Today’s player analysis will focus upon the second piece the Toronto Raptors picked up in their deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, 2nd year guard Sonny Weems.  Coming into 2009-10, Sonny only had 12 games under his NBA belt. Yes, they were with the very good Denver Nuggets, but Weems was definitely not considered part of what made them really good. Luckily for Raptors fans, Sonny quickly became one of the best players to suit up in a Raptors uniform this season, and could be argued to be the biggest surprise in competition only with AJ15. Let’s take a look at [...]

Today’s player analysis will focus upon another offseason acquisition for the Toronto Raptors, 5-year veteran Antoine Wright. Throughout his time in the association thus far, Antoine has been known for two distinct traits: (1) his ability to defend, (2) his inability to stay healthy. 2009-10 was of no exception to this, as Wright was thrust into the role as the Raptors only true lockdown defender on a defensively challenged team, and Antoine once again struggled to stay healthy for a full 82 game stretch. Let’s take a look at the year Antoine was able to put up:
Antoine Wright – Small [...]

In a year filled with lack-luster inspiration and inconsistency, one of the few bright spots to emerge from Raptorland was power forward Amir Johnson -whom the Raptors acquired in a deal that sent Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukic to the Milwaukee Bucks. Just turned 23 years old, 2009-10 was already Johnson’s 5th season in the association, with the first four being spent under the guidance of the always talented Detroit Pistons. Given the opportunity, Amir prospered making the most of it, and becoming the first Raptor big man off of the bench throughout the entire season for Jay Triano. Let’s [...]

Today’s player analysis focuses upon the Toronto Raptors player called upon to enter the game only 11 times more than I was in 2009-10, seven-foot center Patrick O’Bryant. Despite it being his fourth official year in the Association, O’Bryant once again failed to establish any sort of a rotation role with the Raptors -much like with his previous employers, the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics. Let’s take a look at POB’s limited stats:
Patrick O’Bryant – Center – 2009-10 Stats
Games Played: 11 (-28)
Minutes Per Game: 4.6 (-3.2)
Points Per Game: 1.7 (-1.4)
Rebounds Per Game: 1 (-0.9)
Assists Per Game: 0.1 (-0.1)
Offense
In [...]

Today’s player analysis focuses upon the year put up by the savvy veteran Rasho Nesterovic. 2009-10 marked Rasho’s second stop in Toronto, as well as the first time since his rookie season that Rasho did not see action in at least 70 games – a 10 year span. Obviously slowed down by age, Rasho still stands as a valuable veteran asset to any club both on the court and in the practice facility. Let’s take a look at what Rasho managed to do in his limited use:
Rasho Nesterovic – Center – 2009-10 Stats
Games Played: 42 (-28)
Minutes Per Game: 9.8 (-7.5)
Points [...]

Today’s player review will be focused upon the Raptors 9th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Entry Draft, ‘Heir Canada’ DeMar DeRozan. Coming into his rookie campaign the expectations were high for the youngster, and in a Raptors organization desperate for a swing-guard the opportunity was even greater. From opening night, DeMar found himself thrust into the starting line-up, a role he managed to hold onto for the greater portion of the season. Although receiving starters attention, DeMar struggled to find consistency at any point in the season, which can accredited to being the 5th option on the starting unit. [...]

Today’s player analysis will focus upon the Toronto Raptors primary point guard, numero ocho, Jose Calderon. The 2009-10 campaign was Jose’s fifth full season in the Association, and unfortunately for Jose and the Raptors it was one to forget. For the second year in a row, Calderon found himself sidelined by nagging injuries, that either kept him off the court or made him even more of a liability to keep on the court when he was available. Back in 07-08 it was Jose’s ability to blow to the bucket, and genuine love and intensity for the game of basketball that [...]

Today’s player review will be focused upon the Toronto Raptors 1st overall pick in the 2006 entry draft, 7 foot center Andrea Bargnani. In his fourth full season in the league, Bargnani once again took several strides in developing every facet of his game on both ends of the floor. Although Bargnani is still quite a few steps away from being a part of the league’s elite, he truly is beginning to show that he can be an instrumental part of any organization. Let’s take a look at Il Mago’s stats over this past year:
Andrea Bargnani – Center/ Power Forward [...]

Today’s player analysis will focus upon the 2009-10 contributions of the Raptors franchise player Chris Bosh.  Bosh has been with the organization for seven years, each year better establishing himself as one of the most dominant power forwards currently playing in the NBA. 2009-10 was of no exception to that, as Bosh showed the magic a little extra effort in the gym over the off-season can do on the level of performance an athlete can display on the court. It’s Bosh’s steady improvement that will undoubtedly make him the 3rd most coveted player in this season’s free-agent class -behind only [...]

Today’s Toronto Raptors player review focuses upon the club’s third-string point guard Marcus Banks. To most Raptors fans Marcus is known as the overpaid and underused guard that was thrown into the deal with the Miami Heat to get the contract of Jermaine O’Neal off of the Raptors books prior to the 2009-10 season. Marcus for the most part, rode the pine for the Toronto Raptors, but did find himself thrust into the back-up role when Jose Calderon went down to injury -and stood as much more steady back-up than Raptors fans probably expected. Let’s take a look at Marcus’ [...]