The AltRaps Blog

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It was only the Heat. Only the Wizards. Everyone blows them out, nothing to be proud of.
Whatever.
Last season, this Raptors team had a tremendous amount of trouble beating the teams they should beat. This year, one loss out of 4 [...]

The standard has been set. The bar has been raised to a new level.
From here on out, the Raptors will measure all their efforts against last night’s 114-82 thumping of the Miami Heat.
"As a team it’s hard for us to play much better than we did (last night)," Raps head coach Sam Mitchell [...]

….take a few minutes tonight and read up on Martin Luther King Jr or someone else you find inspirational. Their strength and conviction will make you a better person.
Here’s a quick little article showing who bloggers think are the most deserving of this years MVP award. Seems Kobe is on the tip of tongues.
Hey, you’ve [...]

….if the Loafs can lose in LA, the Raps can lose in New York.
I think it has taken at least a day for me to get over the sheer ugliness of the new Jordan shoe. They are almost Gheorghe Muresan ugly.
Speaking of ugly, how about Jermaine O’Neals club closing it’s doors in Indianapolis with [...]

..the Raptors will surprise many and still come back home in 2008 with a plus .500 record.
Seems Tony Parker needs some more money for Christmas gifts, what with his wife sitting at home due to the writers strike. We all know he played sausage in the corned beef with mayonnaise on top with that [...]

Good quality game by the boys tonight. Amazing what a little crisp ball movement, some flashes to the bucket, and talking on the defensive end will do. I was ecstatic to see the Raptors actually talk to each other, call out screens and, most importantly, keep verbal tabs on Dirk all night. That is how [...]

Finally…finally….the Knicks sexual harassment case is settled. I didn’t know that the victim is now working in Buffalo. Good luck to her. This comes the day after another event that should make all who follow the NBA look up more excuses to make to non-fans. Getting harder and harder to do that. All this negativity, [...]

- yes, TJ and Jose are just that damn good.
- the Cavaliers tried to woo Kapono. He chose the Raptors. Amazing that money had nothing to do with it. Yeah.
- Eddie Griffin’s blood alcohol level was through the roof the night he died.
- the new Dwayne Wade commercial and the amazing story behind it.

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- 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, [...]

- The World Sports Exchange lists the Raptors at 15-1 to win the Eastern Conference title. There are five teams ahead of them in that futures list: Cleveland (4-1), Detroit (4-1), Chicago (4-1), Boston (4-1) and Miami (6-1). What do you think?
- Jalen Rose bought billboard space to celebrate the old Fab Five.
- Ever [...]