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The Raptors take on the Rockets tonight in what looks like another almost-certain loss for the home squad. Jermaine O'Neal and Jason Kapono are game-time decisions once again, so Andrea Bargnani might get an unhealthy dose of domination by Yao Ming. For the Rockets, Shane Battier is out but the rest of the team is healthy. I expect another very frustrating night on the boards as Yao, Luis Scola and Carl Landry are all double-digit rebounding candidates.
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Chris Bosh claims that he doesn't think drastic changes are needed on this team: "I think it's more outside people saying we need change. We traded )for Jermaine O'Neal) this summer and now we have a new coach. How much change do we need?"
Jermaine O'Neal appears to be souring on this team: "I think it boils down to experience. How much experience do we actually have? I've never even looked at playoff experience on this team."
Raptors Republic points out that the Rockets have recently experienced the same kind of fourth quarter woes that have afflicted the Raptors.
There is a lot of talk out there about Stephon Marbury possibly being bought out by the Knicks and then joining the Celtics. I don't buy it for a second. In spite of their recent stumble, I can't imagine that Danny Ainge would panic to the point of making a move that could seriously fuck up team chemistry. Case in point: Marbury and Eddie House don't like each other.
Vote4Amare.com — pretty self-explanatory.
Ex-Raptor Fred Jones is now a Clipper. Is it wrong that I wonder if he could be any worse than Anthony Parker right now?
Bonzi Wells is averaging 46.8 points per game in the Chinese Basketball Association. Sign him, BC!
If you're up late and at home tonight, Tas Melas from The Basketball Jones will be liveblogging the Jazz-Lakers game at 10:30 PM ET on theScore.com so feel free to keep him company if you're watching the game on Raptors NBA TV. I'll be there if I'm unable to convince one of my friends to help me install the Sirius Satellite Radio car kit I got for Christmas. As soon as I read that I'd need a putty knife to route the antenna cable, I knew I was in over my head. I'd prefer to keep all my fingers.
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