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This will just be a quick post as I'm going to just post the recap links for the recent games in order to get ready for the next month. So, enjoy everybody and talk to you soon!

Friday's Loss vs Boston for Raptors (In this game, Raptors starting power forward, best rebounder and most hard-working player Reggie Evans broke a bone in his foot which will put him out "indefinitely" according to official team reports.)

Sunday's Blowout Loss vs Atlanta for Raptors

Saturday's Great Loss vs Dallas for Heat (The recap didn't say whether LeBron was booed or not, but he probably was given that everyone else has so far in Miami road games.)

Friday's Loss vs Plymouth Whalers for Knights

Saturday's Win vs Guelph Storm for Knights

Sunday's Loss vs Sudbury Wolves for Knights

Heat Falling Fast; News Delights Toronto, Cleveland and Orlando

Ah yes, more news from the new team of Chris Bosh and LeBron James: the Miami Heat. On Wednesday, they had to play against their Florida rivals, the Orlando Magic in Orlando. The Magic won the game 104-95, giving Miami its 3rd straight defeat after Miami had lost to Indiana and Memphis earlier on. The real shocker of the game was that Miami, as a result of this loss, is now 8-7, only SIXTH in the Eastern Conference! This is certainly great for the other teams in the league including Cleveland, Orlando, and Toronto. This Miami Heat team has certainly been a good train wreck to watch so far this season, with LeBron in the Orlando game drawing sharp boos from the crowd EVERY TIME he touched the ball! Orlando heroes were Jameer Nelson, Dwight Howard, and J.J. Redick, who is starting in place of injured Vince Carter. (I hope Vince gets better soon. Injuries are no fun to witness.) Howard scored 24 points, Redick scored 20 points, and Nelson scored 17 himself. Here's to witnessing more failure from the Heat as they continue to prove the Biblical adage true: pride goes before a fall (Proverbs 16:18). Here also is the game recap: Cheer NBA fans! The Heat are falling fast!

That's all for now. Remember: the Raptors and Knights are both in action tonight! I'll post later on with recaps from both games. Until then, you all take care.

It's Official, Toronto: You are Now in PLAYOFF Contention!

Yes, that's correct. A team that started the season 2-9, in 14th (2nd-last) place in the Eastern Conference, has now reeled off 4 straight wins to place them at 6-9 - an astounding 9th in that conference! The Toronto Raptors have moved a seemingly impossible 5 seeds in just a week! This team is now right where I have predicted them to finish. This happened after a 106-90 defeat of the Philadelphia 76ers last night at their home court, the Air Canada Centre. What was most impressive in this game was the stellar play of starting power forward Reggie Evans, who snagged a career-high 22 rebounds! He had 10 of those in the 1st quarter alone and finished the 1st half with a team-record 15 boards. This marks Reggie as having the 2nd-most rebounds for any Raptors player in a single game: the record was set by former Raptor Donyell Marshall in the 2003-2004 season in Chicago when he pulled down 24 rebounds. Add in Reggie's 12 points, overall aggressive play, and a high degree of desire and tenacity and you have a night that most players can only envy or dream of! His night was so impressive that the near-capacity crowd started to chant his name by the end of the game after he pulled down his final rebound! So as you can see, Reggie Evans was the game-changer in this contest. There were, however, other interesting numbers as well. Toronto shot a blistering 57% in the 1st half and had 62 points when that half ended - a season-high mark for the team. "Wait," you might be thinking. "What about the new players?" Oh, that's right. I forgot to mention those two acquisitions: reserve point guard Jerryd Bayless and reserve forward/centre Peja Stojakovic. Bayless scored an impressive 13 points on 4-7 shooting while Stojakovic scored an equally solid 7 points in 6 minutes of play. I was especially struck by the sheer veteran poise of Peja and the lightning speed of Jerryd, not to mention the guard's solid shooting. Bayless helped Toronto to hit a solid 9 3-point field goals in the game. A more underrated player in the game was starting point guard Jose Calderon. In his first start this year, he led the way for Toronto in this one scoring 16 points on 7-10 shooting, 9 assists, and only 1 turnover. He, like Stojakovic, showed plenty of veteran confidence and poise during his playing time and kept the Raptors lead from becoming a single-digit one down the stretch as Philly desperately tried to mount a comeback win. I will now end off with some other numbers from the game:
- Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojakovic combined for a 4-5 (80%) shooting clip from the 3-point line in the game.
- This game was Reggie Evans' 26th career double-double.
- Toronto collected 24 assists on 38 made shots.
- This game marked the 4th straight 20+ points game for starting centre Andrea Bargnani. (He scored 22 in the game overall.)
- Toronto ended the 1st half with their largest-ever 1st-half lead of the season: 62-43, a 19-point advantage.
Here is the game recap: A Monster Night for Reggie, a Crucial Win for Raptors

Next up for Toronto is a match in Boston against the Celtics on Friday. The game starts at 7:30 PM on TSN2. The London Knights also play on Friday night as well. Until then...game on people!  

Grizzlies Maul Miami Heat at Home, Boos for LeBron & a Warning

Hello everybody, I just wanted to make a quick post before tonight's Raptors game at home vs the Philadelphia 76ers where we will meet the new guys, Peja Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless. This time we're going to Memphis, Tennessee where the Grizzlies and the Heat played against each other on Saturday. The end result is that Memphis won a close game against Miami, 97-95. The hero of the game was young stud Rudy Gay who hit the game-winning buzzer-beater for Memphis. Also during the game, LeBron was booed at times in the match. Ah, it was sweet justice! Here's the recap for the game: More Glorious Heat Failure on the Road  Lastly, I want to issue a warning for ALL players and famous people such as LeBron James and Chris Bosh who want satisfaction and victory now: you'll only get fake gratification and emptiness in return! Here is a powerful old song by the Christian metal band Mortification. It's from their 1990 demo album "Break the Curse" and their 1993 album "Post Momentary Affliction". The song is entitled "Impulsation." Here are the lyrics:

Band: Mortification
Song: Impulsation

Impulsation, smash and grab world
Impulsation, live fast, die young
You'll not find, real satisfaction
You'll find emptiness, fake gratification

Impulsation, patience never learned
Impulsation, satisfaction now

Can't you see, this won't last
lasting peace comes from Christ.

You'll find self-control
if you find salvation
Blood and the fire
purge your mind
Ultimate satisfaction
Real peace
Lasting joy
comes through Jesus
White wash
your mind
Find your release.

Bludgeon to death, lust in your life
Consecrate to live right
Manifest the grace of God
Supplicate prayer and live

LOVE

Impulsation, it's not cool
Impulsation, you could die.

Can't you see people dying
Everyday aids and drug addictions.

Here is where I found the lyrics: Christian Rock Lyrics: "Impulsation" 

Here is the song if you want to listen to it: the demo "Break the Curse" album version,  

the "Post Momentary Affliction" album version  

Well, that about wraps it up. Remember: the Raptors are in action tonight! 

Long-Overdue Sports Briefs

Hello, I'm Nick White bringing you the sports news you need to know. First off, we take you to the Canadian junior hockey world where the London Knights have recently come off a 1-3 weekend. First, on Friday they hosted the Windsor Spitfires and lost 7-3, which you are already aware of. Next, they travelled to Saginaw to play against the Saginaw Spirit. London lost the game 4-1. Shots on goal for the game was 37-28 in favour of Saginaw. The losing goaltender was starter Igor Bobkov who allowed the 4 goals and made 33 saves whereas the winner was starting Saginaw goaltender Mavric Parks who allowed only 1 goal and made 27 saves. Goal scorers for Saginaw were Josh Shalla with 2 and Vincent Trocheck with 2. London's only goal came courtesy of Michael Moffat. Here's the game recap. Finally on Sunday, the Knights hosted the Kingston Frontenacs in what would prove to be a thriller. Kingston rode out to a 3-0 lead after the first period on goals by Ryan Spooner, Alex Gudbranson and Nathan Moon and it looked as though London was on its way to another thrashing. However, in the 2nd period London roared back by goals from newcomer Ryan Rupert (who was acquired in a recent trade with the Sudbury Wolves for Michael MacDonald) and Tyler Brown to make it 3-2 in favour of the Frontenacs. However, the Knights weren't done. In the 3rd, Jared Knight tied the game at 3 with a goal of his own and that would be the final goal in regulation time so overtime was necessary. Overtime however, did not solve anything, so the game went to a shoot-out. In that shoot-out Michael D'Orazio delivered the winner for the Knights to make it a 4-3 final. Shots on goal for the game was 43-31 in favour of London. The Knights play next on Friday, hosting the Plymouth Whalers before travelling to Guelph on Saturday to take on the Storm. On Sunday, they will host the Sudbury Wolves to finish out the weekend. Here is the game recap for the Knights vs Kingston.

Finally we take you to the basketball court in Toronto known as the Air Canada Centre where the Raptors have been making headlines as of late. On Saturday, the team announced that a 5-player trade had been swung with the New Orleans Hornets. Going to New Orleans were Raptors Jarret Jack (the starting point guard), David Anderson, and Marcus Banks. In exchange the Hornets gave Toronto Peja Stojakovic, Jerryd Bayless, and some cash. However, the new players won't be available for Toronto until Wednesday. As a result, Sunday's game at home vs the Boston Celtics would leave Toronto with a shorter bench giving the available players more opportunities for playing time. Here is the official press release of the trade. As for the game, it was a wild thriller that saw the Raptors emerge victorious with a 102-101 final score. It was a fairly close game that first saw Boston take a 13-point lead at the end of the 1st quarter before Toronto would find their game and build a 12-point lead in the 4th. Boston however would not quit and erased that lead with a 16-1 run. Toronto however, showed grit and eventually earned the victory. Heroes for the Raptors were starting centre Andrea Bargnani with 29 points and Amir Johnson with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Next Toronto will host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday to close out their current 3-game home-stand. The new players will be available for that game. Here is the recap for the win against Boston. Until next time, I'm Nick White. Thanks for reading! 

     

Raptors Shoot Down Rockets in Victory, Knights Unseated by Spitfires

Yes...back with another blog posting. I am here to report the happy news of the Raptors winning their SECOND STRAIGHT game for the first time this season. This win kicked off a 3-game homestand for the team which also features opponents such as the All-Star cast of the Boston Celtics (Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Shaquille O'Neal, Jermaine O'Neal, Rajan Rondo) and the lowly Allen Iverson-less cast of the Philadelphia 76ers. (This will be a rematch of the victory that T.O. pulled out in the previous game before last night's win. Allen Iverson, by the way, is no longer playing in the NBA. He is playing for a team in Turkey, overseas in Europe.) First things first though...the victory vs the Houston Rockets. The final score was 106-96 with an impressive 46 of the Raptors points delivered by the bench (Linus Kleiza, Amir Johnson, Jose Calderon and Australian import David Anderson). This game featured a lot of lead changes in the middle two quarters and scoring runs by both teams (Houston would be up by 5 points with Toronto later taking the lead, etc). In the 4th quarter however, the Raptors got down to business: limiting turnovers, getting to the free throw line, and creating a 91-81 lead for themselves with just 5:27 left in the game. However, the Rockets weren't dead yet, putting up a 13-7 run which cut Toronto's lead to 98-94. Both clubs struggled to score for a minute and then Jose Calderon cam to the rescue for the Raptors, putting in a much-needed layup to increase the lead to 100-94. After that, it was all left up to Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems to seal the deal. Amir blocked a Kyle Lowry shot attempt which sparked a fast break dunk by Sonny. This left 34 seconds left of playing time and no chance for Houston to spoil Toronto's victorious performance. The star of the game was Andrea Bargnani with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Lastly, some numbers are in order here:
- Raptors have now won 4 straight games vs the Rockets at the Air Canada Centre
- Raptors only committed 1 turnover in the 4th quarter
- Raptors attempted no free throws in 1st half; promptly attempted 30 in 2nd half
Here's the game recap for the victory vs the Rockets.

Now Toronto has to play against the aforementioned Boston Celtics on Sunday at 1 PM on Sportsnet. Be sure to tune in to see if the team can stretch the win streak to 3 in a row.

Finally, some thoughts on the London Knights. Last night they hosted the Windsor Spitfires at the John Labatt Centre and promptly lost the game, 7-3. Here's the recap for this pathetic game: Knights 3, Spitfires 7 - Friday November 19, 2010 Let's hope they can do better tonight against the Saginaw Spirit on the road. The game time is at 7 PM.

That's it for this edition of the Sports Bag. Stay tuned for the blogging of tonight's Knights game later on. Have a nice day!

Redemption Found in Philly for Raptors

Last night, the Raptors received a chance to find redemption after being smacked with a 15-point loss in Washington the night before. Well, they found it, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 94-86 to improve to 3-9 on the season. Huge performances were turned in by starting centre Andrea Bargnani and reserve shooting guard Sonny Weems. For much of the game (particularly the 4th quarter) the game remained close between the two bottom teams of the NBA's Eastern Conference. T.O. finally pulled away late from Philly when starting shooting guard DeMar DeRozan scrambled after a loose rebound and fired a long pass to the aforementioned Weems down the floor for a layup. This made the score 89-85 with a minute 24 seconds left to play. Sonny added a free throw before reserve point guard Jose Calderon added 4 more tosses to secure the victory. During the final 3 minutes 34 seconds of the game Toronto held the Sixers to only 1 point and zero shot attempts: pretty impressive for a team that is 2nd-worst in the East! Getting back to the star players, I'll start with Sonny Weems. His hot play of late has seemingly sparked some life into the Raptors. In this game, Sonny scored a career-high 25 points on 10-18 shooting. This included going 4-6 at the free throw line and hitting another huge 3-point shot. Weems is now 5-11 on the season from long range. Now onto Bargnani...he scored a game-high and season-high 30 points, relentlessly going to the hoop whenever his jump shot wasn't falling setting himself and the team for a great night. The underrated Raptor of the game was Jose Calderon. He hit a solid 3-6 from the floor in field goal attempts, and collected 8 assists as well as 5 rebounds. At the end of the game, it was he who played a key role in securing the win for Toronto. All right, time for some numbers before we close: there were 25 lead changes in the game, Toronto edged Philly in offensive rebounds 16-6, there were only 15 4th-quarter Sixer points allowed by the Raptors, Philly won favorably on the fast break 23-8 and also in the paint 56-38. This game wasn't a solid one by either team but Toronto did what it had to in order to win and that is all that matters. Now, the Raptors return home tomorrow night to play star centre Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets. The game starts at 7 PM on TSN. The London Knights also play tomorrow night at home vs the Windsor Spitfires. That game starts at 7:30 PM.

Here is the recap for the Raptors victory in Philadelphia: Raptors get Big Win vs the Sixers  Have a good one!

Raptors and Knights Links

On Friday, the Knights traveled to Erie to take on the Otters. Needless to say, they lost 2-1. Here's the recap for the game: Otters 2, Knights 1 - November 13, 2010

Also too, the Toronto Raptors played against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Toronto lost 109-100 and are now 2-8 on the season, tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for the WORST record in the Eastern Conference. Here is the game recap: Basement Raptors Battle Hard, but were Scorched by Heat
A little tidbit about the game: Bosh didn't do well at all against his former team, scoring only 12 points and grabbing only 6 rebounds in 22 minutes. He had to leave the game early in the first quarter due to foul trouble. It's disappointing for me, because I want Bosh to have a great year in Miami, seeing as how he contributed so much for Toronto on and off the court as a Raptor.

Well, that about wraps it up. The Raptors start a back-to-back (again) tonight in Washington vs the Wizards. Their game starts at 7 PM on TSN. Catch you all later and have a great day.

Knights, Raptors, and a Christian Metal Rant

All right, people. It's blog time again and today we have updates from the London Knights and the Toronto Raptors as well as a rant defending a Christian metal album. First off, let's start with the London Knights...

I haven't been blogging much about them because of the whole pile of LeBron James and Chris Bosh news that's been popping up lately and I've been keeping up with the dismal season that the Raptors are currently having. Today fellow Knights fans, I'm making it up to you. We start at the John Labatt Centre where the Knights played host to the Barrie Colts last night. The final score of the game was London 8, Barrie 1. Shots on goal for the game were 46-25 in favour of the Knights. The London goals were scored by Colin Martin, Victor Terreri (2 goals), Dane Fox, Vladislav Namestnikov, Andreas Athanasiou (2 goals) and Jared Knight. Barrie's lone goal came from Aaron Taylor. Tonight, the Knights play in Erie, Pennsylvania in the United States to take on the Erie Otters. The game starts at 7 PM. Here's the recap for the game vs Barrie: Knights 8, Colts 1 - Friday November 12, 2010

Now, onto the Raptors. As many of you may know by now, Toronto has had a rough season so far, having lost 6 straight games. That all changed last night in Orlando as the Raptors defeated the Magic 110-106. The biggest moments in the game first started in the 3rd quarter, where the Raptors used a huge run to help build a 4th quarter lead of 98-90. Orlando then attacked Toronto with a 13-5 run over an approximate stretch of 7 minutes to tie it up. The tie came courtesy of Mickael Pietrus' 7th 3-point shot of the night, leaving Toronto with 29 seconds of playing time. Not to worry, however...Toronto called a timeout and settled down to business. Jarret Jack, starting point guard for the team, received the inbounds pass, ran into the line and dished the ball out to reserve shooting guard Sonny Weems who calmly knocked down the huge 3-point shot over a defensive Dwight Howard. Sonny left Orlando with only 7.1 seconds to play. Around here, we call him "Money" Weems. After that, reserve point guard Jose Calderon stole the inbounds pass and the Raptors then hit 4 straight free throws to win the game. As former Raptors television play-by-play announcer Chuck Swirsky would say, "Ball game over! Raptors win! Raptors win! Raptors win!" Toronto's hero of the game was starting shooting guard and promising sophomore DeMar DeRozan. He scored a career-high 26 points, including 11 of those by drives and free throws. DeRozan would make an incredible 10 of 12 free throw attempts and he would also end up collecting 7 rebounds as well. Newcomer Julian Wright (from the New Orleans Hornets) was also a big contributor last night, collecting 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks in 24 minutes of play. There were other nice things he did that don't show up on the stat sheet however. Julian drove into the lane, passed off to open teammates, hit huge corner 3-point shots, stealing an inbounds pass, and was solid on defense. All in all, Toronto played a great game and earned their second win of the season.
Some stats to consider:
- DeMar DeRozan took 12 free throws
- Mickael Pietrus made 8 three-pointers while Toronto made only 6
- Raptors outrebounded the Magic 39-34
- Raptors made 24 free throws while Magic only made 16
- 27 lead changes were present in last night's game

Toronto now goes to Miami tonight to take on the new "Big Three" of LeBron "backstabber" James, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade. The start time for the game is 7 PM and you can catch the game on TSN. Here's the game recap: Yesss! VICTORY!

Lastly...the Christian metal rant. As I was surfing the Web last night, I came across a website called Metal Archives. While browsing I saw that one of my favourite Christian metal bands was on there, called Mortification. I looked further and found that one of the albums, the 1999 release "Hammer of God" had been given an average rating of 31%. Here is the link to the Metal Archives website: Metal Archives home page This confused me because many Mortification fans point to the 2001 offering "The Silver Cord is Severed" as being the weakest Mortification album. This "review" was offered on February 11, 2007 by a user named "droneriot". The catch-line reads "Haha, pathetic." with a shocking 0% rating for the album. In other words, he had nothing good to say about it. You can find this review by first logging onto the Metal Archives website, doing a search for Mortification and then clicking on the Australian option that pops up in the search results list. After doing that, scroll down until you see the band's discography (list of released material). One of them is called "Hammer of God". Click that and you will come to the album's page on the website. After that, click where it says "Average rating for reviews" and you will come to the page where reviews have been done. Finally, scroll down until you see the "droneriot" review. You will then see what I am writing about. Now let's get on with it. In the first paragraph our friend "droneriot" (who might be an atheist or a Satanist judging by his horrid metal collection which you can view by clicking on his username and then clicking where it says "View droneriot's metal collection") spends the majority of his time calling Steve Rowe and his band laughable, comparing him to convicted fraudster and creation scientist Kent Hovind, ranting because Mortification actually dares (gasp!) to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ while playing metal music, and complaining about the lyrics of the album suggesting that the lyrics show "some serious brain damage in Steve Rowe's head." Of course, as is the usual fare with these self-proclaimed "reviewers", cursing is allowed to add to the pathetic piece of junk along the way. Our expert is no exception, uttering the f-word when discussing Steve's "brain damage". I had to laugh because droneriot even had the audacity to paint Mortification as displaying "Bible belt-style Christian moronismatron." First of all, Steve and his band members don't live in the "Bible belt" or even anywhere in North America. They are from "down under" in Australia! Secondly, the term "moronismatron" isn't even a real word! The dude just made it up in his anger! Here's the proof: Word Definition Results  Also too, the irony here is that droneriot is complaining of Mortification having a "Bible-belt" type of bias when he HIMSELF has a liberal, atheistic or Satanic type of bias. Can you say HYPOCRITE? Thus ends the first paragraph.


In the second paragraph of the "review" we find droneriot opening up by complaining about Steve Rowe's constant speaking (or in his words "whining") of his miraculous victory over leukemia that occurred during late 1996-early 1998. All of this is done while droneriot here has HIMSELF been whining against Mortification! Again, this is hypocrisy and it really shows how immature the person is. Also too, the following questions must be asked to droneriot about his claim of Steve for most of his career working up his reputation "by whining about his sickness in every review he could find": First, how many reviews have you heard/read Steve do about his band? Second, could you link or give evidence for them? Third, what evidence do you have that Steve is merely playing on emotions and working up his reputation by talking consistently about his cancer? It could very well be that the cancer had a profound impact on his life and he just wants to use that as a testimony for how God has helped him and also as a tool to encourage and help others, especially other Christians. This is clearly Steve's motivation if you listen to Mortification's live albums that were done after the cancer miracle occurred. Those live albums are entitled "Ten Years Live, not Dead" done in 2000 and "Live Humanitarian" done in 2007. It's especially evident on the "Live Humanitarian" album. Fourth, what evidence do you have that the doctor who helped Steve get better was an atheist? (In droneriot's review, he makes that claim in the second paragraph.) If you are going to make these claims, then you must have some evidence for them seeing as how you atheists are always harping on how we Christians supposedly don't provide evidence for our God or our faith. Yeah, what a way to write a second paragraph.


Onto the final part of droneriot's review...the music. To sum up, droneriot complains that Steve is mostly half-singing/half-screaming and doing a bad job of it, drummer Lincoln Bowen produces a soft and slower-paced sound to the music, the riffs apparently are similar to secular POP star Britney Spears in her worst times, blah, blah, blah. He also makes comparisons to other pop stars such as Michael Jackson in his song "We are the World". What he doesn't understand is that this album is mostly a combination of groovy thrash and POWER METAL, reminiscent of the old Lightforce days (Mortification's original name) back in the late 1980's. Click here for proof: Hammer of God Album on Wikipedia Therefore, you're not going to hear the growling and fast drumming here. If you're looking for that, check out Mortification's older albums dating from 1990-1995. THERE is death and thrash metal for you! Granted, the lyrics are cheesy and naive and Steve's vocals could have been much better, but it could have been a fallout from his cancer recovery. However if this album isn't your thing, don't complain about it. It makes you look like a loser. Steve Rowe's vocals have improved lately however, with the releases of "Relentless" in 2002, "Brain Cleaner" in 2004, "Erasing the Goblin" in 2006, and "The Evil Addiction Destroying Machine" in 2009. Lastly, our "expert" whines about one of the BONUS tracks on the album, entitled "God Rulz". He complains about the title and that the lyrics to the song is the title repeated over and over again. What he doesn't know is that this is an updated version of a song entitled "The Majestic Infiltration of Order" from the 1990 demo album "Break the Curse" and the debut 1991 self-titled album. The proof for this is here: Mortification band info I'll make him search for the evidence since he wrote a poor and immature review of the band. He also hypocritically complains about Steve's supposed lack of maturity while having spent the ENTIRE review whining against Mortification and being immature himself. A good example is his "conclusion". In it, droneriot actually has the gall to use coarse and profane language such as p--- and to even say that you should throw things at the Mortification band members if you ever see them live. Droneriot also says that you should flush their albums down your toilet (thereby breaking your toilet), etc. He also says that "we have established the fact that Steve Rowe is a moron..." What he actually has proven is that he knows little about Mortification's history and that he is an immature jerk who hates this music just because it is Christian and conservative (that's what his "Bible belt" remarks mean)  Droneriot has also proven to us that he is a hypocrite because he complained about Steve's "Bible belt" bias while having a liberal one himself, and he complained about Steve supposedly "whining" about his cancer miracle while he goes on whining against the Mortification band. For better reviews, click the Mortification band info link I have provided and also go on to this link as well: Great Mortification Reviews done PROFESSIONALLY  Granted, these reviews are done by a former Christian musician but you should still take the time to browse them. I believe you'll find them interesting. The man's name is Scott Waters. He also listens to alot of non-Christian metal music as well, so he won't be completely biased. As for this droneriot individual, he should hang his head in shame for his "review" because some average Joe or non-Christian will click them and think, "Ooh, this is a terrible band!" and will then never want to check them out for him or her self.


In conclusion, don't listen to the droneriot person, he doesn't know what he is talking about. Check out Mortification and their albums (especially the "Hammer of God" one) for yourself and see what you think. After all, it is music. Hopefully they will lead you to the truth of the Gospel and to saving faith in Jesus Christ. That's all for now and thank you for reading this special blog edition. Remember, Raptors and Knights both play tonight!

Bosh Receives Scolding from Local Newspaper

Well, here we are - set for the Raps to take on the "big three" of Miami tomorrow (Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh). Suffice it to say, I was surprised to look at the standings and find Miami at only a 5-4 record (5th in East) and that Chris Bosh (former Raptors star forward) is lost about his role. Chris, please...get it together. You have to realize that your role will be diminished now that you are with two other stars. Consider this as sound advice from a Raptors fan. Even though many Raptors fans will treat you wrong because of how you left us, know that I still care about you and want the best for you. This is why it's important for you to find your role in Miami so that you can have a good year personally. Now that I've talked enough, I'll let a local newspaper that I regularly read say some more. Here's the article: Bosh Needs to Know his Role

It's time to pack it in and say goodbye. Remember: Raps at Magic tonight. I'll post later.

Toronto: now 2nd-Worst in NBA

Yeah, that's right. The Toronto Raptors are now 1-7, worst in the Eastern Conference after losing to the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night with a final score of 101-96. Only the Los Angeles Clippers are worse, with a 1-8 record. Sad! Now the team has to travel to Orlando and Miami. They play tonight vs the Orlando Magic and tomorrow vs the Miami Heat (LeBron's new team). Start time for tonight is 7 PM. Here's the link to the disgusting loss against the Bobcats: Raps Fall to NBA's Eastern Conference Basement

That's all for now. Goodbye.

Catching up on Raptors & Other NBA News

Long story short...

Toronto is 1-5 after losing all of their recently completed 4-game west coast trip, which ties them with the Charlotte Bobcats for LAST PLACE in the Eastern Conference. They need to pick it up tonight vs the Golden State Warriors who are 4-2 in the Western Conference so far. The game starts at 7 PM and can be seen on the new specialty channel from Rogers Sportsnet, Sportsnet One if you have it. If not, then listen to it on the radio, the Fan 590.

LeBron James and his Miami Heat will have to close the lid on their championship talk for now...they're only 5-2 in the East, good for only 5th place in that conference! Not so easy, isn't it LeBron?

Also about the Heat, their latest road happenings took them to New Orleans where they lost to the Hornets 96-93. During the game, LeBron was mocked by the New Orleans team personnel and their fans by a spoof of James' infamous "ESPN Decision" show with the Hornets mascot Hugo doing the announcement. Here's the link for the game: Mockery and Defeat were in Store for LeBron in New Orleans! Yess!

Lastly, here's a HILARIOUS spoof that Cleveland made about LeBron's newest Nike advertisement. You'll love it: LeBron James Mocked and Pwned by Cleveland

That about wraps it up. Catch you all later!