Toronto Raptors Archive

  • Lin Does it Again
    February 15, 2012

    Just when you probably thought the Jeremy Lin hype couldn’t possibly get any bigger, that’s exactly what ended up happening last night.  With Carmelo Anthony back, it was Lin who stepped up and buried a clutch three-pointer with less than a second left in the fourth quarter, hand-delivering a 90-87 win against the Raptors.  The win is now the sixth straight for the Knicks, a team suddenly surging up the standings in the Eastern Conference just as they start to get healthy.  Lin also wasn’t just clutch in the fourth quarter, as he dropped 27 points and dished out 11 assists, giving him yet another double-double.

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  • Ford’s First Round Mock Draft
    May 9, 2011

    ESPN NBA Draft expert Chad Ford has posted his first full first round mock draft of the pre-draft season.  Ford, with the draft order based on record until the lottery pays out, has the Minnesota Timberwolves selecting Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the top overall pick.  He notes that Minny GM David Kahn has already acquired five point guards at point in his regime, but says that this time it would be the right move.  “Irving, on the other hand, makes perfect sense for the young Wolves,” Ford writes.  “He has the most potential of any of the guards Kahn has recruited.  He also has a high basketball IQ, can shoot (something the Wolves really need) and is a high-character player (another thing they could use).”

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