Toronto Raptors

It's kind of telling that the reaction to Jay Triano being retained as head coach has been muted. It's says a lot actually. One thing it says is that the Canadian basketball fan has become pretty sophisticated. If there was a time when the news that a Canadian was being named head coach of the only Canadian - Follow link to read full post

So the head honchos at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment are having a board meeting Friday. On the agenda, I'm guessing, will be how they can keep another hockey team from coming to Southern Ontario, and also what the plan is for the head coach of their basketball team - what's it called again? Oh - Follow link to read full post

[amp]nbsp; A few Raptors-related musings as we wait to watch more of the Bulls-Celtics on Thursday. As first-round series go, they don't get much better. [amp]#8226;[amp]nbsp;Jose Calderon's finger surgery was not unexpected and was merely the kind of clean-up required in the off-season as NBA players - Follow link to read full post

We're just going to ease back into the shallow end here at From Deep. It's been a while. Those of you who read the actual newspaper, or at least content other than basketball coverage, may have noticed that my duties here at the Globe have changed somewhat as I've been doing more features on topics other - Follow link to read full post

A four-game winning streak is better than the alternative, I guess. And looking ahead, the Raptors could continue to [amp]#8216;surge' given how cushy their schedule is to close: A tough one tonight against Orlando tomorrow night, albeit coming after two days off and a five-game home stand with lots - Follow link to read full post

So long Hooplife, hello SB Nation...

With Franchise and Howland on their way to Vegas to cover Summer League, Vicious D gives his thoughts on the Marion sign-and-trade and what's next for the Legomaster�

With Shawn Marion looking to be on the way to Dallas in a complex four-team trade, Franchise admires the Legomaster's recent maneuver and tries to turn on the optimism for next year.