With the NBA Lockout still looming (Opening Day has came and gone) and with no clear end in sight, Raptors Rapture has decided to stay positive and give you five reasons why you should actually be excited for the 2011/12 Toronto Raptors Season. 5. A Shortened Season Actually Helps Think about it. The last shortened season created sheer chaos as certain players were out of shape (Shawn Kemp) and the long layoff allowed for teams to succeed that probably would not have in a regular 82 game slate. Now I will admit that today’s NBA is much different, [...]


