NBA season preview: Atlantic Division - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Is that confetti in your hair? The reigning Atlantic Division champs should benefit from the experience they gained during last season’s one-and-done trip to the playoffs. And if coach Sam Mitchell finds the toughness he always seems to be searching for in his roster, the Raptors should be poised to make a longer postseason run.
• How’s Cancun in June? Bosh was slowed by a left-knee injury last season and already has tweaked it again this preseason. Add the sore foot that kept him from playing for Team USA this summer and the Raptors have reason to fret about their star big man’s health.
• In the crosshairs: Andrea Bargnani, Toronto’s sweet-shooting 7-footer, already had become a difficult matchup for opponents by the end of last season. If the 2006 No. 1 pick makes similar progress in an expanded role, the Raptors could have another star in the making.