Timbaland

WOW, this group is showing some amazing heart. Without their leading scorer, on the second game of a back to back, after taking a bad beating, the Raps steal one against a supposed contender. Wow, I'm shocked they pulled this one out, but I also couldn't be happier.

Great game by Fred Jones, glad to see him hit his shots, and Derrick Martin can still ball for an older guy. Looking good Raps, let's keep rolling.

MagnusPinus

How was BArgnani? He is in a shooting slumb watching at the numbers,but he took 7 rebs(no bad!) and he played lots of minutes..and Raps won so his presence must have been positive.. Contributing other than scoring is on of the best qualities u can find in a player

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shookem

Wow, it just goes to show you on any given Sunday ...

All I remember from last night is my g/f coming home and putting Iron Chief America on. Next thing I know I'm waking up hungry today.

I'll have to catch the game in a hour because this looks like a game I don't wanna miss.

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The Mad Viking

This is a seriously huge win.

On the road, against a talented western team, without Bosh, Garbo & Calderon!

Darrick Martin is quite something. Kudos to the organization for recognizing this, and for Martin, to be such a great guy on the bench, and play so well on the rare occasions he is called upon.

I think PJ played too well not to get any minutes in the 2nd half. 3 assists and 5 boards in 10 minutes. The team made its run with him on the floor (+9 in 10 min), and he was one of the few to play well in Phoenix.

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what a relief. that was incredible fun. i was expecting the worst, to be honest with you, but the clippers looked like the worst group on the planet last night. if i were a clips fan i'd be totally distraught with this game.

but i'm not- so i'm not. i'm excited and really proud of our team.

four guys who deserve serious props today:

1) tj ford: this isn't a well-oiled machine but it's getting there. i thought both he and rasho did a fantastic job providing leadership to this really strange collection of talent. tj, specifically, really impressed me. he's just one of those players with often deceiving statlines and i don't mind: his best games don't look as good as they should in the boxscore, his worst games don't look as bad as they should. i'm glad he hit the shot last night but he did a lot more than that. he was all over the place- and the officials better have apologized to him and the team for that ridiculous inbounds while tj was finding his way out of the crowd. that was unacceptable officiating last night, and tj better have received an apology in no uncertain terms (the same way mo pete better have received one for getting tossed against the nets last year).

but with respect to tj's play, as soon as the team realizes that they need to cut to the basket with tj once he decides to penetrate, and not simply stand around and wait for him to finish his own plays (which he won't easily do), we'll be flying. but tonight was a good start imo. it's getting there.

2) fred jones: he's harboured a lot of abuse around these parts, and partly with good reason, but i'm glad he energized the team last night. there are things he can do that only he can do, and he showed some of that exceptional talent in clipperland. i thought the half-time feature was really inspiring, too- and i'm glad the fans got to see it. in toronto (and elsewhere), we tend to want a player's head on a stick as soon as he begins to struggle- especially when we don't know anything about him. seeing fred jones do charitable events like the one featured last night was really heartwarming. this is a great man, a great person- and i'd love for this team to turn the corner with great people (like fred jones) ahead of great talents. fred is an easy guy to cheer for when you get to know him. i hope we reserve our strongest abuse for the players who are jerks. they're far more deserving, imo, than the players who want to do well themselves (like fred).

3) sam mitchell: seriously, how does anyone not enjoy his reaction? i loved it. he surely leaves a lot to be desired with the clipboard, but he makes the game far more enjoyable to watch for me as a fan (and probably you, too). if that were kevin o'neill (god forbid), you think we would've had nearly as much fun with that shot as sam did? you think we (us and the team) would've had any fun with him? after all, the point of entertaining spectacles like sporting events is primarily to have fun. you want to have fun when you achieve something great. tj's shot was great, it was especially great considering the circumstances under which we played the game, and sam's reaction was awesome. it was perfect. i don't care if the guy thought he was coaching volleyball last night- the fans need a coach who has his heart with the team. you can't fake that emotion, it was totally worth the price of admission last night (imo).

4) chuck swirsky: same goes for chuck. remember when we were struggling and we had fans who wanted chuck to either "shut up" or get fired? uhh... yeah. chuck's not the problem, chuck shouldn't take the blame when the team is playing poorly. we should remember that the next time we're stinking it up; i'd rather have a play-by-play voice who's an objective fan (sort of) than one who sounds like he'd rather be raking leaves. chuck exploding off his seat when tj ford hit that shot was priceless. the fact that he remained professional and didn't necessarily sound like he had a fire burning under his butt was even better. he was the best of both worlds last night, it was fantastic entertainment. the fans were treated to a great show- and that without chris bosh on the court. kudos to chuck. we need to remember how he made us feel last night the next time we want him to pay for a five-game losing streak.

all in all, great game. i loved what i saw. it's why i became a fan in the first place.

peace

speedythief

(Here is what ballocks is talking about for those that missed it)

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AirJordan™

Wow what a win for the Raptors. I'm kicking myself for missing this game.

T.J. Ford