Rudy Gay ready to spread his wings in Toronto

After the Raptors maybe getting another apology from the league as they got screwed by the refs keeping their whistles in their pocket as they lost 93-92 with DeMar DeRozan standing at the free throw line after being fouled going to the basket as the game ended and he still waiting for the free throws as he did not get the call. But at least the Raptors now have Rudy Gay and might be the best wing player the Raptors have had since Vince Carter signed his extension with the Raptors after working his butt off during his entry level deal. Rudy Gay who was drafted 9th overall in 2006 only eight picks behind Andrea Bargnani is coming to Toronto to join his buddy Kyle Lowery and it could be some chemistry and he might better than his 17 points a game and will hopefully earns his 39 million dollars over the next 2 seasons. The Raptors traded Jose Calderon and Ed Davis to Memphis for Gay and then they turn around and trade Calderon to the Detroit Pistons for Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye. While the Raptors also sent a second round pick to Memphis and picked up Hamed Haddadi who is a rarely used center who averages less than 7 minutes a game. In the end I do not know why MLSE even allowed Bryan Colangelo the chance to make this deal because if Rudy Gay dogz it in Toronto and Colangelo does not get an extension in the off season this team in the Raps will be even more screwed bur lets hope Gay plays to his fullest and becomes the kind of player that the Raptors have been lacking since Chris Bosh a.k.a an actual talented player. Calderon will continue to be an asset but was not staying and Davis has shown spurts of awesomeness but still has growing to do Tom Mehegan

Quincy Acy comes up aces but Bulls still trample Raps

Quincy Acy in only 15 minutes on the court against the Derek Rose less Bull and was full marks as he worked his butt off and put Carlos Boozer in foul trouble as he created with taken four charges, It helped the Raps come back from a 76-57 deficit in the third quarter quieted down Boozer in the second half as he had 25 points at recess and had to sit a lot in the second half because of foul trouble and ended up with 11 points after the first half. Acy in 7 games in 2013 has stayed on the floor for double digits in 4 of the games and tied a career high in boards which he set on Friday when he had his career high in playing time with 18 minutes against the Bobcats but did set a career high in points with 8 on 4 of 4 shooting. He simply just set the tone for the Raps who a chance to go ahead with 12 seconds left in the game with Amar Johnson at the line but he missed his second free throw and the game was tied at 100 going into overtime where with a second left Amar Johnson gets fouled and as he gets hit he leans back and heavies up a shot but the Bulls had a foul to give. So it was a side out for the Raps and the ball got into Calderon's hands for a three to win it down by two at the buzzer but it was just the Raps luck as they watched the ball hit the rim and bounce up and end up falling harmlessly to the ground and the Bulls run out with a 107-105 victory and Raps lose three in a row. The Raptors got a strong performances from Kyle Lowery with 26 points and most importantly went to the line 11 times and made 8 of them as the Raps went to the line 32 times and hit 23. Alan Anderson who took a very stupid foul in overtime to foul out of the game as he grabbed a Bull in the offensive position and going back on D still lead the Raps with 27 points but did take half of his 18 shots from beyond the arc and made 4 of his 10 made field goals also from downtown. Amar Johnson ended up only 5 points and 1 of 4 from the line but did collect 10 boards while DeMar DeRozan who got to the line 6 times and made them all was the only standout in the starting 5 tonight and was 6 of 13 with Ed Davis 11 points being the only other starter in double figures. Luol Deng for the Bulls was second on the Bulls with 19 points which was just less than half of Boozer's 36 points while Joakim Noah had 16 but lead the Bulls with 14 boards which was 2 more than Boozer's 12 as the Bulls out muscled the Raps on the boards 46-43. The Bulls lost Taj Gibson and Kirk Hinrich who both fouled out but it was Boozer who finished the fourth quarter with 5 and the Raps did nothing to get him out of the game in overtime which was a mistake. Raps continue to try hard and look to be doing the right things but are coming up short Tom Mehegan

Raptors point guards do not score but get lots of dimes

Behind the combination of Jose Calderon and Kyle Lowery who only took 3 total shots did have 22 of the Raptors 34 season high assists on 41 field goals and they only had two turnovers in the game. Jose had 13 assists and no turnovers while Lowery had 9 assists and only 2 assists in the game and Ed Davis was the player that benefit with 10 first quarter and 9 more in the third while quietly collecting 7 boards after none in the first quarter. The Raptors lead 10-0 just 94 seconds into the game and rolled post to post in a 102-79 victory to even up the season series after getting Portland feeding the Raps their lunch on December 10TH. Terrence Ross lead the Raps with 26 points including a fade away three at the buzzer @ the half which was one of his 5 first half three and he ended up hitting 6 on 9 from beyond the arc and went 4 of 6 from the line. GM Brian may have to eat his words when he said earlier this season in the darker days that he wished the Raps had a few more games at the end of the season and before Lowery came back into the lineup Brian may of been most disappointed for a team that had won 5 in a row without his first draft pick with the Raptors (Bargnani) and the high priced trade player (Lowery) both out of the lineup. Amar Johnson had 17 points with 7 boards and added 4 assists and DeMar DeRozan had 24 points as four Raptors had at least 17 points while Landry Fields had 7 boards to be tied with Davis and Amar as the Raptors and the Trailblazers both had 36 boards in the game. Damian Lillard the rookie point guard of the Trailblazers had 18 points and 7 assists to go with 5 boards and LaMarcus Aldridge who was picked right behind Andrea Bargnani in the 2007 draft put up a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. On a sad note the Raptors lost one of their biggest fans Raptorized John who would phone the fan and talk Raptors and in other seasons he would talk other sports and truly missed Tom Mehegan