Hopefully HO can help the Raptors as trade bait.  With the
Raptors on-court so miserable, I’m turning to the world of
‘what-if’ for my fix. Word out of Miami is that Riley is
interested in trading for Jermaine O’Neal. O’Neal will have to
show him some good stuff to make it happen, which shouldn’t be
that bad considering his production before he decided he needed
a vacation was lost to injury the last couple weeks. Given
Riley’s track record of building a team around a Center (Jabbar
in Los Angeles, Ewing in New York, Traded for Mourning in Miami,
Traded for Shaq), it stands to reason he is looking for a center
since sending Shaq to Phoenix last season.  Marion would be a
great running mate for Bosh, and give the Raptors a devastating
front court of Bosh, Bargnani and Marion. Imagine the put-backs
Marion would be getting with all the space he has to move with
the defense focused on Bosh and VL.  While I’m dreaming…why not
go after that Nash trade. Send Jose, Kapono and bits for Nash,
Barbosa and bits. In the l