Bosh-less Raptors dethrone Cavs

In a game that was supposed to be Lebron James squaring off against fellow all-star Chris Bosh, both players sat out the game with minor injuries and the Raptors beat the Cavs fairly easily at the ACC last night.

The final score was 91-83 and on a night when T.J. Ford returned to the lineup with 17 minutes, Jose Calderon may have been the best player on the court for either team.

Calderon ran the offence to perfection, making Ford look like an amateur when he came off the bench to relieve him and both Bargnani and Delfino had big scoring nights.

So what do you think about T.J. Ford for Drew Gooden and a first round pick? Okay, fine...what will you give us for him? We'll take anything.

It's called addition by subtraction people! I think the Raptors would be smart to get rid of Ford before he starts complaining about not getting enough playing time. Dixon and Ford made a point of isolating themselves at the end of the bench together and after Ford threw a minor hissy fit after being taken out of the game in the fourth quarter, both players refrained from entering Sam Mitchell's timeout huddle. It's just a guess, but I wouldn't be surprised if Ford and Dixon were starting their own little whiner's club.

On the other hand, Ford has been very complimentary of Calderon's recent play when talking to the press. He even seems resigned to come off the bench...at least for now. I doubt he'd take a permanent demotion very well, but here's hoping I'm wrong, although we may never get the chance to find out.

After being at the Air Canada Centre for the last two Raptors wins, it seems that most fans clearly prefer Calderon to Ford and if you know the game of basketball, why wouldn't you???

The Cavs looked pathetic without Lebron and after seeing this team twice in the span of one week, once with Lebron, and then last night without him, you have got to start thinking about writing his name on the MVP trophy.

He is the most dominant player in the NBA right now and could lead the Cavs to an Eastern Conference title for the second straight year in a row with one of the worst supporting casts that I've ever seen any big star get stuck with.