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01-26-2007, 01:02 PM
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ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
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8. Fact or fiction -- the Toronto Raptors will hold on to their lead and win the Atlantic.
Anthony: Fact. I can't believe I'm saying this, but New Jersey continues to underachieve and do what bad teams do, which is find a way to lose.
We are talking about arguably the worst division in the history of the league. Having said that, Toronto should play better in the second half of the season. Let's give Bryan Colangelo and Sam Mitchell a lot of love.
Broussard: I'll say "fact'' with some hesitancy. Raptors and their No. 1 pick, Andrea Bargnani, are getting better and better. They're 8-4 in January.
Nets' injuries could do them in, and Knicks aren't consistent enough.
Bucher: Fact. Much as I hate to count out a rejuvenated Jason Kidd, the Nets have simply had too many injuries to overcome.
There's nobody else in the division capable of challenging Toronto.
Hollinger: Sure. They have a favorable schedule and enough depth to withstand the second-half grind.
Besides, the Nets are running out of players and might be looking to break out the dynamite before the trade deadline.
Sheridan: Fiction, because the New Jersey Nets -- despite giving away back-to-back games against the Kings and Warriors to open their current West Coast swing -- will catch them, assuming Richard Jefferson returns in early March.
Stein: I could pinpoint Toronto's favorable schedule or the ongoing progress of franchise player Chris Bosh or the possibility that Bryan Colangelo makes an underrated move before the February trade deadline to enhance the Raps' chances. But I'm going with karma. Beating out Vince Carter's Nets to be the only Atlantic Division team in the postseason will be their deserved revenge after the ill-fated Carter trade with New Jersey in 2004.
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01-26-2007, 02:11 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
All aboard the bandwagon!
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01-26-2007, 02:14 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
Choo-Choo!
next stop, Babcock's house.
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01-26-2007, 02:21 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
Love the last comment by Stein. Karma's going to be a *****!
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01-26-2007, 02:45 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
anyone notice how all of them said fact because of the nets, not because of us
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01-26-2007, 07:47 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
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gotta agree with it, Toronto is better than Boston only marginally but a healthy Nets team is better than Toronto
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01-27-2007, 07:27 AM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
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Hollinger: Sure. They have a favorable schedule and enough depth to withstand the second-half grind.
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I think this is what it really comes down to and I agree it gives the Raps a big edge over the Knicks and Nets.
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01-27-2007, 02:35 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailyd...ntoPreview0607
Anthony -- 5th
Broussard -- 4th
Bucher -- 3rd
Hollinger -- 4th
Sheridan -- 2nd
Stein -- 2nd
^ Where they put us finishing in the Atlantic, predictions made at the end of October.
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01-27-2007, 02:55 PM
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Re: ESPN Midseason roundup Fact/fiction -- the Raptors will hold on to their lead?
Didn't NBAdraft.net predict that we'd go 21-61 this year?
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Originally Posted by Turkish Delight
Didn't NBAdraft.net predict that we'd go 21-61 this year?
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Yeah but I think everybody disagreed with that one. The Raps finishing with a worse record than last season seemed pretty impossible, even then.
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