Toronto Raptors lose sixth straight to Brooklyn Nets
Wow. It’s getting pretty ugly in Raptor land isn’t it? At 4-19, and on a six-game losing streak, the Raptors now own the second-worst record in the entire NBA.
The team was only able to suit up eight healthy players* for last nights defeat at home to the Nets. The fans are at breaking point and calling for heads to roll. With the exception of the delightful Raptor mascot of course.
* I bet there’s nights’ when Hugh Hefner has more bodies to work with.
No prizes for guessing which two people in particular Raptors Nation want to see booted out of town:
I know this is a bit of a foreign concept for Toronto sports fans in general, but if you were actually able to look at the positive side, the Raptors fought hard last night and put in a solid effort despite only having eight players available. (Ed Davis in particular looked impressive with 24 points and 12 boards.)
Also, there were no further injuries to add to an ever-growing list that must be giving fans flashbacks to the Blue Jays 2012 campaign. And let’s not forget the unexpected news that Amir Johnson (one of the more hard-working members on the roster) only had to serve a one-game suspension despite flinging a saliva-filled mouth guard at one of the officials*.
* I can’t even be bothered to find the refs name. But they don’t really deserve the publicity anyway after their over-reaction to Johnson just wanting the damn ball. (Copyright Keyshawn Johnson.)
Don’t get me wrong though, I realise that no matter how optimistic I want to try and be about the Raptors, this picture pretty much sums up their playoff hopes for the 2012-13 season as well as confirming how well they’ve been playing:
- By paul.taylor
- December 13, 2012
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