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Rookie To Get Nod Over Mopete?

Oct 27, 2005 2:46 AM EST

Rookie Joey Graham was back in the starting lineup here last night as the Raptors brought the curtain down on the NBA pre-season and coach Sam Mitchell is hinting he could very well be there when things start for real next Wednesday.

Trying to find some balance between his first- and second-string units, the head coach thinks letting Graham replace Morris Peterson to start each game would do the trick.

"I'm just trying to look at some things," Mitchell said before the Raptors faced the Trail Blazers. "I'm trying to look at what combinations make us the best possible team. Do you try to front load all your experience with your starters and just have a bench of rookies and first year players (coming off the bench) or do you break it up a little bit?"

Via Toronto Star

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Scott Denies Magloire Trade Rumors

Oct 24, 2005 5:52 PM EST

Byron Scott refuted a report in Sunday's New York Post that the Hornets are considering trade offers for starting center Jamaal Magloire.

In June, however, the Hornets explored trading Magloire to the Toronto Raptors for their two first-round picks. Magloire declined comment before Sunday's game.

Via The Times-Picayune

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Raptors Let Go Of Three Players

Oct 22, 2005 5:27 PM EST

Veteran guard Robert Pack was among three players released by the Raptors on Saturday.

Pack was trying to earn a spot on his ninth NBA team. He last played with the New Jersey Nets -- his second stint with the club -- in 2003-04 when he averaged 1.9 points and one assist in 26 games.

Pack totaled four points and four assists in three preseason games with the Raptors.

Toronto also released guard Tierre Brown and forward Bryant Matthews.

Brown averaged 9.8 points and 2.5 assists in four preseason games.

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Raptors Oct 2005 Archive

  • New Net Rips Into Raptors

    New York Daily News | Oct 19, 2005

    Vince Carter and Lamond Murray sometimes share stories about their days in Toronto.

  • Carter Ready For The 'Fun' In Toronto

    Newark Star-Ledger | Oct 18, 2005

    He returned to Toronto last April 15 with a giant bull's-eye on his back, and Vince Carter took every sling and arrow they had for him.

  • Alvin Williams Looking At Return

    Toronto Sun | Oct 16, 2005

    Veteran point guard Alvin Williams is a very happy man these days, and not just because his beloved Philadelphia Eagles are playing well.

  • Raptors Fall To Maccabi Tel Aviv

    ESPN | Oct 16, 2005

    Maccabi Tel Aviv beat an NBA team for the first time in 27 years, topping the Toronto Raptors 105-103 on Sunday on Anthony Parker's jumper with 0.

  • Maccabi Juggernaut Hits Toronto

    Toronto Star | Oct 16, 2005

    They're the New York Yankees, the Montreal Canadiens and the old Boston Celtics all rolled into one.

  • Mitchell Rips Into Raptors

    Toronto Star | Oct 13, 2005

    In what had to make him feel like he was reliving a nightmare, Sam Mitchell watched his Raptors hammered on the boards last night as they were so many nights a season ago, and he lit into his players afterwards because he's not going to watch them drilled on the boards without making his point.

  • Whaley's Tip-In With Less Than A Second Left Lifts Utah

    ESPN | Oct 13, 2005

    Rookie Robert Whaley's tip-in with 0.

  • Raps Centre Job Wide Open

    Toronto Star | Oct 11, 2005

    Together they would be an amazing hybrid, experienced and athletic with solid offensive range and some nights Sam Mitchell must lay awake dreaming of the possibilities.

  • Skip To Houston

    TSN.ca | Oct 4, 2005

    The Toronto Raptors have traded point guard Rafer Alston to the Houston Rockets for point guard Mike James.