<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Waterloo ? When you endure as lousy a season as the Toronto Raptors did a year ago in the National Basketball Association it is easy to overlook the one or two positives that managed to push through the quagmire. Such as scoring. Despite being totally inept on the defensive end, the Raptors were relatively entertaining at putting the ball through the hoop in the National Basketball Association during the 2005-06 campaign. With all-star centre Chris Bosh leading the way with a team high average of 22.5 points per game, the Raptors ? despite finishing with an overall mark of 27-55 ? averaged 101.1 points per contest. That output represented a franchise best and also ranked the Raptors as the fourth-highest scoring unit in the NBA last season. n the total team makeover that Bryan Colangelo, the Raptors new president and general manager, has orchestrated since he was hired midway through last season, it could be argued that Toronto may have lost much of that firepower heading into the 2006-07 season, which begins early next month. Gone through free agency to the Minnesota Timberwolves are Mike James, the hard-nosed starting point guard from last year. Say what you will about James' decisions with the ball late in a game, the guy could flat out score, averaging 20.3 points on the season, second-best on the team. Also dispatched -- to Milwaukee in exchange for point guard T.J. Ford ?was highly regarded 6-foot-11 forward Charlie Villanueva, who finished second among NBA rookies in scoring last season with 13 points while chipping in with 6.4 rebounds</div> Scoring Continued
