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June 30, 2008 IF IT’S A NEW BEGINNING FOR O’NEAL THEN IT’S A BOON FOR THE RAPTORS By no means is Bryan Colangelo done. With the trade for Jermaine O’Neal the Raptors now have huge holes at point guard and in the front court. If both restricted free agents, Calderone and Delfino, are re-signed as expected then the Raps have 10 players under contract for next year. There is much work to be done yet to fill in the remaining spots. June 18, 2008 - A SEASON ENDS, A DRAFT ENSUES, A BROKEN TIGER April 30, 2008 - COLANGELO SAYS HE WILL TRADE FORD AND COULD HAVE LAST YEAR April 20, 2008 - SAME OLD SLOW STARTING RAPS--GOODBYE BIG WET NOODLE April 6, 2008 - RAPTORS HAVE TO HOPE THEY CATCH LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE March 12, 2008 - STOP BEING THRILLED, MOON, AND START BELONGING February 23, 2008 - RAPTORS NEED TO GROW UP AND STOP BEING CHILDREN February 7, 2008 - SHAQ DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE SUNS January 23, 2008 - RAPTORS CLIMBED TO THE NEXT LEVEL--CAN THEY STAY THERE? December 18, 2007- SCHOOLBOY RAPS NOT READY TO CHALLENGE CELTICS November 1, 2007- QUICK AND CONCISE VERSION OF NBA POWER RANKINGS September 23, 2007 - HEY LEAF FANS, THIS YEAR TORONTO IS A BASKETBALL TOWN July 27, 2007 - NBA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OFFICIAL AND DID NOTHING July 13, 2007 - BALSILLIE'S ASTRONOMICAL BID USURPED BETTMAN'S DEALS June 7, 2007 - MITCHELL SIGNING SHOWS COLANGELO HAS COMPLETE CONTROL May 16, 2007 - NBA REALLY SCREWED THE POOCH WITH SUNS SUSPENSIONS May 2, 2007 - MAVERICKS FELL INTO A WARRIOR SIZED TRAP April 12, 2007 - FIVE ITEMS TO WATCH AS THE NBA PLAYOFFS BEGIN March 6, 2007 - IS STEVE NASH THE VICTIM OF PREJUDICE IN MVP RACE? January 25, 2007 - BOSH IS WILLING HIMSELF RIGHT INTO MVP RACE December 20, 2006 - SIXERS COULDN'T WORK IVERSON BETTER THAN RAPTORS CARTER November 15, 2006 - AM I CRAZY? SHOULD RAPTORS HIRE LARRY BROWN? November 2, 2006 - 100 IS THE NEW MINIMUM IN THE FAST PACED NBA September 18, 2006 - THERE AREN'T ANY FAVOURITES FOR NBA CROWN July 23, 2006 - SALMONS LATEST MEMBER ON ALL-CONTEMPTIBLE TEAM July 13, 2006 - "WOE IS ME" JAMES NOT COLANGELO'S TYPE OF PLAYER June 30, 2006 - RAPTORS DRAFT DEPTH TO FACILITATE VILLANUEVA DEAL June 22, 2006 - ISIAH, CUBAN-A COUPLE OF NBA PARIAHS June 14, 2006 - THE BURNING RAPTOR QUESTION--IS BARGNANI A NOWITZKI-TYPE? May 25, 2006 - CUBAN'S IGNORANCE, ARROGANCE COULD AFFECT MAVS May 6, 2006 - THIS IS THE BEST CHANCE FOR MAVS TO GET OVER SPURS HURDLE March 29, 2006 - IS IT POSSIBLE? CAN ISIAH BANKRUPT THE KNICKS? March 1, 2006 - RAPTORS MADE COLANGELO AN OFFER HE COULDN'T REFUSE February 1, 2006 - CONSERVATIVE BABCOCK LOSES POWER STRUGGLE January 17, 2006 - CARTER THE REAL CULPRIT FOR RAPTORS FALL FROM GRACE November 29, 2005 - PISTONS LOOK SOLID BUT CAVS, BULLS WILL PUSH THEM October 24, 2005 - DEVELOPING RAPTORS WILL BE BETTER THAN EXPECTED August 9, 2005 - ATLANTA'S THREE STOOGE ACT CREATING MAJOR HEADACHES July 20, 2005 - MY NAME IS ROB BABCOCK AND THIS IS HOW I WILL FIX THE TEAM July 4, 2005 - DEPTH OF NBA DRAFT THROWS WRINKLES INTO PROCESS June 16, 2005 - EVERYBODY ELSE HAS A MOCK DRAFT--SO HERE'S MINE May 31, 2005 - PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUNS, SPURS May 17, 2005 - NASH, VAN GUNDY ISSUES SUPERCEDE PLAYOFF EXCITEMENT April 26, 2005 - EXPECT UPSETS AS NBA PLAYOFFS BEGIN March 31, 2005 - OFFICIALS SHOULD BE CRITICIZED LIKE PLAYERS AND COACHES March 10, 2005 - CELTS, MAVS CIRCUMVENT RULES AS THOMAS HAS BRAIN CRAMP February 18, 2005 - TRADES THE ONLY SALVATION FOR FLOUNDERING RAPS February 1, 2005 - DISASTROUS END TO MONTH SLOWS RAPTOR PROGRESS January 7, 2005 - SURPRISES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS IN NBA'S FIRST HALF December 21, 2004 - WITH VINCE SAGA DONE RAPTORS CAN LOOK TO FUTURE December 7, 2004 - PHOENIX HOLDS THE BLUEPRINT RAPTORS SHOULD FOLLOW November 16, 2004 - LAKERS, NETS GOING FROM PENTHOUSE TO OUTHOUSE October 27, 2004 - ARUJUO, MASON HOLD THE KEYS TO RAPTOR COMPETITIVENESS September 16, 2004 - TIME TO SEND WHINY VINCE TO NBA PURGATORY July 27, 2004 - SHAQ AND KOBE--LEADERS IN TALKING BULL July 6, 2004 - CARTER'S LATEST WAIL SIMPLY VINCE TALKING TO THE WIND June 23, 2004 - RAPTORS HIRE 'NICE' MANAGEMENT TEAM May 27, 2004 - RAPTORS SHORT ON TIME TO GET BACK ON TRACK April 21, 2004 - MATCH-UPS SHOW THAT WOLVES OR SPURS SHOULD WIN April 5, 2004 - LOSS OF FIRE THE SPARK BEHIND GRUNWALD BEING EXTINGUISHED March 24, 2004 - STRANGE GAMES HIGHLIGHT AN ABSURD PLAYOFF RACE February 24, 2004 - ULTRA CONSERVATIVE GRUNWALD SHOULD MOVE OUT February 9, 2004 - RAPTORS STILL SEVERAL PLAYERS AWAY FROM CONTENTION January 13, 2003 - ISAIH FINALLY FOUND A HOME LARGE ENOUGH FOR HIS EGO December 24, 2003 - RAPTORS SETTLING IN AS MEDIOCRE CLUB AFTER TRADE BOOST December 2, 2003 - THE ANATOMY OF A TRADE RUMOUR THAT CAME TRUE November 4, 2003 - MINNY DEBACLE A CLOSER INDICATION OF RAPTOR SKILL LEVEL October 16, 2003 - THE GOAL FOR O'NEILL IS TO BE THE ANTI-LENNY September 8, 2003 - SEA OF CHANGE STRIKES EVERY NBA TEAM--EXCEPT RAPTORS August 14, 2003 - RAPTORS FILLING ROSTER WITH WANNABES AND LEFTOVERS July 17, 2003 - FREE AGENCY STRENGTHENS WEST AND WEAKENS EAST June 17, 2003 - LENGTHY PROCESS INDICATIVE OF INABILITY TO FIND COACH May 26, 2003 - COMPLETING THE GRADES OF A VERY POOR RAPTOR SEASON May 5, 2003 - GRADING OUT THE MANY FAILURES OF A RAPTOR SEASON April 2, 2003 - DRAFT MAY CREATE TEMPLATE FOR MAJOR RAPTOR MOVES March 16, 2003 - GRUNWALD HAS BUSY OFF-SEASON REBUILDING RAPTORS March 10, 2003 - GARNETT'S MVP SEASON MAY LEAD WOLVES OUT OF FOREST February 25, 2003 - TO VAN GUNDY OR NOT TO VAN GUNDY THAT IS THE QUESTION February 17, 2003 - DON'T EXPECT MUCH FROM RAPTORS AT THE TRADE DEADLINE February 3, 2003 - CARLISLE QUICKLY MOVING TO THE TOP OF PROFESSION January 27, 2003 - SOLVING THE COACHING PUZZLE--EXPERIENCE OR YOUTH January 20, 2003 - ANALYZE THIS--COACHING STAFF FAILS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS January 13, 2003 - FOR NBA COACHES TIMING CAN MAKE OR BREAK THEM January 6, 2003 - RAPTORS NEED A NEW COACH AND A NEW PHILOSOPHY December 30, 2002 - TAKE HEART RAPTOR FANS A REVIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE--NEXT YEAR December 23, 2002 - THERE IS A JUMBLE IN THE EAST AS THE LAKERS TUMBLE OUT WEST December 16, 2002 - RAPTORS MAY NEED TO DISCARD FORGETTABLE SEASON December 9, 2002 - WEBBER INDICTMENT SHOULDN'T SPOIL A CANADIAN'S CHANCES December 2, 2002 - GRUNWALD SHOULDN'T BE BLAMED FOR RAPTORS SUDDEN FALL November 25, 2002 - DEPTH OF MAVS, KINGS WILL END LAKERS THREE-YEAR REIGN November 11, 2002 - RAPTORS SHOULD LOOK TO THE STANDS FOR PLAYERS October 27, 2002 - RAPTORS NEED TO FILL HOLE AT CENTER July 30, 2002- RAPTORS DOOMED TO FOLLOW LEAFS DOWN BRIDESMAID PATH June 27, 2002- LOOKING FOR DAN DICKAU May 3, 2002- THIS IS THE END, MY FRIEND April 16, 2002- STRONG LEADERSHIP CAN SOLVE MOST PROBLEMS April 2, 2002- MY DAUGHTER ISN'T VERY HAPPY, GLEN March 14, 2002- SEASON SLIPPING AWAY FROM COMATOSE TEAM March 11, 2002- DO NBA OFFICIALS HATE THE GAME OF BASKETBALL? February 25, 2002- GARY SAYS 'RELAX' February 18, 2002- A NUTTY WEEK February 5, 2002- RAPTORS RUNNING ON EMPTY January 21, 2002- RAPTORS SENSE URGENCY January 14, 2002- RAPTORS ARE A FRUSTRATING TEAM TO WATCH January 7, 2002- PASSIVE RAPTORS LOSING TO INFERIOR TEAMS January 1, 2002- RAPTORS NOW THE HUNTED
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