12/29/08
by: Scott
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Guess who's back... back again... guess who's back... tell a friend...
Well, I'm still sick but I'm back at work again and I'm back to updating this blog regularly. In case you're wondering, I've still been watching the games — not that I would have missed much if I skipped them. Regardless, let's catch up...
- Chris Bosh: Clearly exhibiting symptoms of "not-giving-a-fuckitis" — particularly on defense. I'm no longer convinced he's a Top 10 player.
- Jermaine O'Neal: Heart and soul of this team, for whatever that's worth. Too bad the team defense and rebounding still stinks.
- Jason Kapono: With more playing time under Jay Triano, he's proving what I've long suspected about him — when he's forced to create his own shots, his percentages go way down and his one asset is negated.
- Andrea Bargnani: At this point, I'm pretty sure most Raptors fans have accepted the sad fact that he's a bust. So why do Matt, Jack and Leo still insist on hanging off this guy's nuts? In the last four games, he's grabbed five rebounds in 77 minutes — that's shitty for a six-footer, much less a seven-footer.
- Joey Graham: He fell back to Earth, as I suspected he would. Could the Grahamaniacs please stop complaining that he just needs more playing time? You're embarrassing yourselves.
- Jamario Moon: He's quietly returned to doing what he does best — hustling on defense and using his athleticism to snatch copious amounts of rebounds.
- Bryan Colangelo: I'll grant you that he's done a subpar job shaping this team but I have a question for the people who are ready to fire him: Who would you replace him with? This is a serious question and I'd love to hear your responses in the comments. I'm pretty sure Joe Dumars and Rod Thorn aren't available, so unless you know something I don't, I'd prefer to let Colangelo try to steer this team back on the right track.
I think I covered everyone else in my last post. This team is well on its way to a 50-loss season, which will probably only be worth a double-digit lottery pick. Could we be on the verge of seeing another Curry in a Raptors uniform?
The Links
Dino Nation reports that a protest about the TSN2 situation is being organized outside the Rogers Cable building tomorrow at 8am. Not to piss on anyone's protest but as I've written previously, TSN and MLSE are the real villains here.
Ryan McNeill wonders if Jose Calderon merits All-Star consideration. I'm going to go out on a very short limb and say that Jose will not be in Phoenix on All-Star weekend.
Blazer's Edge has an in-depth scouting report on Rudy Fernandez from Blazers Director of NBA Scouting Mike Born.
In other Blazers news, John Canzano reports that Greg Oden frequently uses Blazers owner Paul Allen's bedroom at the back of his private jet. "I bring this up today because the franchise has one set of standards, rules and expectations for the majority of players -- and apparently another for Oden. And this is how a team aiming to make the playoffs for the first time in five seasons ends up starting a player at center who hasn't earned it." Of course, Canzano wrote this before Oden posted 16 and 10 against the Raptors on Saturday.
Stephen Jackson claims Baron Davis told him that he wants to come back to the Warriors. You know, because the Warriors' 9-23 record is so much more appealing than the Clippers' 8-21 record.
Meet Lonnie Cooper — agent for six NBA coaches who have been fired since the beginning of the season, including Sam Mitchell.
Bummed about Bargnani? Hey, it could have been worse — the Raptors could have drafted Adam Morrison.
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