Raptors were led by Jerryd Bayless who had 8 points and an assist while Joey Dorsey had 4 boards along with Ed Davis had 4 boards and the Bucks were led by John Salmons had 6 points and Brandon Jennings had 8 points.
The Bucks begun the fourth quarter by scoring the first 2 points to tie the game and then the Raptors scored 6 straight points to make it 77-71 Raptors but then the Raptors were shutout for 5:44 as the Bucks scored 15 straight points 86-77 and then Ed Davis had a 3-point play he made good and DeMar DeRozan did not and Bayless scored 2 free throws as they had a 7-2 run to make it 88-84 but did not get it anu closer.
Joey Dorsey had an incredible game and I do not know why guys like this have to sit on the bench and just watch asleep players on the court as he had a 20 (boards) and 10 (points) game and he should not be sitting on the bench as even with a few big minute games he has 4 double-doubles. When the Raptors look at 15 point fourth the question has to asked where was DeMar DeRozan in the second half who had only 4 second half points while John Salmons 24 points (7 boards), Brandon Jennings (6 boards, 4 steals, and 3 assists) had 21 points, and Drew Gooden 19 points (11 boards, 5 assists, and 2 blocks). Ed Davis had a great 3 quarters with 15 points and 11 boards in the game while Jerryd Bayless had 20 points with 4 boards, 5 assists, and 4 steals while Davis and Dorsey helped the Raptors bring down 50 boards in the game compared to the Bucks 45 boards but the Bucks led with a 29-24 advantage in the second half.
Bosh finishes off the season Wednesday
Tom Mehegan
The Raptors got a 5-2 run to begin the second quarter to open up a 38-27 11 point lead but ended up leading 51-46 @ halftime and DeMar DeRozan had 7 of his 13 first half points in this quarter and James Johnson had 6 points in the quarter and Joey Dorsey has 5 boards in the quarter and 12 in the half but was 0 for 2 from the floor in the quarter and 0 for 7 in the half. For the Bucks were led by John Salmons had 4 points which was the same from Earl Boykins and Corey Maggette had 3 points while the Raptors led in boards (26-16) and the Bucks led in assists (10-8).
The Raptors played the lead like a yo-yo as the Bucks got the first 5 points of the quarter to make it 52-51 Raptors and the Raptors built the lead again but the Bucks tied the game @ 61 and then the Raptors went on a 7-2 run to give themselves a 5 points and the Raptors led going into the fourth quarter 71-69. The Raptors were led by Jerryd Bayless who had 8 points and an assist while Joey Dorsey had 4 boards along with Ed Davis had 4 boards and the Bucks were led by John Salmons had 6 points and Brandon Jennings had 8 points.
The Bucks begun the fourth quarter by scoring the first 2 points to tie the game and then the Raptors scored 6 straight points to make it 77-71 Raptors but then the Raptors were shutout for 5:44 as the Bucks scored 15 straight points 86-77 and then Ed Davis had a 3-point play he made good and DeMar DeRozan did not and Bayless scored 2 free throws as they had a 7-2 run to make it 88-84 but did not get it anu closer.
Joey Dorsey had an incredible game and I do not know why guys like this have to sit on the bench and just watch asleep players on the court as he had a 20 (boards) and 10 (points) game and he should not be sitting on the bench as even with a few big minute games he has 4 double-doubles. When the Raptors look at 15 point fourth the question has to asked where was DeMar DeRozan in the second half who had only 4 second half points while John Salmons 24 points (7 boards), Brandon Jennings (6 boards, 4 steals, and 3 assists) had 21 points, and Drew Gooden 19 points (11 boards, 5 assists, and 2 blocks). Ed Davis had a great 3 quarters with 15 points and 11 boards in the game while Jerryd Bayless had 20 points with 4 boards, 5 assists, and 4 steals while Davis and Dorsey helped the Raptors bring down 50 boards in the game compared to the Bucks 45 boards but the Bucks led with a 29-24 advantage in the second half.
Bosh finishes off the season Wednesday
Tom Mehegan
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The Raptors played the kind of game that they should have been play most of the season
The Raptors played a game that they should of played more often than not as they schooled the New Jersey Nets 61 - 42 at halftime and the thing is that there are way more New Jersey Nets in the NBA than Boston Celtics and should be able to play like they did tonight in more of games against teams like the nets and it diffidently has to do more with heart and determination than pure talent. So the Raptors really did a number on the Nets as DeMar DeRozan had 16 points, James Johnson had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, Ed Davis had 12 points and 6 boards, and Reggie Evans had 8 boards in the first half. In the second half the Raptors were lead by Jerryd Bayless who had 14 of his team leading 19 points in the second half but no assists while Reggie Evans had another 7 boards and the Raptors had all their starters had at least 18 points except Reggie Evans as Ed Davis had 18 points, 8 boards, 3 blocks, and 2 assists while James Johnson had 18 points, 6 assists, 6 boards, and 3 steals and finally DeMar DeRozan had 18 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 2 steals. Going into the fourth quarter the Raptors were up 82-62 but then they slacked off just enough to make the game interesting as the Raptors gave up like 12 points off the Raptors turnovers in the quarter and almost 30 points in the game the Raptors gave the Nets on their 18 turnovers and the Nets outscored the Raptors 30-17 in the quarter and squeaked to the end of the game and still won 99-92. Also Julian Wright was given the solid minutes in the game with 25 and he performed well with 10 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists in the game while for the Nets brook Lopez was the only Net to show up the whole game as he had 35 points with 11 of 14 from the line and 11 boards and then Sacha Vujacic had 8 fourth quarter points to be the only other Net with double figure points with 19.
The Raptors have to be the only team that gets booed off the floor when they win a home game as Ed Davis held the ball at the end of the game and the fans fell a point short of their free pizza slice which is not needed. If they wanted to continue this promotion they should do something like if the Raptors hold their opponents under 100 points than the fans get their pizza and this would bring a different environment to the basketball game as the fans would be looking more for the good defensive plays to keep the opponent under a 100 would be cheered.
2 games left in this horrible season
Tom Mehegan
The Raptors have to be the only team that gets booed off the floor when they win a home game as Ed Davis held the ball at the end of the game and the fans fell a point short of their free pizza slice which is not needed. If they wanted to continue this promotion they should do something like if the Raptors hold their opponents under 100 points than the fans get their pizza and this would bring a different environment to the basketball game as the fans would be looking more for the good defensive plays to keep the opponent under a 100 would be cheered.
2 games left in this horrible season
Tom Mehegan
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Jay Triano ejected from the game for arguing
Jay Triano was ejected from last night's game when Andre Iguodala blocked a Reggie Evan's lay-up and Evans was chirping about it not being a goaltending call and was given a tech going into a timeout and Triano was given 2 techs and thrown from the game.
The most surprising thing about this is that he has not been tossed from more games as he is continently chirping at the refs and because the team lacks any real effort especially on defense and like when they get an offensive foul when they finally go to the basket or on defense a Raptor player for once playing tight defense and getting a questionable defensive blocking foul. This is like showing the Refs up because no Raptor player deserve a respect call so when Jay Triano complains about a call or a non-call it is really disrespectful and if Triano ever payed attention to what was happening on the court he would learn that when he complains about something the refs in return the Raptors usually get another foul against them.
So if Triano wants to give him a call or be basically more favorable to the Raptors he first if he wants to try to get the opponent in foul trouble he needs to have his players getting the ball closer to the basket and backing down their opponent and getting a layup basket and if a player like DeMar DeRozan going to the basket continently every game then he would get the calls. When they continue to throw up 20-25 foot jumpers all game long then they will not get the call because they would not deserve it.
Bye Bye Jay Triano
Tom Mehegan
The most surprising thing about this is that he has not been tossed from more games as he is continently chirping at the refs and because the team lacks any real effort especially on defense and like when they get an offensive foul when they finally go to the basket or on defense a Raptor player for once playing tight defense and getting a questionable defensive blocking foul. This is like showing the Refs up because no Raptor player deserve a respect call so when Jay Triano complains about a call or a non-call it is really disrespectful and if Triano ever payed attention to what was happening on the court he would learn that when he complains about something the refs in return the Raptors usually get another foul against them.
So if Triano wants to give him a call or be basically more favorable to the Raptors he first if he wants to try to get the opponent in foul trouble he needs to have his players getting the ball closer to the basket and backing down their opponent and getting a layup basket and if a player like DeMar DeRozan going to the basket continently every game then he would get the calls. When they continue to throw up 20-25 foot jumpers all game long then they will not get the call because they would not deserve it.
Bye Bye Jay Triano
Tom Mehegan
Friday, April 8, 2011
Julian Wright gets real playing time but in the end Bayless misses a game tying 3 as the Sixers win
Julian Wright got some real playing time as he played 26 minutes and contributed with a pair of boards along with 4 assists and a steal and a block in the game and left it all on the floor and maybe will get some more playing time before he becomes a free agent as the Raptors will not give him a contract. Reggie (15 boards) and Ed (10 boards) dominated the glass for the Raptors as they out rebounded the Sixers (41-30) while Jerryd Bayless did actually performed his Point Guard duties with 8 assists while both James Johnson and Julian Wright had 4 each as the Raptors out assisted the Sixers (22-20) and it was a chance to show how a number of players can move the ball.
The Sixers took a 54-42 lead to half and then the Raptors out and outscored the Sixers 30-19 in the third quarter which meant that the Raptors were down a point (73-72) going into the fourth quarter where Andre Iguodala had 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sixers build up a 96-87 lead as they kept the Raptors at bay when Jerryd Bayless missed a tying 3-ball with 2 seconds left and then the Sixers hit to free throws and walked off with a 98-93 win.
For the Sixers Elton Brand put up 22 points (6 fourth quarter points) with 8 boards and Thaddeus Young had 20 points with 3 steals and Jrue Holiday had 13 points ans 11 assists. The Raptors were lead by DeMar DeRozan who had 27 points (8-19 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the line) as he also had 2 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals while Jerryd Bayless had 24 points (9 of 17 from the floor and 3 for 6 from 3 but a big miss at the end of the game) along with 4 boards and 8 assists compared to 4 turnovers which is a 2- to -1 ratio that should be still much better and Ed Davis had 14 points to add to his 10 boards.
Almost over
Tom Mehegan
The Sixers took a 54-42 lead to half and then the Raptors out and outscored the Sixers 30-19 in the third quarter which meant that the Raptors were down a point (73-72) going into the fourth quarter where Andre Iguodala had 10 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Sixers build up a 96-87 lead as they kept the Raptors at bay when Jerryd Bayless missed a tying 3-ball with 2 seconds left and then the Sixers hit to free throws and walked off with a 98-93 win.
For the Sixers Elton Brand put up 22 points (6 fourth quarter points) with 8 boards and Thaddeus Young had 20 points with 3 steals and Jrue Holiday had 13 points ans 11 assists. The Raptors were lead by DeMar DeRozan who had 27 points (8-19 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the line) as he also had 2 boards, 3 assists, and 3 steals while Jerryd Bayless had 24 points (9 of 17 from the floor and 3 for 6 from 3 but a big miss at the end of the game) along with 4 boards and 8 assists compared to 4 turnovers which is a 2- to -1 ratio that should be still much better and Ed Davis had 14 points to add to his 10 boards.
Almost over
Tom Mehegan
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Cavilers beat the Raptors and I now owe someone a donut
So just to give you an idea of how bad the Raptors were in the first half as Reggie Evans led the Raptors in scoring with 11 and had 7 of the Raptors 19 in the half. While the Cavilers were led by J.J. Hickson who had 21 points in the half along with 4 boards and in the first quarter the fattest point guard in the league had 8 assists which is huge for him and had 8 points and 9 assists in the half as the Raptors shot just over 30 % in the first quarter and one of the worest scoring team in the NBA Cleveland Cavilers shoot 60 % in the first quarter. The Cavilers shoot just less than 60% and the Raptors shoot just less than 37% and the Cavilers had 19 boards and the Raptors had 17 boards as the Cavilers lead 60-40 at half time and it looked like I was buying someone a donut.
The third quarter ended nicely for the Raptors as the Cavilers missed 14 of their last 15 shoots in the quarter and the Raptors went on a 15-8 run to end the quarter as the Cavilers lead going into the fourth quarter 77-64 and then James Johnson comes from behind to try and block a Joey Graham lay-up and is a split second to late and gets Joey's arm on his follow through. Then Joey Graham gets up like a bat out of hell and charges the black belt known as James Johnson and DeRozan and Bayless corner Graham until his teammates can get him to the bench and I was feeling good going into the fourth quarter as it is the woeful Cavilers as they only have 17 wins this season. The is if the Raptors win I win a donut and I think they can win foolish me so I watch the fourth quarter as they get it down to 5 @ 81-76 with over 8 minutes left and I'm chant "I want donut, I want donut" but the Raptors can not close any closer as the Cavilers find their shot and just keep hitting big shots as the Raptors can not defend well enough to challenge shots as Baron Davis has 11 points and 3 assists in the second half and J.J. Hickson gets 6 more boards and 7 more points. While Jerryd Bayless came to life offensively in the second half with 23 of his 28 points but had only 3 assists in the game while DeRozan most of his 19 points in the second half but it came down to bad untimely shoots from people like Alexis Ajinca late in the game but his 23 minutes of playing time most of felt like 4 or 5 games and his 7 boards were nice but like Andrea you wonder why is a 7-footer out at the 3-point line.
In the end ...
Reggie Evans left it all on the floor and was really the only Raptor working in the first half and ended up with 15 points and 13 boards in the game but too many passes to him it is not a smart idea to pass to him as it will be turnover more often then not. Then there is this thing that I seen this before and I did in Cleveland I believe earlier this season and then a guy named Julian Wright came off the bench and turned the game on its ear and the Raptors came back and won the game but Julian Wright is not the same player that he was then he looks disinterested and feels that there is nothing he can do to get himself more playing time. It is nice having Jerryd Bayless scoring 28 points but then I think if I wanted A.I. than we would of had the first pick in the 1995 draft (it was are pick the balls landed in are favor but for some reason the decided that the Canadian teams could not have the first overall pick for like the first 2 or 3 seasons and it was just after year one) but I had no interest in a ball hogging point guard then and still don't now. So Cavilers did us a favor by shooting 69 % from the line but the Raptors only shoot 65 % from the line which is bad because usually the Raptors are a lot better than that as Reggie Evans is are worse shooter by far and then everybody else is pretty good or OK from the line.
3 more games left then maybe we can see where this off course ship is headed
Tom Mehegan
The third quarter ended nicely for the Raptors as the Cavilers missed 14 of their last 15 shoots in the quarter and the Raptors went on a 15-8 run to end the quarter as the Cavilers lead going into the fourth quarter 77-64 and then James Johnson comes from behind to try and block a Joey Graham lay-up and is a split second to late and gets Joey's arm on his follow through. Then Joey Graham gets up like a bat out of hell and charges the black belt known as James Johnson and DeRozan and Bayless corner Graham until his teammates can get him to the bench and I was feeling good going into the fourth quarter as it is the woeful Cavilers as they only have 17 wins this season. The is if the Raptors win I win a donut and I think they can win foolish me so I watch the fourth quarter as they get it down to 5 @ 81-76 with over 8 minutes left and I'm chant "I want donut, I want donut" but the Raptors can not close any closer as the Cavilers find their shot and just keep hitting big shots as the Raptors can not defend well enough to challenge shots as Baron Davis has 11 points and 3 assists in the second half and J.J. Hickson gets 6 more boards and 7 more points. While Jerryd Bayless came to life offensively in the second half with 23 of his 28 points but had only 3 assists in the game while DeRozan most of his 19 points in the second half but it came down to bad untimely shoots from people like Alexis Ajinca late in the game but his 23 minutes of playing time most of felt like 4 or 5 games and his 7 boards were nice but like Andrea you wonder why is a 7-footer out at the 3-point line.
In the end ...
Reggie Evans left it all on the floor and was really the only Raptor working in the first half and ended up with 15 points and 13 boards in the game but too many passes to him it is not a smart idea to pass to him as it will be turnover more often then not. Then there is this thing that I seen this before and I did in Cleveland I believe earlier this season and then a guy named Julian Wright came off the bench and turned the game on its ear and the Raptors came back and won the game but Julian Wright is not the same player that he was then he looks disinterested and feels that there is nothing he can do to get himself more playing time. It is nice having Jerryd Bayless scoring 28 points but then I think if I wanted A.I. than we would of had the first pick in the 1995 draft (it was are pick the balls landed in are favor but for some reason the decided that the Canadian teams could not have the first overall pick for like the first 2 or 3 seasons and it was just after year one) but I had no interest in a ball hogging point guard then and still don't now. So Cavilers did us a favor by shooting 69 % from the line but the Raptors only shoot 65 % from the line which is bad because usually the Raptors are a lot better than that as Reggie Evans is are worse shooter by far and then everybody else is pretty good or OK from the line.
3 more games left then maybe we can see where this off course ship is headed
Tom Mehegan
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Toney Douglas puts 28 on the Raptors its true, its true, its dam true
The Raptors are in the bright lights of the Big Apple and they looked stunned by the celebrities at court side as they went 0 for 9 from the floor and the Knicks got 2 3-balls from Carmelo Anthony and 3 points from Amar'e Stoudemire and both had a steal as the Knicks took a 13-0 start to the game. Carmelo Anthony had a 11 points and 4 boards and Toney Douglas had 8 points with 2 assists in only 4 minutes and Chauncey Billups had 6 points and 4 boards and the Knicks went 6 for 7 from 3 in the first quarter. While the Raptors were led by Jerryd Bayless had 7 points and Ed Davis had 5 points and the Knicks took control early and led 39-26 into the second quarter which iss just horrible and lets hope that the Raptors can turn it around.
18-4 run to open the second quarter basically told us the game was over and the Raptors got catch in the moment and more likely catch out of position as the Knicks just rained 3's and they only hit 75 % from 3 as they went 12 of 16 from beyond the arch led by Toney Douglas who usually gets 10 in 24 minutes but tonight he is living the high life with 4 of 5 from downtown and with 14 points while the Knicks are only shooting 66 % from the floor in the half and are leading 78-54 which is only 6 points less than the Raptors record what that was only a couple of weeks ago. So the Knicks have 5 times the assists as the Raptors (20-4) and Chauncey Billups has 7 in the half while Anthony Carter has 5 himself that is simply whacked while the Raptors are getting more rebounds 23-19 but Carmelo Anthony also has 19 (points) and 6 rebounds in the half. DeMar has 13 points and 4 boards and Ed Davis has 11 points and 4 boards while Bayless was settled with his 3 foul early in the second quarter and has 10 points in the half while Andrea only played 8 minutes in the game and was 0 for 4 after putting 41 on the Knicks last time but at least Wright found 7 minutes and 2 boards in the half.
The second half started with a good punch back by the Raptors as they were down 91-67 and outscored the Knicks to end the third quarter 15-8 to be down 99-82 and it was led by 11 points and 3 boards in the quarter while Davis had 5 points and 4 boards while Bayless has 5 points, 2 assists, and 2 boards in the quarter. James Johnson 3 of the Raptors 7 turnovers through 3 quarter and Carmelo had 4 points and 3 boards while Billups has more assists than the Raptors (9-7).
In the fourth quarter the Raptors still tried to claw back and it looked like this insane group of kids who were down 13 after not hitting a shot in the first 4 minutes in the game and the same ones that saw the Knicks start the second on a 18-4 run so the Raptors are down 10 @ 110-100 and Bayless misses a lay-up with 6:26 left and Bill Walker gabs the rebound and the star of the game Toney Douglas lays it home to put them up 12 and then Jerryd Bayless goes to the basket and AMar'e blocks it out of there so Wright dives on the floor and fumbles the ball and Knicks get it and then Derrick Brown slams it down and the Raptors crawl with their thumb in their mouth to the finish line as the Knicks win 131-118.
In the end...
I could talk about how in the last 44 minutes of the game the score was tied 118-all or how the Raptors gave up 78 points in the first half and were almost in striking distance nearing the late stages of the fourth quarter but instead I would like just like to say that the coach on the other bench whose team gave up 113 points in the last 44 minutes most likely be the other guy other than Triano to coach the Raptors next season. Also a guy named Toney Douglas came off the bench the same bench he usually comes off of and scores 10 points in 24 minutes but tonight he went 6 for 9 from downtown and had 28 points in 26 minutes with 5 assists and Amar'e was the only Knick to play over 30 minutes tonight as he had 23 points (6 boards and 5 assists) just like Carmelo (9 boards) did and the Knicks cooled off from deep in the second half 3 for 11 but still hit 15 in the game as Carmelo had 5 of them. The story of the game was Ed Davis who had 13 boards and more impressively 7 offensive boards to go with 22 points and the DeMar DeRozan going to the line 12 times and makes 9 as he has a game high 36 points and 23 in the second half. Jerryd Bayless was the starting point guard and he went 6 for 15 (6 of 7 from the line) to have 19 points but only 5 assists in the game which hard to swallow when the Knicks had 31 assists in the game which was almost triple the Raptors 11 which is disgusting to say the lest.
Cavilers at home tomorrow
Tom Mehegan
18-4 run to open the second quarter basically told us the game was over and the Raptors got catch in the moment and more likely catch out of position as the Knicks just rained 3's and they only hit 75 % from 3 as they went 12 of 16 from beyond the arch led by Toney Douglas who usually gets 10 in 24 minutes but tonight he is living the high life with 4 of 5 from downtown and with 14 points while the Knicks are only shooting 66 % from the floor in the half and are leading 78-54 which is only 6 points less than the Raptors record what that was only a couple of weeks ago. So the Knicks have 5 times the assists as the Raptors (20-4) and Chauncey Billups has 7 in the half while Anthony Carter has 5 himself that is simply whacked while the Raptors are getting more rebounds 23-19 but Carmelo Anthony also has 19 (points) and 6 rebounds in the half. DeMar has 13 points and 4 boards and Ed Davis has 11 points and 4 boards while Bayless was settled with his 3 foul early in the second quarter and has 10 points in the half while Andrea only played 8 minutes in the game and was 0 for 4 after putting 41 on the Knicks last time but at least Wright found 7 minutes and 2 boards in the half.
The second half started with a good punch back by the Raptors as they were down 91-67 and outscored the Knicks to end the third quarter 15-8 to be down 99-82 and it was led by 11 points and 3 boards in the quarter while Davis had 5 points and 4 boards while Bayless has 5 points, 2 assists, and 2 boards in the quarter. James Johnson 3 of the Raptors 7 turnovers through 3 quarter and Carmelo had 4 points and 3 boards while Billups has more assists than the Raptors (9-7).
In the fourth quarter the Raptors still tried to claw back and it looked like this insane group of kids who were down 13 after not hitting a shot in the first 4 minutes in the game and the same ones that saw the Knicks start the second on a 18-4 run so the Raptors are down 10 @ 110-100 and Bayless misses a lay-up with 6:26 left and Bill Walker gabs the rebound and the star of the game Toney Douglas lays it home to put them up 12 and then Jerryd Bayless goes to the basket and AMar'e blocks it out of there so Wright dives on the floor and fumbles the ball and Knicks get it and then Derrick Brown slams it down and the Raptors crawl with their thumb in their mouth to the finish line as the Knicks win 131-118.
In the end...
I could talk about how in the last 44 minutes of the game the score was tied 118-all or how the Raptors gave up 78 points in the first half and were almost in striking distance nearing the late stages of the fourth quarter but instead I would like just like to say that the coach on the other bench whose team gave up 113 points in the last 44 minutes most likely be the other guy other than Triano to coach the Raptors next season. Also a guy named Toney Douglas came off the bench the same bench he usually comes off of and scores 10 points in 24 minutes but tonight he went 6 for 9 from downtown and had 28 points in 26 minutes with 5 assists and Amar'e was the only Knick to play over 30 minutes tonight as he had 23 points (6 boards and 5 assists) just like Carmelo (9 boards) did and the Knicks cooled off from deep in the second half 3 for 11 but still hit 15 in the game as Carmelo had 5 of them. The story of the game was Ed Davis who had 13 boards and more impressively 7 offensive boards to go with 22 points and the DeMar DeRozan going to the line 12 times and makes 9 as he has a game high 36 points and 23 in the second half. Jerryd Bayless was the starting point guard and he went 6 for 15 (6 of 7 from the line) to have 19 points but only 5 assists in the game which hard to swallow when the Knicks had 31 assists in the game which was almost triple the Raptors 11 which is disgusting to say the lest.
Cavilers at home tomorrow
Tom Mehegan
Monday, April 4, 2011
potential Raptors rotation for the 2011-2012
With a week left in the Raptors 2010-2011 and it has U-G-L-Y you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, eh eh, you ugly so lets turn the page and look forward to next season with players the Raptors have right.
PG 1 - Jose Calderon should be the starting PG to set the tone passing the ball early in the game
PG 2 - Jerryd Bayless would be a good player off the bench and hopefully keep moving the ball
PG - I think that both should play 20-28 minutes a game so you keep the energy up and more minutes Bayless plays the more likely Calderon stays health. The ideal situation is that PG pass the ball first to create offensive first and get their own second. I do not know how much these two can keep the opposing PG in front of them and not get completely lite up.
SG 1 - DeMar DeRozan is the shooting guard of the future and will be a big part of the offense and hopefully when he does not have a open shot keep moving the ball and also attacking the basket
SG 2 - Sonny Weems is a free agent with a small tag so he can be back and put up shots like DeMar or look for a veteran back-up.
SG - DeMar should get the bulk of the work with over 30 minutes a game and Sonny would do the same kind of job as DeMar and a veteran back-up can help DeMar get better and fill in 10-15 minutes again and I would hope they can some defense as DeMar has not got the point yet.
the 3 (1) - Andrea Bargnani if he is still with the team this is his position where he can take his jumper and occasionally a 3-ball attempt but a liability on defense too.
the 3 (2) - Barbosa has a big player's option so he will probably be back and if not Kleiza can back-up Bargnani who will probably play 30 + minutes.
The 3 - When we are looking for defense for offense one of the 4s or the centers should take the place of the 3.
the 4 (1) - this position is the Johnson position and I think James with his energy would be able to set the tune with a big early defensive stop in a block or a steal and quietly pick up 6-9 boards a game and help move the ball around the court.
the 4 (2) - Amir should come off the bench and get some boards and be able to put up a few points a game and maybe get a steal like James.
the 4 - James should be the 4 at the end of the game as he is a more defensive force then Amir has been and James should play 26-28 minutes a game and Amir should play 20-22 minutes a game as the bigs should be fresh and ready to bang the opponents out of the building.
Center 1 - Ed Davis should be the starter as he brings the energy right out of the gate and as he is the future he should be in the position to start and get the boards and put them back on offensive end and he can work the other team down under the basket and take them out of the play.
Center 2 - Reggie Davis is a free agent as he is often injured and does not play a full season if he does not have problem with the city he should get like 7 million for next season which is better than the 5 he got this season and he should come of the bench and clean the glass and not have the ball passed to him at all and he is very good on the boards and can change the defense too.
Center - Ed should play 26-30 minutes and Reggie should play 22-24 minutes and in crunch time they should be both on the floor for the defense as defense win games late and wins brings fans and fans bring excitement and excitement brings happiness.
GM - Brain in my oppinion has messed this thing up more than helped it and does not deserve a new contract but it looks like it is coming.
Head Coach - Jay Triano should not be head coach and in his place should be a coach that can institute a defense first system and maybe thats Oakley or someone else but not D'Antoni because has not taught a very good defensive system in his head coaching career.
Free Agency - we will have money but if we resign Reggie I do not know how much is left probably a good bit left for a good player or two to change up the team once again but in reality nothing is certain with the labor agreement being up and could get messy by the end and the NBA landscape maybe completely different going forward with maybe a franchise tag put in place.
Lets hope next year is much much better
Tom Mehegan
PG 1 - Jose Calderon should be the starting PG to set the tone passing the ball early in the game
PG 2 - Jerryd Bayless would be a good player off the bench and hopefully keep moving the ball
PG - I think that both should play 20-28 minutes a game so you keep the energy up and more minutes Bayless plays the more likely Calderon stays health. The ideal situation is that PG pass the ball first to create offensive first and get their own second. I do not know how much these two can keep the opposing PG in front of them and not get completely lite up.
SG 1 - DeMar DeRozan is the shooting guard of the future and will be a big part of the offense and hopefully when he does not have a open shot keep moving the ball and also attacking the basket
SG 2 - Sonny Weems is a free agent with a small tag so he can be back and put up shots like DeMar or look for a veteran back-up.
SG - DeMar should get the bulk of the work with over 30 minutes a game and Sonny would do the same kind of job as DeMar and a veteran back-up can help DeMar get better and fill in 10-15 minutes again and I would hope they can some defense as DeMar has not got the point yet.
the 3 (1) - Andrea Bargnani if he is still with the team this is his position where he can take his jumper and occasionally a 3-ball attempt but a liability on defense too.
the 3 (2) - Barbosa has a big player's option so he will probably be back and if not Kleiza can back-up Bargnani who will probably play 30 + minutes.
The 3 - When we are looking for defense for offense one of the 4s or the centers should take the place of the 3.
the 4 (1) - this position is the Johnson position and I think James with his energy would be able to set the tune with a big early defensive stop in a block or a steal and quietly pick up 6-9 boards a game and help move the ball around the court.
the 4 (2) - Amir should come off the bench and get some boards and be able to put up a few points a game and maybe get a steal like James.
the 4 - James should be the 4 at the end of the game as he is a more defensive force then Amir has been and James should play 26-28 minutes a game and Amir should play 20-22 minutes a game as the bigs should be fresh and ready to bang the opponents out of the building.
Center 1 - Ed Davis should be the starter as he brings the energy right out of the gate and as he is the future he should be in the position to start and get the boards and put them back on offensive end and he can work the other team down under the basket and take them out of the play.
Center 2 - Reggie Davis is a free agent as he is often injured and does not play a full season if he does not have problem with the city he should get like 7 million for next season which is better than the 5 he got this season and he should come of the bench and clean the glass and not have the ball passed to him at all and he is very good on the boards and can change the defense too.
Center - Ed should play 26-30 minutes and Reggie should play 22-24 minutes and in crunch time they should be both on the floor for the defense as defense win games late and wins brings fans and fans bring excitement and excitement brings happiness.
GM - Brain in my oppinion has messed this thing up more than helped it and does not deserve a new contract but it looks like it is coming.
Head Coach - Jay Triano should not be head coach and in his place should be a coach that can institute a defense first system and maybe thats Oakley or someone else but not D'Antoni because has not taught a very good defensive system in his head coaching career.
Free Agency - we will have money but if we resign Reggie I do not know how much is left probably a good bit left for a good player or two to change up the team once again but in reality nothing is certain with the labor agreement being up and could get messy by the end and the NBA landscape maybe completely different going forward with maybe a franchise tag put in place.
Lets hope next year is much much better
Tom Mehegan
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Raptors took control Howard and the Magic in the fourth quarter
The Raptors once again won the first quarter with a 23-19 lead into the second quarter and where outscored 30-23 and then got outscored 30-27 but then the Raptors actually came back in the fourth quarter and outscored the Magic 29-19 and won the game 102-98.
The first quarter Jerryd Bayless had 6 points, DeMar DeRozan got 4 points, Ed Davis had 4 points along with 3 boards, and Reggie Evans got 4 points and 3 boards for the Raptors and the Magic were lead by Dwight Howard with 8 points and 5 boards.
In the second quarter the Magic were led by Howard who had 11 points in the quarter and Richards had back-to-back 3-balls and had 6 second quarter along with 6 points and Bass had 4 points and 4 boards. While the Raptors were led by Sonny Weems who had 9 points and Reggie Evans had 6 boards in the quarter and DeMar DeRozan had 4 points too.
The third quarter the Magic were led by Nelson and Howard both had 9 points in the quarter and the Raptors were lead by Jerryd Bayless had 10 points and DeMar DeRozan had 8 points and Reggie Evans had 8 rebounds in the quarter.
The Fourth quarter the Raptors were led by DeMar DeRozan with 8 points and Barbosa had 6 points too and Bayless had 5 points and the Magic got 5 points from Nelson and Howard had 3 points and Hido had 4 of his 9 points in the fourth quarter.
After a number of subpar rebounding games Evans went off during the second and third quarter were he had 14 boards of his 17 boards in the game and unlike last night when they need a tough defense effort in the fourth quarter and they only gave up 19 fourth quarter points tonight after given up 30 points in both the second and third quarters. DeMar really showed he wanted the ball in his hand in the fourth quarter and was able to get to the line as he was 8 for 8 from the line and Jerryd Bayless need to pass more often than his 8 assists compared to his 14 shot attempts and he did have 23 points which was 1 point less than DeMar DeRozan 24 points. The Stats of the night are Reggie Evans with 17 boards which helped the Raptors beat down the Magic on the boards (48-30) and the Raptors also out assisted the Magic (24-15) and that the Raptors are much better on the second night of a back-to-back than the first game.
Another back-to-back Tuesday & Wednesday
Tom Mehegan
The first quarter Jerryd Bayless had 6 points, DeMar DeRozan got 4 points, Ed Davis had 4 points along with 3 boards, and Reggie Evans got 4 points and 3 boards for the Raptors and the Magic were lead by Dwight Howard with 8 points and 5 boards.
In the second quarter the Magic were led by Howard who had 11 points in the quarter and Richards had back-to-back 3-balls and had 6 second quarter along with 6 points and Bass had 4 points and 4 boards. While the Raptors were led by Sonny Weems who had 9 points and Reggie Evans had 6 boards in the quarter and DeMar DeRozan had 4 points too.
The third quarter the Magic were led by Nelson and Howard both had 9 points in the quarter and the Raptors were lead by Jerryd Bayless had 10 points and DeMar DeRozan had 8 points and Reggie Evans had 8 rebounds in the quarter.
The Fourth quarter the Raptors were led by DeMar DeRozan with 8 points and Barbosa had 6 points too and Bayless had 5 points and the Magic got 5 points from Nelson and Howard had 3 points and Hido had 4 of his 9 points in the fourth quarter.
After a number of subpar rebounding games Evans went off during the second and third quarter were he had 14 boards of his 17 boards in the game and unlike last night when they need a tough defense effort in the fourth quarter and they only gave up 19 fourth quarter points tonight after given up 30 points in both the second and third quarters. DeMar really showed he wanted the ball in his hand in the fourth quarter and was able to get to the line as he was 8 for 8 from the line and Jerryd Bayless need to pass more often than his 8 assists compared to his 14 shot attempts and he did have 23 points which was 1 point less than DeMar DeRozan 24 points. The Stats of the night are Reggie Evans with 17 boards which helped the Raptors beat down the Magic on the boards (48-30) and the Raptors also out assisted the Magic (24-15) and that the Raptors are much better on the second night of a back-to-back than the first game.
Another back-to-back Tuesday & Wednesday
Tom Mehegan
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Derrick Rose puts up another MVP performance in the third quarter against the Raptors
The Raptors and their starting line-up which is averaging 22 years and 309 days and the young Raptors got off to a great start with a 13-7 and 17-11 first quarter leads but then the Bulls like the 55 win team they are showed at the end of the quarter as they ended the quarter on a 14-2 run to give the Bulls 29-21. The Raptors were led by DeMar DeRozan with 8 points and Ed Davis had 5 points and 5 boards, and Amir Johnson had 6 points in the first quarter and they shot just south of 29 % from the floor and missed at least 6 shots in a row but did go 9 of 10 from the line and the Bulls were Luol Deng had 10 points, Derrick Rose had 8, and Taj Gibson had 6 points and 4 boards.
In the second quarter the Bulls start the way they ended the first by building in their lead with a lot of help from Carlos Boozer who had 10 in the quarter and Derrick Rose had 5 points and took a 53-43 lead into the third quarter while the Raptors were led by Barbosa with 10 points and Ed Davis had 6 points in the quarter.
The third quarter the Raptors made a run to get back into the game and with a DeMar free throw with just over 3 minutes left tied it at 74-all and then the Bulls scored 9 of the last 10 points of the quarter to take a 83-75 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raptors were led by Jerryd Bayless, the starting point guard, with 14 points in the quarter and Derrick Rose had 14 points in the quarter for the Bulls and was a big part of their late run to build the lead once again.
The Raprtors made another run in the fourth quarter and with 2 minutes with the Bulls up 102-98 left Carlos Boozer misses a shot from 9 feet out at the end of the shot clock and he gets the rebound and Kyle Korver hits a 3-ball to give them a 105-98 lead and basically the nail in the coffin for the Raptors. DeMar got 9 points in the quarter and Barbosa got another 6 while the Bulls were lead by Taj Gibson with 8 points, Derrick Rose with 8 points, and Kyle Korver proves its not how many you get but when you get them with 5 in the last 2 minutes as the Bulls edge out a win 113-106.
In the end ...
The Bulls scored 60 points in the second half and really I do not care that they stuck around with the Bulls but if you are going to give up that many points in a have you simply can not and will not win games and with a ouch of defense you can actually have a chance at winning the game and to think a rebound with 2 minutes left changed the game. This means the Raptor players don't need to go to the summer league but instead lock them in a dungeon until they learn to play strong keep your man in front of you and contest ever shot and then if they get out and don;t do it just send them back. I understand that Derrick Rose is the MVP conscience choice but letting go off for 14 in the third is big reason the Bulls won and 36 and 10 assists in the game while Ed Davis was the only one grabbing rebounds as he picked up 1/3 of all Raptors 33 boards with 11 while the next closest Raptor had 5 and with Reggie having only 3 he must be hurt someone like Amir or James needs to step it up or give some rub to Julian Wright (was on the floor for 3 minutes) or Joey Dorsey (must of been coach's decision). The Raptors did get a big 9 points from DeMar in the fourth and he did have 26 in the game which is OK along with Jerryd Bayless 26 with 8 assists as he put up almost double shots (14) to assists (8) and Ed Davis had 17 to go with the 11 boards with 3 blocks while James Johnson had 7 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists but the 2 fouls in 2 minutes to start the game really hurt him in his return to Chicago. The stat of the night has to be the Raptors only turning the ball over 8 in the game while most games they do that in a quarter along with going 21 of 24 from the line.
four games in 5 nights thank you lord of basketball the season that much closer to being over
Tom Mehegan
In the second quarter the Bulls start the way they ended the first by building in their lead with a lot of help from Carlos Boozer who had 10 in the quarter and Derrick Rose had 5 points and took a 53-43 lead into the third quarter while the Raptors were led by Barbosa with 10 points and Ed Davis had 6 points in the quarter.
The third quarter the Raptors made a run to get back into the game and with a DeMar free throw with just over 3 minutes left tied it at 74-all and then the Bulls scored 9 of the last 10 points of the quarter to take a 83-75 lead into the fourth quarter. The Raptors were led by Jerryd Bayless, the starting point guard, with 14 points in the quarter and Derrick Rose had 14 points in the quarter for the Bulls and was a big part of their late run to build the lead once again.
The Raprtors made another run in the fourth quarter and with 2 minutes with the Bulls up 102-98 left Carlos Boozer misses a shot from 9 feet out at the end of the shot clock and he gets the rebound and Kyle Korver hits a 3-ball to give them a 105-98 lead and basically the nail in the coffin for the Raptors. DeMar got 9 points in the quarter and Barbosa got another 6 while the Bulls were lead by Taj Gibson with 8 points, Derrick Rose with 8 points, and Kyle Korver proves its not how many you get but when you get them with 5 in the last 2 minutes as the Bulls edge out a win 113-106.
In the end ...
The Bulls scored 60 points in the second half and really I do not care that they stuck around with the Bulls but if you are going to give up that many points in a have you simply can not and will not win games and with a ouch of defense you can actually have a chance at winning the game and to think a rebound with 2 minutes left changed the game. This means the Raptor players don't need to go to the summer league but instead lock them in a dungeon until they learn to play strong keep your man in front of you and contest ever shot and then if they get out and don;t do it just send them back. I understand that Derrick Rose is the MVP conscience choice but letting go off for 14 in the third is big reason the Bulls won and 36 and 10 assists in the game while Ed Davis was the only one grabbing rebounds as he picked up 1/3 of all Raptors 33 boards with 11 while the next closest Raptor had 5 and with Reggie having only 3 he must be hurt someone like Amir or James needs to step it up or give some rub to Julian Wright (was on the floor for 3 minutes) or Joey Dorsey (must of been coach's decision). The Raptors did get a big 9 points from DeMar in the fourth and he did have 26 in the game which is OK along with Jerryd Bayless 26 with 8 assists as he put up almost double shots (14) to assists (8) and Ed Davis had 17 to go with the 11 boards with 3 blocks while James Johnson had 7 points, 5 boards, and 6 assists but the 2 fouls in 2 minutes to start the game really hurt him in his return to Chicago. The stat of the night has to be the Raptors only turning the ball over 8 in the game while most games they do that in a quarter along with going 21 of 24 from the line.
four games in 5 nights thank you lord of basketball the season that much closer to being over
Tom Mehegan
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