[19-28] 'Saur Losers | Retired

[rise]

I don't think that was posted in this thread.

[Axel The Great]

He asked why Lamrock's scores were low in the pre-season. That's when you said that.

[Lamrock]

Week #2 In Review: 11/7/2010 - 11/13/2010

Dirk Gets Best Of Dirk-Lite, As Mavs Hold Off Raptors


The pasta-eating Dirk wannabe played well. | One of Jason Terry's 21 missed shots...
November 7, 2010 - I thought the Raptors were supposed to suck at defense. Perhaps they still do, but they held our Mavs to a season low 38% shooting from the field. However, despite Andrea Bargnani's huge game, the Raptors leading throughout the first half, and Jason Terry having the worst shooting night ever, we still managed to eke out a 91-86 win. U mad?

The Raptors led throughout much of the first half, with the Mavs not being able to buy a bucket. Their turnovers and inability to shoot the three ball (a turrible 1-18 for the game) kept us in it. A late run, thanks to hustlin' Haywood knotted the game going into the fourth. The final period saw us finally get into a rhythm on offense, and we led by as much as 11 late in the game. With three minutes left, the Raptors took a timeout and made a late run to steal the game. It would fall short however, as Jason Terry would sink a pair of free throws to put us up 5 with six seconds left. Dirk Nowitzki has been hobbled with a knee injury (hence our worst start since 2006-07), and was thoroughly outplayed by Bargnani, who had 28 points, 9 boards and 5 blocks.

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Boris Diaw's epic assist to former Suns teammate Leandro Barbosa
24 20 21 21 86 | Bargnani: 28/9/5 blocks | Diaw: 13/4/3, 6-10 FG | O'Neal: 6/11/0
19 20 26 26 91 | Haywood: 18/12/4, 8-12 FG (PotG) | Kidd: 17/3/8 | Nowitzki: 13/10/3 (Shitass: Jason Terry: 16/3/2, 5-26 FG)

Undefeated Spurs Easily Dispatch Raptors

November 9, 2010 - Don't let the score fool you, this game was never even remotely close. The undefeated Spurs jumped out to an early lead in the first, which swelled to 17 points by halftime. Leandro Barbosa's hot shooting got the Raptors within relative striking distance late in the game, but a Manu Ginobili three sealed the deal. The Spurs improve to 6-0, and are now one of just two undefeated teams remaining (the other being the Heat). The Raptors fall to 2-5.

18 18 30 24 90 (2-5) | Jack: 21/4/6 | Barbosa: 20/1/3, 7-9 FG | Bargnani: 9/11/2 (Shitass: Hedo Turkoglu: 4/2/3, 1-8 FG)
25 28 25 21 99 (6-0) | Duncan: 19/16/3, 7-9 FG (PotG) | Parker: 24/3/4 | Ginobili: 19/5/3

Rose, Bulls Hand Raptors Third Straight Loss

November 11, 2010 - At home, and up 17 against the Bulls, the Raptors should have won, right? Following an offensive onslaught by Derrick Rose and an off game for Leandro Barbosa, the Craps fell apart in the second half yet again. The Bulls' victory wasn't free, however. Backup point guard C.J. "Disaster" Watson" suffered a severe ankle sprain, and will be out of action for a couple weeks. The loss is the third straight for the Raptors.

18 26 29 28 101 (4-4) | Rose: 28/2/9 (PotG) | Boozer: 17/11/2 | Deng: 19/6/2, 8-12 FG
29 27 19 17 92 (2-6) | Bargnani: 17/5/0 | O'Neal: 13/10/4 blocks | DeRozan: 13/2/6 (Shitass: Barbosa: 10/2/1, 4-12 FG, 4 TO)

Bargnani Leads Raptors Past Surprising Clippers

November 13, 2010 - After their third straight bad season, not much was expected of the Clippers this year. However, with former #1 pick Blake Griffin in tow, LA's other team has stunned the world, starting the season with a 6-3 record. Some have called it a fluke. Following the Clippers' home loss to the Raptors, those people appear to be right. Andrea Bargnani exploded for 21 points, 13 rebounds and a season high five blocks, as Toronto held off the Clip Show to end their three game skid. Griffin had a solid game however, scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 boards.

29 26 22 23 100 (3-6) | Bargnani: 21/13/5 blocks, 9-15 FG (PotG) | Barbosa: 17/1/3, 7-9 FG | Turkoglu: 15/6/5
27 15 22 32 96 (6-4) | Griffin: 18/11/0 | B. Davis: 18/2/6 | C. Smith: 14/8/0, 4-6 FG (Shitass: Randy Foye: 6/1/0, 2-13 FG)

Players of the Week:
Chris Bosh (MIA): 24.8 PPG, 10.6 RPG, 29.4 PER, .669 TS% (Heat: 8-0)
Wait, wasn't this guy's stats supposed to go down? The "third" member of the Miami Heat has been arguably the best, leading the team in scoring, rebounding and PER. Not to mention, the Heat are a perfect 8-0, while beating their opponents by an astounding 23.5 points per game.
Kobe Bryant (LAL): 24.1 PPG, 6.7 RPG, 6.2 APG, 2.6 SPG, 31.9 PER, .619 TS% (Lakers: 7-2)
Kobe's scoring is down, but everything else is up. The Black Mamba is averaging career highs in assists and steals, while leading the league in PER. The Lakers continue to dominate the Pacific Division, and Kobe is the driving force.

Division Standings:
(4) BOS 5-5 | .500% | GB: 0
(8) NYK 5-5 | .500% | GB: 0
PHI 3-6 | .333% | GB: 1.5
TOR 3-6 | .333% | GB: 1.5
NJN 1-8 | .111% | GB: 3.5

Boxscore Of The Week


In LeBron James's first game against his former team, the Miami Thrice continued their dominant ways, obliterating the gutted Cleveland Cavaliers. This is a prime example of the Heat's terrorizing of the league. Games like this lead people to believe the Heat could challenge the 95-96 Bulls' record 72 wins.

Raptors Leaders:
PPG: A. Bargnani: 15.6 (45th); L. Barbosa: 14.6; D. DeRozan: 13.0
RPG: S. O'Neal: 9.1 (17th); A. Bargnani: 8.3; D. DeRozan: 5.7
APG: H. Turkoglu: 4.8 (32nd); J. Jack: 4.0; D. DeRozan: 2.9
SPG: A. Bargnani: 0.9 (82nd); L. Barbosa: 0.8; J. Jack: 0.7
BPG: A. Bargnani: 2.4 (12th); S. O'Neal: 1.6; A. Johnson: 0.9
MPG: A Bargnani: 32.2 (44th); J. Jack: 30.4; D. DeRozan: 27.9
PER: L. Barbosa: 21.2 (24th); A. Bargnani: 20.0; H. Turkoglu: 17.5
TS: L. Barbosa: .649% (11th); A. Johnson: .642%; J. Jack: .594%

[Kenny]

Love the layout and the banners. Not the greatest start to the season, but it's great that it's realistic like that

LBJ just continues to break the Cavs' hearts

I'll do my best to follow along this time.

[Axel The Great]

Way to lose! Keep it up. Jk. Bargnani had some good stats in that 4-game stretch, and he actually rebounded!

[hova-]

Wow the Heat own. The Raptors don't though. My man Dirk played so bad and you still could not win. The only good thing is that Bargnani is already playing quite well. Maybe some coaching sessions to improve his post game / defense and he will turn into an All-Star.

[Martti.]

Bargnani really shined this week, sucks you only managed one W.

Heat are just dominating everybody, watch out Bulls record! (I doubt they reach that in real life)

[Houndy]

Chris Bosh isn't in Toronto. It should be (MIA)

[kibaxx7]

Just saw, 6 fouls in 15 mins for Amir

[rise]

Let's put it in terms that Badger can understand.

5 minutes <<<<<<<<< 12 minutes.


lol

Yes. I scored 140 points against 70 points at 7 minutes. It means 240 points against 120 points at 12 minutes.

I don't think that was posted in this thread.

He asked why Lamrock's scores were low in the pre-season. That's when you said that.

My bad. Thought I was browsing someone else's association! (I was looking @ Jae's before this and... whatever.)

[Alejandrov011]

Damn... If Ilgauskas and Bosh sanks 3 pointers.....

[Lamrock]

Raptors, Grizzlies Reportedly In Trade Talks About Thabeet
November 14, 2010 - The Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors are reportedly having trade talks regarding former #2 draft pick Hasheem Thabeet. Thabeet, 23, was played sparingly in his rookie season, averaging just 3.1 points in 11 minutes per game. With the emergence of fellow Center Marc Gasol, Thabeet's role on the team has been questioned. The Tanzanian's playing time has increased only slightly, to 12.8 minutes per game, and he averages 1.8 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

The Raptors are said to be offering young power forward Amir Johnson and recently acquired Aussie Center David Andersen in the deal. The trade would not be legal in the CBA, and another player with a million dollars in salary must be sent to the Raptors for it to work. Johnson, 25, was extended to a 5 year deal in the off-season after a solid 2009-10 campaign, but with his role compromised by Boris Diaw, has only averaged 4.7 points and 4 rebounds a game. He would likely be expected to take over for the aging, expiring Zach Randolph next season. Andersen was acquired in a salary dump from the Rockets, and has yet to play this season.

While the talks have been confirmed by multiple sources, the general consensus has been that it should be "taken with a grain of salt". However, feel free to discuss it in the official forum topic. - 45,046 comments

[Fresh8]

I like the deal. go for it!

[Axel The Great]

Agree with Sit. You need some defense man!

[kibaxx7]

45.000 comments?

I'm all over the trade. I had a 13 points, 17 rebs, 11 blocks triple-double with him with the Grizz.

[Lamrock]

Sit, Seriously considering it. Amir would be a much better fit in Memphis, and I really want to give Ed Davis some time (2.8 MPG at the moment). Love the idea of Thabeet playing behind, and soon replacing the Big Diesel.

Axel13, Yeah, as you'll see in the next update, our defense (or lack thereof) has been turrible.

Thierry., The Raptors section on RealGM is insane. The David Andersen to Raptors thread had almost 500 posts! Doubt I'd be putting up anything close to that with him, at least in the first season though.

[Martti.]

Wasn't Thabeet like a 59 in 2K10? Amir + Andersen is a bit too much I think.

[Lamrock]

66 in my rosters. Amir's a 72 IIRC, Andersen's a 60, but obviously he has by far the biggest upside in the deal.

[|)e8*]

Aww not Amir...but he's been suckign anyway

[hova-]

Well Amir or Thabeet? That's almost the same I guess. I'd do it anyway, since Hasheem has a rookie contract and thus a team option, whilst Amir has a horrible contract.

[kibaxx7]

The Raptors section on RealGM is insane. The David Andersen to Raptors thread had almost 500 posts!

Yep I was surfing the forums yesterday, the Raps section is the one with more posts overall... incredible

[shadowgrin]

David Andersen, 500 posts? Raptor fans that desperate?

[Houndy]

I told you on xbl not to take it, but try just the 2nd round pick if you could.

[Axel The Great]

What's so interesting about Andersen going to Toronto? Watching him play in Houston was frustrating since he couldn't play any defense at that size.

[|)e8*]

Its not interesting, it's that Raptors have the LARGEST fanbase