<div align="center"> -- <font color="Navy"><font color="Navy"> Milwaukee Bucks @ Toronto Raptors TV: Toronto (Sportsnet, Raptors TV), Milwaukee (UPN) Venue: Air Canada Centre Date: Friday, Jan. 7th, 2004. TipOff time: 7:10 PM est</font></font> <font color="Red">- Starting LineUps</font> <font color="Red">The Raptors: </font> Rafer Alston-Morris Peterson-Eric Williams-Chris Bosh-Rafael Araujo <font color="Red">6th Man:</font> Jalen Rose <font color="Red">Coach:</font> Sam Mitchell <font color="Red">The Bucks:</font> Mo Williams-Michael Redd-Desmond Mason-Joe Smith-Zaza Pachulia <font color="Red">6th Man:</font> Mike James <font color="Red">Coach:</font> Terry Porter ........ <font color="Red">Keys To The Game:</font> - Go Inside: Bucks' interior defence isn't the best in the league. Joe, Zaza and Toni can not hang with Chris if he's aggressive. He needs to come out with the same ffort and energy he had the last two games. - Transition Defence: Redd, Kukoc, and james are great transition shooters and we can't leave them open. Got to get back on makes and misses and make every shot they take a tough one. - Energy: We have to have the same type of energy we had the last two games and can't overlook the Bucks. They have enough talent to barry us if we take this game for granted. .... <font color="Red">Say What?! (Prediction)</font> Mitchell is looking to make it 3 in a row to get back in the thick of things in the East. After two awesome performances against the Magic and Kings, the boys will look to take advantage of this game at home. Raps win 113-87 </div>
I like our chances in this game. It remains to be seen how the Raptors can react to winning two games against good competition. Will they be complacent or will they step up? That is the question. I hope Same Mitchell keeps on running the offense through Bosh. It's a fact that every time this kid scores 20 points or more the Raptors have won the game. Redd should be kept in check by Williams or MoPete. I say Raptors 100-94.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting CourtVision:</div><div class="quote_post">I like our chances in this game. It remains to be seen how the Raptors can react to winning two games against good competition. Will they be complacent or will they step up? That is the question. I hope Same Mitchell keeps on running the offense through Bosh. It's a fact that every time this kid scores 20 points or more the Raptors have won the game. Redd should be kept in check by Williams or MoPete. I say Raptors 100-94. </div> Yea, when Bosh scores 20+ the Raptors are 6-0. Peterson should be able to guard Redd, and Eric Williams needs to keep D-Mase in check. The guy can actually nail jump shots now, he's not just a dunker. Bosh and Araujo should be able to dominate the Bucks frontcourt and Rafer Alston should have no problem blowing by Maurice Williams and Mike James. I say Raps win 105 to 92.
One more key- We need to play alot of ZONE defence... Mason, Redd, and their PG's are great Gaurds that their Three-Point shots are not so good, and their running play in to the basket (layups, Dunks1) is very effective. So with playing Zone and huddle alot... and with this plan the Raps will make Bucks to shot from far ranges and i'm sure that they will miss alot. And in offence we need Alston to stop shooting 6 Three-Point in a gane and get in to the basket also from the baseline. And, give passes to Bosh inside- Their F's the Centers are not so tall the also not so good. Bosh can EASILY score at least 20 points. Also is it good chance for Araujo to give his offering to Toronto Raptors. GL Toronto Raptors.
The key here is GIVE THE BALL TO BOSH. He can take anyone that Milwaukee puts on him. Remember O'Neill had a monster 55 point game against this team because of the matchup problems he presented. I'm hoping Bosh will put up career highs tonight. But we shouldn't take this team too lightly though. Any team with Redd and Mason is going to present a challenge for you. Raps 98 Bucks 93
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dunksworth:</div><div class="quote_post">The key here is GIVE THE BALL TO BOSH. He can take anyone that Milwaukee puts on him. Remember O'Neill had a monster 55 point game against this team because of the matchup problems he presented. I'm hoping Bosh will put up career highs tonight. But we shouldn't take this team too lightly though. Any team with Redd and Mason is going to present a challenge for you. Raps 98 Bucks 93</div> mayb not 55....35?...lol
Im going to the game tonight. Lets hope they put in the same efforts as in the last two games. Go Raps!!
its gut check time, its not exactly a champoinship calibre team, but they are pretty good, hopefully the raptors step up, and feed bosh the ball early! 93-84 toronto
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting simplysic:</div><div class="quote_post">mayb not 55....35?...lol</div>no no I wasn't saying he'd put up 55.... not even close. His career high is 25, I'm just hoping he'd score more than that.
I hope aruajo will paly good today he seems to be a lil inconsistent. i want him to get a double double today 10-10 is all i ask of u, u brazillian beast! hey, did u guys check out his raptor interview? its like that spotlight thing with rafer and bonner, check it out. We should call him Big Daddy, i dont think anyone has that name, does shaq have it? So-Chuck, if u reading this plz call the man Big Daddy cuz thats what he is. any way i think bosh will explode! literally! mitchelll has to psyche these guys up not just say "lets go out there and have fun" he should really psyche em up! raps win 101-89 jalen will get about 15-20 mo will get 18 bosh will get 32 i hope d-mase will lead the way for bucks, redd will shoot poorly, making that the reason for the bucks loss. All in All we need this win so we gotta come out hard aggressive, and physical. 101-89 fingerscrossed!
52-47 raps at the half. We didnt have a good first but had a good second quarter to lead it by 5 at halftime. Jalen came off the bench scoring 13, and EW has 13 as well who started good but cooled down. Bosh only has 6, so we should expect a better 2nd half.
1 for 17 in the fourth!!! another frustrating loss, we gave away a big lead and lost it, how can jalen not hit those ft?????? OMG!!!!!!!!! we lost..
well , we had a chance in ot...i didn't understand the last play...jalen should of just held onto the ball till like 6 secs or so...then make a move....giving the ball to mo pete driving is not the answer...all he does is throw the ball up and hope it goes in
Ahhhhh this is so frustrating!! We were winning!!! We missed lots of open 3's mostly Rafer and Donyel. Well these are the growing pains guys. I think all future championship teams must go through it.
ahhh a tough loss, I think we should have gone for the win for the last possesion. We really has this game but an abysmal fourth pretty much lost it for us.
You know I like Rafer and all, but this guy has some mad low basketball IQ, I really don't understand some of the things he does a lot of times. Tough loss, the team just doesn't know how to execute, down the stretch we're still missing someone to go to that we know we at least have a 50% chance of scoring, the guys just looked stupid out there. Anyways, who do we have next?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">You know I like Rafer and all, but this guy has some mad low basketball IQ, I really don't understand some of the things he does a lot of times.</div>Yah we're really starting to see why everyone was questioning whether or not he's capable of being a starting point guard. He has the talent but I don't think he quite has the pg skills as of yet. Hopefully it's just a case of him getting used to playing with a new team. Anyways about the game, I either really underestimated the Bucks interior D or I overestimated Bosh. I expected him to have a monster game tonight but man was I wrong. Terrible game though, especially our pathetic fourth quarter performance. Our offense looks horrible at times and I don't really know what's to blame. Is it coaching, our point guards, our lack of talent, or all of the above? Whatever it is, it needs to be addressed because we can't continue to play like this. Even in the past few games where we won, our lackluster offense during stretches of the game have almost cost us the win.
