Let's Go Red, Let's Go Raptors

I'll be doing this in point form, as there is a lot to cover before tonight's game:

- Luke Jackson was let go. No surprise really, he was one of the cheaper players to buy out, and had less potential that Graham or Moon.
- The Raptors played a solid, but not spectacular game against New Jersey.
- Ford and Bargnani were the two players of the game
- Calderon looked great
- Parker looked great
- I was very happy with Delfino [points and boards]
- I was very happy with Kapono [big baseline shot when we needed one]
- Bosh was good in the time he played
- Mitchell kept Dixon on WAY too long during the Philly rally
- Mitchell played 3 or 4 too many players... all in the first half
- I witnessed no reason why the Raps can't improve on last seasons record.

The Raptors have a big game tonight against New Jersey, who won a big game of their own against Chicago to start their season. The Raps always seem to play better against NJ when they are in Toronto, but one day they will have to change all that. Carter is going to be guarded by many different players and be giving many different looks on D, but for the Raps to win the game, they really have to slow down NJ's transition game, and also play smart help D and not bite too much on double teams. Mitchell, I hope, learned a lot from the playoff series last year, so I don't see why the Raps can't start the season 2-0 before their big showdown versus the overrated Celtics on Sunday.