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[Demonater]

TORONTO RAPTORS- Year 3 (2007-08)

Quick Recap- The Raptors had a losing record of 12-17 during the 05-06 season and Babcock finally with no surprises picks 6'5 SG Marcus Johnson from Wake Forest with the 11th pick and also picks 6'1 PG Shawn Williams from Michigan St.



Marcus Johnson was projected to be drafted with in the top 5 picks, but feel far enough to be grabbed by the Raptors. Marcus Johnson turns out to be a beast on the offensive end. He can shoot, dribble, pass, and take it to the basket. "I'll make them wish they drafted me". In the 06-07 season, the Raptors rise from extinction and takes the Atlantic Division with a record of 17-12. The big 3 (Villanueva, Bosh, and Johnson) lead the Raptors to the East Finals and get swept by the Pistons........... and it continues...

Roster



Starting 5


Schedule




NEXT GAME! Raptors vs. Hawks

[Bosh4]

Nice man, very very good

[Demonater]

BREAKING NEWS!



December 8, 2007

Rob Babcock re-signs due to family problems. "I feel like I have done my best with the Raptors and have made them into a playoff contender". "I love Toronto and this club, but my family comes first". The Toronto Raptors name Dexter Dalit as their new General Manager.

Babcock Moments:

- Vince Carter for 2 First Round Draft Picks (Joey Graham and Shawn Williams), Morning, Williams, Williams.
-Drafts Aruajo
-Drafts CV31
-Trades Peterson and a First-Round Pick for Marcus Camby
-Signing Calderon

[Demonater]

Toronto (5-3) vs. Atlanta (1-3) Preview

Starting 5



C- Charlie Villanueva
PF- Chris Bosh
SF- Joey Graham
SG- Marcus Johnson
PG- Jose Calderon



C- Nazr Mohammed
PF- Marvin Williams
SF- Josh Smith
SG- Rodrick Duke
PG- Joe Johnson

Marquee Match Up

Duke vs. Johnson



There is some bad blood between these two players. This two never liked each other since their college days. Duke was picked 10th in the 2006 draft and Johnson was picked 11th. Everyone thought Duke was by far a superior player compared to Johnson. Who will win the match-up?

2006-2007 Stats

....................Marcus........Rodrick......
PPG.................14............14.7..........
RPG..................3.6............3............
APG..................4.9............4.9..........

2007-2008 Stats

.....................Marcus.......Rodrick.....
PPG..................21.............9.8.........
RPG..................3.1.............4..........
APG..................4.5 ...........4.8........

[The_Flying_Tomato]

Pretty good. If Pete+1st went for Camby, where'd Camby go?

[Demonater]

Pretty good. If Pete+1st went for Camby, where'd Camby go?

He's on the bench right now..

[Demonater]

Toronto vs Atlanta



FINAL

Atlanta - 93
Toronto- 89

Highlights



This game was lobsided during the first 3 quarters. The Raptors go on a huge run in the 4th Quarter. The game was 86-89 for Atlanta. Marcus Johnson hits a huge 3 pointer to tie the game.



Atlanta calls a timeout. Joey Graham deflects the inbound pass but Joe Johnson recovers and heads up the floor with 0.9 secs left he launches a 3 and he hits it and gets fouled. It was pretty much over right there.

Player of the Game




Coach Mich's Comments

Q: Can you comment on the freethrows?
"I just don't understand how you can miss 14 freethrows, it's not like they're terrible shooters. Marcus is 86% freethrow shooter and he missed 4 of them. If he made those 4 we would've won or what was it? Yeah tie the game."

Q: What factor tipped it over to the Hawks?
"They won because they wanted the win more than we did. It's as simple as that"

Q: Do you think Marcus is a legit Superstar on the Raptors?
"Marcus is a good player, but the problem is his personalty. A superstar should be able to lead on the floor and off and he is just not doing that."

Q: Do you think this team is good enough to finish it in the playoffs?
"I know this team can win because they proved it last month. They can win everynight if they give it a 100%"


NEXT GAME RAPTORS vs. BULLS
...will we snap the 3 game losing streak or will it be deja-vu all over again

[Its_asdf]

Interesting perspective from starting at the 06-07 season. I like the starting lineup on your team as well, they're all young and have potential to become good players, but I think Camby should start because Villaneuva realistically isn't a legit center and neither is Bosh.

[Demonater]

Interesting perspective from starting at the 06-07 season. I like the starting lineup on your team as well, they're all young and have potential to become good players, but I think Camby should start because Villaneuva realistically isn't a legit center and neither is Bosh.

ye I wanted to start after the 05-06 season because the Raptors line up was terrible and I didnt want to make unrealistic trades so I just drafted my future superstar and a couple of complementary players. I like having Camby on the bench because I usually goto my big men early in the game to get a lead and then switch to a more defensive lineup. (Camby, Bosh, Folkes, Graham, Calderon) and then just make stops and plus I switch the line-up according to who Im playing. For Example I knew the Hawks didnt have a good Center so I put CV31. When I played Detriot I put it Camby..... and still lost. Plus dont forget that this is 2 years later, meaning CV31 has improved defensively.

[thaKEAF]

This looks pretty good, nice young lineup.

[Demonater]

Toronto (5-4) vs. Chicago (4-8) Preview

Starting 5



C- Charlie Villanueva
PF- Chris Bosh
SF- Joey Graham
SG- Marcus Johnson
PG- Jose Calderon



C- Tyson Chandler
PF- Antonio Benjamin
SF- Luol Deng
SG- Ben Gordon
PG- Kirk Hinrich

Marquee Match Up

Ben vs. Johnson



This two are so a like even their stats show it. They both can score and can lead their teams to a win. Who will win the match up

2007-2008 Stats

.....................Marcus.........Ben.....
PPG..................21.............20.9....
RPG..................3.3.............4.1.....
APG..................4.7............3.3......



You Can Catch The Game On Rogers Sportsnet At 7:00 Eastern Time And Join Leo Rautins and Chuck Swirsky

[Jing]

yeah i like this dynasty interesting rookies

[Raps13]

dude did u switch the colours on the raps home jerseys?? they look tight

[Demonater]

dude did u switch the colours on the raps home jerseys?? they look tight

I got the patch off of this forum and it totally gets rid of the purple .
Does anyone know of a program that converts AVI to GIF? Freeware if possible

[Demonater]

OOPS I accidentally overwritten the Bulls Game... anyways the Raps won that one

[RA the Blazer]

sweet dynasty. gotta love the raptors. but mannn.... #72 just looks ugly on a basketball jersey.

[Demonater]

!!TRADE NEWS AROUND THE LEAGUE!!

Trade #1

To Kings: J. Williams, M. Doleac, 1st Round Draft Pick

To Miami: B. Miller, J. Hewitt, F. Garcia

Trade #2

To Kings: A. Varejao, E. Snow, D. Marshall, 1st Round Pick, 2nd Round Pick

To Cavaliers: B. Skinner, M. Bibby

It Looks like the Kings are back to rebuilding.

Trade #3

To Indiana: D. Fisher, First Round Draft Pick
To Golden State: R. Artest

Indiana finally got rid of the headache. Is Grannger ready to take his spot?

[Demonater]

Toronto (6-4) vs. Cleveland (3-1) Preview

Starting 5



C- Marcus Camby
PF- Chris Bosh
SF- Joey Graham
SG- Marcus Johnson
PG- Jose Calderon



C- Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF- Drew Gooden
SF- Lebron James
SG- Larry Hughes
PG- Mike Bibby

Perfect Match Up

Calderon vs. Bibby



Calderon had a big game against the Bulls and is ready to do it again. Mike on the other hand is a new comer to the Cavalier family. It's his time to show what he can bring to the team. Who Will Win the Matchup?

2007-2008 Stats

.....................Calderon.......Bibby.....
PPG..................10.8............14.8....
RPG..................2.1.............3.7.....
APG..................9................6.3......



You Can Catch The Game On Rogers Sportsnet At 8:30 Eastern Time And Join Leo Rautins and Chuck Swirsky

[LegoTP]

Looks good with a lot of pictures. It'll kill 56k users... Keep it up !

[Jing]

man whatever for teh 56kers XD
j/k

good job deno

[Demonater]

Looks good with a lot of pictures. It'll kill 56k users... Keep it up !

haha I dont really know how big the pictures are because my resolution is so high those pictures are pretty small for my eyes.... but meh thats what you get for using AOL j/k

[Demonater]

Toronto vs Cleveland

FINAL

Cleveland - 164
Toronto- 166

Poster of the Night

7"0 Kjell Naslund from London, England Sophmore

Highlights



This game was a doozy. The Raptors dominated the first 3 Quarters. At the start of the 4th Quarter Lebron only had 8 points from 2/7, 1/3 from 3 point land and shooting and 1/2 from the line. In the 4th quarter LeBron brought his A-game and tied the game up at 108 a piece. This game went to Overtime. In the first Overtime, it went back and forth and was still tied at the buzzer. 2nd Overtime, Gooden and Hughes got fouled out and all the pressure was on LeBron to finish the game, but yet again it was tied. On to the 3rd Overtime. 31 secs left in the game Toronto is up by 3, Lebron gets the inbound and runs the clock down and knocks down a 3 ball and its tied. 6 Secs left........




Player of the Game




Post Game Interview With Norma Wick
....With Charlie Villanueva

N. How do you think you did in this game?
C. I did really good, but I think I could of put more numbers up if they gave me more than 19 minutes, but what can you do.

N. Why were you pulled out of the Starting Five?
C. Coach didn't feel like I had the ability to gaurd Big Z...........

N. Do you think this team will make it far into the playoffs?
C. Of Course!!

N. Thank you for your time Charlie.
C. No problem.

N. Now back to you Leo and Chuck.


NEXT GAME RAPTORS vs. PACERS
...Can The Raptors Make It 3 In A Row?

[thaKEAF]

Crazy game

43 points and 22 boards for Bosh.

[Jing]

nice little gif of the winning shot.. but why is it so far off to the right

[Demonater]

nice little gif of the winning shot.. but why is it so far off to the right

I cropped the animation because it would be too big if I didnt.