Tag: Toronto Raptors
Getting the 12:30 p.m. game to tip off the NBA playoffs for a third straight year isn’t sitting well with Raptors head coach Dwane Casey. “Not my first choice … We’d prefer not to be just because from a competitive advantage, you have a little bit more time to prepare playing a later game,” Casey […]
Toronto Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll returned from right knee surgery Thursday after missing 41 games. Carroll came off the bench in a 95-87 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, scoring five points in 14 minutes. He also had four steals. Source: The Associated Press
Raptors forward DeMarre Carroll, the perimeter defender the team would love to have fully healthy and playing in rhythm when they open the playoffs a week or so from now, was in a proper sweat after a little two-on-two post-practice workout. “I want to be ramping up toward the playoffs, not the day before, the […]
(Dwane) Casey, asked if he expects DeMarre Carroll to play again this season: “I expect him (to), I’ve heard nothing else other than that”. Source: Josh Lewenburg of TSN Sports on Twitter
Dwane Casey doesn’t believe in jockeying for a specific playoff matchup. On Wednesday, Casey also said he isn’t going to go all in to try to lock down first place in the Eastern Conference if it comes at the expense of draining his players before the playoffs. “Health is more important to me right now […]
Who should be the MVP runner up behind Stephen Curry? Ben Dowsett, Alex Kennedy and Moke Hamilton debate.
Once regarded as a lame duck coach, Dwane Casey has transformed the Raptors into an Eastern Conference contender.
The shortened moratorium may benefit restricted free agents, writes salary cap guru Eric Pincus
https://twitter.com/RaptorsMR/status/708677149268557824 Source: Raptors PR on Twitter
Rose is hopeful he will be able to play on Monday in Toronto. — Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) March 12, 2016 Source: Nick Friedell of ESPN on Twitter
