Oct
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Raptors Notebook
Posted by Scott in andrea bargnani, anthony parker, basketball, chris bosh, jason kapono, jorge garbajosa, maurizio gheradini, nba, raptors, sam mitchell, tj ford, toronto, www.altraps.com
Raptors Notebook
And last night, almost 2,000 of them came to the Palaverde arena to watch the show, and they stood several times before the tip-off to applaud for Andrea Bargnani, Jorge Garbajosa and Raptors assistant general manager — and former Benetton chief — Maurizio Gherardini. Coach Sam Mitchell, tipping the hand he is expected to play at the start of the regular season, had Chris Bosh, Bargnani, T.J. Ford, Jason Kapono and Anthony Parker start for the “home” team.