TRACKING BOSH’S KNEE
Sam Mitchell told reporters on Saturday – before the Raptors flew to Charlotte to kick-off their 3-game road trip – that Chris Bosh will not play on Sunday against the Bobcats … and he’ll likely be held out of action in Orlando and Miami as well.
Bosh hurt his right knee earlier this week and then re-aggravated the injury on Friday night against the Pacers. An MRI showed no structural damage in Bosh’s knee but there is some swelling and the team is taking a precautionary route with their All Star forward right now.
Though he is not expected to play at all on this trip, Bosh did make the trip with his teammates. He was on the Raptors charter on Saturday afternoon and he’ll work with the training staff throughout the duration of this road swing before returning to Toronto on Thursday afternoon.
GARBO UP AND MOVING
Not only is Bosh on the road with the team … but Jorge Garbajosa is as well.
The Spanish forward – still battling back from his early-season surgery – was walking without crutches or a walking boot on Saturday afternoon; just regular ‘ol Air Force Ones.
Like Bosh, Garbo will work with Toronto’s trainers for the next few days in Charlotte, Orlando, and Miami.
There is still no timetable on when Garbajosa might be able to return to any kind of practice … let alone scrimmages or actual “game” action.
BREZEC # 1
Flipping through the Bobcats media guide in preparation for tomorrow night’s game … I stumbled upon a couple of interesting facts about Raptors center Primoz Brezec.
Yes, of course, I knew that Brezec was with Charlotte from day one … enjoying the best years of his career as a Bobcat. But the Slovenian big man is in the record book / history book in North Carolina as well.
Brezec – and current teammate Jason Kapono – were both members of Charlotte’s starting five during the club’s inaugural season in 2004-05. And Primoz holds the honor of taking the first shot and registering the first field goal in Bobcats history (:22 seconds into game 1 … against Washington).
Brezec also attempted and made the first-ever free throw in Bobcats history and committed the franchise’s first turnover as well.
Some of you may be shocked to know (I SURE WAS) that the first-ever block in Bobcats history was not registered by Emeka Okafor. No, that honor goes to none other than Mr. Kapono!
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Sam Show why I hate him as a Coach Again.
Sam the says in the Star. “I do not mind Andrea shooting three but MAYBE ten when you are not shooting that well ARE A LITTLE TOO MANY. Lets say he takes 5 threes and goes to the basket with the other 5? Now all of a sudden you have a good shooting night?
When he was taking and the shots and standing in the middle of nowhere Sam did not mind during the game?
Andrea was 3 for ten on 3′s. If Sam is too dumb to realize that is 9 points on 10 shots from the 3 is 45% shooting which is as good as TJ ever is and Sam lets TJ shoot like a machine gun.
Sam just does not realize it is not about the number. To take 10 threes Andrea was parked out of the action for much more than the ten shots. WHERE IS A SEVEN FOOTERS THE MOST VALUABLE?
If Andrea is to use his great driving ability?
If Andrea is to concentrate on rebounding?
If Andrea is going to be a great insider passer?
Someone with a brain must stop Andrea from shooting threes and make him play insider when his seven foot height and all his talent mean more.
With our best rebounder out you would think Sam would want Andrea in there fighting for position and driving. No, Sam is still fixated on Andrea being a shooting guard.
- Miles HershbergTime Management is everything in Life!
Where should you be and what should you be doing?
Sam has no concept on time Management with Andrea.
Parker, Calderon and Bosh have their own time management.
Rasho and Humphries and only play in certain areas.
All the other guys are all over the place with no clue on how to best use their talents. What is a coaches job anyway?
TJ is a brilliant passer who only wants to shoot?
Kapono is a brilliant shooter who is trying to be Parker?
Delfino is a brute that could give us the driving from the back court and is a good passer and shooter but it is much more fun to take threes.
Graham is an amazing athlete but I am never sure what his role is.
Andrea has all the makings of a great power forward and skilled center but he plays shooting guard half the time on offense.
They guys who are consistent on the Raptors know they roles and do them. There are some very talented players who just play backyard basketball. Go out and have fun and do what you want
- Miles HershbergMoon is almost as bad as Andrea’s mismanagement?
He has good jump shot shooting but why does an almost dunk champ shoot more threes per game than makes drive attempts?
- Miles HershbergYou guys need to work on your english
- AC "The Law"