Journal Activity #4

So, anybody who knows me knows that Im a huge basketball fan. I used to be a huge Toronto Raptors fan. I still watch their games when there on TV but it's starting to get old. In 2006 the Raps hired General Manager Brian Colangelo, who before that was the GM for the Phoenix Suns NBA team. Colangelo was expected to come in and make some great things happen for Raptors, but 6 years later we are still waiting for those great things. Colangelo was known for putting together one of the most exciting, fast-paced, show-stopping group of players together while in Phoenix. He managed to pull together 2-time MVP Steve Nash, and all-stars Shawn Marion and Amar'e Stoudamire. Together these 3 guys created one of the most exciting offensives to watch in the game. Brian colangelo has yet to work his magic in Toronto. He drafted a 7'0 foot Italian, in 2006, who has not met up to standards he was expected too. He passed up an opportunity that year to have one of the eventual best point guards in the league. That year he started a trend of going after european players. Andrea Bargnani, Jose Calderon, Jorge Garbajosa, Jonas Valenciunas. Don't get me wrong these players are good, but in no way should management think that these players have what it takes to lead their team on a championship run. This year, Colangelo had the 9th pick in the draft. He went a different way this year and picked a player from the US, but this player was predicted to be picked number 17! There was 8 available players, that were all better, that Colangelo could have picked, but for god knows what reason he went with this guy..  Raps haven't made the playoffs in years and at the rate there going now, there never going to. Especially with Colangelo picking these players he believes can lead his team somewhere...