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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5376" title="Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star writes: Reggie Evans, the Raptors&amp;#8217; designated banger, is expected to make his regular season debut on Wednesday, and what kind of shape is he in? If you&amp;#8217;ve watched him in his only regular-season turn as..." target="_self">Reggie Evans not a suit guy</a><br />');
document.write('Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star writes: Reggie Evans, the Raptors&#8217; designated banger, is expected to make his regular season debut on Wednesday, and what kind of shape is he in? If you&#8217;ve watched him in his only regular-season turn as a Raptor ? as a sometimes-manic bench presence ? it&#8217;s been difficult to say. Evans&#8217; courtside [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5267" title="Euroleague.net reports: Already planning for the Euroleague&amp;#8217;s next round, CSKA Moscow on Tuesday announced the siging of center Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the remainder of the season, pending the medical tests. Mensah-Bonsu (206, 26) will replace Cou..." target="_self">Pops Mensah-Bonsu signs in Russia</a><br />');
document.write('Euroleague.net reports: Already planning for the Euroleague&#8217;s next round, CSKA Moscow on Tuesday announced the siging of center Pops Mensah-Bonsu for the remainder of the season, pending the medical tests. Mensah-Bonsu (206, 26) will replace Courtney Sims, who had been on a tryout with CSKA during the last two weeks. Mensah-Bonsu arrives from Toronto of [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5225" title="The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have released forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu.  Toronto claimed Mensah-Bonsu off waivers November 13 after he was released by the Houston Rockets. He averaged 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 6.7 minutes in 16 games with T..." target="_self">Raptors release Pops Mensah-Bonsu</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have released forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu.  Toronto claimed Mensah-Bonsu off waivers November 13 after he was released by the Houston Rockets. He averaged 2.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 6.7 minutes in 16 games with Toronto. Mensah-Bonsu appeared in four games with Houston this season averaging 1.3 points and 3.3 minutes. He appeared [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5144" title="Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets has been suspended without pay for one game for swinging his elbow at the head of  the Toronto Raptors? DeMar DeRozan, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The inci..." target="_self">Trevor Ariza suspended</a><br />');
document.write('Trevor Ariza of the Houston Rockets has been suspended without pay for one game for swinging his elbow at the head of  the Toronto Raptors? DeMar DeRozan, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. The incident occurred with 3:47 remaining in the third period of the Raptors? 101-88 victory over [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5139" title="Early Sunday afternoon in Toronto as the Raptors were winning big over the Houston Rockets, a frustrated visiting player lost his cool. Late in the third quarter on the left side of the court, Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza had the ball but was stripp..." target="_self">Trevor Ariza ejected after swinging at DeMar DeRozan</a><br />');
document.write('Early Sunday afternoon in Toronto as the Raptors were winning big over the Houston Rockets, a frustrated visiting player lost his cool. Late in the third quarter on the left side of the court, Rockets small forward Trevor Ariza had the ball but was stripped of it by DeMar DeRozan. As DeRozan start dribbling up the floor, [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5138" title="New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that free agent forward Jonathan Bender has been signed to a contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. InsideHoops.com assumes that the deal is ..." target="_self">Knicks sign Jon Bender</a><br />');
document.write('New York Knickerbockers President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that free agent forward Jonathan Bender has been signed to a contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. InsideHoops.com assumes that the deal is a nonguaranteed contract for one season. ?Jonathan has worked extremely hard in preparing himself for a return to [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5104" title="The 7-13 Toronto Raptors are struggling to play defense in a very big way. Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports: Just how terrible has the defence been? Well, for starters, the club is on pace to be the worst defensive team since 1977-78. A little-know..." target="_self">Raptors defense is terrible</a><br />');
document.write('The 7-13 Toronto Raptors are struggling to play defense in a very big way. Ryan Wolstat of the Toronto Sun reports: Just how terrible has the defence been? Well, for starters, the club is on pace to be the worst defensive team since 1977-78. A little-known but telling statistic called defensive rating has been kept since that [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5095" title="The Toronto Raptors entered the season with lofty expectations but with a 7-11 record they aren&amp;#8217;t off to the start they hoped for. Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun reports: Raptors head coach Jay Triano has found himself increasingly on the defe..." target="_self">Raptors defensive struggles</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors entered the season with lofty expectations but with a 7-11 record they aren&#8217;t off to the start they hoped for. Steve Buffery of the Toronto Sun reports: Raptors head coach Jay Triano has found himself increasingly on the defensive about his team&#8217;s lack of defence. The 7-11 Raptors, losers of their past three games, have [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5084" title="Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports: Suns guard Leandro Barbosa will sit out for at least the remainder of this road trip, which continues Tuesday in New York and Wednesday in Cleveland.Barbosa sprained his left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday..." target="_self">Leandro Barbosa out at least two games</a><br />');
document.write('Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports: Suns guard Leandro Barbosa will sit out for at least the remainder of this road trip, which continues Tuesday in New York and Wednesday in Cleveland.Barbosa sprained his left ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday&#8217;s 113-94 victory at Toronto. Barbosa was fouled from the side by Toronto&#8217;s Marco Belinelli [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5078" title="Friday night the Boston Celtics handled the Toronto Raptors, winning 116-103. And according to Rasheed Wallace, one Raptor provided some not-so-welcome acting during the matchup. Frank Dell&amp;#8217;Apa of the Boston Globe reports: Rasheed Wallace was is..." target="_self">Rasheed Wallace mad at Hedo Turkoglu flopping</a><br />');
document.write('Friday night the Boston Celtics handled the Toronto Raptors, winning 116-103. And according to Rasheed Wallace, one Raptor provided some not-so-welcome acting during the matchup. Frank Dell&#8217;Apa of the Boston Globe reports: Rasheed Wallace was issued a technical foul 1:35 into the second quarter last night, but the Celtics big man believes the technical should have been [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5071" title="The AP reports: Gerald Wallace broke out of his shooting slump with 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Charlotte Bobcats to the most lopsided victory in team history, 116-81 over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Stephen Jackson added 23..." target="_self">Bobcats set personal record in 35-point win over Raptors</a><br />');
document.write('The AP reports: Gerald Wallace broke out of his shooting slump with 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Charlotte Bobcats to the most lopsided victory in team history, 116-81 over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Stephen Jackson added 23 points for Charlotte, which held the listless Raptors to 35 percent shooting. The sixth-year Bobcats? [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5055" title="Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh tends to be left out of conversations involving top players in his draft class. He&amp;#8217;s noticed, and gotten annoyed about it, and used the motivation to make himself better. Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports:..." target="_self">Chris Bosh wants respect</a><br />');
document.write('Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh tends to be left out of conversations involving top players in his draft class. He&#8217;s noticed, and gotten annoyed about it, and used the motivation to make himself better. Doug Smith of the Toronto Star reports: &#8220;It&#8217;s mentality, mentality,&#8221; [Bosh] said when asked where the numbers come from, a mentality buried and [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5044" title="The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have been awarded forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on a waiver claim. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound Mensah-Bonsu, who signed with Houston this past offseason, was waived by the Rockets on Friday. He appeared in four games wi..." target="_self">Raptors add Pops Mensah-Bonsu</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday they have been awarded forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu on a waiver claim. The 6-foot-10, 235-pound Mensah-Bonsu, who signed with Houston this past offseason, was waived by the Rockets on Friday. He appeared in four games with Houston, averaging 1.3 points and 3.3 minutes. Prior to signing with the Rockets, Mensah-Bonsu, 26, averaged [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=5018" title="The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have released guard Quincy Douby.  Douby had been on the inactive list since October 28 and did not appear in any regular season games. He averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 assists and 10.5 minutes in six preseason outin..." target="_self">Raptors release Quincy Douby</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have released guard Quincy Douby.  Douby had been on the inactive list since October 28 and did not appear in any regular season games. He averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 assists and 10.5 minutes in six preseason outings. Douby joined the Raptors on March 24, 2009 when he signed a 10-day [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4944" title="The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have exercised the fourth year team option on the Rookie Scale Contract of guard Marco Belinelli. Belinelli is now guaranteed through the 2010-11season. In accordance with the league?s collective bargaining agre..." target="_self">Raptors exercise Marco Belinelli option</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have exercised the fourth year team option on the Rookie Scale Contract of guard Marco Belinelli. Belinelli is now guaranteed through the 2010-11season. In accordance with the league?s collective bargaining agreement, the Raptors had until October 31 to exercise their option on Belinelli. Per team policy, financial terms of [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4905" title="The Toronto Raptors have a hot rookie shooting guard in DeMar DeRozan. Aside from being extremely athletic, DeRozan has both a first and last name with two capital letters. Clearly an added bonus. But is the kid ready to be a real starter on a team that h..." target="_self">Opinion: DeMar DeRozan not ready to start</a><br />');
document.write('The Toronto Raptors have a hot rookie shooting guard in DeMar DeRozan. Aside from being extremely athletic, DeRozan has both a first and last name with two capital letters. Clearly an added bonus. But is the kid ready to be a real starter on a team that hopes to make the playoffs? One writer says no. Frank Zicarelli [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4895" title="Raptors forward Reggie Evans sustained a left mid-foot sprain during the second quarter of Wednesday?s game against Boston in Hartford, Connecticut. No timetable has been set for his return to game action, although it is likely that he misses the remainde..." target="_self">Reggie Evans sprains left foot</a><br />');
document.write('Raptors forward Reggie Evans sustained a left mid-foot sprain during the second quarter of Wednesday?s game against Boston in Hartford, Connecticut. No timetable has been set for his return to game action, although it is likely that he misses the remainder of the preseason. Evans has averaged 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 16.8 minutes in five [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4871" title="The AP reports: Louis Williams scored 17 points, Andre Iguodala added 15 points and eight assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Montreal?s Samuel Dalembert added 10 points and six rebou..." target="_self">Oct 6: Sixers 107, Raptors 98</a><br />');
document.write('The AP reports: Louis Williams scored 17 points, Andre Iguodala added 15 points and eight assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers held on for a 107-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Montreal?s Samuel Dalembert added 10 points and six rebounds for the 76ers, whose 23-point lead was cut to five in the fourth [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4866" title="Good NBA seats are expensive. Fans shelling out big money to sit near the court should expect a good view of the action. But what about when players get off the bench and remain standing for a while? On the one hand, it&amp;#8217;s nice to see guys cheer ..." target="_self">NBA tells bench players stay seated so fans can see</a><br />');
document.write('Good NBA seats are expensive. Fans shelling out big money to sit near the court should expect a good view of the action. But what about when players get off the bench and remain standing for a while? On the one hand, it&#8217;s nice to see guys cheer their teammates. On the other, these giants prevent [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4777" title="Half the fun of talking about LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and other top stars isn&amp;#8217;t just raving about what they do on a basketball court. Speculating about where they may play in the future is just as entertaining. Mike McGraw of the A..." target="_self">Dwyane Wade`s future up in air</a><br />');
document.write('Half the fun of talking about LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and other top stars isn&#8217;t just raving about what they do on a basketball court. Speculating about where they may play in the future is just as entertaining. Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports (via blog): Asked if the Bulls would be [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4738" title="Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Roko Ukic, the 6-foot-5 point guard acquired by the Bucks in a trade with Toronto earlier this month, was named most valuable player of the Efes Pilsen World Cup after leading Croatia to the to..." target="_self">Roko Ukic shines for Croatia</a><br />');
document.write('Charles F. Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Roko Ukic, the 6-foot-5 point guard acquired by the Bucks in a trade with Toronto earlier this month, was named most valuable player of the Efes Pilsen World Cup after leading Croatia to the tournament title. Ukic had 21 points to pace Croatia to a 90-83 victory [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4708" title="The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired guard/forward Carlos Delfino and guard Roko Ukic (pronounced ROE-co OO-kitch) from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for forward Amir Johnson and guard/forward Sonny Weems, General Manager John Hammond announced today. ?Aft..." target="_self">Bucks trade Amir Johnson, Sonny Weems to Raptors for Carlos Delfino, Roko Ukic</a><br />');
document.write('The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired guard/forward Carlos Delfino and guard Roko Ukic (pronounced ROE-co OO-kitch) from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for forward Amir Johnson and guard/forward Sonny Weems, General Manager John Hammond announced today. ?After drafting DeMar DeRozan and trading for Marco Belinelli, Hedo Turkoglu and Antoine Wright, Carlos made it clear he would prefer [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4705" title="Euroleague.net reports: One of the most experienced power forwards in European basketball will make his Euroleague return this season after the news that Jorge Garbajosa has inked a two-year deal with Real Madrid. Garbajosa (205, 31) arrives from BC Khimk..." target="_self">Jorge Garbajosa signs in Spain</a><br />');
document.write('Euroleague.net reports: One of the most experienced power forwards in European basketball will make his Euroleague return this season after the news that Jorge Garbajosa has inked a two-year deal with Real Madrid. Garbajosa (205, 31) arrives from BC Khimki Moscow region, where he averaged 9.2 points and 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 13 [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4698" title="Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the team has signed free agent center Primoz Brezec. ?We feel that Primoz will provide us with additional size and depth in the front court, but just as beneficial is the w..." target="_self">76ers sign Primoz Brezec</a><br />');
document.write('Philadelphia 76ers President and General Manager Ed Stefanski announced today that the team has signed free agent center Primoz Brezec. ?We feel that Primoz will provide us with additional size and depth in the front court, but just as beneficial is the wealth of experience he brings to the team not only on the NBA level, [...]');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=4664" title="Talented veteran Miami Heat big-man Jermaine O&amp;#8217;Neal has been more known for injury than anything else these past few years. But he&amp;#8217;s been working hard to change that. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (via blog): ..." target="_self">Jermaine O?Neal working hard</a><br />');
document.write('Talented veteran Miami Heat big-man Jermaine O&#8217;Neal has been more known for injury than anything else these past few years. But he&#8217;s been working hard to change that. Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports (via blog): O&#8217;Neal, who has been a regular in the weight room and on the court at AmericanAirlines Arena the [...]');
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