RANDOM THOUGHTS FROM YESTERDAY'S SIXERS-RAPTORS GAME: Is Derrick Coleman actually playing well? He looked like it. It seems like that complete houseclearing is paying off now for Larry Brown. The Sixers really choked out the Raptors in the fourth quarter, Iverson went crazy making steals; I know the Raptors have lost like ten in a row but it still was impressive. Vince Carter isn't impressing me, though.

Thinking of the Raptors makes me wonder why they succeeded while the Grizz failed in Vancouver. Is it because Toronto isn't really a part of Canada and nobody goes to Argos games anymore and they're secretly self-hating and wanting an NFL franchise? And, likewise, did Vancouver push out the NBA for patriotic reasons? Jim thinks we should break up Canada to give us Americans an Olympic hockey edge; I say we let Toronto secede and join the States as they clearly want to do so they can get the NFL franchise they've always wanted. It's only patriotic.