Some of you may ask, “How did you post about the playoffs and the Jays, if you computer was ‘broken’ “.  And then I’d be all “I know you are but what am I”.  (Sorry, I haven’t been on here in a while and I am excited OK)  This is something I actually had lined up before my comp went down but never really got to it.  We have ghostwriter, who has actually been with us from damn near the start.  Sin City (I just made that nickname up) he has posted about 6 stories on here and we are slowly going through the old stories and marking them. That way you all don’t get confused and think I learned how to write actual, entertaining story with structure as opposed to, well, THIS I guess…

Upcoming stories that you can look forward to being disappointed in: Anderson “The Sleep inducing Spider” Silva: What happened and what’s next?, GoatDiesel and Bryan Colangelo Sitting in A Bar…D-R-I-N-K-I-N-G, NHL Mock Draft, NBA Mock Draft, Playoff predictions and much much more….

LET’S GO RANGERS…GAME 7 IN WASHINGTON…ITS ALL YOU!!!

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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…

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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!!!

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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 defence and they all truly believe, like the rest of the world, that LeBron is the greatest player in the league right now (Sorry Kobe).  The only thing it seems like the Raptors have bought into is a philosophy that we can’t close out games and no matter what happens, its always your fault, not Chris Bosh’s. I have been at almost all the Raps home games and I have seen things progressively getting worse and worse as far as team chemistry goes.  It all started when Sam Mitchell got fired, Bosh was noticeably sulking and that’s fine with me for a few games but you are a professional get over it. Then during halftime warm ups, as soon as his teammates came to join him he would sit on the bench and….sulk.  Then I saw something funny while I was at the Phoenix game, Chris was flying down on a 2 on 1 with Joey Graham and he fired a very high and hard no look pass that Joey couldn’t handle.  Chris then began to yell at Graham, usually Graham would apologize but this time he just walked away from Bosh and when he continued to yell, Joey turned around an just waved Bosh off, as if to say “Shut up, it was your fault anyway”.  To me that shows a sign that not only has he lost faith in the team but the team has had enough of his antics and lost faith in Bosh.

What are the Raptors options now?  With a losing record, an unhappy franchise player and no cap space, not many.  Now that Bosh has gone public and let the rest of the league know he is no longer happy in Toronto, his value INSTANTLY dropped.  That is an all too familiar situation for us Raptors fans, welcome Vince Carter 2.0!  The only benefit Raps fans have this time around is a better GM, well supposedly.  Will we trade Bosh?  I am not sure? I could even see this story being denied by Bosh in the next 48 hours and that could also be Colalgelo’s plan, so we don’t end up with Alonzo Mourning in return.  If we do trade Bosh right now I don’t even think it’s possible to get fair value for him because of his contract and where he is in his career because obviously if you trade Bosh you are instantly in rebuild mode and you’re not going to get 2 or 3 young studs for well..1 young stud???  Its a very weird situation and one that will be very interesting to see if it plays out as a saga or more like a short one page story.

For me, if Bosh really said this stuff (after all it was Stephen A. Smith who reported it) I think it should show the organization what type of player they are building around.  Sure losing is no fun but man up and wait till the offseason to let the team know your intentions for the coming year.  You certainly don’t go calling up ESPN after a 20+ point blow out and tell the team that way. Because you just look like a sore loser that can’t handle the pressure of being the leader of a losing team.  If you need some inspiration, look at Paul Pierce.  That guy went through the wringer EVERY YEAR he was in Boston and from what I remember, he never publicly demanded a trade (to clarify Bosh didn’t directly but this has to be seen as a back hand way out) and now look at him.  I know the chances of us landing something similar to KG and Ray Allen are very slim, I just think there would have been a better way out than this.

Can we turn this around?  For sure!  We are only 4 games out of the final playoff spot and the Raps last 2 months of games is about as easy as it gets in the NBA.  We do probably need to make a trade though, just not CB4.  I am not even sure O’Neal should be traded but something has to go down and the deadline is only a few weeks away so don’t be surprised if that is sooner than later.  In the mean time, Bosh you’re a good player but you have your faults too, so stop blaming your teammates, start taking the ball to the rack and most of all, keep your future plans to yourself and out Stephen A. Smith’s ear.  There is one thing for sure, its onlt going to get a lot harder for Bosh here on out because he’s definitely going to hear it from fans that are upset about what he has said…

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