FINAL: Toronto 80 • San Antonio 100

LX · 12-26-2012, 12:09 AM

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jeffb · 12-26-2012, 12:33 AM

I predict Lowry is back, plays 20min and gets blamed for our 12-15pt loss.

Just a hunch though.

TORaptor4Ever · 12-26-2012, 12:36 AM

Yeah, heard Kyle should be back.... I'm assuming that JV is going to be out?

Tran905 · 12-26-2012, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by TORaptor4Ever

Yeah, heard Kyle should be back.... I'm assuming that JV is going to be out?

He might play with his broken finger..

jeffb · 12-26-2012, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by TORaptor4Ever

Yeah, heard Kyle should be back.... I'm assuming that JV is going to be out?

We'll be lucky to see JV prior to the all-star break imo.

js12 · 12-26-2012, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffb

We'll be lucky to see JV prior to the all-star break imo.

I am expecting maybe late January-early February. I know that he broke his finger, so hopefully the Raptors medical team can have him back within 4-6 weeks.

jeffb · 12-26-2012, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by js12

I am expecting maybe late January-early February. I know that he broke his finger, so hopefully the Raptors medical team can have him back within 4-6 weeks.

It's essentially a broken hand. I'm going to guess 6-8 weeks. It's odd that we don't know yet though

Superjudge · 12-26-2012, 01:00 AM

no no jeff, he's playing tomorrow didnt ya know??

js12 · 12-26-2012, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffb

It's essentially a broken hand. I'm going to guess 6-8 weeks. It's odd that we don't know yet though

According to Doug Smith, he is visiting a hand specialist. Seeing that they are probably on holiday, we may expect an update either later today or tomorrow.

Superjudge · 12-26-2012, 01:04 AM

dude, he has a busted hand, and its likely in a cast. I busted mine he same way...he's 4-6 before he can play, and likely longer before he's 100% Im not sure why people are ignoring this. Its a big deal.

For me anyhow, I only watch for JV and Ross now.

numbah eleven · 12-26-2012, 01:50 AM

Play with a broken finger? Only in the Finals.
Sprained fingers hurt like hell. Forget playing through injuries, it's silly.

jeffb · 12-26-2012, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by numbah eleven

Play with a broken finger? Only in the Finals.
Sprained fingers hurt like hell. Forget playing through injuries, it's silly.

Sprained finger hurts like hell, I only wish that's what he had.

SteveTT · 12-26-2012, 08:41 AM

They come stonecold out of gate, are down 10 points at the finish of the first, get back late in the 3rd, only to loose for offense starving in the fourth - 92-109.

Kylie will play limited minutes.

TORaptor4Ever · 12-26-2012, 09:13 AM

Mo Williams (UTH) busted his finger as well recently and I think they said he'll be out 6 weeks or so... so I'd assume JV will be gone at least a month. Doubt they'll want to rush him back.

LX · 12-26-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffb

I predict Lowry is back, plays 20min and gets blamed for our 12-15pt loss.

Just a hunch though.

He is listed in Vegas as out for this game.

AR1815 · 12-26-2012, 09:50 AM

We always seem to play well against the Spurs (I saw somewhere that the game earlier this season was one of the most competitive ever given that no team won a quarter by more than 1 point and it went into double OT), and I'm expecting a good effort. JV played well last time around, so hopefully someone can step up and replace his production.

Led Boots · 12-26-2012, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffb

I predict Lowry is back, plays 20min and gets blamed for our 12-15pt loss.

Just a hunch though.

Interesting to see how the Raps come out tonight. We'll really get a glimps as to how effective a head coach Casey really is with this game.

Did he give his guys too long a leash with the four days off? Did the players stuff their faces with shortbread and cookies like we all did over the last few days? Or did Casey crack the whip and hold practices and drilled their azzes off. It's a tough call for any coach with a young team that's on a winning streak.

Zalgiris · 12-26-2012, 10:00 AM

If Kleiza plays 30+ minutes we win

LX · 12-26-2012, 10:04 AM

from someone covering the Spurs -

Spurs Nation Scouting the Raptors

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The rundown

It defies logic, but the Raptors have somehow won five straight games without two of their top four scorers.

They just lost another key player, rookie big Jonas Valanciunas, and with a three-game road trip looming for one of the league’s worst travelling teams – only Washington and Sacramento have had less success away from home – it’s a decent bet their win streak’s days are numbered.

Point guard Jose Calderon, something of a lightning rod among the Raptors fan base, has been a key factor in the recent resurgence. Thrust into the starting lineup by Kyle Lowry’s injury, he’s averaged 14.2 points and 10.7 assists over the past six games.

Their surge notwithstanding, the Raptors remain in limbo, treading water in a sea of mediocrity.

DeMar DeRozan (18.1 ppg) has performed better than many had expected after signing a large extension before the season started. The Raptors also have a decent young frontcourt corps consisting of Valanciunas and forwards Ed Davis and Amir Johnson.

But Italian center Andrea Bargnani, now injured, is a borderline bust at this point in his career, seven seasons after Toronto took him first in the 2006 draft. And no one else even remotely resembles a franchise player, leaving the Raptors without a map as they try to escape the wilderness of the post-Chris Bosh era.

Injury report

C Andrea Bargnani (elbow), out; PG Kyle Lowry (triceps), out; C Jonas Valanciunas (finger), questionable.

What to watch

* Despite ranking eighth in makes and sixth in attempts, the Raptors are one of the least accurate 3-point shooting teams in the league at 33.9 percent. They also rank in the bottom 10 in defending the 3, a potential disaster against a Spurs team coming off a franchise-record 20 3s in its most recent outing.

* One of the few areas the Raptors excel defensively is against the pick and roll. They are 14th in points per play against roll men and third against ball handlers, according the Synergy Sports. Both facets will be put to the test by the Spurs, who boast one of the better pick-and-roll attacks in the league.

* Davis (7.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg) had struggled to secure consistent playing time before he was forced into a more significant role by Toronto’s injury woes. He was a huge factor in the first meeting with the Spurs, recording 15 points and 14 rebounds – including eight on the offensive end.

ERaz · 12-26-2012, 10:50 AM

Let's shock the NBA world.

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12-26-2012, 12:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
jeffb is the baby faced assassin Banned Join Date: May 2008 Location: YO MAMMA Posts: 81,104 Representing:	I predict Lowry is back, plays 20min and gets blamed for our 12-15pt loss. Just a hunch though.

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TORaptor4Ever "Fake All-Star" Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,433 Representing:	Yeah, heard Kyle should be back.... I'm assuming that JV is going to be out?

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Superjudge is pounding the rock! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,371 Representing:	no no jeff, he's playing tomorrow didnt ya know??

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Superjudge is pounding the rock! Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,371 Representing:	dude, he has a busted hand, and its likely in a cast. I busted mine he same way...he's 4-6 before he can play, and likely longer before he's 100% Im not sure why people are ignoring this. Its a big deal. For me anyhow, I only watch for JV and Ross now.

12-26-2012, 01:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
numbah eleven is pounding the rock! Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 484 Representing:	Play with a broken finger? Only in the Finals. Sprained fingers hurt like hell. Forget playing through injuries, it's silly.

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SteveTT is excited about the brazilian connection Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Meran, Italy Posts: 212 Representing:	They come stonecold out of gate, are down 10 points at the finish of the first, get back late in the 3rd, only to loose for offense starving in the fourth - 92-109. Kylie will play limited minutes.

12-26-2012, 09:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
TORaptor4Ever "Fake All-Star" Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,433 Representing:	Mo Williams (UTH) busted his finger as well recently and I think they said he'll be out 6 weeks or so... so I'd assume JV will be gone at least a month. Doubt they'll want to rush him back.

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AR1815 set adrift on a memory bliss of you. Reptars Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 889 Representing:	We always seem to play well against the Spurs (I saw somewhere that the game earlier this season was one of the most competitive ever given that no team won a quarter by more than 1 point and it went into double OT), and I'm expecting a good effort. JV played well last time around, so hopefully someone can step up and replace his production.

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Zalgiris not Drake, that's for sure Kleiza's agent Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,121 Representing:	If Kleiza plays 30+ minutes we win

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