Written on April 14th, 2009 by goatdieselno shouts
I am literally writing this in the dark, well thats a lie, I just can’t see what I am writing. I know the site has been “dormant” for about a week and the thing that sucks is I have A BUNCH to write about!!! I MET WITH BRYAN COLANGELO and had a pretty good convo with him, which I really want to share with you all. Speaking of Bryan, I also want to let you guys know what I think of the Raps season, what went wrong and what they HAVE to do this off season to improve. Then there is the NHL and NBA playoffs about to start. I know I will miss the first few gamesof the NHL but I will be back with the match ups and the keys to each team getting out of the first round.
Like I “tweeted” earlier (man, thats the WORST word) the reason the website has been down is my tech wizard and personal Shaman DAG is in the jungle with no internets. Thus leaving the GoatDiesel with formatting problems out the cornhole (man, thats the BEST word). I am trying all I can with the pea brain I own but I still can’t figure this Houdini writing thing out. I am hoping by the weekend I can kidnap and coax a web dude to help me out.
So PLEASE don’t give up on me, for once I am actually not being lazy and drinking my nights away. Well I am not being lazy anyway…
Written on March 16th, 2009 by goatdieselone shout
Although his stay here is most likely going to be short, last night Shawn “Matrix” Marion definitely put his stamp on the Raps organization and also on Danny Grangers forehead!!!! (Yes! Those are the Raps not the Celtics! They were wearing their St. Patty’s duds last night)
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Written on February 13th, 2009 by goatdieselone shout
As mentioned on GoatDiesel in the past, the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat have FINALLY completed the Jermaine O’Neal for Shawn Marion. That deal right there I just mentioned, seems like a good deal but let me delve further into this for you. Jermaine O’Neal will not make the journey to Miami himself, the Raptors have packed Jamario Moon and his disdain for the rim to Miami in return, we get the Matrix and Marcus Banks. Seems cool right? Ohhh GoatDiesel forgot to tell you, we also gave up A FIRST ROUND PICK!!! YES! The 21-34 Raptors that are bound for the lottery this season and probably NEXT traded a 1st round PICK! What do they get in return you ask? Marcus Banks! Do I hate on Uncle Phil’s game? No, he is actually a REALLY good on the ball defender (which we are sorely lacking) and he is almost as fast as anyone in the league. “So what’s your beef almighty Diesel?”, you ask? His contract is UGLY!!! We just took on 4M+ until 2012! For those of you that aren’t aware 2010 and even ‘11 are years you WANT to be cap friendly, 2012? Not so much. So all I can surmise is either Colangelo has something up his versace laden sleeve or the he REALLY wants to pull a George Costanza and go out in glory. He is about 1 move away from being WORSE than Rob Babcock, yes I SAID IT!!!
I will use this paragraph to apologize for all my CAPITALIZED LETTERS and exclamation marks!!! I am really upset by this trade and almost cried when I read that this trade went down.
Well don’t let me do all the blabbering, what did you all think? Hit me UP!!!
Written on February 11th, 2009 by goatdiesel13 shouts
I’m OUT!!! Congrats Raps and good luck Kapono in the 3 Point contest, pretend its the first quarter!!!
PEACE!
END OF GAME…RAPTORS WIN…RAPTORS WIN…RAPTORS WIN!!! I EAT MY WORDS AND THEY TASTE GOOD!!!! YES SIR!!! No Bosh, No Calderon, No Graham…NO PROBLEM!!! ROKO UKIC…MAN OF THE YEAR!!! Jack Armstrong asks him “What were you thinking when you hit that big 3?” Roko: “I was thikning, that no going in for sure, I’m not very good”. INSTANT STAR IN CANADA!!!
Written on February 4th, 2009 by goatdiesel2 shouts
BIG TINGS! (Yes, I intentionally left the H out in an attempt at being hip). Anywho, we here at GoatDiesel.com are always trying to bring you new ways to evolve your sports reading, watching, loving experience. Tonight we are going to expand further on that, by trying some “live blogging”. I tried to argue my blogging is always “live” but my internets guru DAG, tells me “although this may be true in the hip hop sense. “Live blogging” means live, as in while it’s happening”. So I digress.
Tonight we are going to start with the Lakers/Raptors game and see how it works out. Make sure you post your comments on the game as you watch it as well and feel free to let me know how terrible I am doing at this new venture too. It won’t be a play by play but more of a every 2-5 minute update about the nuances of the game. From the feel on the court, to the way certain players are playing and of course some recaps of big plays. Come back at 7pm ET tonight and add GoatDiesel on TWITTER as a friend.
Tonight you MAY have to refresh your page every few minutes, as we are just getting adjusted to this as well.
Written on February 2nd, 2009 by goatdieselno shouts
Ok, I may have jumped at the chance to post another pot shot at CB4 earlier today. After the story circled the internets and back again, Chris Bosh released a statement to the Toronto Star during practice regarding his pending free agency in 2010. Chris had this to say “It was a surprise to me and I can’t be responsible for what other people say so …I understand people are entitled to an opinion but making stuff up? We can’t do that. Let’s all be fair.”
I know I come off as more of a scorned lover than a fan of the Raptors and more importantly Chris Bosh but I am going to change that. Sorry I jumped down your throat earlier Chris and before that as well but I just really need to you to NOT remind me of a certain number 15 that used to play of us. Can you do that for me? Please?
Written on February 2nd, 2009 by goatdieselno shouts
I would be lying to you if I said I didn’t smile a bit when I first read that Chris Bosh told the Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo that he wasn’t going to re-sign with the team in 2010. If you have been to this site before you know just how unimpressed I am with Bosh’s leadership, shot selection and attitude. This is a GREAT example of all of that, wrapped into one giant ball and thrown in the faces of the Raptors fans and organization. Regardless if Chris felt this way before our slide into the basement of the Eastern Conference, he definitely should have kept this to himself or between him and Colangelo. Bosh has essentially done what I have wanted forever, make all the Raptors fans to take off their rose coloured glasses and start judging Bosh like every other player, instead of giving him a free pass because “his teammates” aren’t up to par or whatever other crazy excuses I hear game in game out.
Seriously, name ONE player you would take from the Cavs besides LeBron? Ok, I know Bosh and LeBron are on different levels but what I am getting at is, you don’t necessarily need the best players on your team to win, you need a good leader and good team chemistry and we have neither. The Cavs has bought into the team philosophy of (more…)
Written on January 29th, 2009 by goatdieselno shouts
Today the NBA announced the reserves for the All Star game and there are definitely some shady choices here…Lets get to it…
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Centres – Pau Gasol (Lakers) Shaquille O’Neal (Suns) – No problems here – Gasol is the C/PF on the best team in the west and come on, he may not be in his prime but does anybody bring more laughs to the All Star festivities then the Big Aristotle.
Forwards – David West (Hornets) and Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) – Hmmm it gets a little sketchy here for me. I know last year David West has everyone saying ”Who the F… is this guy killing my team” and I know he is still putting up decent numbers but what about Al Jefferson? Sure he plays in ‘Sota and more people watch Slamball then WOLVES games but this guy is a MONSTER! This season he has had TWENTY, 12+ rebound games and 34, 20+ point games. I know the Mavs aren’t having the best season but Diggler is the man still. The big German still gets his buckets and lets be honest if he wasn’t in Dallas they would be MUCH worse (more…)
Today the NBA announced the reserves for the All Star game and there are definitely some shady choices here…Lets get to it…