These are my Toronto Raptors Linkage links for February 10th from 09:36 to 20:36:

• Toronto Minnesota Live Stream –
• Bosh Out, Williams In For All-Star Game – Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh will not play in the 2009 NBA All-Star game on February 15 due to a sprained right knee, and it was announced Tuesday that Cleveland guard Mo Williams will replace him on the East's roster.
• Symptomatic of the Raptors’ real problems – Despite his top notch basketball IQ, Jason Kapono’s main problem is that he does not have the ability to create the separation needed from his defender … while running around screens, using picks, or playing off the bounce … in order to get his shot off consistently, efficiently & effectively, as a major minute player in the NBA. At least, not unless he is also playing beside a dynamic scorer like D-Wade.

  In general, it’s the lack of sound, accurate Basketball Acumen, at the top of the Raptors’ organizational flow chart and filtering down from there, which has held back the full-fledged development of this franchise for the last several seasons.

• Matt Devlin Checks In From Minnesota – Matt Devlin pays us a visit from Minnesota. We have an interesting chat on a number of topics. The failure to meet expectations, Stephen A Smith, Bryan Colangelo, CB4 and how you keep up beat as a broadcaster in these tough times. Here what Matt has to say on all of these topics.
• Welcome To A Very Tiring Week – Take Bosh, for instance: You need to trust me on this, and if you don’t that’s fine with me, but until Bosh says he wants out – and he hasn’t – there is no way Bryan initiates talks or reacts to “offers.” I think he made it very clear last week, when he called Bosh the “cornerstone” of the franchise.

  The Golden State stuff? I’m sure Larry Riley called Bryan, I’m sure Bryan blew him off. And I’m sure it hit the papers out there in large part so the struggling Warriors could be seen to be proactive. It’s the game and that’s how it’s played.

• How the Toronto Raptors Hit Rock Bottom – What does this team lack? They have three big men who could start on most NBA teams, a point guard who was apparently so good that they traded away TJ Ford just to give him starter status, and a bunch of wing players who are each supposed to specialize in something. What’s the problem?

  Let’s go through them one by one by damn one.

• Disenfranchised – But is Bosh? He's already got a 'max' contract and it's almost certain he's going to get another one in 2010. But is he a max player? Not sure.

  I'd have no problem arguing that Jefferson isn't. But what is the difference between the two? Jefferson averages 23 points and 11 rebounds on 49.6 per cent shooting. Bosh averages 22.7 points and 9.5 rebounds on 49.6 per cent shooting. Bosh is a better passer, Jefferson a better shot-blocker. Bosh gets to the line more, Jefferson is a better offensive rebounder. They anchor teams that are headed straight to the draft lottery. They're both just 24. Both have knee issues, though Bosh hasn't had a major injury like Jefferson's.

  There's not much to choose between them. They're both clearly very talented and productive professionals. But until recently I would have been comfortable making one a franchise player and not the other and I was probably wrong on both counts.

• No Chance Amare is coming to Toronto – A source said there was “No chance. Zero” that Stoudemire wound end up with the Raptors. The player the Raptors want to move, Jermaine O’Neal, has another $23 million year left on his contract. That doesn’t fit with Phoenix’s desire to shed salaries. And the Raptors don’t want to trade the player who would be the best hope for the Suns to rebuild, Chris Bosh, until they are absolutely forced to. Toronto doesn’t think that moment has arrived yet.
• Trade deadline has much different and larger implications this time around – Yet another big name that is floating around in the trade waters is Toronto Raptors' center Jermaine O'Neal. Though O'Neal signed this offseason with the Raptors in hopes of creating a David Robinson/Tim Duncan-like twin tower threat in the East, the Raptors are falling fast and O'Neal could be on the move. The Heat seem to be the most interested, as they need that inside presence that they haven't had since Shaquille O'Neal left in 2007. Perhaps a bigger reason for the trade, however, would be for Miami to add a solidified star to attract Dwayne Wade to re-sign a long-term contract with the team after next season.
• Trade winds continue to swirl around Pistons – What would Raptors want for Bosh? – But what would the Raptors want in return?

  If they want an expiring contract, Rasheed Wallace is a perfect match. Sheed's and Bosh's deals both hover around the $14 million mark. Toronto may want some help in the box office to go along with an expiring contract. In that case, they could pursue Allen Iverson. AI's and Bosh's salaries don't match so a player like Jason Kapano would have to be thrown into the mix.

• Toronto out on Amare? – Toronto Doesn't Have The Chips: The Raptors were rumored to have made a pass at the Suns regarding Stoudemire, but league sources said the Raptors simply do not have the chips to make a deal, unless they decided to move Chris Bosh, which sources close to the situation said is not going to happen. The Raptors are being aggressive in trying to find a deal before the February 19th trade deadline, it just does not look like it will be for Stoudemire.

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