Black is the New Red? Huh?

I admit I like the new uniforms and they are cool looking. But beyond the cool looking uniforms I took away something else from the event that was covered on Raptors T.V. What was that? Confidence on behalf of the Toronto Raptors through Chris Bosh, Bryan Colangelo and to a lesser extent Jose Calderon. Whatever doubts the media and bloggers like me may have about the Raptors this season, you saw none of that doubt yesterday. Chris Bosh with his new gold medal around his neck had a real sense of confidence. It is not to say he has not had it in the past. However it seemed that he has a feeling that this team could really go somewhere. It is not anything he said specfically it is just a sense I got in watching him. He seems to have become very secure in his role as the leader of this team and is ready to take on the challenge of making it successful.

Bryan Colangelo has always shown confidence from the day he arrived in Toronto. He took a team that was in serious need of a leader in management and gave them one. He has done what has been expected of him and got the Raptors back to the playoffs. But in a world that is based on, “what have you done for lately”, Bryan has given the Raptors Jermaine O’Neal. It has been the talk of the summer around Raptor circles and even in NBA circles as well. It was a big move that in the minds of some has big risk attached with it. Bryan Colangelo has always been a guy willing to take a risk and he continues to be that way here in Toronto as he was with the Suns.

Ultimately what I think or what you think as a fan does not matter as far as if this team will be successful. What matters is if the people that are in the organization do and based on yesterday it seems very clear that they do. The Raptors star Chris Bosh in an interview on Raptors.com said he puts “No Limits” on what this team could do.

Raptors Hit The Links

The Raptors were kicking back on the Golf course today. The Raptors had thier annual Golf Tournament today and good news Jamario Moon has made it in the country. He was referred to in a funny video on Raps.com that sees Jason Kapono show his Happy Gilmore Style golf skills in giving the beat down to a guy from the Raptors Website. For his benfit I will not mention his name. However if you want to know his name and see him take a Kapono Beat Down click on link below:

Raps Golf Tournament Video featuring Jason Kapono

Keeping it short today as I was working on an interview tomorrow for the blog with Raptor Dance Pak member and contest winner Lexi Haslam. If you forget what she looks like here is a reminder:

I am sorry that it took so long to get the blog together today but it was a busy day. Tomorrow I hope to have that interview put together for you to enjoy.

Tags: Bryan Colangelo, Chris Bosh, Jamario Moon, Jason Kapono, Jermaine O'Neal, Raptors Charity Golf Tournament