The Starting 5 with Norm Rumack

I had a chance to talk with Norm Rumack who is a long time media personality in Toronto. He for years was a fixture on late night radio in Toronto. I had a chance to talk with him about March Madness. Norm is a proud grad of Syracuse so we focus on the Orange. Specifically about the 2 Canadians on the Syracuse roster. Andy Rautins and Kris Joesph. Our both of these guys going to be in the NBA someday. Even dare to dream Raptors someday? I also get his thoughts on the overall performance of the Big East in the tournament. Along with his thoughts on why we have seen so many teams like North Iowa, Cornell and St. Mary's advance to the Sweet 16. Norm has always been brutally honest in his opinions about the Raptors in the past. Hear his thoughts on the Raps, their playoff chances and the future of CB4 in Toronto. Norm also is running his own sports website LateNightVampire.com. He talks about what you can find if you make your way to his site. Basketball of course but also sports opinion as only Norm can deliver it on Hockey, Football and more.

Norm Rumack

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I have always enjoyed Norm's passion for sports. I also respect his no nonsense approach to give his opinions be they popular or not. He speaks the truth as he sees it. As he said in the interview he has a lot of contacts and people he speaks with. He is someone that has worked in the media for many years and has had a long successful career. I wish him nothing but success with his website. You can check out as part of the DNB Directory on this site. It has been there for awhile but if you haven't noticed it, now maybe this will give you reason to give it a look. Like all the guests we have in the Starting 5 I look forward to welcoming back Norm in the future and thank him for taking time to talk with me.

Starting 5 with Ray Bala Talking Madness From A Canadian Perspective

This week kicks off March Madness and there is some Canadian Content in that tournament. I wanted to bring in Ray Bala from @Canballreport on Raptors HQ to talk some NCAA ball. We have a great conversation about players like Kris Joesph, Andy Rautins and some other Canadians you may not know. We also have a conversation on a great two part article written by Michael Grange in Globe and Mail recently on Canadians heading south to play ball. Next season at this time of year you will likely be hearing a lot about Tristan Thompson who is committed to Texas for next season. Texas is an 8 seed in the tourney this year after having been ranked #1 earlier in the season. We talk about some general rules to follow when filling out your brackets. Along with some tips on teams to like or not like. Along with some talk of some of the top guys for the NBA draft in June like Evan Turner and John Wall and some others. Even a little Canada Basketball talk with Canada heading to the World Championships in Turkey this summer. The Dino Nation Blog is mostly about the Raptors and the NBA but it is also about growing the game and fans of basketball in this country. Ray is one of the folks trying to help in that by doing a great job in Raptors HQ and on his Twitter account making folks aware of what Canadians are doing on the college level and elsewhere. So have a listen and take pride in the fact Canada is starting to develop some ballers.

NCAA Talk With Ray Bala

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Thanks to Ray for taking the time to talk with me. It is always nice to get to know more folks that love basketball and are passionate Canadian basketball fans. There are lots of us out there. I do the best I can with the Starting 5 to get to know more of them and allow you folks that read the DNB to get to know them as well. Follow Ray on Twitter (Link Above) and you will get to learn a lot about some of these up and coming Canadian talents that are representing Canada and the sport that a Canadian brought to the world. If I learned anything from the past Olympics in Vancouver, it is to never lose that passion for this country and for what I love in basketball. It will always be part of the mission of the Dino Nation Blog to help try to promote the sport here in Canada and help grow the sport and bring more fans to the table. Have some fun and sign up for the 2 NCAA Pools I have started with The Score and Yahoo.

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