http://firesammitchell.com if you're a reader, send thoughts to: please@firesammitchell.com. If you're Bryan Colangelo, fire Sam Mitchell. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:27:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you can't tell, FSM is on hiatus...either till relevant Raptors related blurbs or boredom, occurs. Until then, check out the archives. http://firesammitchell.com/brb-2/ From Doug Smith's mailbag today: Q: Is this team, as currently constructed a better fit for Sam Mitchell's coaching style/abilities? Steph R, Glencoe A: I believe it is, yes. a) Steph, you meant INabilities. INabilities. b) No shit, Doug. c) So with less decisions to make, we've helped shore up one of Smitch's major deficiencies: decisions.  ... http://firesammitchell.com/well-put/ It's a waste of money. No, its not your money + you don't get it.  The JO dice throw doesn't work, this is the list of suitors Colangelo can give a rose to in 2010 (or maybe two of em, Mormon styles). 2010 Free Agents: The Big Dawgs: Joe Johnson Ray Allen Ben Wallace LeBron James (player ... http://firesammitchell.com/so-what-heres-what/ (written by Rhys Z) Raps possibilities:  Brandon Rush - Defense. check. jumpshot. check. athleticism. check. mental toughness/drive...undecided. The odd chance he falls as low as the 17th pick, the Raps would HAVE to grab him.   His ceiling is likely higher than most who will be available at the time, yet with an already polished ... http://firesammitchell.com/raptors-draft-potentials/ 1. The "Hot like fire, cool like..." Raptors 'reading is fun' commercial that they play to fucking death on Raptors TV is 'pull out my toenails with white-hot barbecue tongs instead' annoying. A 1986 Sony handicam films the Raptor doing cartwheels through a dusty elementary school gym. Then, ... http://firesammitchell.com/things-you-probably-hate-about-raptors-tv-too/ Erm, Sam Mitchell hacked the site, and it was down for the last three days. Another reason to fire sam mitchell. http://firesammitchell.com/reason-78452/ A possible motive alluded to earlier on this site, just found a body in a trunk. Dex, help break it down: For the uninitiated, Maple Leafs coach Paul Maurice was axed yesterday, a few weeks after interim puppet-on-a-string GM, Cliff Fletcher vouched for his job security. The timing? ... http://firesammitchell.com/the-evil-empire/ Love or hate him, he was inexorably woven into the Raptor fabric, and will be missed by many. (Whoever's in charge - Please no Rod Black. At any time. Please! Even Suneel Joshi, but not Rod f@cking Black.) http://firesammitchell.com/good-luck-chuck/ You'd be hard press to argue Jose is a (dorky) student...of the game: http://firesammitchell.com/note-taking/ The Sam defenders are REALLY coming out of the woodwork recently, so answer me this. (Last post micro-analyzing the round 1 loss, I promise -- the below article just cements something we were harping on earlier). Despite not having players with Piston'esque defensive ability, while Dwight was putting up those gargantuan ... http://firesammitchell.com/mere-mortal/