The Toronto Raptors Answer Dime Readers’ Questions
Yesterday morning, Dime gave all our loyal readers a chance to ask questions to some of their favorite players on the Raptors. There were some awesome submissions and this is definitely something we can do again at some point this season. As promised, I was able to fire away some of your guys’ questions before the game last night.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to ask everything, but tried to get in as many as possible. Some of the best questions were addressed to DeMar DeRozan, but the high-flying rookie was back in Toronto nursing an ankle injury. As for the Knicks side, none of the players you guys wanted to talk to were hanging out in the locker room (i.e. Nate Robinson and Danilo Gallinari). But I will definitely try again, because I really wanted to ask Gallo the question submitted by ProphetGK: “Do you sing any other Beyonce songs?”
Anyway, here are the responses…
Jarrett Jack
List your top 3 favorite foods, movies, and albums if you were stranded on a island alone for one year – bobby stew
JJ: My favorite foods? My mom’s mac and cheese. My dad’s catfish and my grilled cheese. As for music, The Black Album. Tupac…All Eyez on Me. And Ready to Die.
what are you favorite hang outs in Toronto? favorite clubs?- haslem
JJ: This place called Otilia that’s cool. It’s a club. The only other place I hang out is the Air Canada Centre (laughs).
How far do you see Georgia Tech going in the tourney this year? – POPPI GEE
JJ: I think they can go at least to the Sweet 16. At least…that would be a bad year.
Which teamate has the weirdest pre game ritual? – zbo
JJ: Weirdest pregame ritual? Hedo Turkoglu, he warms up in all of his clothes. Never seen that in my life.
Chris Bosh
Will other factors like weather and night life go into where you decide to play next year? If so what are some of them? – POPPI GEE
CB: I ain’t answering any 2010 questions, I stopped that.
Sonny Weems
Who on the team has the funniest nickname on or off the court? – kdeezy
SW: Coach English calls Amir “Pookie.” Coach English calles him “Pookie” or “J.R.” depending on how he plays.
what are you favorite hang outs in Toronto? favorite clubs?- haslem
SW: My condo. That’s my favorite hang out spot.
Which teamate has the weirdest pre game ritual? – zbo
SW: I don’t know. I haven’t really paid attention to anybody’s pregame ritual. Nobody has any weird habits – or any that I know of.
Marcus Banks
Ask the Raps if any of them are tight with Drake since he’s at a lot of their home games – maddskizzle
MB: Naw, everybody’s pretty cool with him. We all know him, say what’s up. Sometimes we see him at dinner and stuff like that.
Andrea Bargnani
Do you feel like, if given the chance, you could be a franchise player? – ProphetGK
AB: I don’t really think about that. I just try to think about right now. We’re a on a good team, and we just focus on playing good basketball.
also ask if they knew each other back in italy – Heckler
AB: I’ve known him for a couple of years. But we’ve never played together because he was too young and he was injured last year. But he’s paying so well right now.
in a game of one-on-one, who would win Gallinari or Bargnani? – Heckler
AB: That’s a nice question. I think we need to play each other one-on-one to find out (laughs).
January 29th, 2010 at 11:23 am
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Quality input from Bosh! lol
January 29th, 2010 at 11:31 am
hahns says:
lol poppi gee got smacked down.
January 29th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Sweet English says:
LMFAO!!!!
POPPI oh maaaaan you pissed CB off somethn terrible son.
My man went all John Wall on Gerald.
one and DONE!
Just think how bad The Gooch is gonna be when Dime sees him next.
January 29th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
The Journeyman says:
lol those were some of the WEAKEST Answers!!!!!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Jack J says:
Sonny Weems with some thoughtful responses there…
January 29th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Austin Burton says:
Good job readers and Gerald. I feel like I know Jarrett Jack a little bit more than I did before.
January 29th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
GoEasy says:
hey Dime,
Might want to flip those last two answers… they are out of order I think
January 29th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
SullyGTA says:
You guys picked some of the worst questions. Good job DIME you seem to have dissapointed me once again.
Chris Bosh
Will other factors like weather and night life go into where you decide to play next year? If so what are some of them? – POPPI GEE
CB: I ain’t answering any 2010 questions, I stopped that.
January 29th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Heckler says:
@ DIME (one of you should have the guts/gall to respond)–
tell us again….
why do you Dime employees go to NYK games?
to report findings like this? Does this site even have box scores of the previous nights games? the standings?
so why do you guys PRETEND to be beat writers?
Im not hating….
I just (STILL) dont understand the purpose of you all going to games. nothing you research or learn is put to use for the mag or the website.
and if this is the best you guys can come up with (asking the Raptors bench scrubs Qs) then maybe yall should just scalp your game tix or donate em to the locals schools
Im just saying…..
January 29th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
Chainfire says:
umm yeah, Heckler i didn’t know that Bosh, Bargnani, and Jarret Jack were bench scrubs. Last time i checked they were starters. Check your facts, you tool.
January 29th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
POPPI GEE says:
Yo Gerald good job man. Preshate it too. I love seeing how they answer various questions outside of the game and all.
As far as the Chris Bosh deal I still appreciate you asking. Sorry if dude was rude to you about it, I don’t know the tone or anything he said it in.
For real haters can say what they want, I hope you and DIME do this again.
January 29th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Chainfire says:
Well, Poppi Gee were you being foolish? Bosh hasn’t been answering questions regarding free agency in awhile, you honestly thought he would answer your question? Dime should of known better then to ask such a question. Dude, like Lebron and Wade (albeit more so for them), has been bombarded with these free agency questions for what one or two years? Shit gets old.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
TO says:
Atelier on Tues. nights and Club V on Sat. nights is where they at. Most of the Raps that come out are mad cool. Bosh is chill and down to earth.
January 29th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
the cynic says:
so no one had the guts to ask Calderon about his nickname “El Matador”?
January 29th, 2010 at 6:56 pm
POPPI GEE says:
Chainfire Naw not being foolish just trying to throw one out there, I havne’t really followed Bosh a lot so I don’t know what he has and hasn’t been answering. I know they have been asked those questions a lot still thought I would give it a go. For the record he did “answer” it without answering it lol,.
January 30th, 2010 at 2:25 am
ProphetGK says:
Yes finally getting some recognition in this place! Too bad my questions were either not or poorly answered!