December 23, 2006
Raps playing exciting ball
Lang wrote this today:
You can’t say the Portland Trailblazers didn’t have enough chances. In what proved to be arguably the most thrilling game of the season, Andrea Bargnani books the game winner in a game that was so great, it had to be won twice. And Sam Mitchell had reason to dance on the sidelines again as the Toronto Raptors take sole possession of first place in the division that no one seems interested in winning.
The schedule has been horrible. You need to look no further than the four games slotted in the last five nights, but let’s shine some light on where the Raptors sit today heading into Seattle. Toronto’s harrowing road trips have been well documented this year, but it’s often overlooked that Toronto has played 17 of their games against .500+ teams. That’s more than any other team in the entire conference. It should be noted that Toronto is only second to Golden State in the league for teams that give up the most rebounds to opposing teams. Imagine what happens when Bargnani learns to box out opponents and Rasho learns to leave his tip toes.
The Raptors have a legitimate shot of winning the next 3 out of 4 games. Chicago is the only team with a winning percentage, and let’s face it - the Bulls have had Toronto’s number since Jordan retired. If Toronto can post victories against Seattle, Minnesota (expect this game to be exciting with the return of MINE James), and Memphis, the Raptors will be sitting just a game under .500.
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