Basketball Eh? - djp's Custom Raptors

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SPECIAL THANKS TO SOAPY FOR THE BANNER

Hi,
I wanted to do an NBA chise but I wanted to shake things up. I wanted to mold a roster to my liking and I wanted to play with a created team. Then I realized I would be limited to just two jerseys and a generic court, so I decided to take over an NBA team and just release the roster they had. Hope you all will like this.

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Setup

I'm controlling the Toronto Raptors but I have released all their players and signed my 6 created players and 6 lower level free agents.

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MEET THE SQUAD

THORNTON GOES TO THE RACK DURING PRACTICE

Toronto Raptors
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	COLLEGE/FROM
35	Malik Allen	PF	33	6-10	255	Villanova
5	Earl Boykins	PG	35	5-05	136	Eastern Michigan
2	Sherron Collins	PG	24	5-11	205	Kansas
11	Donovan Davis	PG	21	5-06	190	Akron
23	Phil Foster	SG	19	6-04	190	Georgia
52	Greg Oden	C	23	7-00	285	Ohio State
72	Vladimir Papadopoulous	C	32	7-02	270	Ukraine
3	Frederic Petrovic	PF	28	7-00	220	Lithuania
32	Joe Smith	PF	36	6-10	225	Maryland
12	Al Thornton	SF	27	6-08	220	Florida
33	Theo Thornton	SF	23	6-07	240	Central Michigan
4	Stephen Woolridge	SG	38	6-03	190	Utah Valley State

Player Bios

PG 11 Donovan Davis
Davis is a pass-first point guard who focuses on getting the whole team involved. Decent all-around shooter. Average defender.
NBA Comparison: Mugsy Bouges

SG 4 Stephen Woolridge
Woolridge is a sharpshooter. Was expected to retire but came back for one final year. Doesnt drive the lane. Slow. Weak defender. Slated as the starting SG but could shift into a 6th man role if other players develop.
NBA Comparison: Steve Kerr/John Paxson

SF 33 Theo Thornton
Thronton is the main scoring threat. Monster dunker. Solid all-around shooter. Good defender. Sometimes lets his emotions get in the way. Plays with power.
NBA Comparison: Amare Stoudamire/Dennis Rodman

PF 3 Frederic Petrovic
Petrovic is a cousin of former NBA great Drazen Petrovic. Just came to the NBA last year. Good shooter. Great defender. Plays a little soft, would be better suited as a SF.
NBA Comparison: Detlef Schrempf/Tony Kukoc

C 72 Vladimir Papadopoulous
Papadopoulos is a tenacious defender. Lacks offensive skills. Aging. Great rebounder.
NBA Comparison: Dikembe Mutombo/Luc Longley/Arvydas Sabonis

SG 23 Phil Foster
Foster is the definition of raw talent. At just 19 years old he has a ton of potential. Has drawn comparisons to Kobe and Dwayne Wade. Solid shooter from anywhere on the court. Needs to develop some defense. Has to learn the game.
NBA Comparison: Kobe/Dwayne Wade? (Eric Gordon now)

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Get in the Game

For those of you interested I will take sign ups to put you in the game. I will edit the computer generated draft class by editing players to your information. Just give me a position and the basics and I will get you in.

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CREATED PLAYER CAREER STATS

INITIAL CREATED PLAYERS

Donovan Davis Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
Akron (10-11)	32	32.3	13.6	3.4	13.4	2.3	0.1	.442	.902
Akron (09-10)	32	24.8	12.4	2.9	10.2	1.9	0.0	.439	.878

Frederic Petrovic Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
Toronto Raptors (10-11)	70	18.0	9.0	6.3	2.0	0.5	1.0	.498	.700
BC Zalgiris (09-10)	42	35.0	23.6	10.5	5.0	1.5	5.5	.545	.795
BC Zalgiris (08-09)	41	33.4	22.8	10.1	5.2	1.7	5.1	.567	.755
BC Zalgiris (07-08)	40	31.0	23.3	10.2	6.0	1.5	5.0	.598	.800
BC Zalgiris (06-07)	36	30.0	22.0	10.0	6.0	0.9	4.5	.545	.785
BC Zalgiris (05-06)	30	23.4	17.8	9.1	5.2	1.7	3.1	.667	.775
BC Zalgiris (04-05)	30	20.2	14.2	8.6	5.5	1.1	3.2	.675	.796
BC Zalgiris (03-04)	28	19.3	12.9	8.6	5.1	1.7	3.1	.656	.810
BC Zalgiris (02-03)	20	18.5	10.3	7.9	4.4	2.1	2.7	.652	.780

Theo Thornton Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
Toronto Raptors (10-11)	76	24.6	19.2	5.0	1.4	1.0	0.3	.505	.850
Toronto Raptors (09-10)	66	19.9	14.2	3.4	0.9	0.6	0.2	.488	.844
Central Michigan (08-09)	37	31.7	28.6	7.5	2.3	1.2	0.8	.557	.870
Central Michigan (07-08)	37	28.8	22.3	6.8	2.0	1.1	0.6	.545	.875

Stephen Woolridge Stats
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
Toronto Raptors (11-12)	82	19.6	14.6	1.6	2.2	0.6	0.0	.526	.981
Toronto Raptors (10-11)	33	16.3	12.6	1.1	1.8	0.5	0.0	.550	.901
Toronto Raptors (09-10)	82	32.4	23.8	2.8	3.8	0.9	0.0	.546	.922
Toronto Raptors (08-09)	82	22.2	18.2	1.3	2.8	0.5	0.0	.535	.898
Milwaukee Bucks (07-08)	82	18.4	16.3	1.1	2.2	0.6	0.0	.515	.903
Milwaukee Bucks (06-07)	56	12.8	9.2	1.1	1.3	0.3	0.0	.503	.882
Golden State Warriors (05-06)	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Golden State Warriors (04-05)	12	8.6	6.4	0.8	0.9	0.3	0.0	.467	.843
Golden State Warriors (03-04)	80	37.4	24.8	3.7	4.4	1.1	0.0	.516	.872
Golden State Warriors (02-03)	81	33.6	23.9	3.4	4.2	1.2	0.0	.512	.877
Golden State Warriors (01-02)	80	28.9	20.1	2.9	4.0	1.1	0.0	.505	.861
Chicago Bulls (00-01)	82	21.6	17.4	2.1	3.1	1.0	0.0	.517	.854
Chicago Bulls (99-00)	79	14.3	8.9	1.1	2.1	0.8	0.0	.512	.817
Chicago Bulls (98-99)	70	12.6	6.2	1.0	1.4	0.6	0.0	.515	.822
Boston Celtics (97-98)	61	10.2	5.1	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.0	.505	.814
Boston Celtics (96-97)	19	7.3	3.8	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.0	.603	.809
Utah Valley State (95-96)	32	40.8	28.7	3.4	3.7	1.1	0.0	.589	.876
Utah Valley State (94-95)	29	38.6	21.3	3.0	4.2	0.8	0.4	.606	.883

CREATED PROSPECTS

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RAPTORS UPDATE

Foster Throws Down against Minnesota

11-10-11
HOT IN TORONTO
Raptors Start Season 5-0

Coming into the 2012 season most experts expected the Raptors to muddle through another season and wind up around .500, possibly sneaking into the playoffs. With untested rookies at the Point Guard and Sixth Man positions they were expected to struggle early. They have not.

Led by Theo Thornton (23.0PPG, 3.4RPG), Stephen Woolridge (18.8PPG, .658% 3P) and Rookie Sixth Man Phil Foster (18.2PPG, 2.6SPG) Toronto has come out of the gate hot. After blowing out Philly to open the season a week a go they went on to take down the Cavs 119-101 in Cleveland. After that it was another road win against Minnesota by a score of 95-89. Another home win came Monday night when they topped Dallas 94-86. Earlier tonight they knocked off the Clippers in dramatic fashion.

Petrovic tied the game at 97 with seconds left and the Raptors won by 3 in overtime. Woolridge led the way with 38, putting on a three point shooting clinic. "I didn't expect I would have a game like that. Fortunately 3 point shooting isn't something that necessarily declines with age. I got some great feeds and took advantage of a lot of open looks. I'm not really here to put up 38 points a night but you gotta ride the hot hand I guess." Woolridge stated after the game. Thornton added 30 points and 8 boards. Foster had 19 points. Petrovic grabbed 12 rebounds along with his key shot to force overtime. Rookie point man Davis picked up 12 assists and 8 steals.

Petrovic was just 2 for 11 shooting, making the most of his baskets. Toronto was 14 of 16 from the free throw line.

The Raptors will travel to Memphis to host the 3-1 Grizzlies on Friday then it's off to Oklahoma City for a Saturday night date with the 4-1 Thunder.

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RAPTORS UPDATE

Thornton Slams One Home Against Dallas

12-01-11
TORONTO STAYS ON TOP
Raptors 10-4 Record Leads East

On November 12th Toronto would push their season-opening win streak to 6 on a low-scoring 86-79 win at Memphis. For the Grizzlies Mayo scored 23. Gay added 17 and Randolph added 12 and 10. Thornton paced Toronto with 27. Woolridge scored 16 in just 9 minutes. Foster recorded 15 and 7. The real star of the game was Davis, who recorded a triple double with 13 points, 11 assists and 14 steals. The points and steals are career highs for Davis and 14 steals is tops in the league all-time.

"Until about half way through the fourth I had no idea about the steals. I really didn't do anything different. He (Memphis PG Michael Conley) was pretty careless with the ball. Maybe he didn't see much tape of me." stated Davis after the game. Conley had 14 turnovers and Gay added 5. Davis led Akron and the MAC in steals all 3 seasons he was there.


Papadopoulous Out-Jumps Gasol at the Opening Tip

Following a hot 6-0 start the Raptors finally lost a game on November 13th when they went down 118-115 in Oklahoma City. Toronto nearly came back to win after trailing by 11 to start the 4th. Woolridge led the way with 24 points while Petrovic added 22 and 10 rebounds.

The Raptors took out their frustrations from the loss on the Suns on the 16th, beating them down by a score of 112-77. Thornton led the way with 26, Woolridge added 20 and Foster had 13. Thornton grabbed 14 boards for the double double and Papadopoulous snagged 13 rebounds.

November 18th saw another dominating win as Toronto downed Milwaukee 115-99. Thornton once again led the way with 22 and 8. Woolridge add 19, Petrovic had 16, Davis 13 and Foster 11. Papadopoulous grabbed 15 boards.

November 23rd saw Toronto suffer their biggest loss as the Celtics came out on top 106-94 in Boston. Woolridge led the way with 18. Thornton had 16, Foster 13, Petrovic 11 and Oden 10. Petrovic grabbed 19 boards in the loss. For Boston Rondo had 19 and Garnett went for 16 and 14. Toronto's Papadopolous left the game early with what is suspected to be a shoulder injury.

On the 25th Toronto squeaked out a 103-101 win in Miami. Miami was up 77-75 after three. Wade's 36 points and Bosh's 26 just weren't enough to cover for the injured LeBron James. Foster led the team with 22. Woolridge scored 19, Petrovic 15, Thornton had 15 as well, playing just 24 minutes with foul trouble.

Exhausted from the marathon against Miami the Raptors couldn't hang with Orlando the very next day and fell to Dwight Howard and company 106-101. Howard had 20 and 12 for the double double. Jameer Nelson led the Magic with 27 and Glen Davis added 22. For Toronto it was once again Thornton leading the team with 23 points along with 8 boards. Petrovic went for 17 and 11. Foster added 14 points. Greg Oden, in his first start for the injured Papadopoulous, went for 13 and 12, his highest totals of the season. Earl Boykins contributed 11 points off the bench. Davis recorded 12 assists.

Boston would take down Toronto for the second time in less than a week by defeating them 100-91 on the 29th. Rondo again led the way with 23 points and 10 assists. Garnett scored 21 and Pierce put in 17. Allen scored 11. Toronto was paced by Foster's 17 points. Petrovic scored 15 and grabbed 7 boards. Oden followed up his double double with another, scoring 12 and grabbing 14 boards. Boykins again scored 11 off the bench. Thornton, once again in foul trouble, scored 10 points in just 21 minutes. Woolridge scored 10 as well. Davis picked up 7 assists.

Toronto would close out the month of November with another big win over Milwaukee, this time by a score of 111-95. Monta Ellis led the Bucks with 29 and Drew Gooden went for 16 and 12. Thornton stayed out of foul trouble and put up 26 to lead the way. Foster scored 25 and had 8 rebounds. Woolridge added 17. Boykins scored 15 off the bench and Petrovic went for 12 and 12. Davis contributed a career high 15 assists.

Toronto starts off December by hosting Miami the 2nd and New York the 4th before traveling to New Jersey on the 5th.

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 1, 2011
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Toronto	10	4	--	1-2	5-3
Boston	10	5	0.5	2-0	9-4
New York	9	6	1.5	1-1	5-4
New Jersey	8	7	2.5	1-1	4-4
Philadelphia	6	9	4.5	1-2	5-4
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Indianna	11	6	--	3-3	5-5
Chicago	7	8	3.0	1-1	1-3
Cleveland	5	9	4.5	1-0	4-5
Milwaukee	4	10	5.5	1-1	3-7
Detroit	4	11	6-0	1-2	3-5
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Orlando	10	5	--	5-2	9-3
Miami	6	8	3.5	3-1	5-6
Charlotte	6	9	4.0	1-1	2-5
Atlanta	5	8	4.0	0-2	3-6
Washington	5	9	4.5	0-3	5-4
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Oklahoma City	13	4	--	2-1	8-3
Portland	9	6	3.0	1-2	3-4
Denver	7	7	4.5	2-2	5-4
Minnesota	7	8	5.0	0-0	4-5
Utah	5	10	7.0	1-1	3-5
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Los Angeles Lakers	9	5	--	3-1	7-4
Golden State	10	7	0.5	1-1	5-6
Los Angeles Clippers	9	7	1.0	1-0	6-3
Sacremento	7	9	3.0	1-2	4-7
Phoenix	3	12	6.5	0-2	2-6
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
New Orleans	9	5	--	2-0	4-5
San Antonio	9	6	0.5	2-1	6-4
Memphis	8	6	1.0	1-1	6-3
Houston	6	7	2.5	0-3	4-6
Dallas	6	10	4.0	2-2	4-6

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 1, 2011
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. K. Durant	30.9		1. D. Howard	12.9
	2. D. Wade	29.9		2. M. Gortat	12.1
	3. A. Jamison	28.1		3. D. Jordan	11.6
	4. D. Howard	27.9		4. D. Lee	10.8
	5. S. Curry	26.8		5. Z. Randolph	10.5
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. R. Rondo	9.5		1. D. Davis	3.9
	2. D. Davis	9.1		2. D. Wade	2.6
	3. J. Kidd	8.1		3. K. Lowry	2.5
	4. D. Collison	8.0		4. K. Bryant	2.4
	5. R. Westbrook	7.9		5. R. Westbrook	2.4
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. A. Bynum	2.1		1. T. Young	.576
	2. M. Gortat	2.0		2. A. Horford	.574
	3. D. Jordan	1.9		3. L. Aldridge	.572
	4. D. Howard	1.9		4. D. West	.569
	5. T. Thomas	1.7		5. D. Howard	.566

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RAPTORS UPDATE

12-02-11
TORONTO TRADES '12 PICK FOR DEPTH
Hassan Whiteside Acquired from Sacramento



With Popodpoulous out for up to 2 weeks and Greg Oden the only other true center on the roster the Raptors decided to make a move. They sent their 2012 2nd round pick to the Kings in exchange for 22 year old 7'0' Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside is expected to add depth and may be the teams big man of the future. Whiteside has averaged 1.6 RPG and .3 BPG along with .6 PPG in just 5.6 MPG.

"Hassan will see a lot of playing time in the next few weeks. With Pap out that leaves us with Greg (Oden) as our only true 5. We don't want to put too much of a load on him this early since he hasn't logged big minutes for a while. When Pap is 100% we'll see where Hassan is at and shuffle the roster accordingly. It's really an ideal situation where he gets more of a chance to prove himself and show off his skill set than he probably would have for the Kings." stated Coach djp after the move was made official.

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I like this, I would like to I guess get in the draft class.


Harlee James
6'8 250
SF
White Skin
Headband
Two team color addidas arm sleeves
Custom pink Jordans
High Socks

Play style:
In the mold of a LeBron James. Athletic, can finish at the rim, will run the offense if he has to, not good but not bad 3 point shooting, mid range is above average, can jump out of the building, and is very fast. Good on ball defender, can steal decently and can block shots easily do to his athleticism.

Birthday: February 13, 1993 or 92 Which ever is youngest.
College: San Diego State
Hometown: Huntington West Virginia

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RAPTORS UPDATE
12-15-11

Game 15
12-02-11
Miami Heat @ Toronto Raptors

PETROVIC'S BLOCK ON MILLER WASN'T ENOUGH

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
MIA|15|23|23|24|--|86
TOR|22|15|19|28|--|84

Key Players
Miami
L. James 36pts
D. Wade 17pts
U. Haslem 13pts 13reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 30pts 5stl
S. Woolridge 18pts
E. Boykins 12pts

James Too Much in Narrow Loss
LeBron James had a big game against Toronto but no moment was bigger than the thunderous dunk he threw down with under 12 seconds left to finish a D. Wade behind-the-back alley oop. The play put Miami up 86-84 and Woolridge's desperation 3 as time expired rimmed out. Toronto dropped to 10-5 with the loss. They host the Knicks on Sunday.

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Game 16
12-04-11
New York Knicks @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
NYK|21|23|18|26|--|88
TOR|19|27|28|16|--|90

Key Players
New York
C. Anthony 23pts 6reb
J. Smith 11pts 7reb
J. Lin 11pts 5ast
Toronto
T. Thornton 20pts 7reb
S. Woolridge 14pts
F. Petrovic 13pts 12reb 6ast

Raptors Nearly Blow 12 Point Lead
Leading by 12 going into the 4th quarter is a good place to be in the NBA. Despite this exact lead the Raptors needed some late heroics to hold of the Knicks. New York out scored Toronto 26-16 in the 4th and had it tied up before Petrovic hit a 15 foot jumper with 2 seconds left. "I'm not sure. I think there was a combination of complacency and over-confidence. We're not real proud of it but we'll take the win." Coach djp said in his post-game presser. The Raptors travel to New Jersey Tomorrow.

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Game 17
12-05-11
Toronto Raptors @ New Jersey Nets

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|15|27|32|27|--|101
NJN|25|26|30|26|--|107

Key Players
New Jersey
B. Lopez 19pts 7reb
D. Williams 19pts 9ast
K. Humphries 13pts 12reb
Toronto
S. Woolridge 19pts
T. Thornton 19pts 9reb
D. Davis 15pts 7reb 7ast 6stl

Raptors Sluggish in New Jersey
After spotting the Nets a 10 point lead in the first quarter the Raptors were unable to recover. The team looked to lack focus for the first 12 minutes of the game before out scoring New Jersey in each of the remaining quarters. New Jersey would hold on to win by 6.

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Game 18
12-07-11
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
OKC|27|19|25|21|--|92
TOR|24|37|32|33|--|126

Key Players
Oklahoma City
K. Durant 30pts 11reb
R. Jackson 20pts
R. Westbrook 9pts 8ast
Toronto
S. Woolridge 25pts
P. Foster 23pts 8reb
T. Thornton 18pts 5reb
F. Petrovic 16pts 14reb 5ast

Raptors Dominate Thunder
After a three game stretch of games where they started slow and looked sluggish Toronto bounced back in a big way. After getting out scored by 3 in the first they went on to dominate the remainder of the game. Toronto scored 102 points after the first quarter compared to OKC's 65. "We looked realy sharp, everything clicked out there. This is how we have all known we can play all along." said Theo Thornton after the big win. Toront clashes with Golden State after 2 days off.

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Game 19
12-10-11
Toronto Raptors @ Golden State Warriors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|20|20|28|16|--|84
GSW|27|32|32|21|--|112

Key Players
Golden State
S. Curry 30pts 6ast
N. Robinson 19pts 6reb 5ast
D. Lee 19pts 11reb
Toronto
P. Foster 20pts 3ast
T. Thornton 17pts 5reb
F. Petrovic 14pts 10reb 3blk
V. Papadopoulous 9pts 11reb 2blk

A Tale of Two Teams
After looking like one of the leagues dominant teams in a 34 point win against Oklahoma City the Raptors turn around and lose by 28 to Golden State. Vladimir Papadopoulous made his return to the lineup in the game but his efforts weren't enough as Toronto fell to 12-7. The Raptors continue the west coast swing with games against the Kings, the Lakers and the Trailblazers.

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Game 20
12-11-11
Toronto Raptors @ Sacramento Kings

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|32|35|27|28|--|122
SAC|21|21|26|18|--|86

Key Players
Sacramento
J. Salmons 16pts
D. Cousins 15pts 5reb
JJ Hickson 13pts 16reb
Toronto
P. Foster 26pts 7reb 4ast
F. Petrovic 23 17reb
T. Thornton 22pts

Raptors Wake Up
"I didn't really say much. I left most of that to the veterans." stated djp when asked what he said to fire up his squad after their big loss. Whatever was said worked as Toronto was able to turn the tables and blow out Sacramento by 36. The Raptors will have a night off before seeing if they can carry their momentum to LA and Portland.

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Game 21
12-13-11
Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Lakers

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|38|22|23|25|--|108
LAL|31|15|21|30|--|97

Key Players
Los Angeles
K. Bryant 42pts
P. Gasol 25pts 9reb
A. Bynum 14pts 12reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 23pts 3reb
F. Petrovic 18pts 9reb
P. Foster 17pts 6reb 4ast

Kobe's 42 Not Enough
Kobe Bryant was a man on a mission last night. The 33 year-old put up 42 points against the Raptors but the effort was not enough. Despite solid supporting efforts from Gasol and Bynum the Lakers had just 16 combined points from the other 9 players. Toronto had 6 players in double digits on the win.

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Game 22
12-14-11
Toronto Raptors @ Portland Trailblazers

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|33|25|17|23|--|98
POR|26|23|16|21|--|86

Key Players
Portland
R. Felton 22pts 7reb
W. Matthews 18pts 4reb
L. Aldridge 14pts 12reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 29pts 9reb
F. Petrovic 21pts 8reb
D. Davis 11pts 9ast
V. Papadopoulous 18reb

Toronto Makes it 3 in a Row
In the final game of a 4 game road trip Toronto took down the Blazers by 12. Thornton led the way with 29 including 10 in the final quarter. "It's nice to finish off a road trip with three wins. You really get a confidence boost going back home." Joe Smith said after the game. Toronto now plays 4 at home before going back on the road.

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I like this, I would like to I guess get in the draft class.


Harlee James

in, projected top 5 pick

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in, projected top 5 pick

Woo! Can't wait to see how it goes!

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OFF THE COURT WITH TONY SHELTON
FREDERIC PETROVIC

PETROVIC BLOCKS MIAMI'S MIKE MILLER EARLIER THIS SEASON

Off the Court is a Segment where Toronto Sun sports reporter Tony Shelton sits down with a member of the Raptors organization for an interview about their life on and off the court. Tonight's guest is Frederic Petrovic, who will be using a translator. This is the transcript.

Tony Shelton: "Welcome Toronto Raptors fans to another edition of Off the Court. I'm Tony Shelton. Tonight's guest is Forward Frederic Petrovic. Thanks for joining us."
Frederic Petrovic: "Thank you for having me."
TS: "Frederic, one of the things we get asked most about you is if you are related to the late superstar Drazen Petrovic."
FP: "Yes. Drazen was my cousin. I grew up idolizing him. He was my hero."
TS: "When he came to the NBA it really was the start of the European Invasion. What made you decide to come to the NBA?"
FP: "I always dreamed of playing here. Drazen used to tell me stories about the great players in the league and I always knew I would want to come here if I ever got the chance."
TS: "When did you start playing professionally?"
FP: "I played for the Lithuanian National team starting at 16. I signed with BC Žalgiris Kauna as soon as I turned 18."
TS: "You experienced great success with them. You won 6 championships in the 8 seasons you played and you went to the All-Star game 5 times. Did you feel like you had accomplished all you could there?"
FP: "I wouldn't say I accomplished all I could. I felt like I accomplished enough so that I could feel good about walking away to come here. Ever since I started playing I wanted to play in the NBA like Drazen."
TS: "What has been the biggest adjustment for you here?"
FP: 'The biggest change over here is the size of the big men. In Europe most forwards are slim and have a good shot all over. Here they are big and like to play physical down low. I am usually much smaller than the man I am guarding."
TS: "Yeah . You are listed at 220. You guys just played Portland. Their front court looks like this. Aldridge is 240, Smith 265 and Okur is 263."
FP: "They were very strong."
TS: "You guys are having what many are calling a cinderella season, what do you think is the biggest cause of that?"
FP: "Heart and team unity. We are all trying to win and playing unselfish basketball. Not trying to force anything."
TS: "Well thank you for your time, good talking to you and good luck the rest of the season."
FP: "Thank you."
TS: "Please join us again next time on Off the Court. I'm Tony Shelton."

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RAPTORS UPDATE
01-01-12

Game 23
12-16-11
Charlotte Bobcats @ Toronto Raptors

THORNTON THROWS DOWN IN THE BLOWOUT WIN

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
CHA|15|12|21|16|--|64
TOR|18|22|29|23|--|92

Key Players
Charlotte
D. Augustin 18pts
C. Maggette 10pts 7reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 18pts
F. Petrovic 10pts 12reb
P. Foster 17pts

Raptors Dominate Bobcats in Homecoming
Following a chunk of games on the road the Raptors couldn't ask for a better situation than coming home to face the lowly Bobcats. After a sluggish first quarter Toronto outscored Charlotte by at least 7 in each of the remaining quarters to win by 28. Toronto spread the ball around well, Joe Smith scored 9 off the bench. Toronto hosts New Orleans on Sunday.

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Game 24
12-18-11
New Orleans Hornets @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
NOH|38|19|17|18|--|92
TOR|29|29|24|32|--|114

Key Players
New Orleans
E. Gordon 23pts 5ast
C. Kaman 15pts 11reb
J. Jack 14pts 8ast
Toronto
S. Woolridge 30pts
T. Thornton 27pts 6reb
F. Petrovic 12pts 13reb

Raptors Play Catch Up
New Orleans jumped out to an early lead by putting up 38 in the first quarter. After that Toronto locked them down and held them under 20 per quarter. When asked about their recent first quarter struggles Coach djp blamed over confidence. Toronto improves to 17-7. They will host Detroit on Wednesday then Memphis on Friday.

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Game 25
12-21-11
Detroit Pistons @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
DET|24|27|19|22|--|92
TOR|16|25|30|25|--|96

Key Players
Detroit
B. Gordon 24pts
R. Stuckey 23pts 6ast
G. Monroe 10pts 10reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 28pts 7reb
F. Petrovic 13pts 10reb
G. Oden 10pts 9reb

Raptors Squeak Past Pistons
Toronto would continue their streak of slow starts but once again they recovered. They had just enough to push past Detroit on the strength of a 30 point third quarter.

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Game 26
12-23-11
Memphis Grizzlies @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
MEM|27|27|25|20|--|99
TOR|35|36|29|32|--|132

Key Players
Oklahoma City
Z. Randolph 20pts 6reb
OJ Mayo 15pts
M. Conley 12pts 12ast
Toronto
P. Foster 31pts 6ast
T. Thornton 27pts 12reb
S. Woolridge 17pts

Points Explosion
Toronto scored 132 points in the win over Memphis, their highest output of the season. "Everything just clicked out there. We were finding the open man and converting opportunities like we've practiced all season." stated Woolridge. Toronto has now won 7 straight and look to contunue the streak when they head to Cleveland on Tuesday.

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Game 27
12-26-11
Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|26|24|35|26|--|111
CLE|29|26|21|17|--|93

Key Players
Cleveland
A. Jamison 28pts 12reb
K. Irving 26pts 7ast 3stl
A. Parker 10pts 2reb
Toronto
P. Foster 25pts 7reb 5ast
T. Thornton 21pts 8reb
F. Petrovic 18pts 10reb 2blk

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Game 28
12-28-11
Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
IND|16|10|17|27|--|70
TOR|22|21|14|21|--|78

Key Players
Indiana
D. Granger 16pts 2reb
P. George 13pts 6reb 3ast 2stl
D. West 12pts 3reb 3ast
Toronto
T. Thornton 33pts 7reb 2stl
F. Petrovic 12pts 4reb 4ast 2stl
D. Davis 8pts 8ast 7stl

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Game 29
12-30-11
Toronto Raptors @ Dallas Mavericks

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|11|21|28|23|--|83
DAL|29|21|22|21|--|93

Key Players
Dallas
G. Arenas 21pts 8ast 3stl
D. Nowitzki 19pts 13reb
S. Marion 17pts 3reb
Toronto
T. Thornton 20pts 7reb 4ast 3stl
S. Woolridge 14pts
F. Petrovic 11pts 5reb 2ast

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Game 30
12-31-11
Toronto Raptors @ San Antonio Spurs

TM|1Q|2Q|3Q|4Q|OT|TOT
TOR|29|24|30|36|--|119
SAS|30|29|22|25|--|105

Key Players
San Antonio
T. Parker 24pts 7ast
S. Jackson 19pts 3ast 3stl
T. Duncan 13pts 13reb
Toronto
P. Foster 27pts 6reb 2ast
T. Thornton 22pts 3reb 2ast
F. Petrovic 16pts 7reb

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Toronto Raptors Stats - 2011
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
T. Thornton	30	28.1	22.4	5.6	1.9	1.6	0.6	2.3	3.6
S. Woolridge	30	19.8	16.9	1.6	2.0	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.6
P. Foster	30	27.6	16.2	4.2	2.9	1.4	0.4	1.8	2.4
F. Petrovic	30	27.7	13.5	9.1	2.5	1.1	0.8	1.6	2.1
E. Boykins	30	14.2	7.5	0.9	2.2	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.9
D. Davis	30	30.1	7.5	2.0	8.4	3.5	0.1	2.6	2.9
G. Oden	30	17.9	5.8	6.2	0.7	0.5	1.1	1.0	1.2
V. Papadopoulous	22	25.2	5.6	7.9	2.7	0.7	2.0	1.0	2.8
A. Thornton	30	9.6	3.6	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.7
S. Collins	29	8.0	2.7	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.3
J. Smith	30	7.4	1.5	1.9	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.9
M. Allen	15	4.9	0.7	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.8
H. Whiteside	28	5.3	0.6	1.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.9

NBA Standings - Updated: Jan 1, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Raptors	22	8	--		10-5
Celtics	18	10	3.0		15-6
Knicks	17	14	5.5		8-9
Nets	14	16	8.0		8-10
76ers	9	19	12.0		7-9
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Pacers	18	12	--		12-6
Bulls	15	12	1.5		3-6
Pistons	11	19	7.0		5-12
Bucks	9	20	8.5		6-14
Cavaliers	8	19	8.5		5-13
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Magic	22	7	--		13-3
Heat	17	12	5.0		10-9
Hawks	17	12	5.0		12-9
Bobcats	15	15	7.5		7-9
Wizards	11	17	10.5		8-9
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Trail Blazers	19	9	--		10-6
Thunder	20	12	1.0		13-7
Nuggets	15	14	4.5		10-9
Timberwolves	14	15	5.5		9-10
Jazz	12	18	8.0		6-10
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Lakers	16	14	--		10-8
Warriors	16	15	0.5		8-10
Clippers	14	17	2.5		9-8
Kings	12	19	4.5		8-12
Suns	8	21	7.5		7-11
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Hornets	16	11	--		8-9
Spurs	17	14	1.0		13-7
Mavericks	16	14	1.5		10-9
Grizzlies	13	15	3.5		8-5
Rockets	9	20	8.0		5-13

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Jan 1, 2012
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. K. Durant	32.8		1. D. Howard	14.8
	2. D. Howard	29.9		2. A. Varejao	11.3
	3. A. Jamison	29.3		3. D. Lee	10.7
	4. S. Curry	27.2		4. K. Love	10.5
	5. D. Wade	27.1		5. D. Jordan	10.1
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. R. Rondo	10.2		1. D. Davis	3.5
	2. D. Davis	8.4		2. R. Westbrook	2.7
	3. R. Rubio	8.2		3. D. Wade	2.5
	4. R. Westbrook	8.0		4. K. Bryant	2.5
	5. M. Conley	7.8		5. K. Lowry	2.2
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. D. Howard	1.9		1. D. Howard	.580
	2. A. Bynum	1.8		2. T. Young	.558
	3. D. Jordan	1.8		3. D. West	.556
	4. J. Noah	1.7		4. K. Garnett	.555
	5. T. Thomas	1.6		5. S. Woolridge	.551

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Re: Basketball Eh? - djp's Custom Raptors

added created player career stats section, more to come on that

should have another off the court segment soon