Raptors Win! Yep, the dinos are on a tear and looking more like the pre-season power than the start of the season punks we had been watching. Going into the game against New Jersey with Vince "wince, traitor" Carter (and minus Jason Kidd), they have won eight of their last ten games. These games were against decent opponents too, not the flotsam of the NBA. Last night, almost blowing a ten point lead two minutes to the end of the game, they summoned the testicular fortitude to hold off a team that has constantly spelt trouble in the dying minutes. Chicago had beaten the Raptors fifteen straight games before last night's lost. To put this in perspective, not even the Bulls of Michael Jordan's time managed that kind of one-sided record. But, this is a different Raptor's team and they do not match up well against just one or two teams, they now have the weapons and depth to go toe to toe with any team in the NBA on any given night.
The Achilles heel, though, remains strong defence and closing games out. Oh, we will get our points alright, but so will the other team and that needs to change. Signs of that change is starting to show as even TJ Ford is getting a block or two in. They shut down Kobe's explosiveness the other night so let's see what they can do with VC tonight. Personally, I hope NJ suffers back to back ass-kickings. We are ahead of them in the standings for a reason. I want that made clear to everyone tonight.
Good luck Raptors!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment