<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#c8362d"><span style="font-family:Impact">Toronto</span> </span></span><span style="color:#c8362d">(19-30)</span> vs. <span style="color:#B94056"><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><span style="font-family:Impact">Cleveland</span></span></span> <span style="color:#B94056">(37-9)</span> </div> <div align="center"> When: Tuesday February 3rd, 2009 @ 7:00PM EST Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH TV/Radio: TSN, FAN 590 </div> <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"> <span style="font-family:Impact"><u>THOUGHTS ON THE GAME</u></span></div></span> Traditionally, my game previews would be filled with paragraphs of analysis, jokes, and crappy MS Paint pics. These were time consuming, but I considered it a labour of love. The Raptors have been consistently mediocre throughout their history, but that mediocrity's been so ridiculous at times that you couldn't help but laugh it off and keep watching. This just simply isn't the case anymore. Everyone knows Toronto's lacking in talent, but that's never been an excuse to come out with no effort. The last time this squad hit that point, S'Mitch was fired . Now we're a couple months removed from that move and once again the fans have to deal with a complete absence of effort. The last two performances against Milwaukee and Orlando respectively were downright embarrassing and painful to watch. This season has simply gotten too depressing. There's no whimsy in our losing anymore, it's just become sad. 28 more years of this crap and we'll be the Toronto Maple Leafs. That has to be a sobering realization for any Raptors fan. So yeah, that's basically my long-winded way of saying that my game previews will be more limited from now on. At least until the Raps collectively grow a pair and start playing with some heart. <span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Impact"><u>STARTING LINEUPS</u></span></div></span> <div align="center"> <span style="color:#c8362d">Jose Calderon - Anthony Parker - Dipshit - Chris Bosh - Andrea Bargnani</span> <span style="color:#B94056">Mo Williams - Sasha Pavlovic - Lebron James - Ben Wallace - Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span></div>
Somebody should stand between Bosh and James at all times to prevent them from talking. Jake the Snake, I'm looking at you.
If Bosh and James talk, it's over. SAS will have a field day on ESPN: "Hey, listen here! Everything I say is important! Bosh and James will be together in NY in 2010, mark...my...words."
LOL so true, it wont happen James will be in Detroit, bosh in dallas. Amare and nash will b a raptor and d-wade will remain in heat!
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JO is really carrying the team tonight. Thats good for our cause, maybe now we can finally pull off a deal.
Like the name change. I'm not against trading Bosh, but I'd like to keep him. He needs a good team around him who will fight till the end. He needs energy guys and rookies from the NCAA who know the game and who can become something. Jose, Bosh, Bargnani = major pieces. Build around that for fuck sakes.
Thank you was tired of the name! Im not sayin bosh is a bad player, VC isnt a bad player they are jus not leaders, a leader is like Kobe if the team is struggling he'll put the team on his bak and win the games. Bosh unless he plays 40 mins he aint effective at ALL!!!
