Comments on: Match Ups – Toronto Raptors v/s Portland Trail Blazers

By: khandor

khandor — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:21:15 +0000

1. Look for Nate McMillan to still go with Steve Blake to open games this season for the Blazers.

2. If Portland does take 2 from Toronto this year it will mean that the Raptors are further down the food chain in today's NBA than many others in Raptorville realize at the moment.

Given the tempo that the Blazers prefer to play, both games should be barn-burners.

Game 1 – Edge to the Raptors, at home, with Portland in the 2nd half of a back-2-back
Game 2 – Edge to Portland, at home with Toronto in the 2nd half of a back-2-back at the end of a road trip

Portland's base of young talent is off the hook compared with Toronto's.

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By: Nat77

Nat77 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:36:05 +0000

Wow, thanks for pointing that out. Serves me right for trying to edit at 4 AM. It should be all fixed now

By: brothersteve

brothersteve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:25:06 +0000

Both teams have 10 players 25 & younger. Blazers have the edge in being together longer but Toronto has the better older veterans in Evans, Rasho, & Hedo.

A split seems about right.

By: Evan

Evan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:07:48 +0000

I think he meant rudy fernandez.

By: Vittorio De Zen

Vittorio De Zen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:07:01 +0000

Meant to be Fernandez, heh.

Would be nice if Toronto squeaked out a win at home. I was at the buzzer-beating loss last season. Damn Steve Blake.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:10:13 +0000

Rudy Gay?