Just a few idle thoughts to wrap up the week, if you don’t mind. - So the long exhibition season for the Raptors ends tonight in Washington (Chris is there after filing this piece yesterday) and, no, it’s not a moment too soon. That’s been bandied about a little bit, especially with the desire to watch carefully the minutes that DeMarre Carroll is going to play. No clue how long those injuries will linger but they have been at least minor setbacks and the one thing no team ever wants to deal with. - Since yesterday was David Wilcox and he’s playing a show with this guy to celebrate the Phoenix Concert Hall, why not …

Source: thestar October 21, 2016 12:00 UTC