..::Raptors Franchise - The time has come (Aug.09)::..

Settings:
Game: NBA Live 2003 for PC
Roster: TRU roster
~created by tommy, edited by me~
(accurate as Aug. 06, 2009)
Team: Toronto Raptors
League type: default NBA
Season Length: Short (29 games)
Playoff Length: 3-5-5-5
Quarter length: 5 min
Sim Quarter length: 10 min
CPU initiated trades: Yes
Game Style: Simulation
Skill level: Superstar*****
Injuries: Yes
Fatigue: Yes
CPU Assistance: No
Shot control: User
Substitutions: automatic

Goals:
Playoff berth;
Develop Bargnani and DeRozan into faces of the franchise;
Adopt Turkoglus game;
Keep Bosh in Toronto somehow;
Produce at least 1 all-star;
Develop Ukic;

2009-2010 Season Preview: The Toronto Raptors newer were a top team in the NBA, now as they acquired Hedo Turkoglu and drafted DeMar DeRozan in the 09 draft, they could go face to face with greater NBA teams. My journey with them will begin from the date of August 07, 2009. The schedule is set for the 2009-2010 season(details lower), but before the Raptors will begin their season, they'll face the Greek powerhouse, Olympiacos Piraeus and Armani Jeans Milano of Italy as part of the NBA Europe Live tour 2009.



Timeline:
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Video highlights
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8/13/2009 - Dark Clouds in Toronto
8/17/2009 - NBA Europe Live jerseys revealed
Friendly Game - 8/29/2009 @ Milano 80-72
Friendly Game - 9/5/2009 @Piraeus 67-88
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10/30/2009 UTA 68-76
Iverson signs with Boston
11/4/2009 @ OKC 90-71
11/21/2009 MIA
11/23/2009 DEN
12/7/2009 CHI
12/10/2009 @PHX
12/11/2009 MIL
1/4/2010 @NJN
1/8/2010 CLE
1/11/2010 @ORL
1/14/2010 SAS
1/16/2010 @ATL
1/18/2010 GSW
1/22/2010 POR
2/1/2010 @WAS
2/3/2010 NYK
2/4/2010 @BOS
2/7/2010 LAC
2/9/2010 SAC
2/18/2010 @MIN
2/19/2010 NOH
2/25/2010 PHI
2/27/2010 @DAL
3/8/2010 @CHA
4/6/2010 @MEM
4/14/2010 @DET
4/21/2010 @IND
4/22/2010 HOU
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Last edited by ize on Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:36 am, edited 18 times in total.

Good luck, I want to see Derozan become a star

nba 2003 interesting... good luck with this

Dark Clouds in Toronto

Antoine Wright get's injured while practice, the 25 year old guard seriously sprained hes knee after he fell after a dunk, and will go under surgery next week. Wrights injury is expected to recover for the game against New Orleans which will took place in November 25. It seems that rookie DeMar DeRozan will fill hes spot as starting SG and probably the newly acquired Marco Belinelli will be hes backup. Though this is a big chance for DeRozan, Wrights injury is a problem for Toronto.

Europe Live jerseys revealed

Raptors revealed jerseys for NBA Europe Live tour. The Raps' manufactured 2 different jerseys for their journey, one for the game against Italy's AJ Milano and 1 for the highly expected game against Olympiakos of Greece.

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Last edited by ize on Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:21 am, edited 8 times in total.

Looking really good! Although a lot of white unnecessary space.

Looking really good! Although a lot of white unnecessary space.

Thnx, and don't worry I'll fill those spots as the season begins

those jerseys are sick! Good to see Derozan moving into the starting spot, hopefully he can make something of it.

First off as I am most likely going to that school, It is Simon Fraser not Simion Fraser for Jay Triano. Either than that, this sounds interesting especially because this is 03 and I am a Raptor fan. I would love to see Ukic develop. Although he kind of sucks, I still think that he might become a decent player in the league.

The great ize doing a 03 dynasty, great news. Loving the J's!

Raptors beat AJ

It was easy for the Raptors, they didn't really struggled, but they'll certainly will in their next game against Childress & co.

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Last edited by ize on Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:03 pm, edited 5 times in total.

Good win. The NBA.COM updates look awesome. Keep it up.

Looking really good. Live 03 is great, nice to see a dynasty with it. Awesome jerseys!

Nice to see a live 03 dynasty. Even better that it seems to be top notch quality. Keep it up. Nice presentation.

The NBA.com you have is sick.

It's strange how weird looking the player faces are in comparison to the newer NBA Live and NBA 2k games, although it's definitely good for nostalgia of when I used to play 03/04.

Being a Raptor fan and all, I hope you do this team justice. Seeing that Wright injury makes me think that you're planning on big things for Belinelli or Derozan, which I would really enjoy to see as a Raptor fan.

Wow ! You're NBA.Com looks like . . . NBA.Com
Great stuff there man , great stuff .
Good luck with your Dynasty ! and don't forget about the Realism .

As everyone said, the NBA.com presentation is top notch dude! Keep it up..

Thnx for the comments guys .

Olympiakos too much for Toronto

Toronto kept the pace with Olympiakos, they even had the lead in the 2nd quarter. They only had a deficit of 6 pts in the last quarter, but in the 4th quarter Toronto couldn't resist the pressure of the Greek squad, and especially of former US team member Lynn Greer who dropped 27 points leading all players in scoring, the Raptors left the arena with a humiliating 67-88 loss to Olympiakos.

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Recap:

The expiring contract of former Milwaukee Bucks player, Lynn Greer came into the attention of the Toronto Raptors, negotiations for possible NBA career for Greer with the Raptors, started yesterday. The Raptors and Greer are close to an agreement.

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Last edited by ize on Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:05 am, edited 1 time in total.

News

Negotiations with guard Lynn Greer weren't successful, the 29 year old point guard signed yesterday with the Turkish squad Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Brian Collangelo said: "We were very interested in Greer, we wanted him to be our next Anthony Parker, we don't wanted to miss this chance, but we just did that... I'm very sad about it".

Tough loss, but great video. Keep it up.

Thnx
Utah @ Toronto

Great season opening game for Toronto as they easily beat the Utah Jazz 68-76. Bargnani an DeRozan both had big games. After the first quarter there was no doubt who's better, Williams tried his best with 30 points but the bench production was too poor for the Jazz, while Toronto reserves scored almost half of their teams points (29), Belinelli and Graham dropped 8 while Jack scored 7.

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AI in Boston

Allen Iverson signed a 1 year deal wit the Boston Celtics, AI announced earlier that he wants to finish hes career in a happy situation. Boston made some big moves, and hes a serious championship contender. AI declared: "I'll try to help my team to an NBA title, even if I'll come from the bench" - as probably he'll do.

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Toronto @ Oklahoma City

The Raptors had the control the entire game, but they couldn't grow the distance, Thunder used their starters too much, but Jay Triano kept the rotation going. As the Raptors could grow the distance, immediately came Durant to resize the deficit. Belinelli, Ukic and Nesterovic exploded in the start of the fourth quarter, bringing the Raptors a consistent +10 point lead, Bargnani and Bosh back on the floor only had to keep the distance that the reserves made. Raptors won their firs road game 90-71.

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Recap:

In your second to last update you put Utah @ Detroit, when it should be Utah @ Toronto. Good win over the Jazz to start the season. Allen Iverson signing with the Celtics is a very strange move, even though any team that Iverson joins should benefit somehow (except the Pistons). Nice job holding off the Thunder. Once again, your videos are top notch.

lmfao, Bosh lost it at the end of the OKC game

Thnx for the comments guys, I'll try to repeat the win against the Heat too, but the Denver game will be tough.