We got our first glimpse of the true starting 5 tonight in Hartford. Turkoglu started the game with limited minutes and had a relatively quiet night. The game had a a few interesting moments and then fizzled away into preseason oblivion. Some Positives and Negatives perhaps?
The Positives
-Bargnani played a tough game against Kendrick Perkins. The two of them tangled up quite a bit and Bargnani came away with 7rebounds for the night which was a preseason high.
-Bosh was on fire in the first half and ended the night with 21points in 27min played.
-The point guard play was decent with Jack and Calderon leading.
The Negatives
-Evans left the game after he rolled his ankle.
-They lost the battle on the boards with 32 points against the Celtics 44.
-Belinelli had limited minutes now that DeRozan slides back to the two. He was a non-factor in this game.
It was a game of experimentation for the Raptors with Turkoglu joining the line-up. He ran the point with Calderon and got a lot of touches during his time on the court. He made a few plays and passes the ball very. I'm looking forward to seeing him get extended minutes because he looked pretty good for not having played in a month and a half.
Bargnani had a small but entertaining battle under the basket with Kendrick Perkins. His experience showed and was he was not easily intimidated.
Next up is Houston tomorrow night at the ACC. It will be on Raptors TV.
Cool Hand Luke
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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