BULLS SHOCK RAPTORS AND WIN SERIES OPENER ON THE ROAD

[Azzdogs]

2010/11 TORONTO RAPTORS SQUAD

The Starters

I Andrea Bargnani I Chris Bosh I Hedo Turkoglu I Ray Allen I Steve Nash I
The Bench

I Marcus Banks I Marcus Camby I DeMar DeRozan I Ben Wallace I Alando Tucker I Darren Collison I Eddie House I
Inactive

I Pops Mensah-Bonsu I Sonny Weems I
INS & OUTS
Ins: Ray Allen (free agency), Steve Nash (acquired from Phoenix), Marcus Camby (free agency), Ben Wallace (acquired from Houston) , Alando Tucker (acquired from Phoenix), Eddie House (free agency), Darren Collison (free agency)
Outs: Tyrus Thomas (free agency), Derek Fisher (free agency), Amir Johnson (free agency), OJ Mayo (traded to Phoenix), first and second round picks (traded to Phoenix), (traded to Antoine Wright (free agency), Reggie Evans (traded to Houston)

Teams Credentials:
2 Season MVP Awards
5 Defensive Player of the Year Awards
3 Championships
1 NBA Most Improved Player
25 NBA All Star Appearances

[Andrew]

But what I do know is that Lebron was very dissapointed and he does leave the Cavs to go to a very unexpected place.

Intriguing...interested to see what's happened there.

[Phil89]

With Allen 35 and Nash 37 surely they aren't long term acquisitions. But they will do a good job all the same.

I like adding the play-off experience to your team after losing out last year. How much is Allen on? Did Thomas ask for to much?

[kibaxx7]

I'm in love with your starting lineup man. Great job!

[Kenny]

Always love the addition of Marcus Camby, but in this case it's even cooler since he's back with the side that drafted him. I also like the idea of Steve Nash potentially finishing his career in Canada. Big Ben and Ray Ray are also excellent pick ups

[megarover]

Those lineups look great even though they are kinda old but I suspect a championship in the near future

[Andrew]

Pretty nice starting five, pretty much a Big Four. The bench isn't quite as strong on paper but you've got a couple of excellent defensive stoppers and an up and coming swingman in DeRozan. Looking good.

[Dee.]

This Roster Looks Sick.

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Phil89, There old but there still in form. Allen is on a 2 year 13.26 million dollar contract. I really wanted Thomas but he was asking 20 million for 2 years.

Thierry., Thanks yeah I really like it to I played the season opener and they're so good to play with.

badreligionau, Changed Camby number back to 21 which is what he had in Toronto to. When my season was coming to a tragic end I knew I wanted to get Nash in the offseason and it all just seemed to fall in place. Ray Ray and Big Ben although old they are still very effective.

megarover, Definetly a championship in the near future

Andrew, Yeah theres no real spark on the bench but there all players I like. DeRozan can throw down some nasty jams and Marcus Banks is coming off a career best season.

TheDee, Thanks I really like it

[Andrew]

Good moving picking up House as well, just a bit more depth.

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C - Zaza Pachulia I Roy Hibbert I Jason Collins
PF - Al Horford I Kenyon Martin I Lawrence Battie(R) I Jawad Williams
SF - Marvin Williams I Bobby Simmins
SG - Joe Johnson I Jamal Crawford I
PG - TJ Ford I Mike Bibby I Rudolf Maguire(R) I Jeff Teague


C - Kendrick Perkins I Rasheed Wallace
PF - Kevin Garnett I Glen Davis I Drew Gooden
SF - Stephen Jackson I Kitt Salmons(R) I Benjamin Francis(R)
SG - Paul Pierce I Bill Walker I JR Giddens
PG - Rajon Rondo


C - Tyson Chandler I Shelden Williams I Kurt Thomas I Desagana Diop
PF - Boris Diaw I Derrick Brown I Alexis Ajinca I Rick Cooke(R) I Amory Barnaby(R)
SF - Andrei Kirilenko I
SG - Gerald Wallace I Gerald Henderson
PG - Raymond Felton I Ronald Murray I Acie Law


C - Patrick O'Bryant I Aaron Gray
PF - Joakim Noah I Taj Gibson
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SG – John Salmons I Aleksandar Pavlovic I Kyle Korver I Marco Belinelli
PG – Derrick Rose I Kirk Hinrich I Lindsey Hunter I Robin Knight(R)

C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas I
PF - Dirk Nowitzki I Anderson Varejao I Leon Powe I JJ Hickson I Darnell Jackson
SF - Coby Karl I Jamario Moon I Fotis Sezer(R) I Larry Kelly(R)
SG - Delonte West I Anthony Parker I Danny Green
PG - Mo Williams I Daniel Gibson


C - Erick Dampier I
PF - Shawn Marion I Kris Humphries I Craig Smith
SF - Josh Howard I
SG - Jason Kidd I Jason Terry I Deshawn Stevenson I Matt Carroll I Quinton Ross I Thabo Sefolosha I Sean West(R)
PG - JJ Barea I Rodrigue Beaubois I Romano Graham(R)

C – Yao Ming I Chris Anderson I Johan Petro
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PG – Kyle Lowry I Ty Lawson I Kitt Lefevre(R) I Leo Bing(R)

C – Charlie Villanueva I Primo Brezec
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SF – Lebron James I Austin Daye I Jonas Jerebko
SG – Ben Gordon I Ronnie Brewer I Ricky Coles(R)
PG – Rodney Stuckey I Elias Lee (R)

C – Andris Bierdins I DJ Mbenga
PF – Anthony Randolph I Ronny Turiaf I Brandan Wright I Othello Hunter
SF – Corey Maggette I Chris Hunter
SG – Monta Ellis I Kelenna Azubuike I Anthony Morrow
PG – Jordan Farmar I Stephen Curry I Harvey Rice(R) I Rocco Gardiner(R)

C – Luis Scola I Vince Evans (R)
PF – Trevor Ariza I David Anderson I Reggie Evans
SF – Tracy McGrady I Shane Battier I Chase Budinger
SG – Chauncey Billups I Jermaine Taylor I Ollie Roberts(R)
PG – Aaron Brooks I Rodger Mason

C – Josh McRoberts I Asher Young(R)
PF – Josh Smith I Troy Murphy I Solomon Jones I Tyler Hansbrough
SF – Danny Granger I Dahntay Jones I Mike Dunleavy
SG – Earl Watson I Luther Head I Brandon Rush I Wally Eaton(R)
PG – Travis Diener

C – Chris Kaman I Deandre Jordan
PF – Blake Griffin
SF – Al Thornton I James White I Sylvester Keenan(R) I Stan Robinson(R)
SG – Eric Gordon I Kareem Rush
PG – Baron Davis I Sebastian Telfair I Mardy Collins

C – Andrew Bynum I
PF – Pau Gasol I Lamar Odom
SF – Ron Artest I Luke Walton
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PG – Jose Calderon I Marcus Williams I Keenan Feehan(R) I Greg Bradshaw(R)

C – Marc Gasol I Hasheem Thabeet I Hamed Haddadi
PF – Zach Randolph I Darrell Arthur
SF – Rudy Gay I Sam Young
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PG – Mike Conley I Marko Jaric I Roko Ukic

C – Jermaine O’Neal I Stromile Swift I Joel Anthony
PF – Michael Beasley I Josh Powell I Shavlik Randolph
SF – Udonis Haslem I James Jones I Jim Dowell(R)
SG – Dwyane Wade I Daequan Cook
PG – Mario Chalmers I Tomislav Lukic(R)

C – Andrew Bogut I
PF – Dan Gadzuric I Bertram Blake(R)
SF – Joe Alexander I Caleb Blair(R)
SG – Michael Redd I Carlos Delfino I Jodie Meeks
PG – Brandon Jennings I Rafer Alston I Luke Ridnour I Charlie Bell I Gabe Pruitt

C – Al Jefferson I Oleksiy Pecherov
PF – Kevin Love I Hakim Warrick
SF – Travis Outlaw I Corey Brewer I
SG – Ramon Sessions I Wayne Ellington I Tony Krause(R) I Ollie Wood(R)
PG – Jonny Flynn I Anthony Johnson I Jason Hart I Will Solomon I Demarcus Nelson

C – Brook Lopez I Josh Boone
PF – Al Harrington I Yi Jianlian I Sean Williams I Eduardo Najera
SF – Marquis Daniels I Terrence Williams I Howard Hamilton(R)
SG – Derek Fisher I Courtney Lee
PG – Devin Harris I Kevin Dooling I CJ Watson I Glenn Krause(R)

C – Ike Diogu
PF – Emeka Okafor I Hilton Armstrong
SF – David West I Peja Stojakovic I Morris Peterson I Julian Wright
SG – Rip Hamilton I James Posey I Reggie Maximilian(R) I Elias Jackson(R)
PG – Chris Paul

C – Tyrus Thomas I Gaika Sibanda(R) I Eddy Curry
PF – David Lee I Jordan Hill
SF – Wilson Chandler I Danilo Gallinari I Marcus Landry
SG – Chris Duhon I Larry Hughes I Maurice Evans I Rashad McCants
PG – Nate Robinson I Toney Douglas I Robert Battie(R)

C – Shaquille O’Neal I Nick Collison I BJ Mullens
PF – Amare Stoudemire I Serge Ibaka I DJ White I Nenad Krstic I Howie Baylor(R)
SF – Kevin Durant I Quentin Richardson
SG – Jeff Green I James Harden
PG – Russell Westbrook I Kyle Weaver I JD Richard(R)

C – Dwight Howard I Marcin Gortat
PF – Brandon Bass I Amir Johson I Ryan Anderson I Stephane Lasme
SF – Rashard Lewis I Matt Barnes I Rodney Carney
SG – Vince Carter I Mickael Pietrus
PG – Jameer Nelson I Jason Williams I Garry Greenan(R) I Doron Robert(R)

C – Samuel Dalembert I Joel Przybilla
PF – Marreese Speights I Antonio McDyess I Chuck Hayes I Jason Smith
SF – Elton Brand I Thaddeus Young I Linas Kleiza
SG – Andre Iguodala I Louis Williams
PG – Will Bynum I Jrue Holiday I Ollie Baylor(R)

C – Louis Admundson I Robin Lopez I Jarron Collins I Jonas Wells(R)
PF – Channing Frye I Sean May
SF – OJ Mayo I Grant Hill I Jared Dudley I Earl Clark
SG – Jason Richardson
PG – Leandro Barbosa I Goran Dragic I Neil Cook(R) I Jeremiah Rousseau(R)

C – Greg Oden I Kwame Brown I Chris Mihm
PF – Lamarcus Aldridge I Efstathios Kallergis(R) I Dante Cunningham
SF – Brandon Roy I Willie Humphrey(R)
SG – Rudy Fernandez I Nicolas Batum I Martell Webster
PG – Steve Blake I Andre Miller I Jerryd Bayless I Patrick Mills

C – Spencer Hawes I Darko Milicic I Horatio Hughes(R)
PF – Mike Miller I Jason Thompson I Drew Jung(R)
SF – Andreas Nocioni I Francisco Garcia I Omri Casspi I Donte Green
SG – Kevin Martin I Raja Bell
PG – Beno Udrih I Tyreke Evans I Sergio Rodriguez

C – Marty Martin(R) I Dejuan Blair
PF – Tim Duncan
SF – Richard Jefferson
SG – Manu Ginobli I Von Wafer I Malik Hairston I Keith Bogans I Dickey Holmes(R)
PG – Tony Parker I Chucky Atkins I Mike James I Chris Quinn I George Hill

C – Mehmet Okur I Brad Miller I Kyle Fesenko I Kosta Koufos
PF – Carlos Boozer
SF – Paul Millsap I Demetrius Brandon(R) I Whitman Donnelly(R)
SG – DJ Augustin I CJ Miles
PG – Deron Williams I Ronnie Price I Eric Maynor

C – Brendan Haywood I Javale McGee I Nigel Reid
PF – Andray Blatche I Antawn Jamison I Carl Landry I Vinny Hamilton(R)
SF – Caron Butler
SG – Randy Foye I Nick Young I
PG – Gilbert Arenas I Javaris Crittenton

[Azzdogs]

Good moving picking up House as well, just a bit more depth.

Yeah im just trying to create depth and just getting players I like.

[Kenny]

Did Chauncey get traded for Yao? If so, that's a horrible trade.

[Azzdogs]

Did Chauncey get traded for Yao? If so, that's a horrible trade.

Yeah it happened before the trade deadline last year.

[Dee.]

Pistons have LeBron.

[dare]

The Thunder's has a nice lineup with Amare and Shaq, LOL the Cavs has a Kobe in the starting lineup

[Martti.]

Damn, the Thunder will win it all. Also love your additions, some great veterans.

Pistons with Lebron is also sick. But the Cavs replacing Lebron with Coby Karl? Wtf..

[Azzdogs]

Pistons have LeBron.

The Thunder's has a nice lineup with Amare and Shaq, LOL the Cavs has a Kobe in the starting lineup

Damn, the Thunder will win it all. Also love your additions, some great veterans.
Pistons with Lebron is also sick. But the Cavs replacing Lebron with Coby Karl? Wtf..

Yeah the Thunder look like a definate Championship team but I should tell you that the Raptors are winning it all this year. The Pistons look strong to should be interesting come playoff time to see how the teams go.

[Andrew]

Pistons aren't looking too shabby with LeBron on board. Meanwhile, from LeBron to Coby Karl in Cleveland...somehow, I don't think they'll be in the Finals again.

[Axel The Great]

How will the Phoenix Suns survive without Nash and Stoudemire?

[kibaxx7]

You know your team is screwed when your center's name is Marty Martin (Spurs)

[megarover]

Some major changes have happen to say the least.....

[cavs4872]

Damn, you're getting through this thing fast. Sorry to see you fall to the Cavs, but the Lakers would have even been a tougher challenge. Great acquisitions in Nash and Allen though.

[Azzdogs]

Pistons aren't looking too shabby with LeBron on board. Meanwhile, from LeBron to Coby Karl in Cleveland...somehow, I don't think they'll be in the Finals again.

I was really looking forward to meeting Cleveland in the finals again to get my revenge but they might not even make the playoffs.

How will the Phoenix Suns survive without Nash and Stoudemire?

Its going to be a definite rebuilding year for them but who cares this years all about Toronto

You know your team is screwed when your center's name is Marty Martin (Spurs)

Yeah I really hate the rookies in Live. I wish you could create a draft class like in 2k10 but oh well.

Some major changes have happen to say the least.....

Some big moves and some stupid moves but we'll see how it all plays out in the season.

Damn, you're getting through this thing fast. Sorry to see you fall to the Cavs, but the Lakers would have even been a tougher challenge. Great acquisitions in Nash and Allen though.

It was a tough loss to the Cavs but it made me desperate to get a championship looking team. And your right I wouldn't have been able to beat the Lakers in the finals but this year is a different story.

Thanks for all the coments and the season opener will be up shortly.

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Will put the season opener on a fresh page