tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24542632397046487892024-02-07T19:22:12.716-05:00The Unofficial Raptors BlogComments on the Raptors and NBA from a fan in TorontoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-63588923601832651322010-11-05T21:23:00.004-04:002010-11-05T21:35:47.332-04:00Kobe in Call of Duty Black Ops Ad<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ouf9RyA33A?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-ouf9RyA33A?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="295" width="480"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-8753695190750705772010-06-29T00:13:00.005-04:002010-06-29T00:22:01.507-04:00Kobe in Nike World Cup Ad - Write the FutureKobe in Nike's World Cup Ad "Write the Future with Didier Drogba, Fabio Cannavaro, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and many other world class players.<br /><br />See Kobe from 2:03-2:08 (5 sec) in the video ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE&feature=player_embedded"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">link<br /></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-72525500177441201432010-06-25T12:47:00.004-04:002010-11-05T21:32:29.041-04:00Welcome the latest RaptorsRaptors chose Ed Davis in the 2010 NBA draft with the 13th pick. Bosh's replacement? :-)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-53687250748499806682010-06-18T19:29:00.004-04:002010-11-05T21:31:20.209-04:00Jake Gyllenhaal Says He's A Laker and Celtics FanAn interesting discussion regarding Jake Gyllenhaal:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.clublakers.com/lakers-discussion/jake-gyllenhaal-says-laker-and-celtics-fan-t121892.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">link</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-62512537740042798522010-05-18T21:02:00.002-04:002010-05-18T21:08:05.123-04:002010 NBA Lottery1. Washington<br />2. Philadelphia<br />3. New Jersey<br />4. Minnesota<br />5. Sacramento<br />6. Golden State<br />7. Detroit<br />8. L.A. Clippers<br />9. Utah,<br />10. Indiana<br />11. New Orleans<br />12. Memphis<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Toronto</span><br />14. HoustonUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-23132506309592961862010-05-11T22:34:00.002-04:002010-11-05T21:32:59.713-04:00Watch NBA Playoff LiveJust found a live stream from TNT for the Cavs/Celtics game:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tnt.tv/sports/nba/playoffs10/?type=2">link</a><br /><br />The quality is very good tooUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-68603066043833643802010-05-11T18:06:00.005-04:002010-05-11T18:18:53.034-04:00Raptors' wish list this Summer1. Bosh - obviously we want him back, but does he wanna be back?<br />2. Amar’e Stoudamire - he can do whatever Bosh can do, even without Steve Nash<br />3. David Lee - always play hard, and could compliment Andre's rebounding skill (lack of)<br />4. Boozer - good inside game<br />5. Dirk - very likely he is gonna resign with Dallas<br /><br />It is not the end of the world if we can't resign Bosh but able to land one of the other four forwards to replace him...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-64288541937614632142010-05-10T00:34:00.004-04:002010-05-10T00:42:12.554-04:00Round 2 PlayoffSuns vs Spurs (4-0): Who would have thought the Suns can actually play D and swept the Spurs?<br /><br />Magic vs Hawks (3-0): Magic haven't lost since Easter... can they sweep their 2nd straight series?<br /><br />Lakers vs Jazz (3-0): Another sweep?<br /><br />Cavs vs Celtics (2-2): Rondo put on a show in Game 4... Lebron said he might cover him in Game 5 (should be interesting)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-69323315429409025182010-05-08T17:33:00.004-04:002010-05-08T17:37:45.679-04:00Because there are no 4s<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp3x8DNW0dTZDijDzqADDFES1wvH1F2CTF6N5l_FTDODBd-1Dz-RrvHs6QWK9lFVnGnOcjeKadf6svemKxvARSxCHAJgI6P3otO5O4Bi3X00huq5Agpd1hOeHyGpHCT-U8EjEICdzX6A/s1600/antoine14.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqp3x8DNW0dTZDijDzqADDFES1wvH1F2CTF6N5l_FTDODBd-1Dz-RrvHs6QWK9lFVnGnOcjeKadf6svemKxvARSxCHAJgI6P3otO5O4Bi3X00huq5Agpd1hOeHyGpHCT-U8EjEICdzX6A/s400/antoine14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469016212589062882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Funny NBA pictures in one spot from <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/BDL-s-20-most-bloggable-NBA-photos-of-the-Intern?urn=nba,239546">yahoo's BDL</a> :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-22671444827518353302010-05-05T23:58:00.001-04:002010-05-06T00:00:33.560-04:00Chris Bosh leaving Toronto<a href="http://twitter.com/chrisbosh">Chris Bosh</a> has changed his Twitter profile to say that he's from "everywhere" instead of Toronto, and removed information that listed him as the Raptors' captain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-5498898365658588602010-04-27T15:20:00.003-04:002010-04-27T15:24:08.722-04:00Crazy Bucks<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tTbBFthGQQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_tTbBFthGQQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Pretty good playoff basketball :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-77863074223909166602010-04-07T17:17:00.003-04:002010-04-07T17:37:49.430-04:00Latest Bosh InjuryLooks like Bosh will be out for the remaining of the season and possibly the playoff (if we make it). Hopefully last night's game wasn't the last one for Bosh as a Raptors.<br /><br />Source - <a href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5692">InsideHoops</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-8912177843999532692010-04-05T23:39:00.002-04:002010-04-05T23:41:41.039-04:00Duke over ButlerOne of the best NCAA Basketball Finals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-81788357992921125862010-04-03T11:36:00.003-04:002010-04-03T11:45:08.836-04:008 more games to goRaptors (37-37) is 1.5 games ahead of the Bulls for the last seed in the playoff. Coach Triano is planning to start Sonny and Antoine Wright over DeRozan and Turkoglu for the rest of the season. With only 8 games to go, is he planning to start this lineup against the Cavs in the 1st round?<br /><br />Raptors is doing the fans a favor by getting the 8th spot - we can see Lebron in town ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-66843249005836704612010-02-17T11:17:00.001-05:002010-02-17T11:17:47.501-05:00Rap-Tor eats cheerleader<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_cY8aWUBCLw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_cY8aWUBCLw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-65930055896288214022010-02-17T11:02:00.003-05:002010-02-17T11:16:08.479-05:00Raptors in All StarsBosh put on a show on Sunday with 23 points and 10 boards, helped the East beating the West by 2 points.<br /><br />DeRozan just edged out by Robinson in the Dunk contest. :(Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-16826298099744346642010-01-28T22:12:00.003-05:002010-01-28T22:19:46.492-05:00Bosh 5th straight All Star appearances<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7iLOFkshuOZ6iyDlMNAI_ocaPAPdZdyaxUy-wC7j5KP7-5codsKfRFUoQLbpLoOCyR0RuySr6_ekn0G9yOIXigljDg_USEEEkFPplK152tXsKcwQpHcmpSIzOfcLu3-5Lt7P1YNFRg4/s1600-h/cd0530823bfd8be2f45ce2613ddada5a-getty-90043397ra003_raptors_knicks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7iLOFkshuOZ6iyDlMNAI_ocaPAPdZdyaxUy-wC7j5KP7-5codsKfRFUoQLbpLoOCyR0RuySr6_ekn0G9yOIXigljDg_USEEEkFPplK152tXsKcwQpHcmpSIzOfcLu3-5Lt7P1YNFRg4/s400/cd0530823bfd8be2f45ce2613ddada5a-getty-90043397ra003_raptors_knicks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431996062938315106" border="0" /></a><br />Bosh going to Dallas for his 5th straight All Star appearances.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-77216339198600724462010-01-28T22:07:00.001-05:002010-01-28T22:11:39.088-05:0035 more games to go3 games above 500, 3 straight wins.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-78216369842131052852010-01-21T19:58:00.002-05:002010-01-21T20:01:39.679-05:00Kobe wants James in Dunk Contest<p>“Responsibility? No,” Bryant said following the Lakers’ shootaround. “People want to see it, so it’s good to do it at least one time in your career. It’s fun.”</p> <p>The contest is Feb. 13 in Dallas, and Bryant has been giving tips to Los Angeles teammate Shannon Brown. Does Bryant think James would win?</p> <p>“I think he would come in a close second behind Shannon Brown,” he said.</p><p>LeBron and Kobe are playing against each other tonight.</p><p>Source: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AnCbU3q.gOENhNeGz2pP3EG8vLYF?slug=ap-slamdunkcontest&prov=ap&type=lgns">Yahoo</a><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-14556016009227284542010-01-20T23:55:00.004-05:002010-01-21T00:02:56.661-05:00Best Glue Guy: Varejao<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37zVoLAZHnU9afUI9i8Bk5ASRT5vVRbI7FjawH4fxvGeUQUYFDLbABd5TlyrOqkd4scPI7ebIsEqjMwrwRoUSgRydrRn0I7iOQefBQtegMpCnZmJ6I7RY2vPbz00qpUQqJJjxFJaWEtw/s1600-h/1.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37zVoLAZHnU9afUI9i8Bk5ASRT5vVRbI7FjawH4fxvGeUQUYFDLbABd5TlyrOqkd4scPI7ebIsEqjMwrwRoUSgRydrRn0I7iOQefBQtegMpCnZmJ6I7RY2vPbz00qpUQqJJjxFJaWEtw/s400/1.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429052778779416834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Varejao is best 2nd units in +/- for the first half of the 09/10 season. He is only behind Kobe on the +/- list.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-77008316396970795032010-01-10T11:32:00.003-05:002010-01-13T17:26:31.860-05:00Chris Bosh to LakersThe New York Post's Peter Vescey writes that a Lakers' source says the team is looking to move Andrew Bynum for Chris Bosh as the Feb. 18 trade deadline approaches.<br /><br />-update Jan 12: Raptors & Lakers denied this rumor... phew!<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/lakers_deal_for_raptors_star_has_FbaSSsePPGi1gsgGsfES9M">NY Post Peter Vescey</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-72440884597211920002010-01-06T02:06:00.001-05:002010-01-06T02:06:35.993-05:00Chris Bosh > VC<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">congrats to @<a class="tweet-url username" href="http://twitter.com/chrisbosh">chrisbosh</a> for passing VC in all time points scored in raptor history</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-50005185389053166862010-01-06T01:52:00.003-05:002010-01-06T02:03:42.391-05:0047 games to go<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ3Cdnqfyj1ctnsJHPaoGt0V2KtfF8_ex_gCVlJZLtpHzJ77uB2RKk8Z1hfY1GhtTgfq3GboPP1VZt5y27r2LmijFARBpHo8f8fPJ2rXsd8y0PlgtnKggw5Py_0wVbDdz6vs79NugSl0/s1600-h/jj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQ3Cdnqfyj1ctnsJHPaoGt0V2KtfF8_ex_gCVlJZLtpHzJ77uB2RKk8Z1hfY1GhtTgfq3GboPP1VZt5y27r2LmijFARBpHo8f8fPJ2rXsd8y0PlgtnKggw5Py_0wVbDdz6vs79NugSl0/s400/jj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423518472929265458" border="0" /></a><br />Coming in the new year, the Raptors is on a roll winning 7 of last 10 games with Jarrett Jack handling the starting point.<br /><br />As of today, we are only 1.5 game out of the 5th place in the playoff race. It won't be a question whether we will make the playoff this year if we keep playing at this level. Hopefully we can finish 5th (or even 4th?) in the East so that we can avoid facing the Celtics, Cavs or Magic in the first round.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-56924424459707990932010-01-06T01:47:00.002-05:002010-01-06T01:51:17.397-05:00Yao Ming to become a father<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXO-ONk5Bbv2Td3lu8L9VsAaf3UgbOguRBMve05PevG4RkTV4AgTxFx_2Suq57f8c5dzozN9cTKF_GBKjHzLPlcXf-IraXznMV5BqsNlS0skpH8kNhOHVppbsgOHLYJd8hbeuY0WHaGE/s1600-h/ept_sports_nba_experts-422916124-1262711880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXO-ONk5Bbv2Td3lu8L9VsAaf3UgbOguRBMve05PevG4RkTV4AgTxFx_2Suq57f8c5dzozN9cTKF_GBKjHzLPlcXf-IraXznMV5BqsNlS0skpH8kNhOHVppbsgOHLYJd8hbeuY0WHaGE/s400/ept_sports_nba_experts-422916124-1262711880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423515287453144034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yao Ming and his wife Ye Li are expecting their first child in July. This is not a very good wedding picture by the way.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Yao-Ming-to-become-a-father?urn=nba,211902">Yahoo</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454263239704648789.post-36064065117534055632009-12-22T17:44:00.005-05:002009-12-22T17:52:08.768-05:00Gotta give CB4 some love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcTZSwzmPL8m8CFj9m2Yxa0WL9ZNlcAVz3-hHdVnheRphyphenhyphenOlrcQQ_TVjtJ_NU-2F_R1MlTJJGBCuUkqAcDaAIwDlejh1OiWU3sz6n-dKGwIjEmUvN4GRjZZQKnIY-uhmyYTuLXUyEv70/s1600-h/FirstInk_product.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcTZSwzmPL8m8CFj9m2Yxa0WL9ZNlcAVz3-hHdVnheRphyphenhyphenOlrcQQ_TVjtJ_NU-2F_R1MlTJJGBCuUkqAcDaAIwDlejh1OiWU3sz6n-dKGwIjEmUvN4GRjZZQKnIY-uhmyYTuLXUyEv70/s400/FirstInk_product.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418196379499274722" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="tracklist"><b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />First Ink</b> features a documentary film which follows <b>Chris Bosh</b> as he navigates the most important off season of his career. Chris spends time with his family, friends and a few familiar faces and ultimately makes some changes that will affect him for the rest of his life.<br /><br />- Bosh is playing really well for the Raptors this year. Hope we can keep him!<br /><br />www.chrisbosh.com<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0