Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:00 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Tristan Thompson returns home to Toronto for the first time as an NBA player. Thompson says he's buying tickets for at least 22 friends and family members. "There will be jitters," said Thompson, 20. "A lot of people I grew up with will have a chance to see me live out my dream. Hopefully, the gym will be packed with Tristan Thompson fans." The new season opened with six Canadians, Steve Nash, Jamaal Magloire (Toronto), Samuel Dalembert (Houston), Joel Anthony (Miami), Cory Joseph (San Antonio) and Thompson -- on NBA rosters. The presence of the Raptors and the willingness for Canadians to attend high schools in the United States have contributed to the surge. "I think Tristan has a chance to be a real role model for kids there," said Ro Russell, who runs the AAU program Grassroots Canada, for which Thompson played. "Tristan is someone who loves working with kids and giving back to his community." http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/218051/Basketball_Continuing_To_Grow_In_Canada_As_Thompson_Returns_For_First_NBA_Game_In_Toronto#ixzz1iWQKdfdU As for the game itself, looking forward to seeing the Davis/Thompson matchup. Both of them played well in the season opener but Davis has struggled since then. Hopefully he can have another game similar to his season opener as Thompson is a good matchup for him considering they both play very similar styles. DeMar had his best game of the season against the Knicks (which isn't exactly saying much as he wasn't that great in that game) so hopefully he can build on that and finally play up to his expectations. Irving has played much better since the first game of the season so it should be nice to see him tonight. Even if I don't particularly care for the Cavs, I do have an interest in seeing Irving and Thompson succeed and they also have one of my favourite former Raptors in Anthony Parker. Should be a fun game as the Cavs have been playing pretty well since the Boxing Day game and the Raptors could easily be 4-1 right now instead of 2-3 if not for a well timed tanking effort (although I don't actually think they tanked the games) against the Mavs and the Magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 No Samuels for the Cavs as he lost his passport or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 DeRozan gets absolutely no respect from refs. He gets hit a good 3 or 4 times a game without getting a call. They aren't ticky tack contact, either, they are clear fouls like that last one from Jamison on the dunk. It makes it somewhat understandable why he has settled for jumpers this season, although it is no reason for him to become complacent and stop attacking. Keep on being aggressive and give the refs no choice other than to give him the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nice finish by Davis. He has been forcing and rushing things offensively over the past few games but that time he did a nice job of catching, gathering and then going up for the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Nashnani with the bullet to Amir. And then DeRay DeAllen with the deep three over Parker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Seriously, DeRozan's three point shot is absolute money now. That is three 3's in the first half including two deep, contested ones right Anthony Parker's face. It is absolutely ridiculous how he managed to improve his three point shot this much in one offseason. He went from one of the worst three point shooting wings in the league to being nearly automatic from deep so far this season. He is 8-11 from three so far. He hit 9 threes in his first 2 years combined. I realize that there is absolutely no way he keeps up this kind of shooting all season long, but damn, it has made me a believer in his long range shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Bargnani is making Hollins, Jamison, Varejao and anybody else the Cavs have tried to guard him with this quarter look absolutely foolish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 The Raptors just own us...again, they hit every big shot they needed to keep the Cavs out of it. I underestimated the improvements they made...maybe it's the new coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 We. Are. Too. Good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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