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29.06.2019 03:32
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With a new management team in place and the addition of a couple of key role players, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey is hopeful his team can make the jump into a playoff position in 2013-14. Speaking on TSN 1050s Macko & Cauz show on Tuesday, the third-year bench boss is excited to see how his new pieces blend with the teams young core. “We needed toughness inside to go along with Jonas Valanciunas), Amir Johnson and Aaron Gray and we brought in Tyler Hansbrough, who I think our fans will be excited about.” To go along with the former Pacers power forward, the team addressed its perimeter shooting need via the Andrea Bargnani deal and in free agency. “We needed three-point shooting and we got Steve Novak and Austin Daye, who is a young untapped talented player who has three-point shooting ability.” Following a 17-32 start, the Raptors played the rest of the season one game over .500, in part because of a renewed emphasis on the defensive end. “We will get back to defence and let the offence take care of itself,” Casey said. “I thought Masai (Ujiri), Jeff (Weltman) and our management team did an excellent job of bringing in the type of players that will fit our needs.” Still, the team finished four games out of a playoff spot and new president and CEO Tim Leiweke decided to make a change in the basketball operations department, replacing former GM Bryan Colanagelo with Ujiri. Casey said Ujiri and Leiweke operate differently than Coloangelo in that the former GM took a more hands-on approach than the current structure. “Bryans management style is more hands on. Hes there every day, hes involved…Theres nothing wrong with that, its just a different management style.” Casey is confident where the team is headed, but noted that the expectation of a playoff spot last season may have been too unrealistic. “I thought we put the cart before the horse last year in talking about the playoffs too soon, we were still building…Adding Rudy, adding some of the pieces we have now, weve accelerated that building.” Casey mentioned that while the team is positioned to make a playoff push this season, the overall focus is still on growing and developing the talented core they have in place. “We have good young talent thats getting better, but at the same time we want to win. We owe it to our fans, we owe it to our organization to put our best foot forward and go out to compete to win.” Sione Takitaki Jersey . The 36-year-old said a few months ago he would hang up his boots at the end of the season, but has since changed his mind. "Its a pity the season is ending now, as I am in good physical shape and enjoying myself," Di Natale said. Jim Brown Womens Jersey . Having won the first leg 1-0 in Barcelona, Madrid entered the match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium already in control and quickly sealed its place in the semifinals when Jese Rodriguez scored in the seventh minute. http://www.footballbrownsnflprostore.com/ . The Raptors had an early deadline Sunday, a dreaded afternoon game, and they left the bulk of their work until the last minute, as theyve done so many times before. Odell Beckham Jr Youth Jersey . Spencer Abbott and Trevor Smith scored third-period goals erasing a 2-1 deficit giving Toronto a late 3-2 lead. Greedy Williams Jersey .com) - Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal with just 12.Bolton Wanderers have fined and disciplined midfielder Liam Trotter and David Wheater for an offensive gesture. The pair were also warned as to their future conduct after they were caught on camera sticking up their middle fingers as they walked into Brentfords Griffin Park stadium prior to their Championship fixture on Tuesday.Wanderers subsequently lost the game 3-1 and will be relegated to League One if they are beaten by Derby at the weekend. Highlights of the Championship match between Brentford and Bolton at Griffin Park A statement on the clubs website read: Bolton Wanderers takes the conduct of its players and staff extremely seriously and will not tolerate such behaviour.ddddddddddddThe club would like to apologise for any offence caused by the incident. Liam Trotter spent time on loan at Nottm Forest earlier in the season Trotter later offered his apologies for the incident.He told the Bolton News: I apologise wholeheartedly - it wasnt anything aimed at the fans or the club.It was a silly prank, but unfortunately it went out live which we didnt know about. But it shouldnt have happened and I accept that we have to be better than that.Bolton, who were recently saved from administration and taken over by former player Dean Holdsworth and his Sports Shield Consortium, are bottom of the Championship with 26 points from 30 match |
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