The Wright stuff, as Matt Devlin might say

Posted by: Jeremy | January 5, 2011

The Wright stuff, as Matt Devlin might say

Wright did it all off the bench, including sweat, as Matt Devlin was keen to note

When Julian Wright has a big game, it either means he’s facing high schoolers or the Cavaliers. Tonight it was the latter, as Wright scored 15 points and added nine boards and five assists to help carry Toronto a 120-105 win — its first in Cleveland since 2004, which not coincidentally is shortly after the time the Cavs drafted some kid from Akron (I forgot his name, but he doesn’t play for them anymore). Andrea Bargnani led the way with 25 points, Jose Calderon had 20 and 17 assists and Leandro Barbosa also had 22 off the bench for the Raptors, who won for just the fourth time in their last 16 games.

Wright’s performance not only shocked the world, but also did its part to make Matt Devlin and Leo Rautins fall even more in love with the man that came in with season averages of 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds. Devlin’s praise for the young fella grew with each offensive board and sweeping drive, eventually getting inappropriate when he enthusiastic urged the audience to “look at the sweat pouring off his body!” late in the fourth quarter. To Wright’s credit, he brought it for one of the few times in his four-year NBA career, and those gaudy numbers still count even if they come against the 8-27 Cavs.

It also counts as a rare one in the win column for the Raptors, who rallied from a 15-point first quarter deficit and bounced back from a 20-point loss in Chicago last night. Calderon, who had what was probably his best game of the year, summed up Toronto’s season in a post-game interview with Rautins by noting that the game “was like our Finals”. Consider me intrigued to see how the remaining three-plus months of the regular season shapes up.

The win runs Toronto’s record to 12-23 overall, with a date in Boston Friday before three straight at home against Sacramento, Atlanta and Detroit.

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[...] That’s What I’m Saying, Guy Wright’s performance not only shocked the world, but also did its part to make Matt Devlin and Leo Rautins fall even more in love with the man that came in with season averages of 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds. Devlin’s praise for the young fella grew with each offensive board and sweeping drive, eventually getting inappropriate when he enthusiastic urged the audience to “look at the sweat pouring off his body!” late in the fourth quarter. To Wright’s credit, he brought it for one of the few times in his four-year NBA career, and those gaudy numbers still count even if they come against the 8-27 Cavs. [...]
By: Toronto Raptors Morning Coffee Jan 6 | Raptors Republic | ESPN TrueHoop's Toronto Raptors Blog on January 6, 2011
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[...] That’s What I’m Saying, Guy Wright’s performance not only shocked the world, but also did its part to make Matt Devlin and Leo Rautins fall even more in love with the man that came in with season averages of 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds. Devlin’s praise for the young fella grew with each offensive board and sweeping drive, eventually getting inappropriate when he enthusiastic urged the audience to “look at the sweat pouring off his body!” late in the fourth quarter. To Wright’s credit, he brought it for one of the few times in his four-year NBA career, and those gaudy numbers still count even if they come against the 8-27 Cavs. [...]
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[...] That’s What I’m Saying, Guy Wright’s performance not only shocked the world, but also did its part to make Matt Devlin and Leo Rautins fall even more in love with the man that came in with season averages of 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds. Devlin’s praise for the young fella grew with each offensive board and sweeping drive, eventually getting inappropriate when he enthusiastic urged the audience to “look at the sweat pouring off his body!” late in the fourth quarter. To Wright’s credit, he brought it for one of the few times in his four-year NBA career, and those gaudy numbers still count even if they come against the 8-27 Cavs. [...]
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