Patrick O'Bryant News

Jay Triano and several Raptors' players were quick to shoot down any reports of a division between American born players and European players in the locker room.A Jose says the Raptors players eat together, go to movies together, and presumably all kinds of other soft-ass stuff.

Don't get me wronga 'Andrea Bargnani is a great basketball player. Blessed with the rare gifts of height and the ability to knock down a long range shot, which for some reason, seem to have an inverse relationship in basketball, the Raptors thought they knew what they were getting in to when they took Bargnani 1st overall in 2006.

RAPTORS SECOND UNIT: SOME THOUGHTS. With the injury to Reggie Evans in the pre-season there has been some speculation about how the depth and second unit of the Raptors would hold up here early in the season.

The backup swingman is trying to fight off a cold and coach Jay Triano said he was also feeling the lingering effects of an ankle injury.Triano would like to see the Raptors play quicker, move the ball faster and be more aggressive on offence.

Two former Bakersfield Jam players have secured spots on NBA rosters. Derrick Byars, a Jam player last season, made the Chicago Bulls roster, while Patrick O'Bryant, a Jam member two seasons ago, made the Toronto Raptors' roster.

You can't touch it or smell it or measure it in any quantifiable manner. It's an elusive concept that many talk about but no one can really clearly define.

The H1N1 watch has hit the Toronto Raptors. Guard Jarrett Jack, swingman Antoine Wright and assistant coach Alex English were not with the team on Sunday when the team practiced in preparation for Wednesday's season opener against Cleveland.

First up, follow Patrick O'Bryant who is donating a dollar for every person that follows him.

Brandon Roy followed with a max $80 million extension in August. And his teammate, LaMarcus Aldridge, just agreed to a $65 million extension on Wednesday evening.

Raps head coach Jay Triano knows that his team will be able to put up points in bunches.

WEDNESDAY vs. Boston at Hartford, Conn., 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY vs. Houston, 7 p.m. SUNDAY vs.

Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:30 PM ET CSN HD XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut Probable Starters Rondo/ R Allen/ Pierce/ Garnett/ Perkins Reserves Eddie House Rasheed Wallace Marquis Daniels Shelden Williams Tony Allen Brian Scalabrine Lester Hudson Michael Sweetney Injuries Tony Allen out Bill Walker out Rasheed ...

Kid Dynamite steps up and brings it home for the Raps. It wasn't an exciting one, in fact, the best part about the game was that it was coming to an end, but then the last half of the 4th quarter happened, and we saw something we aren't used to - the Raptors held it together and pulled one out.

DeRozan, Weems and Johnson. Twitter 's good for something. Jay Triano doesn't care about winning any of these games.

Philadelphia 76ers Brandon Bowman goes up for a slam dunk past Toronto Raptors Patrick O'Bryant during the second half of their NBA preseason basketball game in Toronto October 7, 2009.

Patrick O'Bryant should have been a can't-miss prospect, a 7-foot centre chosen ninth overall in the NBA Draft three years ago.

Defence is never ignored outright in training camp, but the Toronto Raptors seem to be devoting extra focus on the time spent without the ball.

On Monday the Raptors offered the uninvited fans and bloggers a chance to participate in Media Day via a "Live Chat" on Raptors.com. Starting at about 12:30pm and running until 3pm.

The Toronto Raptors announced Monday the team's roster for training camp at Carleton University in Ottawa from September 29 - October 3 and back at Air Canada Centre from October 4-27. The Raptors will have 12 new faces from last year's camp in Ottawa with Andrea Bargnani, Chris Bosh and Jose Calderon being the only returnees.

Most professional athletes are like diplomats-in-training when it comes to expressing their feelings.