From coach of the year to the unemployment line?

If the Raptors bow out of the playoffs tonight vs. the Magic, it could mark the end of Sam Mitchell’s tenure here in the big smoke.  I have a funny feeling that he will be made out to be the fall guy for a lack lustre finish by the dinos.  I also have a gut feeling that he might be replaced by Mike D’Antoni of the Phoenix Suns, who will find himself in a similar predicament if the Suns can’t pull off a miracle and come back to beat the Spurs. 

I, for one, don’t think that Mitchell is the only problem with this squad.  I think that Raptors need to make some serious changes if they want to keep up in the East.  The first thing I would do, if I were Bryan Colangelo, is find a way to trade TJ Ford.  A perfect scenario would be to trade Ford to the Clippers for Corey Maggette.  This would afford the Raps to start Calderon and it would leave them with an athletic wing man in Maggette, something they sorely miss.  Regardless of tonight’s outcome, or in the event that they win this series, the Raptors need to make some changes to better their position in the NBA Eastern Conference.