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Rant on NBA Referees: Can the Toronto Raptors Get a Call?

Since the home opener this season, the Toronto Raptors seem to be on the outs with the NBA referees. I’ll admit to wearing a Raptors’ Fans Glasses. But it seems that when it matters, the Raptors are being held back by some highly biased NBA refereeing...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 1 day ago 174 reads 12 comments
The Goon Squad

I haven’t done a link dump in a while but today is a pretty good day to finally do one again. Before we get in to the links I have to say that you all need to follow HeavyD7704 on Twitter...

Written by Paul Raymond about 2 days ago 3 reads 0 comments
Toronto Raptors Player Updates: Bosh, Jose, Hedo...10 Games in

At the 10-game mark, the offseason rust should have finally disappeared from our favorite NBA players and teams should have started to “gel...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 2 days ago 189 reads 2 comments
Toronto Raptors Re-Acquire Pops Mensah-Bonsu

The reason for Quincy Douby's early release has now become clear, the Toronto Raptors have re-acquired forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu off waivers from the Houston Rockets. Raptors...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 3 days ago 162 reads 4 comments
Raptors Looking To Eat McNuggets In Denver!

By Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano Toronto has made its second trip of this young season out West and is going to be facing the deadly Denver Nuggets tonight at the Pepsi Centre...

Written by Louis Pisano about 3 days ago 95 reads 2 comments
Reviewing the Raptors: Better than Expected After 10 Games

Five and Five, a Good Start The ten game mark of the season is good place to stand back and take a look at how the rebuilt Raptors have done so far, and reflect on what could have been and what’s next...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 3 days ago 174 reads 4 comments
The Key to the Raptors' Defence: Offence

After hearing and reading various interviews from the Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano, I really liked most of what he’s said so far, but there were a few things that I disliked...

Written by Gene about 4 days ago 167 reads 0 comments
Raptors-Scheduling a Rough Road for Raps

By Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano Talk about a tough way to start the season—eight of the first 12 games for the Raptors are on the road against some of the Western conference powerhouses...

Written by Louis Pisano about 4 days ago 159 reads 4 comments
Toronto Raptors Show Evidence of Defense

If one were to look at the Toronto Raptors’ roster and projected stats for this team, it would be easy to conclude that these Raptors would score a lot of points...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 4 days ago 260 reads 0 comments
Raptors-Suns: Jay Triano's Coaching Costs Raptors A Win

Playing the high scoring 8-2 Phoenix Suns in their own building, where the Suns are undefeated on the season looked like a near impossible task for the reconstructed 5-4 Toronto Raptors...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 4 days ago 535 reads 4 comments
Raptors Report: Week Three Ends In Heartbreak

The Raps played some good basketball this week, but were burned in a thriller vs the Suns to cap off the week in a bad way. Record: 2-2 Performance on Scale of 1-10: 8 Positives —This squad is really starting to come together...

Written by Sachin Arora about 5 days ago 109 reads 0 comments
New Orleans Center Emeka Okafor To Be Traded?

To say the New Orleans Hornets are in turmoil would be an understatement. But teams coming off 56 and 49 win seasons are not supposed to be in disarray! A team with a bona fide young superstar like Chris Paul isn't supposed to fail...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 5 days ago 839 reads 6 comments
Toronto Raptors CB4: Better and Tougher Than B-4

By Louis “King of Roncesvalles” Pisano He ain’t straight out of Locash, but he is the 6-10 forward out of Georgia Tech whom Raptors fans have been enamoured with since he was drafted in the first round, fourth overall, in 2003...

Written by Louis Pisano about 6 days ago 351 reads 0 comments
Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors Is Well Worth His Weight in Gold!

By Louis "King of Roncesvalles" Pisano The big Italian who got the big lire this season has been making his presence known in every game and is making GM Brian Colangelo look good for locking him up for five years...

Written by Louis Pisano about 7 days ago 740 reads 6 comments
DeMar DeRozan: Raptors Rookie Breaks Out

On a Wednesday night, Toronto Raptors fans got a glimpse of the potential of their team’s newest rookie. Playing against the NBA’s current third best rebounding team, the Chicago Bulls, ...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 7 days ago 355 reads 4 comments
Free NBA Basketball Picks & Predictions: November 13th 2009

Below are free NBA Picks and basketball predictions for November 13th 2009 from Touthouse.com handicappers. If you are looking for free NBA basketball picks on a daily basis or premium picks from our NBA basketball betting experts visit Touthouse...

Written by touthouse handicappers about 7 days ago 3 reads 0 comments
Not to Mean Any Offence, But Where's The Defence

As a diehard fan who travels to attend the Toronto Raptors’ home openers, you’d think I would be used to the emotional rollercoaster that is a Raps game and ultimately a Raps Season. Well, this season might be too much...

Written by Chris Gagnon about 7 days ago 122 reads 0 comments
Oh Canada: After 15 Years Toronto Raptors Ready To Make Jump

The Toronto Raptors have been in the Association for 15 years this year, and well they haven't really made the jump from an expansion franchise to a franchise that is constantly on tv and makes the playoffs almost annually...

Written by chase ruttig about 8 days ago 255 reads 8 comments
Can The Raptors Win With Jose Calderon at The Point?

As I write this article, the Toronto Raptors are a .500 team with expectations all over the map concerning how well this team can fare in the 2009/2010 season...

Written by Allan Wexler about 8 days ago 385 reads 1 comments
The Tragically Hip, Toronto Raptors, and a Glimmer Of Hope

In the immortal words of The Tragically Hip, "It can't be Nashville every night." Confusing right? I mean, I'm writing about the Toronto Raptors, there's no team in Nashville, and The Tragically Hip once wrote a song about a polar bear named Gus...

Written by Geoff Zochodne about 9 days ago 301 reads 2 comments
Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls Preview: Why the Raptors Must Win

Once again on Wednesday night at the ACC, the Toronto Raptors face off against one of their primary competitors for a playoff spot in April...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 10 days ago 232 reads 4 comments
The Raps Would Demolish Their Opponents If Only They Played...DEFENSE!

As the pundits have said, it is pretty clear that the Raptors can score and I mean score. They have scored 100 points or more in EVERY SINGLE game that they have played. In ANY other world, scores of 100-130 points would be a guaranteed win...

Written by Aaron Waddington about 10 days ago 30 reads 0 comments
What's Wrong With The Raptors?: When's Reggie Evans Getting Back?

You can never have too much rebounding on a basketball team. Otherwise, just when you think you have your rebounding under control, one of your best rebounders goes down with an injury -- and you have a problem...

Written by david bain about 10 days ago 402 reads 9 comments
Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani: More Shots, Please!

Andrea Bargnani, the Toronto Raptors former No. 1 overall pick from the 2006 draft has had his detractors since the day he was drafted...

Written by Stephen Brotherston about 11 days ago 432 reads 3 comments
Toronto Raptors Report: Week Two, Not Too Shabby

This week the Raptors have been pretty solid offensively and—with the exception of a few meltdowns—they're looking more like a team...

Written by Sachin Arora about 12 days ago 373 reads 0 comments

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Raptors Article Archive

Rant on NBA Referees: Can the Toronto Raptors Get a Call?

The Goon Squad

Toronto Raptors Player Updates: Bosh, Jose, Hedo...10 Games in

Toronto Raptors Re-Acquire Pops Mensah-Bonsu

Raptors Looking To Eat McNuggets In Denver!

Reviewing the Raptors: Better than Expected After 10 Games

The Key to the Raptors' Defence: Offence

Raptors-Scheduling a Rough Road for Raps

Toronto Raptors Show Evidence of Defense

Raptors-Suns: Jay Triano's Coaching Costs Raptors A Win

Raptors Report: Week Three Ends In Heartbreak

New Orleans Center Emeka Okafor To Be Traded?

Toronto Raptors CB4: Better and Tougher Than B-4

Andrea Bargnani of the Toronto Raptors Is Well Worth His Weight in Gold!

DeMar DeRozan: Raptors Rookie Breaks Out

Free NBA Basketball Picks & Predictions: November 13th 2009

Not to Mean Any Offence, But Where's The Defence

Oh Canada: After 15 Years Toronto Raptors Ready To Make Jump

Can The Raptors Win With Jose Calderon at The Point?

The Tragically Hip, Toronto Raptors, and a Glimmer Of Hope

Toronto Raptors-Chicago Bulls Preview: Why the Raptors Must Win

The Raps Would Demolish Their Opponents If Only They Played...DEFENSE!

What's Wrong With The Raptors?: When's Reggie Evans Getting Back?

Toronto Raptors' Andrea Bargnani: More Shots, Please!

Toronto Raptors Report: Week Two, Not Too Shabby

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