Raptor Update

Alvin Williams is going under the knife. He will be out indefinitely. Considering the troubles the Raptors have had at point, this is a big blow to the team. Williams is a real player. In a league full of prima donnas, Williams is the kind of guy who leaves it all on the floor. It is this style of play that has landed him in the situation he is in. As Jack Armstrong has stated, there are highway miles and city miles...Alvin Williams has nothing but city miles on his body.

Steve Nash

Steve Nash is a free agent this summer. Rumours are floating that if he is unable to come to terms in Dallas he wants to come to Toronto. Wow. Captain Canada in a Raptors uniform! That would be an amazing coup for Toronto. Strictly from a P.R. and merchandising perspective, having Nash in Toronto would be huge. Add to that, Nash would be the second or third best point guard in the entire eastern conference and you have a major win for the Raptors all around. But would Mark Cuban really allow Nash to go? If he did, it would make sense to allow him to go east but realistically he must realize that Nash is what solidifies his team. Without Nash, Dallas turns into a very average team. If Cuban lets Nash go without another quality point guard in camp, then Cuban ranks, in my books, as the dumbest millionaire since Ted Turner tried to beat Vince McMahon in the wrestling biz.