Alright, so I need to go on a little diatribe about the Raptors today because even keeps dismissing them, its like the American media just doesn't want to talk about Toronto, ignorant bastards.
39 wins and counting, they are the 3rd best team in the East, and they have so many legit wins and they have played the 2 best teams in the NBA tough (although San Antonio owns them). I don't know why everyone (media, etc) keeps saying the Raps won't get past the 1st rd, its just American bias. If the Knicks had the Raptors' record right now, ESPN would be running non stop stories about the greatness of Isiah's coaching. At the beginning of the year, people were saying that the Raptors can't win, when they go to .500 everyone said that they did it on the backs of bad teams, when they built their lead on NJ everyone said that they would come back to the pack. None of that has come to pass.
People in basketball recognize, I heard Reggie Miller on TNT last night saying that Sam Mitchell has to be the coach of the year. The media won't cause they love to hate on the Raptors, but when the second season comes, people are going to have to acknowledge that the Raptors are a force in the Eastern Conference. I am tired of everyone telling me why the Raptors can't do well. I think they are going to win at least one playoff series this spring, even if they are playing the sainted Heat (I don't drink the Kool-Aid, and you shouldn't either).
11 games left. I say they go about 8-3 in this stretch with wins against Charlotte (home), Orlando (away), Philly (away), Chicago (home), Minnesota (away), Detroit (home), New York (home), Philly (home).
By the end of this run, people will have to say the Raps are legit....
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