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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ7t-lEWr4U&feature=player_embedded Where.. have the 90s gone?

He's inconsistent like his favorite player.

I like his attitude, he's not afraid of bias judges who would be all over Lebron if he entered the contest.

not if ur wimpy

Me too. Its not worth the trouble.

yo my name is jay z this is history in the makin'. watch my team become the worst team eva, cuz im the best rappa eva, sittin courtside nets scrubs give me high fives.

I was looking through RealGM and came acrosse some things on there that put into perspective just how bad the Raptors are defensively (well, to add another perspective, I guess). Take a look at these numbers: Opponent Assist Rate (% of opponent possessions ending in an assist): 21.8% (27th of 30) Opponent Assisted FGM Rate (% of opponent FGM that are assisted): 60.8% (28th of 30) Opponent Turnover Rate (% of opponent possessions ending in an turnover): 11.1% (29th of 30) Defensive Plays Rate (% of defensive plays per 100 opponent possessions): 12.7 (28th of 30) Opponent Free Throw Rate (% of opponent attempts ending in free throw attempts): 37% (28th of 30) Opponent 3-pt Rate (% of opponent attempts ending in 3-pt attempts): 25% (28th of 30) Even the worst defensive teams in the NBA are only usual at the bottom of 2 or 3, maybe 4 if they are really bad, of these catagories, but the Raptors have somehow managed to be basically at the bottom of all 6 of these catagories. These numbers basically show that opposing teams can do whatever the hell they want against the Raptors as they are epicly terrible at stopping any sort of 3 point attempt, drives, free throws etc... Here is something that maybe just as concerning as the numbers that I posted above. http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7113/tovfoul1g.jpg In case you aren't aware of what this graph is showing, it is the number of fouls committed per turnovers forced. Basically what this is showing is that the Raptors foul at a high rate, yet still manage to turn the opponent over very rarely. So when the Raptors do decide to play aggressive defense they aren't forcing the opponent to turn the ball over at all, and usually end up commiting a stupid or weak foul that ends up sending them to the free throw line. The Raptors aren't gambling on defense or anything like that, but they are getting burned worse than teams like Golden State who basically gamble on every possession. How pathetic is that? Lets take a look at Jose Calderon for a minute as I was looking through 82games.com and found something so pathetic that it actually made me laugh. Say what you want about PER, but it can be a very useful stat if you look at it correctly. Well, Calderon has a PER of 17.5, which isn't terrible at all. The league average is around 15 or so according to an article that I read a little while ago (I'll try to find a link if I remember). However, defensively opposing point guards have a PER of 23.7 against him. How bad is that? Well, lets look at some of the elite point guards PER numbers and PER against: Steve Nash: 25, 14.8 against Deron Williams: 20.8, 16.5 against Chris Paul: 36.3, 19.5 against (hasn't played as many games so numbers are somewhat inflated) So, basically, opposing point guards are as effective as a Steve Nash against the Raptors because of Calderon's incompetence defensively. Granted all of the blame can't be put strictly on Calderon's shoulders as defense is a team issue, but as the primary defender you can put a lot of the blame on him. I would do this same thing for Bargnani, but as a Raptors fan, I don't know if I would be able to stomach what I may find, lol. On defense the Raptors are just a complete mess though. Going beyond statistics and what not, and just speaking from a fans perspective who has only missed 1 game so far this season and bits and pieces of others, the Raptors simply are not committed to playing defense. It seems like there is little to no communication, Triano's system of "protect the house" is not working because the Raptors are getting destroyed all over the floor, the Raptors play uninspired at this end of the floor, there is no help and I could probably go on and on for another couple of paragraphs about the Raptors matadoric defense, but I will save you all the trouble of reading what I am sure you are all already aware of. Bottom line is that the Raptors are on pace for being the worst defensive team in the history of the modern era, and I don't see anything from them that would suggest that it will turn around anytime soon. They let the Charlotte [expletive]ing Bobcats drop 116 or so points on them. Enough said. EDIT: Here is part of that article I was talking about in regards to Calderon's PER and what not. http://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/raptors/article/731529--feschuk-a-case-of-d-eacute-j-agrave-vu-for-raptors