Official Toronto Raptors Thread.

[J@3]

I think they get around it by pronouncing it Fuch-a or something, that's what they were doing in the Olympics. Definitely the most comical jersey in history though.

[grusom]

I think they get around it by pronouncing it Fuch-a or something, that's what they were doing in the Olympics. Definitely the most comical jersey in history though.

Actually his name is even better when pronounced in Danish. Fuck is a pretty international word, and is used in Denmark as well, and the "a" at the end make it sound like "fuck off" in Danish.

[shadowgrin]

Agree. Even better than Rudy Gay's jersey.

I'm still waiting to see an NBA player with the name "Jesus" on his jersey. That would rock my socks.
The commentators would go crazy.
Just imagine him blocking Paul Pierce..

"..and Jesus rejects The Truth!"

or doing a flagrant foul on LeBron James...

"..Jesus takes down King James!"

[cyanide]

^ That would be awesome, but it'd be a problem if it was pronounced in Spanish as in Hey-Zeus than as Jeez-Us.

[shadowgrin]

Something is definitely wrong when you watch a televised NBA game in Canada with Spanish commentary.

[JT_55]

No, no, no, no. The commentators (don't care if they're English, Chinese, Spanish, or Swahili) pronounce the players name the way the player speaks it. Like in football, the commentators here pronounce Thierry Henry with a French accent (On-Ree) instead of just plain old Henry (Hen-Ree).

[TheMC5]

Anyone else just watch the Raps dismantle the Nets? And was that not one of the most beautiful games ever?

I'm gonna come out and say it: Once Bargnani develops a consistent post-game, he'll be the most complete offensive player in the NBA (not the best, there's a difference).

I was skeptical about the Raptors winning the division when Boston traded for KG and Ray Allen, but now I think the Raps can definitely hang with the Celtics.

[Its_asdf]

Arg, I can't believe my satellite fucked up at the last minute so I couldn't watch the game. Judging from what has been said from other forums, it sounds like this game was the "perfect" game that a Raptor can envision. And I missed it. God I'm pissed.

On another note, I DID go to the season opener against Philly. I even got myself a free t-shirt from the Raptor after he shot one up to the crowd.

[Matt]

he'll be the most complete offensive player in the NBA

i doubt it, as there are already guys like this!

[Abctest123]

One of the WORST shooting performances I've seen from both the Celtics and the Raptors. Bosh had a horrible shooting night, but he was alright in the 4th and OT. His defense wasn't bad either.

I don't know if im hallucinating, but Bargnani didn't do TOO badly against KG, altering his shots and stuff, though Andrea did also have a horrible night shooting as well.

Ford...what can I say about him...he was the one that kept us in the game and brought us back whenever we started a run, but at the same time once we tied it or got real close, he was also the one who started coughing up the ball...and then he would get us back in the game (repeat cycle, and you get my point). Clutch 3 he made to tie the game for us.

Damn Ray Allen got the open jumper in the end, Parker was late getting to him (though I'm being told that he Allen got a screen from KG and Parke had to fight that off to even get to Allen). We "stopped" 1 of the big 3 in Paul Pierce (combination of our defense on him plus him just being plain bad today), but Ray Allen took the slack. Garnett was his usual self I suppose, but he turned it up a notch in OT. A grind-it-out game that wasn't very pretty, but was intense.

[TheMC5]

KG should have fouled out of that game. The "block" he drew on Bargnani was a total charge. On the exact same play later in the game against Bosh, KG was called for the charge, and Bosh had worse position on KG than Bargs did. Also, the offensive foul on Bosh at the end of the 4th was fuckin' bullshit. Way to flop, Posey.

I was pleased with the Raps performance overall, though. How many people would have given Toronto a shot if you told them before the game that Bosh and Bargs would combine for 7-28 shooting? The fact the the Raps were even in that game is a positive sign.

Can't wait for the next Celts-Raps game.

Also, I don't want to see Juan Dixon on the floor in a close game, ever. The offense just stalls as soon as he touches the ball. He'll try to cross-over his man like 5 times before either jacking up a stupid shot, or passing it off having killed clock and done nothing to break down the defense. Bench Dixon! More Garbo!

[ThaLiveKing]

Raptors should have played like they did against them in the Preseason. . .Raptors were playin scared the 1st two quarters. I was getting mad. Yeah, Posey did flop. Next time put in Rasho to guard Garnett, Bosh got abused in the post with that KG Go to Move

[TheMC5]

Yeah, we definitely need to see some more Rasho action, too. I really think he was the main catalyst behind the trashing of the Nets the other night, and he's definitely Toronto's best low-post defender. That being said, I'm not sure if he'd be anymore successful at stopping KG than Bosh was. Bosh was playing KG really well in OT, there's just not much you can do against that shot.

[Its_asdf]

Anyone of those Bosh dickriders who constantly compare Bosh to KG can finally shut the hell up after KG schooled Bosh in the post like 4 times in a row and swarmed him on defence during OT.

[Fresh8]

Dwight is more KG-like than Bosh is IMO actually... although I can't say I've heard people compare Bosh to KG...

[Its_asdf]

Dwight doesn't have the potential for versatility to be like KG. He's more of a raw dominant power player that plays inside where as KG is a mix-it-up kind of guy that can go inside and out and also initiate the offence.

[Abctest123]

I guess we're implementing Sam Mithchel's "100 shots" offense in this game, freaking chuckfest by the Raptors. And its not like the shots that are being thrown up are going in either. No ball movement, only one that has looked decent so far is Kris Humphries, including a nasty block on Bogut. Nasty game in general. 71-102 Milwaukee with a little more than 6mins as I type this. They're getting a taste of their own medicine, being killed by good ball movement and threes and shared offense. The Raptors BETTER win against Orlando tomorrow. Dwight's gonna have his way, but shut down everyone else and don't have this happen to them, with EVERYONE for Milwaukee getting in on the offense.

EDIT: Bosh with 1 freaking point the whole game, Bargnani with 5.

[Its_asdf]

Fuck you Toronto Raptors!

[Drex]

^Like he said! Go Sixers! j/k

[Abctest123]

Again, for the third game in a row, bad shooting night, though atleast it was a better showing than that crap against Milwaukee on Tuesday. Bosh and Bargnani were better today; not the best they can be, but better than during the mini-slump. Other than the third quarter and a small part of the fourth quarter, not a great showing by the team, couldn't get things done in crunch time.

Bosh was taking it to the rim a lot today when his shot wasnt falling, getting atleast 12 freethrows if I remember correctly.

Bargnani had a good third quarter, not great, but not too bad of a game I suppose.

Juan Dixon was good in spurts, decent game in general providing what he does best, instant offense. He wasn't getting exposed today, but in my opinion that was only because he was playing against another undersized shooting guard (not to mention Keyon Dooling isn't exactly the greatest player).

Anthony Parker is off to a slow, slow start to the season. Let's hope he can pick it up and get back to form soon.

I didn't like the fact that TJ sat for a REALLY, REALLY long time for the second half and suddenly he's brought in in the final 2-3 minutes.

Surprisingly, Dwight Howard was "contained" and was in foul trouble, but Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis more than picked up the slack. Great game by those two.

Just like in Milwaukee, Orlando used the Raptors own offense strategy against them, having great ball movement, swinging the ball around and getting great looks at the basket. Raptors had a REALLY hard time defending the constant movement and were getting owned by it. Their own offense on the other hand, too many times it was one pass and a shot or bad decisions or lack of ball movement (predominantly first half, when their offense was freaking horrible, was good in the third and parts of the fourth, but closing moments bad decisions with the ball cost them a chance to win/tie it).

Let's hope they can win in Philly on Friday, and PLEASE no almost collapses (like during the season opener) or complete collapses and get the offense clicking again.

EDIT: What the heck, even Turkoglu got 15 freaking rebounds?? He's not even a good rebounder at 6'10. Wow, we dont let Howard dominate the boards but you let freaking Turkoglu get 15. Wow.

[Its_asdf]

Everyone on the Raptors is playing like they have two left feet on defence. They were at least mediocre defensively last year, now they're just letting guys whiz by them for easy baskets. It's disheartening.

[TheMC5]

Seriously. How the fuck does Turkey-glue finish with 24-15-6? That's just stupid. It's not like he's Grant Hill circa 1999 or something.

[TheMC5]

Another kick ass win for the Raps. Jamario Moon, baby. Dude is sick. That alley-oop from Dixon in the 4th was ridiculous. I'm so glad he replaced Joey Graham in the lineup.

[Abctest123]

This was from the Phillidelphia game back on Friday:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ECV0N19xRaA

Jamario Moon > Chuck Norris

[TheMC5]

This was from the Phillidelphia game back on Friday:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ECV0N19xRaA

Jamario Moon > Chuck Norris

Hahahaha. That was awesome. I watched that game, and I saw that part, but I failed to notice the kick Moon landed at the end. Too funny.