The annual visit to The Great White North is upon us.
Speaking of white, I just realized Sacramento has the least Caucasian team in the Pacific Division, possibly the league.
Let's investigate Western Conference whiteness:
Golden State – Mike Dunleavy Jr., Troy Murphy, Andris Biedrins, Zarko Cabarkapa.
Phoenix – Steve Nash, Pat Burke, Nikoloz Tskitishvili.
LA Lakers – Chris Mihm, Luke Walton, Slava Medvedenko, Sasha Vujacic.
LA Clippers – Yaroslav Korolev, Zeljko Rebraca, Chris Kaman.
Seattle – Luke Ridnour, Vladmir Radmanovic, Vitaly Potapenko, Robert Swift.
Denver – Linas Kleiza, Eduardo Najera.
Minnesota – Marko Jaric, Richie Frahm, Mark Madsen.
Utah – Andrei Kirilenko, Matt Harpring, Gordan Giricek, Greg Ostertag, Mehmet Okur.
Portland – Steve Blake, Viktor Khryapa, Sergei Monia, Joel Pryzbilla.
Memphis – Pau Gasol, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, Jake Tsakalidis.
Dallas – Dirk Nowitski, Keith Van Horn, Pavel Podkolzin.
NOOCH – Jackson Vroman, Maciej Lampe, Arvydas Macijauskas, Bostjan Nachbar.
San Antonio – Manu Ginobili, Brent Barry, Rasho Nesterovic, Fabricio Oberto, Beno Udrih.
Houston – Ryan Bowen, Bob Sura, Jon Barry.
Sacramento – Brad Miller.
Who knew?
To the color-blind lineups!
TORONTO
PG – Mike James
SG – Jalen Rose? Morris Peterson?
SF – Joey Graham? Morris Peterson?
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Rafael Araujo
SACTOWN
PG – MB10
SG – #23
SF – #93
PF – K-9
C – B-52
The line: -1.5. Yep, this team is a favorite. Feel the winds of change.
Fun bet o' the night: Will Bonzi get a smell of minutes? (He's been day-to-day since midweek and completed his first full practice on Friday.) I say no. Wait til Tuesday at home.
Sideshow most likely to be entertaining: This game should have absolutely no interest around it. But I guarantee that if the Kings win or Artest scores 20+, it'll be capsuled in the first 10 minutes of SportsCenter.
Best matchup: Bosh vs. K-9/Reef. With lots of backside help from Ron-Ron.
Four o'clock West Coast start time. Let's win one for the Ron-Ron!
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