Quotes about raptors (12 Quotes)

Call me crazy, but there's just something cheering about seeing huge raptors tear into Eraser flesh.

We bring in these raptors - many of whom can't fly because they're injured - and then a native raptor who lives in the area will show a great deal of interest, ... At one of these events, we had a huge red-tailed hawk come by and make a really big fuss.

What can you say about the Raptors' all-time guy in games played We joke with him about 'Perseverance. Persistence. Passion. Pride . . . ' and Peterson.

Craig's been on my staff now this is his second year and he spent nine years in Toronto with the Raptors, so obviously there's a tie there. I think the basketball is getting better there. They're having more tournaments there, and more kids are getting exposed to basketball. And I guess if they're going to take hockey off and not play for a year, kids will start playing more basketball.

There's not much to say. I thought Toronto played great, I thought we were totally out-played and out-coached and I give credit to the Raptors for an outstanding performance.

The Toronto Raptors offer one of the best situations in the NBA, and I'm thrilled to be coming here after 15 years in Phoenix. The Raptors have an ownership group committed to building a championship club, have some excellent young players around Chris Bosh, are positioned well against the salary cap, and reside in one of North America's premier cities. I couldn't be any more excited about the future of the Toronto Raptors, and I'm eager to get started here.

So, he ends up buying tickets for kids to go to a Raptors game, or helps out a downtown mission. You ask me, what makes me the guy in the community I think it's the right thing to do, ... It's not that I'm obligated to do it. It's not that I should do it. It's the right thing ... if I can make a kid happy or put a smile on a family's face that's more joy than having your picture in the newspaper.

Raptors star Vince Carter, whose sore left knee will prevent him from defending his title in the Dunk Contest, said he spent zero time last year preparing for the competition. In fact, he said he got the idea for his spectacular clinching dunk -- in which he hung on the rim by his elbow -- in a dream. Two nights before the contest it just came to me in a dream, ... Swear to God, I had never done it before. I just got the idea right there.

Carter was placed on the injured list by the Raptors after injuring his heel Dec. 9 in a loss at Detroit. He was eligible to return for New Jersey's contest Tuesday at Charlotte, but Thorn said the Nets don't want to take any chances. New Jersey also plays at home Wednesday against Cleveland, and then has four days off before resuming the season Dec. 27 at Detroit. He sat out his five games but there is still a little inflammation, ... We only have the two games this week, and then we're off for awhile so it makes sense to give him some rest now. We want to make sure it's not chronic.

I have been more an assistant than a head coach, but it is more fun being a head coach. It is more agony, too. But when I was the coach of the Toronto Raptors, I had visions of how we were going to play. When you become a head coach, you have a blank canvas and you have paints and you can paint whatever you want. As an assistant coach, you make suggestions.

In the TORONTO SUN, Steve Buffery writes that Raptors coach Sam Mitchell firmly believes, despite all of the gloom and doom predictions by various NBA pundits who predict that the Raptors are heading for the Atlantic Division basement, that his club can make it to the playoffs this year. And one of the reasons for that is that he has a full season as an NBA coach under his belt. ... expects his veterans to step up and the rookies to play well.

He reminds me a lot of (Raptors guard) Mike James when he was here his first year. We didn't have a lot of confidence in Mike. It took a while.