[Toronto coach Sam Mitchell doesn't pay a lot of attention to preseason predictions ? even when they come from his own general manager, Rob Babcock, with suggestions that the Raptors might struggle as much again this season in another developmental year as they did in 2004-05.] We're going to surprise some people, ... I was with Milwaukee a couple of years ago when everybody picked us to finish last, and we made the playoffs and we were one game away from the fourth spot. I'm not going to say that's going to happen with the Raptors, but I'm not going to say it's not going to happen. That's why we play the games.
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