Chris Bosh yesterday again deflected any contract talk, saying he wants to see how things go this season before he figures out if Toronto is the place for him in the long term.
"If we play well and win, things will be taken care of," he said.
And what if the team only wins 10 games all season?
"It can't happen," Bosh replied with a steely stare. "It's not going to happen. That's impossible in my mind."
Bosh is signed with the Raptors through the 2006-2007 season.
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Nov 28, 2005 10:50 AM EST
Toronto general manager Rob Babcock, harassed by the home fans recently, revealed he wears earplugs at games.
Despite a poor record, the club is playing better and the combination of Chris Bosh and Charlie Villanueva is proving to be a solid frontcourt foundation.
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The anger started building in the first half last night when his team stunk the joint out and nearly boiled over 90 seconds into the third quarter when Sam Mitchell had had enough and pulled Mike James, Jalen Rose and Morris Peterson from the game for a spurt of indifferent play.
It became even more intense a minute or two later when the second of two straight thundering dunks by Jason Richardson ripped through the basket and Mitchell really got ticked off.
He and assistant coach Jim Todd had practically leapt from their seats, screamed first at Rafael Araujo and anyone else who was going to listen to them, fed up as they were with the team's worst performance of a terrible season.
Mitchell knows he has to get Chris Bosh more involved than he was.
"It's on everybody," said Mitchell. "It's on me, it's on Chris, it's on the players on the court to recognize out there where Chris is and try to get him the basketball."
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Raptors Nov 2005 Archive
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Toronto Star | Nov 25, 2005
It's not that the United States Olympic team has interest in Chris Bosh the basketball player that makes the young power forward most proud.
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Toronto Sun | Nov 24, 2005
Raptors general manager Rob Babcock yesterday said that he may dispatch a scout to have a look at former star NBA power forward/centre Shawn Kemp, who is training for a comeback and has reportedly dropped 55 pounds.
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Toronto Sun | Nov 23, 2005
Charlie Villanueva has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2005-2006 seasons and he is very optimistic about the Raptors future, despite winning just one game.
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ESPN | Nov 22, 2005
Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady is considering coming out of retirement after being offered a position with the Toronto Raptors.
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Sports Illustrated | Nov 20, 2005
"Everyone likes each other again," said a chuckling Mike James after the Raptors beat the first-place Miami Heat 107-94 on Sunday to end Toronto's longest losing streak since 2003.
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NY Daily News | Nov 20, 2005
Denver GM Kiki Vandeweghe not expected to return after this season, and could be heading for Atlanta or Toronto with Hawks and Raptors looking to clean house.
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Toronto Star | Nov 20, 2005
Sam Mitchell refuses to grow wistful at the thought of what might have been or how much easier his life would have been had Alonzo Mourning ever had any intention of pulling on a Raptor jersey.
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The Globe And Mail | Nov 18, 2005
Would the Knicks want to pay Rose roughly $35-million next season -- the $16.9-million owed on his contract for next year and the penalty the Knicks would have to pay being over the luxury-tax?
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AP | Nov 16, 2005
The Toronto Raptors signed veteran free agent Darrick Martin on Wednesday to be their third point guard.
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Toronto Star | Nov 16, 2005
Chris Bosh tore a bit of a strip off his under-performing Raptor teammates during Sunday's loss to Seattle and it made coach Sam Mitchell smile.
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Toronto Star | Nov 16, 2005
If it's not one thing it's another for veteran Raptor Alvin Williams, who now has a painful bone spur on his surgically repaired right knee.
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Sports Illustrated | Nov 16, 2005
According to Sports Illustrated, New Orleans rookie Chris Paul is at the head of his class, overtaking first overall pick Andrew Bogut at the top of their rookie power rankings.
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Toronto Star | Nov 13, 2005
Morris Peterson knows there's something seriously wrong with the Raptors at the moment and he's going to get a chance to change it.
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Toronto Star | Nov 12, 2005
Morris Peterson, who lost his starting job to rookie Joey Graham and who has seen his playing time dwindle in five games, said something has to be changed in the way he's being used.
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Toronto Star | Nov 11, 2005
"To me, it's too early," Babcock said yesterday. "You need to go longer than a week but the phone calls have been picking up."
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Toronto Star | Nov 10, 2005
Rob Babcock has positioned himself to make a huge splash 18 months from now: he'll have money and roster spots galore to go out shopping as an NBA general manager putting the finishing touches on his franchise remake.
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Canadian Press | Nov 7, 2005
LeBron James scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-93 over Toronto on Monday, dropping the Raptors to 0-4 for their worst start in franchise history.
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Toronto Star | Nov 6, 2005
Raptors forward Morris Peterson thinks it's time for strong words, words that may sting but words that are necessary.
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Toronto Star | Nov 5, 2005
There are many things Vince Carter doesn’t like about coming back to Toronto, like the media swarm that follows him everywhere, the booing that dogs him from the time he steps on the Air Canada Centre court.
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Toronto Star | Nov 5, 2005
The timeout came and so did the chorus of boos just minutes after a leather-lunged fan let loose a "you guys suck" that resonated throughout the high-priced seats at the Air Canada Centre.
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Toronto Star | Nov 3, 2005
The Toronto Star is reporting that Raptor veteran Jalen Rose is accepting the blame for the team's season-opening loss, saying he failed to deliver for his team.
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Toronto Sun | Nov 2, 2005
Eric Williams does not want to be on the inactive list for long, but he's not raising a stink about his lot in life.
