Entries Tagged as 'Toronto Raptors'

Undersized Phoenix Suns exposed by Toronto Raptors

October 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Nobody said preseason basketball was important, but it continually becomes harder and harder to pull positives from the Phoenix Suns’ performances.
It is a learning process for the new-look Suns, but a lot of their weaknesses were exposed Sunday morning in a 121-100 loss to the Raptors in Toronto.
The Suns were murdered on the glass, 57-38, [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns · Phoenix Suns Recap · Rebounding · Toronto Raptors

Raptors spank the Suns by 51 in Vancouver

October 6th, 2010 · 5 Comments

Yes, preseason games mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things, but wow. No matter the stakes, any 51-point blowout makes you raise your eyebrows a little bit.
In their second game against an NBA opponent this season, the new-look Phoenix Suns forgot to show up in Vancouver and were embarrassed, 129-78.
In what was supposed to [...]

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Tags: Phoenix Suns · Toronto Raptors

NBA blog previews: Atlantic Division

September 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Here at ValleyoftheSuns we focus pretty much all of our time on your Phoenix Suns. But there’s a whole league out there to preview!
For help with that I’ve joined up with 75 bloggers (it only seems like half of them are Celtics bloggers) in the fifth annual NBA Blog Previews organized by Jeff Clark from [...]

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Tags: Boston Celtics · New Jersey Nets · New York Knicks · Philadelphia 76ers · Toronto Raptors

Hedo Turkoglu finding a fresh start with the Phoenix Suns

July 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments

PHOENIX — New city, new fans, new organization, new coach, new teammates and even a new jersey number.
After a more-than-forgettable season in Toronto, Hedo Turkoglu is finally able to put the Hedo-hate from Raptors fans behind him and turn the page to a new chapter of his career with the Phoenix Suns.
“It’s a new start [...]

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Tags: Alvin Gentry · Hedo Turkoglu · Lon Babby · Phoenix Suns · Toronto Raptors

Another disappointing outing from Earl Clark

July 10th, 2010 · 14 Comments

LAS VEGAS — If you were expecting Earl Clark to turn into a bonafide NBA player this summer league, you’ve got to be disappointed about the Louisville product’s first two games.
Clark turned in another mediocre performance in Saturday’s 103-69 thrashing at the hands of the Toronto Raptors, going for 15 points and five boards on [...]

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Tags: Earl Clark · Gani Lawal · Phoenix Suns Recap · Summer League · Toronto Raptors

Suns 113, Raptors 94 — Toronto torching continues

November 29th, 2009 · 13 Comments

It is no secret that Steve Nash abuses opposing defenses on the regular, but Captain Canada’s 11-0 record against Toronto since returning to Phoenix coming into today’s game was flat-out ridiculous.
Well, the Suns kicked that Toronto domination up a notch today as they once again defeated Chris Bosh and the Raptors, 113-94.
The Suns haven’t lost to [...]

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Tags: Defense · Leandro Barbosa · Phoenix Suns Recap · Steve Nash · Toronto Raptors