The AltRaps Blog

Early in the third quarter last night, Kobe Bryant ambled past Toronto Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell after a timeout and gave a little wink, as if to say, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Bryant then coolly drained a three-point shot in front of the Raptors’ bench to prove it.
He made all kinds of other shots, [...]

….I AM LEGEND.
After watching the game last night from the Worlds Most Famous Arena, I looked back fondly on their organ music, their passionate fans, their dancers….still, it left me wanting more. Sure, it was great not to be subjected to Souljah Boy three times a game, but I think the NBA could do better. [...]

Where the team stands

The holidays are over, and how. After returning from their marathon 7-game road trip with an as-good-as-can-be-expected 3-4 record, the Raptors endured a shellacking at the hands of Detroit, who still look like the class of the conference despite being written down, if not off, by several pundits pre-season. Toronto played [...]

….this ain’t cold. You know, when I was a kid, you used to walk to school with icicles forming in your nostrils. You young kids don’t know from suffering.
The Bosh video continues to get applause and eyerolls. Have to agree with the negative. While this thing could have come off as a good laugh, I [...]

Magic plan to use injury exception for a big man — OrlandoSentinel.com
Let’s play the feud! Magic C Dwight Howard, former Magic players Grant Hill and Cuttino Mobley and ex-Gator David Lee will go head-to-head against their mothers Monday in a special five-episode edition of the popular television game show, Family Feud.
New Jersey Nets G Richard [...]

http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/274697He did it the old-fashioned way, by hammering the ball inside aggressively and taking it up strong. When the Magic didn’t send second-man help on defence, Howard began to pick up fouls.
His fourth arrived midway in the third quarter, necessitating a sit-down, and his fifth came on a Bosh drive with 9:48 remaining in the [...]

- how does this idea grab ya: a supporters section at every game and also mid-season mini tournaments for trophies?  I kinda like it.
- Billy King is living the Babcock nightmare in Philly, it seems. Rebuilding is as much fun as watching a Leaf game.
- the baby Bulls are still alive….just on the bench.
- man, [...]

Inside The NBA: Clock ticks on ‘04 extensions | ajc.com
There’s been little movement on the extension front around the league. Only three players (Dwight Howard, Kevin Martin and Devin Harris) have agreed to terms.
That leaves 90 percent of the first rounders from that class still in limbo, including established players like Chicago’s Luol Deng and [...]