1. Yes, that quote is from this blog.

2. No, that quote does NOT qualify as a “prediction” from me, regarding the outcome of Wednesday’s game between Cleveland and Toronto.

A prediction actually works like this:

Team A is going to win its game vs Team B this evening.

Team A [-2.5/-102] is going to cover the number in its game this evening.

Player A is going to win the Rookie of the Year Award this season.

Player A is going to win the scoring title, League MVP, etc., this season.

Coach A is going to be the first one fired, in the NBA, this season.

Team A is going to win the NBA Title this season, with the playoffs set to start tomorrow.

Team A is the call to win this game this evening.

If Team A makes this substitution right now Team A is going to win this game.

etc., etc., etc.

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re: the heat being turned up for Bryan Colangelo

The media and the fanbase will be what turns the heat up, if the team fails to qualify for the playoffs this season.

IMO, MLSE has no plans whatsoever to fire Bryan Colangelo.

The fact is …

At no time have I ever written anywhere that MLSE should fire Bryan Colangelo.

In my book, he is an average GM in this league; that’s all.

At this point, how might an astute NBA observer expect the first part of the schedule to unfold for the Raptors? … considering that virtually the entire team was changed this off-season.

[i.e. only Chris Bosh, Jose Calderon, Andrea Bargnani, Quincy Douby, Patrick O'Bryant and Marcus Banks return from last year's final roster.]

Game 1 – vs Cleveland [Wed Oct 28]

RAPTORS EXPECTED W-L RECORD: L, 0-1″

This is directly from you own blog. Don’t think it could be much clearer (I left out the Advantage/Disadvantage ranker made exclusively by you to come to this conclusion +1 Raps, +5 Cavs… we won’t even go through which were wrong there). So now feel free to tell me how this isn’t YOUR prediction and how I am somehow misinterpretting this.

P.S. how could one interpret that the “heat will be turned up” was in regards to BCs reputation when you never mentioned reputation in your post. You only included that later in your thread. You also talked about “the heat” after a statement regarding BC’s contract.

Try reading exactly what I wrote … not what you think I wrote “might mean to you”.

Sometimes, there can be a big difference between those two perspectives.

Bryan Colangelo’s “rep” is what’s on the line this season … NOT his job security with MLSE, i.e. Cha-ching.

What you might “read” into what I actually write is strictly your OWN business.

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re: “predictions” which I’ve made about the current NBA season

If you would, please go ahead and show me where exactly you think I’ve made a “prediction” … of some sort … pertaining to the current season?

[other than ... e.g. the No. 6 to No. 12 positions in the EC standings are going to be very close this season; given the talent level on their roster, relative to the other teams in the east this year, the Raptors might have a difficult time qualifying for the playoffs, despite what many think in Raptorville; Boston, Orlando and Cleveland comprise Tier One in the EC, heading into this season; there are 5 elite level teams in the NBA this season, i.e. LA Lakers, Boston, Orlando, San Antonio and Cleveland; there are a whole swack of good-to-very good teams in the NBA this season, including the likes of Denver, Portland, Dallas, Utah, New Orleans, Phoenix, Atlanta, Washington, Miami, Chicago, Detroit, etc.; and, so forth.]

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re: mistakes happening to everyone

You “bet” they do.

In my line of work … you learn to live with mistakes, each and every day.

Ultimately … it’s what you do with the “bad” hands you’re dealt that determine your true success/failure in this world.

thats not supposed to indicate that BC would be on shaky grounds with MLSE? What does turning up the heat mean then if not a CHANCE at losing his job? How is the heat actually turned up if there is little to no chance of BC leaving except on his own accord?

You may not have explicitly said that BC could be fired (or not extended)… but your terminology sure indicated that.

I love how you phrase things to indicate X, and when someone indicates that X could be wrong you say “well thats not what I said… you misunderstood my words/intentions”

let me use another example from this thread:

“According to you, what “predictions” have I made, thus far, about the current NBA season?”

nice answer… you didn’t say your “predicition was wrong or right”… regardless of the fact that you DID predict (based on your own personal calculations) that the Raps would lose that game (even though it was a reasonable prediction). We all read it… we know. You can spin all you want…. doesn’t change what you say or indicate.

Learn to live with mistakes. They happen… we all do it.

1. Welcome aboard!

2. Actually, what Bargnani did tonight was score first, then, get hit with a series of foul calls. Once the fouls began, his offensive production began to slow, as it usually does.

3. If Bargnani makes the all-star team this season … that would be a very nice achievement for him, as an individual player.

As Scott G., has already observed …

What Basketball Acumen would have to say about the outcome vs Cleveland is that … those who have questioned the status of Mike Brown, as being one of “the best up-and-coming coaches”, in the NBA, have legitimate concerns.

Going “Big” vs Bosh and Bargnani?

Hmmmm …

Mike Brown had best be careful this season, or he will find himself on the outside looking in, as the Cavs’ organization does its very best to retain the services of their franchise player.

Many more moves like THAT … and the clock will inevitably begin to tick for him.

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re: “contested” rebounds

A rose by any other name …

Ditto … on 100% of what you observed.

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re: Strangely silent from this corner today
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Not really.

I’m just active in a number of different places that you may not be aware of … and, it can be a challenge to address them all effectively at the same time.

What exactly would you like to know?

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re: Khandor,
You are 0 for 1 in your predictions.
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LOL,

According to you, what “predictions” have I made, thus far, about the current NBA season?

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re: “… if the Raptors fail to click on the majority of their cylinders.”

You just don’t believe in the players the Raptors have.
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I disagree with this perception you have about “every team” in the NBA being in the same boat as the Raptors with regard to this.

IMO, there are several teams in the league that DO NOT need to be clicking on the majority of their cyliners at once to be effective, e.g. LA Lakers, Boston, Orlando, San Antonio, Denver, Portland, Cleveland, Atlanta, Washington, Dallas, etc.

What I’ve said to this point, about the Raptors players this season, is that, as a group, they have the capacity to finish anywhere from 6th-12th, given the relative strength of the other teams in the East. It is going to be a very close race this season with a number of twists and turns along the way. The East is getting much better, overall, and there are still a number of outstanding squads in the West.

Everything is relative, in the NBA, and the Raptors will most likely finish somewhere in the middle-of-the-pack, as there is very little separation between the teams in that group this season.