<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Raptors are one of the great stories of this NBA season. For one thing, they are fun to watch. For another, they were put together in unconventional fashion by new GM Bryan Colangelo. Critics booed his acquisition of T.J. Ford, and scratched their heads at his commitments to players better known in Europe like Anthony Parker, Andrea Bargnani, and Jorge Garbajosa. But they're good! Way better than most people expected. When the Raptors clinched a playoff spot ten days ago, I'd argue a couple of things changed permanently. Here's what I wrote at the beginning of the season: The Raptors, under Bryan Colangelo, made several bold international moves, bringing in a top Italian executive and several players from the Euroleague. If the Raptors are a force--and they showed some very promising signs in the preseason--brace yourself. Everything you thought you knew about the NBA is about to change, and the floodgates will be opening for European players, European coaches, European front office executives, European training techniques, European development systems, and European trash talk. Stay tuned. It'll take a while. But I stand by that. </div> <div align="center">Link</div> It's a small piece, but its on ESPN.com so I figured I'd post it up.
Nice to see some praise from ESPN. We don't usually get any, so it's a good sign we are getting some recognition.
