Basketball News

Alonzo Mourning announced his retirement from professional basketball today. At the age of 33, it is too bad his career has been cut short.

The Raptors are riding a roller coaster. One day they beat arguably one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, the New Jersey Nets, and the next they lose, badly, to a sub-.500 team, the Milwaukee Bucks. Trade rumours swirl around the team. The trades that are being rumoured won't help the team in my opinion. Jalen Rose is the main player rumoured to be coming to Toronto. Players Rumoured to be leaving include Antonio Davis, Morris Peterson, Jerome Williams, and Alvin Williams. Personally, I don't see how Jalen Rose will help this team. The only thing he would bring is the ability to play three positions. He has at times played point, shooting guard and small forward. Rose has also stated he isn't interested in playing for the Raptors.

As far as I am concerned, I wouldn't want any player that didn't want to be in Toronto. Antonio Davis has stated he isn't exactly thrilled with life in Toronto. His play this season seems to be lacking his usual desire to "prove" something to the bigger players he usually faces every night. Could this be related to his desire to be elsewhere? I guess this only goes to prove that even if you were paid millions of dollars to do your job, you can always find some reason to not like it. But just like in the real world, I expect more from professionals (those that are paid to do a job). It would be a shame to see someone like Jerome Williams leave. That's a guy who wants to be in Toronto and has accepted everything dealt to him with a great deal of professionalism.