<div align="center"> @ <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Toronto Raptors</font></font> (7-13) VS <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Miami Heat</font></font> (8-11) Venue: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL Date: Monday December 11, 2006 Time: 7:30 PM EST Coverage: The Score</div> [DIV=50%] <div align="center"><font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Projected Starters</font></font> Gary Payton - Dwyane Wade - Dorell Wright - Udonis Haslem - Alonzo Mourning <font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Reserves</font></font> Antoine Walker - Jason Williams - Jason Kapono - James Posey <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Coach</font></font> Pat Riley</div> [/DIV] <div align="center"><font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Projected Starters</font></font> TJ Ford - Anthony Parker - Jorge Garbajosa - Andrea Bargnani - Rasho Nesterovic <font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Reserves</font></font> Jose Calderon - Fred Jones - Mo Peterson - Joey Graham <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Coach</font></font> Sam Mitchell </div>
I really think we have a chance in this game if we actually play with energy. We have a lot of good defenders that we can put Wade, and if the bench steps up I think we can pull off a victory against this struggling team.
april scott is an underrated hottie. anyways, raps lose 88-70. garbosa draws the defensive assignment against wade and chuck finds another way to perturb raptor nation.
garbosa defies all the stereotypes about euro players- he takes a whole bunch of chances on the defensive end, he likes penetrating and he's shot happy.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">april scott is an underrated hottie. anyways, raps lose 88-70. garbosa draws the defensive assignment against wade and chuck finds another way to perturb raptor nation.</div> That's funny becaues i swear calderon had the d-wade assignment 1/2 way through the 1st quarter.
<div class="quote_poster">a13x Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">That's funny becaues i swear calderon had the d-wade assignment 1/2 way through the 1st quarter.</div> on the topic of caledron- he doesn't even try on the defensive end. as for bargnani- he needs to find a way to help the team when his shot isn't hitting. btw, is it me or as caledron, garbosa and bargnani's shot disappeared since the shot doctor joined the coaching staff? lost in translation, thats all i can say.
<div class="quote_poster">deception Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">on the topic of caledron- he doesn't even try on the defensive end. as for bargnani- he needs to find a way to help the team when his shot isn't hitting. btw, is it me or as caledron, garbosa and bargnani's shot disappeared since the shot doctor joined the coaching staff? lost in translation, thats all i can say.</div> I was going to say that ever since our euro players have "adjusted" to the NBA they stopped moving off the ball. Sam Mitchell probably thought all that movement was "crazy" and insisted his players camp behind the arc, outside of their shooing range.
Yea, I definitely think he convinced them that moving off the ball isn't the "American way." The only reason I was thinking about watching this game was Andrea Bargnani, but he's playing poorly, so I think I might just study.
We're down by 20 at the half, which actually makes me kinda happy, because if we continue to play like crap we'll have a new guy behind the bench (possibly with a brain if we're lucky).
<div class="quote_poster">hustler Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Chuck: "Rasho Elevates for the Rebound!"</div> LMFAO! Why stop at firing Mitchell? Lets get some new announcers too!
<div class="quote_poster">SkiptoMyLue11 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Joey Graham with the huge Slam on Mourning</div> Joey hater! Ban him! Edit: It's a 10 point ball game ladies.
<div class="quote_poster">Fever Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I would trade any combinations of players from this team (except Bosh) for Phil Jackson. Any combo!</div> not happening cause we would have to throw bosh in to get jeanie buss (phil's girl).
Who needs Phil Jackson when you've got a mastermind like Sam Mitchell coaching your team? Hey, that should be on my sig
looks as though people are done preaching how bosh sucks on the defensive end and how his isolations on offense take the team out rythm. Wow we are a horrible team without cb4.