Authored by Matthew Gordon - 23rd December, 2008 - 7:36 pm

Every Christmas, there's a nice little twist regarding every columnist's favorite NBA team or the whole league.

For the Raptors, there's not really much of a Christmas this year, with the team reeling (3-10 in its last thirteen games, including an ugly loss in Oklahoma City, of all places).

It would be simple enough to write a cute little piece on what each Raptor should want for Christmas, like how Jermaine O'Neal must just want to be healthy for once. 'Tis the season, though, and 'tis not a season to be over-analyzing a team that's woefully below its lofty preseason expectations.