The Raptors After 10 Games

The Raptors are 5-5 after ten games, which puts them tied for 5th in the Eastern Conference, and tied for 14th in the league. Considering last year they were 2-8 after ten games, we can't really be too upset. Here's a look at how the Raptors as a team, and individually, match up against the rest of the league.

Individual:
The Raptors don't have much to show for in terms of placement in the top 10 or 20 in the league in many categories. Ford is 6th in the league in assists at 8.1 per game, and he does that in less than 30 minutes of playing time a game. He is the only player in the top 10 in assists to not play more than 30 minutes. His partner in crime, Jose Calderon, is in an even more exclusive club. Calderon is averaging 6.1 assists a game, while playing only 19 minutes each contest. He is the only player in the NBA to average more than 4 assists per game [about 50 players] while playing less than 20 minutes.
Aside from assists, the Raptors have representation in the three point field goal percentage category. Not Kapono, but Anthony Parker, who is 3rd in the league by shooting 56.7% from beyond the arc.

As a Team:
The Raptors are averaging 99.2 ppg [15th in the league], and giving up 95.2 ppg [9th best in the league]. The differential of 4 ppg is the 9th best differential in the league. Categories that the Raptors are near the bottom in the league include blocks per game [4 per game] and rebounds a game [40.9]. While the Raptors are second in the league from the FT line with an 82.5% success rate, they only average 20.6 attemps a game, which is 3rd lowest in the league. The Raptors are a top 10 team when it comes to turnovers, at 13.9 a game, and are 5th in assists at 23 a game. Finally, their sharpshooters have them shooting 42.9% from beyond the arc, good enough for 2nd in the league behind New Orleans.

Raptors Leaders:
Bosh leads the team with 16.2 ppg, with Ford right behind him at 15.2, and Bargnani and Parker the only others averaging double digits with 10.8 ppg.
Bosh is also leading the team with 1.6 blocks a game, but a couple more games like yesterday and Moon could take over soon.
Delfino leads the team in steals with 1.5 per game, with Moon and Ford tied for second with 1.3 each,
Bosh, unfortunately, leads the team in turnovers with 2.5 per contest, with Ford second at 2.4.
As mentioned previously, Ford and Calderon lead the team in assists with 8.1 and 6.1 respectively.
Bosh is first on the team in rebounds, grabbing 6.9 a game, with Moon second at 5.8 and Delfino third with 5.1 a game. Bargnani is down a bit further with only 3.8
Parker leads the team in three point percentage at 56.7%, with Kapono shooting an impressive 46.9%.
Kapono leads the team, however, in FG% at 51.4%, with Calderon second at 50%, and Ford third at 48.8%.

Player of the Season so far...
Has to be TJ Ford. Ford is averaging career highs in points [15.2], assists [8.1], turnovers [2.4], FT% [86.2], and FG% [48.8], while playing less minutes than his previous two seaons. If Bosh can turn it around and get back to his normal self, it will help spread the floor a lot more, so players like Parker and Kapono can get more shots. And considering their high percentages, more shots can't be bad thing, and Ford and Calderon will have no problem getting them the ball.