Omnishambles Interrupted

I stopped blogging about the Raptors because the endless negativity was getting too depressing. But since then, something amazing happened—the Raptors stopped stinking. And by an amazing coincidence, that change occurred just as Andrea Bargnani stopped playing.

The Raptors have now won three in a row and are six games out of the eighth playoff spot. But, more importantly, they've been fun to watch. Without the lazy, selfish chucker that is Bargnani pooping all over the place, the rest of the team competes, shares the ball, and plays team defense. No idea if they can keep it up or what the ceiling on this bunch is (they're definitely not cursed with too much talent), but at least they are watchable and competitive.

Amir battling hard, as usual. Kind of like Andrea Bargnani, but the exact opposite.

Even Jose Calderon, a terrible defensive hole, has been okay—his offense has been excellent, and without Bargnani around destroying the team's interior defense, they rest of the team has been able to cover for him fairly well. Plus Alan Anderson has been stepping up, Landry Fields is coming back (potentially with his game fixed) ... all in all, I am cautiously optimistic.

To sum up:

• End the omnishambles - check
• Trade Bargnani - half-check. At least he's out of action
• Fire Colangelo -  looks like he's being to make it until the end of the season. But dear lord I hope his contract doesn't get renewed. He's still a terrible GM, even if the Raptors are no longer sucking hole of horrid at the moment.