In the weight loss department, not only is Jose Calderon slimmed down a bit – although you can hardly tell he’s 10 pounds lighter like he says because he looks the same – but Rasho’s been avoiding the all-you-can-eat buffets, too.
I’m not saying that if he turns sideways you won’t be able to see him but he’s shaved more than 15 pounds or so off his frame and looks a lot lighter.
He’s still big enough, don’t get me wrong, but he’s definitely lighter and, I suppose, in better shape.
I guess being away from the many red-meat emporiums that dominate downtown Indy might have something to do with it.
The new Nugget traveled all day Friday (Tampa to Washington D.C. to Denver), getting to bed at 2 a.m., waking up around 6 a.m. for his physical.
"He did all right for someone who got four hours of sleep," teammate Carmelo Anthony said after Saturday’s practice.
The 6-foot-7 Graham agreed to a non-guaranteed contract Friday for around $900,000, and Denver hopes he can provide some offense lost when Linas Kleiza signed with Olympiakos and some defense lost when Dahntay Jones signed with the Pacers.
"I like covering the guys like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James," Graham said. "I’m a rough-neck guy, a blue-collar guy."
The final days in Toronto weren’t pretty and there’s no two ways about that. But Vince made the Raptors relevant. You didn’t watch them on national TV before, and haven’t since. Those few years of playoff runs were Vince at his most awe inducing and us at our most willing to consume his game, his style, his persona.
His final year(s) above the border truly turned many people off. But New Jersey was supposed to be a new beginning, another shot at doing what we knew he could. In some ways, it was. Teaming with Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson, he helped lead them to a playoff birth his first year in New Jersey and an Atlantic Division title during his first full year in 2005-06.
Here, in the left-leaning but rightful centre of the universe, fans are known to be patient to the point of numbness.
They love the Leafs despite a Stanley Cup drought that has now stretched to a mere 42 years.
They recognize that the NBA Raptors can’t win, but do a good job of filling Air Canada Centre seats anyway.
They laugh at the Argos and lament the failures of the Blue Jays.
All of which adds up to real sadness when a world-class performer leaves, or prepares to.
There is a real chance that Roy Halladay has pitched his last for the Jays.
Oh,well. They can always find a loser to replace him.
Now, in the latest edition of ESPN’s power rankings, the Raps are 14th, and 6th in the Eastern Conference. Toronto leapfrogged Washington, Detroit and Miami, and sit one spot behind the Bulls.
It’s not like this is much of a change – The 9th place prediction had Toronto missing the playoffs by one game.
More interesting to me is the reaction these rankings elicit from fans… Why do people care? In this case, the rankings come from one person, Marc Stein, who has an opinion and nothing more. Still, the rankings have generated over 2000 comments in one day – Many angry, many celebratory.
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