Raps Take on New-Look Pistons

Tonight we have a matchup of the Raps against the new-look Pistons, with their two new free-agents, Ben Gordon and Charlie Villaneuva.

W2W4:
- The two new guys. Both carry a score-first mentality and can put up points in a hurry, but are not known as defensive intimidators. Charlie V makes his first visit in Detroit uniform, three years after he made a name for himself as a rookie with the Raptors. Gordon is a "hate-him or love-him" kind of player - he's often adored by casual fans who love his abiloity to score from anywhere and no-conscience attitude on offense. Others despise his sometimes poor shot selection and defensive deficiencies. All that said, when he hits a hot streak he's very tough to stop and thus far this season he's averaging 24 points. Jose Calderon, Antoine Wright and Jarrett Jack will have their work cut out for them trying to shut down his penetration.
- The Raptors at home. During their game against the Magic, the Raptors' lackluster play earned them more than a few boos from the crowd. Hopefully the Raps can come out strong and get the crowd into it.
- Chris Bosh. He's been unbelievable thus far this year. After the game against the Magic he was 3rd in the NBA in scoring and 2nd (behind some guy named Dwight Howard) in rebounding. If he can keep this up for a full year - but don't forget he slowed down after a hot start last year - he could be headed for an all-NBA year.