Raptors Vs Spurs <font size=""7""><div align="center">Raptors VS Spurs</div></font> Game Info: 1:00 pm EST Sun Nov 5, 2006 Starters: PG Tony Parker SG Manu Ginobili SF Bruce Bowen PF Tim Duncan C Fabricio Oberto PG T.J. Ford SG Anthony Parker SF Morris Peterson PF Chris Bosh C Rasho Nesterovic <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors are eager to change the culture of losing that has surrounded the franchise in recent years. A victory against one of the league's powers would go a long way toward reaching that goal. Bosh and the Raptors look to build on an impressive first win of the season when they host the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. </div> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview;_ylt=A...?gid=2006110528 Didn't see a game thread so I made a small one until someone decides to make one. Prediction: Spurs 91 Raptors 78
<div align="center"> <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">San Antonio Spurs</font></font> (1-0) @ <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Toronto Raptors</font></font> (0-1) Venue: Air Canada Centre Date: Sunday November 5, 2006 Time: 1:00 PM EST Coverage: Score</div> [DIV=50%] <div align="center"><font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Projected Starters</font></font> <font color=""Red"">TJ Ford</font>16.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 9.0apg <font color=""Red"">Anthony Parker</font>16.5ppg, 3.5rpg, 3.5apg <font color=""Red"">Morris Peterson</font>12.5ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.0apg <font color=""Red"">Chris Bosh</font>20.0ppg, 10.0rpg, 1.0apg <font color=""Red"">Rasho Nesterovic</font>7.0ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.5apg <font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Reserves</font></font> <font color=""Red"">Jose Calderon</font> <font color=""Red"">Fred Jones</font> <font color=""Red"">Joey Graham</font> <font color=""Red"">PJ Tucker</font> <font color=""Red"">Andrea Bargnani</font> <font color=""Red"">Jorge Garbajosa</font> <font color=""Red"">Kris Humphries</font> <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Coach</font></font> Sam Mitchell</div> [/DIV] <div align="center"><font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Projected Starters</font></font> <font color=""Gray"">Tony Parker</font>20.0ppg, 3.5rpg, 4.0apg <font color=""Gray"">Manu Ginobili</font>15.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.0apg <font color=""Gray"">Bruce Bowen</font>7.5ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.5apg <font color=""Gray"">Tim Duncan</font>19.0ppg, 11.0rpg, 4.5apg <font color=""Gray"">Francisco Elson</font>8.0ppg, 4.0rpg, 0.5apg <font size=""3""><font face=""Arial"">Reserves</font></font> <font color=""Gray"">Brent Barry</font> <font color=""Gray"">Matt Bonner</font> <font color=""Gray"">Michael Finley</font> <font color=""Gray"">Robert Horry</font> <font color=""Gray"">Beno Udrih</font> <font color=""Gray"">Fabricio Oberto</font> <font color=""Gray"">Jacque Vaughn</font> <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Coach</font></font> Greg Popovich <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">X-Factor</font></font> Anthony Parker - He will have to play like he did in New Jersey. The Raptors need him to contribute and make smart plays today. <font face=""Arial""><font size=""3"">Prediction</font></font></div> This should be a fun game to watch seeing Bosh vs. Duncan. The Spurs will have the advantage because they've played with eachother for so many years while the Raptors are still learning to mesh together. I see the Spurs win this one by 8.[/B]. Sorry guys, I rushed this one with like 30 minutes til' the game so yeah.
Beautiful pass by TJ Ford to Bargnani, it went through 2 spurs defenders into Bargnani's hands and Bargnani gets the and 1. Its Toronto 23, San Antonio 14. With 1 min left in the 1st quarter. 1st appearance of Bonner in the game, good 'ol Red Rocket. Bargnani makes a decent post play. Bonner misses a 3.
Wow Brent Barry jumps out of bounds to save the ball in mid-air to pass it to a spurs teammate about at the half court, Calderon runs at full pace right along the out of bounds line and intercepts it, and then dishes it to Mo Pete on the fast break for the AND 1. -Nice layup by Fred Jones, splitting a couple of spurs and then a scoop like layup. -Oberto is being a factor for the Spurs. -Duncan has made his last 2 shots. -Barry has been hitting his 3pt shots (4/4 3FG) Spurs 41, Raps 40 with a little over 3 min left in the 2nd quarter.
Bosh has been doing great on the boards lately. I've also been impressed with Garbajosa and Bargnani this game.
<div class="quote_poster">Swish15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Chris Bosh already has 10 rebounds in the second quarter. That's very Dwight Howardesque. </div> Toronto needs Dwight , so we can have two guys with 10 rebounds before the half. Dwight would have 7 offensive boards. Spurs 49, Raps 46 Bonner misses a 3 right before the half.
What sucks is that Ford can't even guard the points who use their speed. It looked like he was chasing parkers tail the entire time, and couldn't stay in front of him. Given, Parker is one of the fastest guys in the game, but so is T.J. All in all it was a good game, though I wished Matt would have come out and had a spectacular game...instead of...well...
Fred Jones pissed me off today, he kept forcing the offense and taking dumb shots. But wow, awesome game for Bosh getting 19 points and 17 rebounds!
Duncan killed us. They couldn't push out of the block and he was automatic from there. Their whole offense revolved around him. Good game by Bargnani, though. Glad to see he got some trust from Mitchell.
Yea Duncan was pretty difficult for the Raps to handle. Samuel L Jackson was in the crowd I think. Parker is probably a top 3 guard for speed-wise and is probably the best layup guard in the league, but he did miss some layups when Bosh, Garbajosa or Rasho helped out. Though that often opened up Duncan to get the board and the garbage points. Its hard to stop Parker and contain Duncan.
<div class="quote_poster">SkiptoMyLue11 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Yea Duncan was pretty difficult for the Raps to handle. Samuel L Jackson was in the crowd I think. Parker is probably a top 3 guard for speed-wise and is probably the best layup guard in the league, but he did miss some layups when Bosh, Garbajosa or Rasho helped out. Though that often opened up Duncan to get the board and the garbage points. Its hard to stop Parker and contain Duncan.</div> He was at the Milwaukee game as well, he tends to know Chris Bosh's mom.
<div class="quote_poster">hustler Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">He was at the Milwaukee game as well, he tends to know Chris Bosh's mom.</div> I'd imagine unless he was filming something in Toronto, or has a house here it would be hard for him to make many Raptor games.
