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Toronto Raptors: Yes They Can

Posted: 12th December 2009 by Gene in NBA
Many people have long believed that an NBA team could not win a lot of games, especially in the playoffs, by relying mostly upon offence. But then the Phoenix Suns made it to the Western Conference finals twice, by doing just that. So, after they witnessed what they previously believed to be impossible, some of them changed their tune to say that a team couldn’t win a championship by relying mostly ...

The Key to the Raptors’ Defence: Offence

Posted: 16th November 2009 by Gene in NBA
After hearing and reading various interviews from the Toronto Raptors head coach Jay Triano, I really liked most of what heÆs said so far, but there were a few things that I disliked. One thing that I strongly disagreed with was TrianoÆs overemphasis of defence. The RaptorsÆ previous head coach, Sam Mitchell, constantly exaggerated the importance of defence and often times only got his team to practice defence. Early on in the ...

Alex Anthopoulos is Not the Best Choice Right Now

Posted: 21st October 2009 by Gene in MLB
On the second last day of the Toronto Blue Jays disappointing 2009 season, the reign of J.P. Ricciardi mercifully came to an end. Interim president, Paul Beeston, appointed assistant general manager, Alex Anthopoulos, as the teamÆs new general manager (GM).á There was no ôinterimö tag assigned to AnthopoulosÆ title.á Was that appointment the best possible move for the Blue Jays? Considering the state of the Blue Jays franchise and its fan base, ...