Game Notes: Kaunus Vs. Raptors

Thanks to a good friend of The Jones — I see you, Setts — I managed to score a couple of free tickets to the Kaunas-Raptors pre-seazzle game last night. So, to steal a page from Grange’s playbook, here are a few random observations:

1. The Raps new pump-up/introduction song is U2’s “Vertigo.” You know, that iTunes-pimped “uno, dos, hello, hello” garbage from 2004. Ugh. Not quite as bad that Beyonce debacle from a few years back maybe, but still, if we play like ass this year I’m blaming it on this.

(Note: What was wrong so with last season’s Rage? Or better yet, why don’t we stop saving the Stripes’ “Seven Army Nation” — or, you know, “Seven Nation Army” — for the start of the fourth and use it off the top instead?)

2. T.J. posted 13 points, 11 assists and only two turnovers in just 24 minutes. He was easily the best player on the court for most of the night. And yes, I’m sticking by my prediction: T.J. Ford will one day come close to matching Scott Skiles’ 30 assists in a game record. I know, I know, sounds ridiculous. But trust me: one day, when the stars align and the gunners are on fire, you’ll look up at the scoreboard near the end of the third and T.J. will already have 20 or 21 dimes to his name. Then the game will go to OT.

3. We need to get Bargnani some Jumpsoles ASAP! While he’s apt at beating his man baseline, he can’t finish at the net with any consistency. It drives me nuts. I swear he draws back iron on about 80% of his dunk attempts. Get up, Magic Man.

4. Caught the Raps’ Mop Girl hand delivering a note — from the Kaunus bench — to some extremely attractive, extremely confused, Lithuanian chick about fifteen rows up. Grish figured they were asking her to join the team for some post-game Lithuanian fun. It appeared as though she checked the “YES” box.

5. The rest: Kapono has a ridiculously smooth release … Moon had a nice two-handed reverse in warm-ups … the Lithuanian national anthem is loooooooooong … Sabonis jerseys were everywhere … and that “new era” in the Raptors Dance Pak they keep promising us appears to have finally arrived.

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By J.E. Skeets at 3:39 pm on 10.18.2007 — Tags: '07/'08 Pre-Season, International, Raptors

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5 Responses to “Game Notes: Kaunus Vs. Raptors”

  1. goathair at 4:55 pm on 10.18.2007

    I was reading and thinking to myself, “it’s weird seeing that White Stripes song typed out.” Then I realized it was because it’s really “Seven Nation Army.” Though a Seven Army Nation is pretty terrifying too.

  2. rapfan at 11:23 pm on 10.18.2007

    Vertigo WAS the song last year, they changed it half way through the season…

  3. J.E. Skeets at 11:38 pm on 10.18.2007

    Well hopefully they change it halfway through this one, too!

    (And I can’t for the life of me remember hearing Vertigo played during last year’s playoffs…)

  4. edisonfire at 2:03 am on 10.19.2007

    Vertigo is pure garbage..
    I felt embarrassed for the team that they had to change from Renegades to that piece of trash song.

    The intro riff to Sabatoge would be pretty awesome

  5. settons at 12:17 pm on 10.19.2007

    I think they will have a different song for opening night!

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