<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Three games into his NBA career, Jamario Moon is a starter.</p> For the second time in the past three days, Raptors coach Sam Mitchell adjusted his starting lineup, inserting Moon in place of Jason Kapono at the small forward position.</p> Last night's matchup is similar to what Moon saw in Philadelphia with a smaller, athletic Bulls lineup providing the opposition. Whether this is a one-time deal, only Mitchell knows. The move comes on the heels of another switch that saw Andrea Bargnani coming off the bench Friday and Rasho Nesterovic starting at centre.</p> As coming-out parties go, Moon's performance Friday in Philadelphia had a little bit of everything.</p> He scored when the opportunities presented themselves, he rebounded at both ends of the court, and he played solid defence using his natural athletic abilities, such as when he got between Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala and timed his leap perfectly to snag a lob pass that Iguodala was getting ready to hammer home.</div></p> The Toronto Sun</p> <u><font size="4"><span class="headlineArticle" id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__">Rookie Moon leads Raptors to win</span></font></u></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>t speaks volumes about his character that Jamario Moon let pass his greatest chance at glory on the best night of his basketball career.</p> Pulling away from the pack at midcourt with nothing between him and the rim, with a chance to put a stamp on the most important night of his basketball career, the 27-year-old rookie went for understatement rather than emphatic.</p> He took off from just inside the free-throw line, splayed his legs and dunked like that Michael Jordan fellow did so often in the same building. No 360-degree slam, no windmill; nothing fancy, just effective.</p> Sort of the same businesslike, thorough, impressive-yet-not-jaw-dropping dominance Toronto showed over the hapless Chicago Bulls in a 101-71 laugher at the United Center. "My teammates didn't like it," Moon said of his second-quarter slam. "They said I should have given them something nasty."</p> Many young players these days would have. Moon, a ripe old 27, wouldn't.</p> "You know what? Right now I'm just trying to work my way in," said Moon, who finished with 12 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes. "I'm not trying to do anything spectacular, just do the simple things and work my way in.</p> "Later on, if the opportunity presents itself, I'll make the most of it."</p> Coach Sam Mitchell, who decided yesterday morning to switch Jason Kapono for Moon in the starting lineup because he needed to see some athleticism on the wings, admitted the move was a gamble.</div></p> The Toronto Star</p> </p>
