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Started by lili, 2014/06/16 01:13AM
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he Magic were without Al Harrington (right knee)
#1   2014/06/16 01:13AM
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Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) announced on Tuesday that Tom Anselmi has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the company. The move means that Anselmi will oversee all MLSE operations, including those of its Major League Soccer team, Toronto FC. Anselmi spoke with TSN Radios James Cybulski Tuesday, and had some interesting comments to make about a conversation Anselmi had recently with MLS commissioner Don Garber: "Were the only (expansion) team that started from scratch. Most of these (expansion) franchises had infrastructure in place and were playing in a league somewhere, and we were behind the eight ball. It was probably something (having an infrastructure) that we didnt take seriously enough. So were playing catch up now, and weve got to get it right on the field, theres no doubt about it." Getting it right "on the field" is impossible unless you first get it right "off the field." There will be many who point to Anselmis decision to outsource the hiring of TFCs current technical team to U.S.-based consultant Jurgen Klinsmann and his company, Soccer Solutions, as evidence that Anselmi is incapable of getting it right. And they would be correct – to an extent. If youre not confident that you have the answers yourself, you hire people that you think do. One doesnt reach the heights of corporate leadership that Anselmi has by repeating mistakes, and I would be shocked if he went back to the Klinsmann well for another bucket of advice. That doesnt, however, mean that Tom Anselmi shouldnt be seeking outside council. My suggestion, for what its worth, is to look a little closer to home. The club needs to hire a new President, someone who will effectively take over the position that Anselmi is vacating. This person does not need to be Canadian, but must – absolutely must – have extensive experience in the world of football. 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Catcher Wil Nieves also was also placed on the disabled list because of turf toe in his right foot and right-handed pitcher Tyler Chatwood was optioned to Double-A Tulsa.TORONTO -- Jose Calderon helped the Toronto Raptors a key win -- by getting Andrea Bargnani involved in the game early. Calderon had 18 assists in Torontos 97-86 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday, while adding nine points of his own. Bargnani scored 17. "I thought Andrea was playing with some bounce and passion," Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said. "Jose got him going and got him involved early. Jose is a leader. I cannot say how much I respect his game, his leadership, his heart." Both Bargnani and DeMar DeRozan were hot early in the game as Toronto opened up a 10-point lead after one quarter. DeRozan had 11 and of his 20 points in the opening quarter. Bargnani added nine in the opening 12 minutes and finished with 17 points. He also had five rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals for the game. "Its important, we need to get those guys rolling and sometimes you have to give them easy shots at the beginning to get them comfortable and feeling confident," said Calderon. "Andrea is struggling with his shots as we all know and today he came out aggressive from the beginning." Magic head coach Jacque Vaughn was not so impressed with the Raptors fast start. "We have to be ready," he said. "We have to understand what coverage we are in at the start of the game, stay focused and stay in it and do it every single time. As soon as the introductions, we have to be ready to start and thats our approach." Despite the fast start and an eight-point lead at the half, the Raptors trailed by two points entering the fourth quarter but pulled away to the victory. The Raptors (3-7) had a big contribution from their bench with Amir Johnson and Linas Kleiza scoring 15 and 12 points respectively. Glen Davis and ETwaun Moore had 16 each for Orlando (3-6). Arron Afflalo added 15 and Nikola Vucevic had 12. Davis also had 12 rebounds. Orlando led by two points entering the fourth quarter after outscoring Toronto 28-18 in the third. Toronto came back on consecutive three-pointers by Kleiza and Johnson to take a 79-74 lead with 7:25 left to play. "The bench stepped in," Casey said. "I have a lot of confidence in (Johnson). Hes a veteran and knows how to play. The only thing, I was tearing my hair out, what little I have left, when he was shooting that three. But he worked all summer on his three-point shot. The first half he was a little slow but he bounced back in the second half when we needed him." Johnson admitted that three-pointers arent his speciality. "Jose is probably the only one who would pass me the ball on the three-point line," Johnson said. "The one thing about the shot is I didnt hesitate, I just caught the ball. All summer I was working on that shot. As long as I catch it and shoot, it has a chance to go in." Bargnani hit a jumper with 4:40 left in the fourth to start a nnine-point Raptors surge that gave them an 89-78 lead.dddddddddddd After an Orlando turnover Bargnani made a jump shot and DeRozan made a dunk on a pass from Calderon. After each team missed a shot, the Raptors came back with a three-pointer by Kleiza to lead 92-78 with 2:50 to play. The Magic overcame the Raptors eight-point half-time lead to creep to within one point on a three-point shot made by DeQuan Jones with 8:06 to play in the third quarter. But the Raptors scored six of the next eight points, four by Dominic McGuire, to go up by five. Andrew Nicholson of Mississauga. Ont., cut the lead to one again with 3:05 to play in the third when he scored on a driving jumper and made the resulting free throw. He finished with eight points. Jameer Nelson tied the game 65-65 with a pull-up jumper from the top of the key with 1:49 to play in the quarter. After Toronto went ahead by one on a free throw by Jonas Valanciunas, Nelson made a layup and came back with a jumper to give the Magic a three-point lead. DeRozan hit a free throw with 11 seconds left make the score 69-67 for Orlando after three quarters. "We played good defence in the third quarter," Afflalo said. "In the first quarter, we didnt play good defence. We started getting offensive minded again in the fourth quarter. Whenever we are an offensive minded team and we are not focused defensively we usually go down 10 or 20." The Magic, trailing by 10 points after the first quarter, cut the lead to five points on a second-effort layup by Davis with 4:49 to play in the second quarter. But the Raptors came back to lead by 12 before the Magic began chipping away again and cut the lead to 49-41 at the half after Moore made a running jump shot with 49 seconds to play. DeRozan scored 15 points in the first half, Bargnani had 11 and Calderon nine. Afflalo had nine and Davis and Vucevic eight each for Orlando. The Raptors led 32-22 after the first quarter with Moores three-pointer with 30 seconds left cutting into what had been a 13-point lead. DeRozan led first-quarter scorers with 11 points and Afflalo had nine for the Magic. Notes: There was an announced crowd of 18,702 at Air Canada Centre. ... The Raptors announced Sunday that Toronto-born centre Jamaal Magloire, a 12-year NBA veteran, has been hired as a basketball development consultant and community ambassador. Magloire will assist with player development programs, help the coaching staff with individual skill development of players, and appear at organizational events and functions. Magloire spent last season with the Raptors. ... The Raptors were again without Kyle Lowry (right foot), Landry Fields (right elbow) and Alan Anderson (left foot). ...The Magic were without Al Harrington (right knee), Hedo Turkoglu (left hand) and J.J. Redick (illness). ...Toronto plays Tuesday at Philadelphia and Orlando plays Monday at Atlanta. ' ' '


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