Feb,18, 1999-Raptors make roster moves
In advance of tomorrow's deadline for reducing active rosters to
12 men, the Raptors have released center William Cunningham, who
saw almost no playing time. They also activated Negele Knight, and
placed Mark Baker on the injured reserve. The Raptors will have
to cut one more player, presumably New Zealand native Sean Marks,
by tomorrow, unless they make up an "injury" and place him on injured
reserve.
Feb.4, 1999-New VR schedule announced!
The Raptors schedule for the Barrie station featuring commentary by Leo
Rautins and John Saunders has finally been released. VR will
cover 25 games this year. Between TSN, CTV, and VR, 33 of the
50 regular season games will be available to fans in the
Toronto area. I have a few minor quibbles with the scheduling:
Washington and Philadelphia are two of the most exciting young
teams in the league, and only two of their seven meetings
with the Raptors are televised. Toronto has only two games
with Western Conference powers, and one (March 26 at San
Antonio) is not televised. Still, fans will have two or three
games to watch every week for the next three months. Follow
this link for the complete schedule.
Feb.3, 1999-Carter to start at small forward
Butch
Carter has decided to start top draft pick Vince Carter at
small forward, not Tracy McGrady as most had anticipated. Carter
looked impressive in the second exhibition game against Boston,
scoring 20 points. The coach feels that Vince can play more
minutes than the slender McGrady. The move means that McGrady
will likely spend more time in the backcourt, which is
somewhat depleted with Micheal Williams on the injured list.
Feb.3, 1999-Roster announced
The Raptors annouced
their season-opening roster. The lineup is Mark Baker, Dee
Brown, Vince Carter, Doug Christie, William Cunningham, Sean Marks,Tracy
McGrady, Charles Oakley, Reggie Slater, Michael Stewart, John
Thomas, John Wallace, Kevin Willis and Alvin Williams. On the
injured list are Negele Knight and Micheal Williams. The 14
man roster is a temporary measure introduced because of the short
training camp. On February 19, the teams must reduce their
roster to 12 men. Best guess is that Cunningham will be cut,
as well as either Baker or Marks.
