Jorge Garbajosa

By RaptorTalk I watched and listened to Bryan Colangelo’s annual State of the Raptors Address and realized that either he was saying nothing or I was hearing nothing. About halfway through it became apparent that what Bryan said didn’t matter. As far as I was concerned, Colangelo could have been saying “blah, blah, blah, blah ” and my interest level would have been the same. More importantly, my belief level is at an all-time low, so Bryan's words don't count so much anymore. The...Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalk Yes, no doubt it was a very disappointing season for Raptor Fans - maybe the most disappointing ever based on the high expectations from last fall. No one can argue with that. However, there were some positive signs that emerged from an otherwise dismal season which ended less than two hours ago.         In no particular order, here are our Top Ten Raptor Positives from the 2008-2009 season: #1.  It’s over!!! That’s it. This awful season is officially behind us. #2. Jose...Read Full Story

  By RaptorTalk For the Toronto Raptors, its their version of the vaunted Sports Illustrated cover curse. Its the Curse of Jersey #15 ! Only twice in Raptors' team history has a player been awarded uniform #15 and in both instances the relationship between the player and the Toronto Raptors ended badly. The two players were Jorge Garbajosa and Vince Carter .                    We all know how Vince Carter went from being the most revered Raptor to becoming Public Enemy #1 in Toronto in the...Read Full Story

  By RaptorTalk Lately, Bryan Colangelo has been feeling heat from the media and fans in Toronto. Hindsight is 20/20. I'd love to see what kind of team Colangelo's critics would have built? Remember, Bryan's teams have averaged 50 wins per year and in his last two years at Phoenix he won 62 and 54 games, while following that up with 47 wins his first year in Toronto. Bryan is trying my patience, no doubt - but I'm not ready to jump off the bandwagon yet. Colangelo's track record speaks for...Read Full Story

  By Walter Dubowec Here's what Chris Bosh should have said during halftime of the Raptors/Bucks game.... ".... man, we've playing some awful ball lately ...... we're just not giving the fans anything to cheer about..... I'm going to the locker room to call out my teammates because the paying fans deserve better from us ...". Instead, of the taking the high road and respecting the paying customers whose hard-earned dollars contibute to his $15 million pay check, Bosh decided to call out loyal...Read Full Story