Ah yes, training camp is here. A time to envision best-case injury scenarios (see O'Neal, Jermaine), players seizing their new opportunity as starters (see Calderon, Jose) and youngsters finally living up to their potential (see Mago, Il).

Yesterday was Media Day, and this shot taken of O'Neal and Chris Bosh has me positively titillated at the thought of the two of them working together under the basket this season. Looks like CB4 is turning on that Clooney-class charm in a effort to make J.O. feel at home. Bosh's gregariousness, combined with Cabbie rolling out of the welcome mat for O'Neal at our street party (it's at the end of the video), should make the low-post stud feel as embraced in Toronto as Doug Gilmour's jock strap.

In case you didn't know, there's no shortage of witty, irreverent and informative Raptor Blogs on the internets. Here's some linkage to a few of our faves.

• Scott Carefoot's Raptorblog is back after an 18-month hiatus. He's currently profiling each individual Raptors player. The Jason Kapono entry is comedy gold.
• The Arsenalist checks in with his take on Media Day, calling out Bryan Colangelo for - and I quote - "some pure horseshit".
• Dino Nation Blog has heaps of quality writing over the last two days, including nuggets on Sam Mitchell's laser eye surgery and a bulkier Andrea Bargnani
• RaptorTalk has a list of the top ten "If's" that need to happen for the Raptors to make a serious run in the 2008-09 season.
• You can listen to media day scrums with Chris Bosh and Jermaine O'Neal at Hoops Addict. Be sure to check out their interview with new Raptor Hassan Adams as well.
• You may have read about how Sam Mitchell is giving up the art of cursing. If you're looking for some more comedy gold, check out the "10 Things That Will Make Sam Mitchell Swear Again" at Cuzoogle. Brilliant use of a word bubble on that Mitchell photograph as well. *Applauds*

Those links should satiate your thirst for Raps related information for at least the next 24 hours or so.

Oh, one more thing, Raptor fans.

T.J. Ford wants to thank YOU for your unwavering support last season.