Published: November 18, 2009
Taj Gibson talked with Hoops Addict about his role with the Chicago Bulls this season, the toughest part of playing in back-to-back games and how to guard a non-traditional big man like Andrea Bargnani.
Published: November 15, 2009
Buzzer Beaters are back with a great video of Kevin Durant lip-syncing and a bunch of other gems from the web this past week.
Published: November 12, 2009
This Saturday I will be part of a fantastic panel that will be chatting basketball on The Fan 590. Zack Cooper asked me to come into the studio to chat hoops for a hour with him and J.E. Skeets (Ball Don’t Lie and The Basketball Jones) and Holly MacKenzie (NBA.com, Slam and The Score). You can listen on the radio or to the live online stream of the broadcast.
Published: November 11, 2009
Before Detroit’s recent game against Toronto, I had the chance to chat with Ben Gordon about the new documentary that’s in the works chronicling his last few months as a Chicago Bull. I also got a chance to chat with Ben about Rip Hamilton acting like a mentor to him this season.
Published: November 11, 2009
After allowing Chicago to score 60 points in the first half, Toronto came out with a renewed focus on the defensive end and held Chicago to 29 points in the second half.
Published: November 9, 2009
Raptors guard Quincy Douby shares how he was more interested in playing with action figures than basketball as a kid, how basketball was a way to impress girls in high school and he shared what playing at Rutgers and in the NBA has meant to him.
Published: November 7, 2009
What is up with all this talk swirling around about a point guard controversy in Toronto? Please, give it a rest. Calderon is firmly entrenched as Toronto’s starting point guard for the foreseeable future.
Published: November 5, 2009
After racing out to a 17-point lead midway through the game, Toronto allowed Detroit to scrap and claw back in the fourth quarter. What was once a sizeable lead turned into a one point advantage for Detroit at 91-90.
In years past the team would have faded and conceded a loss. Not these Raptors. They endured a punch in the gut from a feisty Detroit squad and responded with a thunderous knockout punch courtesy of a 20-8 run to close the game.
Published: November 5, 2009
While most of the headlines in Toronto tomorrow will be over Jose Calderon’s struggles or Charles Oakley and his entertaining quotes, the real story tonight was the job Toronto’s bench did in securing a big win. Toronto got a huge boost when Jarrett Jack and Antoine Wright triggered a 24-8 run in the first half to break open the game.
Published: November 4, 2009
While the results from the past two games aren’t what the players, coaching staff or fans want, this isn’t the time to be hitting the panic button. There’s plenty of basketball to be played and now is the time to rally together instead of pointing fingers.