The AltRaps Blog

I would like to say that the Chinese played a great game, if they are capable to play like this, they are going to go far. They were very aggressive on defense and on offense they were able to break us on 1 x 1 and they were assertive on their outside shots. They have [...]

The Indiana Pacers traded Jermaine O’Neal and the rights to draft choice Nathan Jawai to the Toronto Raptors for T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic, Maceo Baston and the rights to Roy Hibbert. Finally, the Pacers realized it was better now than never with J.O., who at the age of 29 had his lowest numbers in seven [...]

The acquisition of Jermaine O’Neal is an interesting one.  When he says he’s here to support the team and help them win, I hope he means it.  When I heard Ray Allen and KG say the same things last year, I heard voices in my head saying “BS, BS, BS”.  Those voices were wrong.
As the [...]

There was about four minutes left in the first quarter when Jorge Garbajosa rose, doffed his warmup suit and took a step onto a basketball court at the Olympics.
He did nothing outwardly special to mark the moment but in his heart and his mind, he knew how special it was.
The one-time Raptor, whose career was [...]

As I look at the schedule, it’s hard to say just how many wins the Raptors will have this coming season. Injuries can come up, chemistry could be an issue, and we haven’t even seen the team play one game together yet. However, I’m going to make a prediction right now that it would surprise [...]

The 2008-09 schedule, released yesterday, revealed that six-time all-star Jermaine O’Neal will make his Raptors debut Oct. 29 in Philadelphia, when Toronto opens its season against the 76ers and their new elite big man, Elton Brand.
The Raptors will kick off the home portion of their campaign on Halloween, against the revamped Golden State Warriors.
Like in [...]

Toronto - Kris Humphries: “Toughness and hustle is a premium in Toronto, so when Kris Humphries is nominated for the “Floor Burn Tournament” understand that it comes with a bucket load of salt, but let that not be a knock on Humphries. He’s made it a habit of going after rebounds he has no business [...]

“I don’t think too many people really look forward to going to training camp,” Moon said yesterday in Mississauga, where he and Anthony Parker were participating in the Direct Energy Driveway Challenge, a glorified pick-up game at the house of a contest winner.
“But when we made the acquisition [of ] Jermaine O’Neal, I was like, [...]

Edmonton fans will get a pre-season peek at the new-look Raptors.
The Raptors will return to the Alberta capital for the first time in nine years this fall when they play the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 21 at Rexall Place.
In other pre-season games, Toronto will host Euroleague champion CSKA Moscow, and play in a tournament in [...]

getting a 30-year-old who’s probably happy to be back in North America doesn’t hurt. Sure worked out okay with AP, not that Solomon is going to have nearly the same responsibility but it’s something to take into account.
What’s his role?
Well, he’s going to be given a chance to compete with Roko for that backup point [...]