Author Archives: Danny McLeod

About Danny McLeod

From the small town of Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, Danny grew up playing basketball and writing for the Enfield community paper "The Weekly Press". After High school Danny has criss crossed the country more times than he can count, having attended St. Francis Xavier University, Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Neptune Theatre School and Red Deer College, Studying Political Science, Performance Communications Media, Acting, Drama, English and Film Production. Now an assistant editor on an animated childrens show and a freelance actor and assistant director living in Ottawa, Ontario, Danny is a man of 2 passions, Film and Basketball and is very pleased to be a contributing writer to raptorswatch.com.

Cut ‘em or Keep ‘em; it’s time for the report cards kids….

Raptors 2011 – 2012 Report Card: The 2011 – 2012 Regular season came to a close last Thursday night and Raptor fans were treated to a summer league game held early and in Toronto on the same night. The Raptors … Continue reading

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Pounding the Rock

Dwane Casey left his job as an assistant coach with the world champion Dallas Mavericks at the end of last season to come to Toronto and rebuild our struggling Raptors franchise. Upon arrival in Toronto he had a large rock … Continue reading

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Bobcats claw their way to victory in TO.

February 17, 2012 was Michael Jordan’s 49th birthday, and the Charlotte Bobcats gave him a rare present – a win against the Toronto Raptors. The Bobcats, losers of 16 straight games coming into Toronto last night, came out ready to … Continue reading

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Raptors look to rebound against Bobcats.

The Raptors will look to pick up a much needed win Friday night against the Charlotte Bobcats. It will be the first of three meetings this season between the two clubs, with Charlotte beating Toronto in their final meeting of … Continue reading

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Under the old Oak-tree; a look back to better days…

Charles Oakley played 18 NBA seasons, and only three for the Toronto Raptors; however, he was a big part of the “heyday” of our beloved Toronto franchise, and currently ranks 7th on our list of the greatest Raptors of all … Continue reading

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Raptors go down from long Buck-shot(s)

Well the Toronto Raptors did something last night that they hadn’t done since January 13th….lead after the first quarter. Unfortunately they still lost the game. The opening frame looked like a playground game of “anything you can do, I can … Continue reading

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Deer in the headlights as Bucks come to town

The Milwaukee Bucks head to the ACC for Wednesday’s match-up with TO having dropped 3 straight games – including a nail-biter to the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night 107-105. The Bucks (10-14) lead the all-time series 39-22, having swept Toronto in … Continue reading

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Deal or No Deal…

According to a recent article published on Hoopshype.com, the Toronto Raptors are very interested in retaining the services of Wilson Chandler, who is currently playing with Zhejiang Guangsha of the Chinese Basketball Association. Chandler, a 24 year old 6ft 8in … Continue reading

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