Raptors Announce Sched: Opener vs. Cavs...

[John F Kennedy]

Yeah we can get a true picture of the team early on, this hard schedule can be a good thing, for BC to see if the team is actually that good. But this will play on the mentality of the players and will be bad for the mentally weak, and October to December being the depression seasons it might get pretty ugly but who knows, miracles happen right...?

[jay632]

can't complain about schedule, we share areana with leafs, and they get first dibs as always.

[Howard+Nelson]

wish you guys would have a few more games on national tv. would like to see hedo play some this season w/o having to stream online.

[chaldean]

Wed 28 vs Cleveland 7:00pm W
Fri 30 @ Memphis 8:00pm W
Sun 01 vs Orlando 1:00pm W
Wed 04 vs Detroit 7:00pm W
Fri 06 @ New Orleans 8:00pm W
Sat 07 @ Dallas 8:30pm L
Mon 09 @ San Antonio 8:30pm L
Wed 11 vs Chicago 7:00pm W
Fri 13 @ LA Clippers 10:30pm W
Sun 15 @ Phoenix 8:00pm W
Tue 17 @ Denver 9:00pm L
Wed 18 @ Utah 9:00pm L
Fri 20 vs Miami 7:00pm W
Sun 22 vs Orlando 12:30pm L
Tue 24 vs Indiana 7:00pm W
Wed 25 @ Charlotte 7:00pm W
Fri 27 @ Boston 7:30pm W
Sun 29 vs Phoenix 3:30pm W

12-6

Book it.

Ain't no way we're gonna lose to the Cavs coming from a back-to-back.

I feel pretty confident facing the Magic @ home. We always play them well even last year.

Phoenix and New Orleans don't seem as scary as last year, so I say those are winnable games.

Mavs, Spurs, Jazz and Nuggs....sweet. We face 4 teams that can all potentially win 50+ games in the 1st month. OK, I'll concede those games. I'd be happy if we go 1-3.

i Like your attitude. One small change though.

[Darkseid]

Dammit. I wanted easy teams to build our confidence around.

[sauga_raptor]

^^^ they usually offer new season ticket packages first then mini-packs before they even offer up single game tickets... i'm guessing about 2-3 weeks before the home opener.

Thanks for the info.

[Th3RaptorSwag]

Wed 28 vs Cleveland 7:00pm W
Fri 30 @ Memphis 8:00pm W
Sun 01 vs Orlando 1:00pm W
Wed 04 vs Detroit 7:00pm W
Fri 06 @ New Orleans 8:00pm W
Sat 07 @ Dallas 8:30pm L
Mon 09 @ San Antonio 8:30pm L
Wed 11 vs Chicago 7:00pm W
Fri 13 @ LA Clippers 10:30pm W
Sun 15 @ Phoenix 8:00pm W
Tue 17 @ Denver 9:00pm L
Wed 18 @ Utah 9:00pm L
Fri 20 vs Miami 7:00pm W
Sun 22 vs Orlando 12:30pm L
Tue 24 vs Indiana 7:00pm W
Wed 25 @ Charlotte 7:00pm W
Fri 27 @ Boston 7:30pm L
Sun 29 vs Phoenix 3:30pm W

12-6

Book it.

Ain't no way we're gonna lose to the Cavs coming from a back-to-back.

I feel pretty confident facing the Magic @ home. We always play them well even last year.

Phoenix and New Orleans don't seem as scary as last year, so I say those are winnable games.

Mavs, Spurs, Jazz and Nuggs....sweet. We face 4 teams that can all potentially win 50+ games in the 1st month. OK, I'll concede those games. I'd be happy if we go 1-3.

Can't believe you just said that.
Remember Shaq and Lebron individually killing us?

[BigShotBob13]

Man 20 back to backs? That's a pretty tough schedule when 25% of your games are back to backs?

That's why it's so good to have depth now!

[SkywalkerAC]

I wonder what Boston's schedule is like. I'm not giving up hope that we can take the Atlantic if they falter. Glad to hear that they're starting against Cleveland as well.

Oh, and this schedule makes it pretty unlikely that we will see DD in the starting lineup before December.

[killerbs]

1. Cleveland – L (obviously, sadly)
2. Memphis – W (Rudy Gay what!)
3. Orlando – W (sub-par coach + deep bench = bad rotations = L) Steal this one!
4. New Orleans – W (switch wright onto paul and hope for the best)
5. Dallas – L (I think Dallas is going to be good early in the season with those old legs, lose it late…)
6. San An – L
7. Chicago – W (match up well, Jack on Rose, we’re a deeper team)
8. LA Clippers – W (Eric Gordan what!)
9. Phoenix – L (again old legs are good early)
10. Denver – L Just a better team. More physical and smarter
11. Utah – W Wishful thinking… nah! A flawed team with distractions. Steal this one!
12. Miami – W We’re a better team; O’Neal will be hurt by this point.
13. Orlando – L Maybe if it was in Orlando, Vince wouldn’t score 40+
14. Indiana – W Keep Troy Murphy in check! Just kidding. Pacers suck.
15. Charlotte – W My crush on Wallace grows deeper yet he only grows older and less productive. if only we got him a few years ago…
16. Boston – L We’ll get stomped.
17. Phoenix – W Late afternoon game? WTF? Suns are a flawed team – as long as we attack, we win this game. Suns…getting…tired…
18. Washington – W A fun game! Shoot out! Raps are deeper we win
19. ALT – W By this point Josh Smith will have murdered Woodson and replaced him with a plank of cedar – horrible shot selection only increases leading to Raptors’ win (this one may be a stretch)
20. Washington – W I think we’re a tougher team than them (maybe one of the only teams in the league) and I think we take this one. Only guy I’m scared of is Butler.

[victor page]

I'm surprised no one has projected the playoff seedings and run-through all games in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

[Gold Chain]

Tough way to start the season.

I am always hoping for a good start to the season, but the Cavs and Magic are both scary opponents.

We are going to have play huge to win either of these games.
On paper they are both better teams than us.

[Reignman]

A tough November might squash the confidence of what's an already mentally weak core (minus Hedo). Let's hope the 3 main weaklings from last season (JC/CB/AB) come play with some confidence and step up. Even if things don't go well in November I'm hoping they don't just give up like last season.

[Southward1]

-The schedule at the start is very tough, but just like last year February on is pretty easy.

1. Wed 28 vs Cleveland, Loss, obvious reasons.
2. Fri 30 @ Memphis, Win Memphis still sucks
3. Sun 01 vs Orlando, Win I think we'll get them at home
4. Wed 04 vs Detroit, Win, I think Toronto is better than Detroit.
5. Fri 06 @ New Orleans, Loss
6. Sat 07 @ Dallas, Loss
7. Mon 09 @ San Antonio, Loss
8. Wed 11 vs Chicago Win, we beat them twice last year and We're better now
9. Fri 13 @ LA Clippers, Win obvious reasons
10. Sun 15 @ Phoenix, Win I think this is the year BC's current team surpasses BC's former team
11.Tue 17 @ Denver, Loss
12. Wed 18 @ Utah, Loss
13. Fri 20 vs Miami, Win
14. Sun 22 vs Orlando, Win again another home game vs. orlando
15. Tue 24 vs Indiana, Win
16. Wed 25 @Charlotte, Loss this Charlotte team is good
17. Fri 27 @ Boston, Loss, but it will be fun
18 Sun 29 vs Phoenix, Win

I've got 10-8

[Mattd97]

-The schedule at the start is very tough, but just like last year February on is pretty easy.

1. Wed 28 vs Cleveland, Loss, obvious reasons.
2. Fri 30 @ Memphis, Win Memphis still sucks
3. Sun 01 vs Orlando, Win I think we'll get them at home
4. Wed 04 vs Detroit, Win, I think Toronto is better than Detroit.
5. Fri 06 @ New Orleans, Loss
6. Sat 07 @ Dallas, Loss
7. Mon 09 @ San Antonio, Loss
8. Wed 11 vs Chicago Win, we beat them twice last year and We're better now
9. Fri 13 @ LA Clippers, Win obvious reasons
10. Sun 15 @ Phoenix, Win I think this is the year BC's current team surpasses BC's former team
11.Tue 17 @ Denver, Loss
12. Wed 18 @ Utah, Loss
13. Fri 20 vs Miami, Win
14. Sun 22 vs Orlando, Win again another home game vs. orlando
15. Tue 24 vs Indiana, Win
16. Wed 25 @Charlotte, Loss this Charlotte team is good
17. Fri 27 @ Boston, Loss, but it will be fun
18 Sun 29 vs Phoenix, Win

I've got 10-8

And you have us going 4-0 against Phoenix and Orlando. 3 of those are at home, and i suppose its possible, and I hope it happens. However 2-2 and owuld be realistic. Anything over .500 going into december will be a success imho

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

I think getting out of November with a 10-8 or 11-7 record is more than doable....anything above that, and we're looking at a 50+ win season folks.

[RoyceDa59]

Knowing Raptors nation we are going to Panic and demand a Triano firing after we start the season off 7-11. Just LOOK at our schedule in the first month.

vs Cleveland
@ Memphis
vs Orlando
vs Detroit
@ New Orleans
@ Dallas
@ San Antonio
vs Chicago
@ LA Clippers
@ Phoenix
@ Denver
@ Utah
vs Miami
vs Orlando
vs Indiana
@ Charlotte
@ Boston
vs Phoenix

*Games in Bold are teams ranked higher than us entering the season.

5 of 18 games against the 'elite 5'
14 of 18 games against playoff teams.
Only 1 game against a team with no hope at the playoffs (Memphis).

I'm glad we are getting some of the harder games out of the way early. We may be able to catch some teams off guard before they find their groove.

[SkywalkerAC]

you guys don't think we're better than new orleans?

[SuperSant]

-The schedule at the start is very tough, but just like last year February on is pretty easy.

1. Wed 28 vs Cleveland, Win, I think we will win on the cavs back to back
2. Fri 30 @ Memphis, Win Memphis still sucks
3. Sun 01 vs Orlando, Win I think we'll get them at home
4. Wed 04 vs Detroit, Win, I think Toronto is better than Detroit.
5. Fri 06 @ New Orleans, Win dont feel they are very good
6. Sat 07 @ Dallas, Loss
7. Mon 09 @ San Antonio, Loss
8. Wed 11 vs Chicago Win, we beat them twice last year and We're better now
9. Fri 13 @ LA Clippers, Win obvious reasons
10. Sun 15 @ Phoenix, Win I think this is the year BC's current team surpasses BC's former team
11.Tue 17 @ Denver, Loss
12. Wed 18 @ Utah, Loss
13. Fri 20 vs Miami, Win
14. Sun 22 vs Orlando Loss They probs get this one
15. Tue 24 vs Indiana, Win
16. Wed 25 @Charlotte, Win They are not a better team then us
17. Fri 27 @ Boston, Loss, but it will be fun
18 Sun 29 vs Phoenix, Loss

I've got 10-8

I see us going 11-7 in the opening month, maybe we give or take a loss or 2, but i definitely see us finishing a couple games above 500.

[The Duke]

I much rather get the West Teams and Contenders in the early 3 weeks.... even those teams will have some bugs to work out... potentially we can steal.

Easier to steal early in the year, then when they are in mid-season form....

Be prepared for US Media... gobbling up a likely slow start to the Raps season and correlating that with instant Bosh leaving and we should trade him now for picks