Official Raptors Thread: We beat the Pistons(' beench)!!

damn that three pointer was cold-blooded. The crowd was just going crazy just a minute ago cheering because Mo Pete made that three ball.

damn, Sam Mitchell is really lettin me down, put Graham in there for Christ Sake. Even start Bonner again instead of Eric Williams, i seriously think we shoudln't give James a big contract.

Fuck, James dribbles wayyyyyy too much. Bosh is starting to let me down, been struggling or he might be pulling a Vince Carter.

"Pulling a Vince Carter"? Hardly the words I'd use for it, but he hasn't necessarily been struggling.

He's been averaging 23 ppg in March and April, he had only one game in March where he didn't score 20 + points.

I feel like Mitchell rely's on him too much in terms of minutes. He's going to kill him sooner or later if you keep playing him 40+ minutes while also giving him spot duty at centre.

This should be the starting lineup:

C: Sow
PF: Bosh
SF: Villenueva
SG: Peterson
PG: James

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2nd lineup:
C: Villenueva
PF: Bosh
SF: Grahm
SG: James
PG: Calderon

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3rd lineup:
C: Woods
PF: Sow
SF: Peterson
SG: Calderon
PG: James

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4th lineup:
C: Woods
PF: Williams (Eric)
SF: Grahm
SG: Peterson
PG: Calderon

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5th and lst lineup:
C: Sow
PF: Williams
SF: Villenueva
SG: Peterson
PG: Calderon

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It would be better using lineups like htis and changing the lineup a lot so the other team has to get used to playing defence on certain players, and then the team would change the lineup again to cause the opposing team to change its tactics on defence.

Plus, Mitchell should make new plays... not only screen and rolls.

Oh and, they should limit Mike James' minutes in 4th quarter, because it seems like James has trouble in 4th q.

JJ is easily my favorite out of all of them, he would probly play nicely on the raptors

is that a joke, why the hell would the raptors want another 1 dimensional player who is gonna take quick shots for 3. The raps really need a big man you idiot, not an undersized shooting gaurd.

i don't really know much about them two so i aint sure, i'll have to do some research or something

you really need to watch a few college games instead of falling in love with a guy just cause he's from duke. watch a team with decent big men and not JJ. I however duke does have 2 big men that are fairly good in Shelden Williams and Josh McRoberts although I doubt Josh will go in this draft.

wow...Jeff Foster tied his career high in points in just one half with 19 points. Not to mention HE ALREADY HAS A DOUBLE DOUBLE IN THE FIRST FUCKING HALF

EDIT: FUCK YA!!!! RAPTORS WIN, RAPTORS WIN, RAPTORS WIN, WE OVERCOME A OVER 10-POINT DEFICINT TO COME BACK AND WIN!! CB4 with the clutch steal and Villanueva with the clutch block WOOHOO!!! Not to mention JOEY GRAHAM WAS FREED TONIGHT!!

EDIT #2: lol, if anyone was watching on the score tonight, after the game, when bosh went into the tunnel and threw his arm band up to a fan, he threw it like 3 times and it came back down. after the third throw, he thought the fan caught it but in the background, you could see that the arm band fell back down

I WENT TO THE RAPTORS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I had sick seats, I was sitting in like a room, like in section 2 and room was like 227!!!!!!!! so sick!!!!!

THe place went so nuts when James hit that game winner/dagger!!! It was mad noisy and it was my first tiem watchign an NBA game, so everything was new. The place was so HUGE!!!

Joey and Bosh had sick dunks and guess what?....................................... I WENT TO A RAPTORS GAME!!!!!!!

Oh yeah... and awspme game for the Raps

good to see Raptors win. wasn't their play-off talk and then they went like 1-9 or something?

The Raptors won, but in a terrible fashion. The last thing I want is Mike James hitting a big shot because that guy's ego is getting too big for my taste.

ZOMG JOEY GRAHAM GOT 25 MINUTES! LOOK WHAT HAPPENS! WE GIVE HIM PT AND WE WIN! Finally, Mitchell realizes what the fuck he's doing and Eric Williams isn't playing. That asswipe doesn't deserve a single second of playing time.

WOOHOO!!! RAPTORS WIN, RAPTORS WIN, RAPTORS WIN!! Darrick Martin had a double double lol tonight, something like 13 points and 12 assists . Joey for the second straight game was doing well . Next game is against Detroit, nuff said. Atleast we got the win tonight, good job Raptors. Once again, story of tonight's game, Darrick Martin and Joey Graham .

Martin had 18 points. Anyone know why Calderon wasn't playing? I couldn't watch the game.

Stick that in your pipe and smoke it Mitchell, Graham's getting minutes and now we're winning. Apparently, I don't think Mitchell thinks Graham's too "inconsistent" anymore.

Anyone know why Calderon wasn't playing?

From what i heard on the radio on watched on TV, i think hes recovering from some sort of leg or foot injury. He has dressed for the last two games but i think they're letting him rest.

I thought I saw him in a suit tonight.

WOOOO! THIS IS SWEET.

Haha.
Martin was smiling thourghout the whole game.
Good game by him.
Graham is comin out and playing well(y)
Next up DETROITTTTTTT

Nice win for the Raptors. Darrick Martin came up big for us. 18 points, 12 dimes WOW. Also, Graham played really well tonight. He's starting to play like the Joey Graham we expected coming from the draft. He was on fire in that second quarter or sumthing, 10 points in 9 minutes.

Cable Guy, Cheers

Darrick Martin is the greatest player in the history of the NBA, along with Yinka Dare. Fuck David Stern for hiding it and rigging the league to defy him, fuck him to hell.

Inside joke, none of you will get it. Yohance might, Andrew will...

Anyone know why Calderon wasn't playing?

From what i heard on the radio on watched on TV, i think hes recovering from some sort of leg or foot injury. He has dressed for the last two games but i think they're letting him rest.

To be specific, it's his heel.
I don't like how Bosh played 43 minutes today. Not saying he is bad and the minutes should get cut down, I am just saying that it would get this guy so tired playing every game with around 40minutes.

And good game by Raptors... I just hope we can beat the Pistons (which we won't), and if we don't (ofcourse we won't) then I hope it'll be a close game.

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long live Darrick Martin.....18 & 12...eat shit Nash.

long live Darrick Martin.....18 & 12...eat shit Nash.

way to go on Darricks behalf Joey G had a great game too . last time the played detroit CB$ had 37, maybe again tonight...

i'm looking forward to the offseason so much now with BC as GM

Raptors sign Andre Barett to 10-day contract.

and he's doing awesome. keep it up!!

damn man, joe forte is giving so many calls in favour of the pistons. one play, graham and prince go for the rebound, prince gets it but doesnt land properly so he slowly falls to the ground (graham doesnt even touch him), and the raptors get called on the loose-ball foul?