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	Rafer Alston - Hoopedia
		Alston was drafted after his junior year by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round, 39th pick overall, of the 1998 NBA Draft.
		Alston was arrested in 1998 for violation of parole.
		Alston had pled no contest in 1997 to assaulting his former girlfriend and was required to complete a one-year anger-management course as part of his probation.
	hoopedia.nba.com /index.php/Rafer_Alston (524 words)

	Rafer Alston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alston was drafted after his junior season at Fresno State by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round, 39th pick overall of the 1998 NBA Draft.
		Alston was arrested in 1998 for violation of parole.
		Alston pleaded no contest in 1997 to assaulting his former girlfriend and was required to complete a one-year anger-management course as part of his probation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rafer_Alston (394 words)

	ESPN Fantasy Basketball 2006: Player News Archive
		Alston has been a better scorer (14.1 ppg, 39.8 FG pct.) since returning from injury late in December, than he was to start the season (7.1 ppg, 32.3 FG pct.).
		Alston's injury was initially diagnosed as a bruise and then was expected to only be a day-to-day injury, now it's a matter of months.
		Alston, who's missed two games because of the injury, returned to Houston Monday for a MRI that revealed a hairline fracture small enough that it can be treated as a bruise.
	games.espn.go.com /cgi/fba/playernewsarchive?statsId=11 (1470 words)

	Rafer Alston NBA Basketball at CBSSports.com
		Alston undergoes ankle surgery: Rafer Alston had minor surgery done Friday to repair an injury he sustained late in the season.
		Alston had missed the first two games of the series with a hamstring injury which was not related.
		Alston's numbers have been pretty steady the last two seasons, so to expect anything more than 13.0 points and 5.0 assists a game in 2008-09 could be stretching it.
	www.sportsline.com /nba/players/playerpage/20584 (329 words)

	Rafer Alston : NBA player stats, analysis, profile - Hoopscity
		Rafer Alston scored 31 points and hit eight 3-pointers, both career highs, and the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-92 to extend their winning streak to 22 and claim sole possession of first place in the Western Conference.
		Rafer Alston scored 13 of his 17 points in the third quarter, when the Rockets began to stretch their lead over the team right behind them in...
		Rafer Alston had 17 points and a season-high 12 assists as the Rockets overcame the absence of Tracy McGrady to win for the fifth time in six games and snap a four-game losing streak to the Warriors.
	www.hoopscity.com /profiles/RaferAlston-978.html (2115 words)

	Rafer Alston (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston was drafted after his junior season at Fresno State by the Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks quick summary:
		The milwaukee bucks are a national basketball association team based in milwaukee, wisconsin....
		Rafer has continued to improve his numbers each year since being acquired by the Toronto Raptors and is a vital part of their basketball club's success.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rafer_alston.htm (722 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Alston wants an apology after latest benching
		Alston didn't come out of the dressing room for the second half and was seen crying as he was escorted to the team bus by security during the fourth quarter.
		Alston was adamant he did nothing wrong when he argued with Mitchell during halftime on Tuesday.
		Alston was a second-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 out of Fresno State but spent his first season on the NBA's suspended list because of legal problems.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20050209-1708-bkn-raptors-alston.html (398 words)

	Blair Academy/Athletics (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston entered the NBA in 1999 labeled as a playground legend who was more concerned with amusing the crowd than running a team.
		Alston had to convince the Raptors he was NBA ready, so he pared down his game, discarding the moves that had given him his nickname, and he was rewarded this season with a six-year contract valued between $26 and 30 million.
		Alston was benched again in a loss to Boston and was taken out of the starting lineup the next game because of a disagreement.
	www.blair.edu /athletics/Basketball_B/bball_news_ivey42105.shtm (910 words)

	In the end, it was a trade kicker
		In the playoffs, Rafer Alston shot 33.8% from the floor and 32% from three-point territory, putting up OVER 7 threes a night, and played an insane 44.1 minutes a game in the series.
		I don't like Rafer at all, but I don't think he did bad this series, but he didn't do anything exceptional.
		I know Rafer is everyone's favorite scapegoat but look to the real people who cost us this series.
	bbs.clutchfans.net /showthread.php?t=129077 (1373 words)

	SLAM! Sports - Basketball Toronto Raptors - Feeling optimistic
		Rafer Alston says the Toronto Raptors are headed in the right direction if they are to make the playoffs in the future.
		Alston said he was "highly confused" by comments, made by general manager Rob Babcock to The Toronto Sun earlier this month, that the club would be hard-pressed to match the 33 victories from last year.
		Alston, 29, said he was thrilled with the Raptors' selection of fellow New Yorker Charlie Villanueva in this year's NBA draft.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2005/09/22/1230406-sun.html (462 words)

	HOOPSWORLD.com \| Rafer Alston's Struggles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston has had a rocky path to and through the NBA - tough times at Fresno State, falling into the second round of the NBA draft, epic battles with George Karl about his playing style - but all of these trials and tribulations are shaping and forming Alston into a great NBA player.
		Whenever Alston laces up his kicks and steps onto the hardwood the only thing that he cares about and craves is winning.
		It is evident to anyone that follows the Raptors that Alston has grown a lot on and off the court in the two years since Alston first signed with the Raptors.
	www.hoopsworld.com /printer_11486.shtml (661 words)

	ROCKETS: Roster Changes Continue. Rafer Alston Added.
		On Tuesday, October 4, Rockets general manager Carroll Dawson announced that the Rockets have acquired point guard Rafer Alston from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for guard Mike James.
		Alston, a six-year veteran of the NBA, brings youth, athleticism, and unselfishness to the Rockets.
		Alston, while a vastly talented and spirited 29-year-old, does carry a strained reputation with him from past NBA stops.
	www.nba.com /rockets/news/Roster_Changes_Continue_Rafer-152645-822.html?rss=true (527 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA - Ford: Fighting words in Toronto
		Tuesday night, the latest in a long line of blowups occurred when Rafer Alston left Gund Arena during the Raptors' 104-91 loss to the Cavaliers after coach Sam Mitchell pulled him in the first quarter.
		In early December, Mitchell benched Alston for the fourth quarter of a loss at the Celtics for picking up a costly technical foul, then questioned Alston's maturity and held him out of the starting lineup the next night at Cleveland.
		Alston was so upset about the incident he threatened to leave the team and even said he might quit the NBA.
	proxy.espn.go.com /nba/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&id=1987978 (314 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Raptors suspend point guard Rafer Alston (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston won't be paid and will not be allowed to practice until Thursday.
		Alston was so upset, he threatened to leave the team and quit the NBA altogether before later backtracking.
		Alston signed a six-year contract worth between $27 million and $30 million this past summer.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2005/01/30/raptors_suspend_point_guard_rafer_alston?mode=PF (303 words)

	Rafer Alston : Rotoworld.com - Rafer Alston Biography from Rotoworld.com
		Rafer Alston missed all 11 shots and finished with one point, nine assists and six turnovers in Sunday's game against the Kings.
		Rafer Alston flirted with a triple-double on Sunday, finishing with 22 points, seven boards and eight assists in an overtime loss.
		Rafer Alston hit just 5-of-14 shots on Tuesday night, but had 17 points, four boards, five assists and four three-pointers in the win.
	www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NBA&id=565 (504 words)

	Just Another Blog on Sports - Toronto Star: Alston on the move, now what? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston, meantime, is going into the second year of a six-year, $26 million deal he signed with the Raptors last year.
		Rafer is a skilled player but the team was not going to win with him and all reports labelled him as a distraction.
		Rafer was obviously the biggest cancer on the team last year, and Jalen Rose's open enemy (remember the "that man" interview with the press?) This aspect of the trade shouldn't be underestimated on a team that plans to make hard work, hustle and playing together (especially on defence) its mantra.
	thestar.blogs.com /jabs/2005/10/alston_on_the_m.html (5153 words)

	[NBA] Alston suspended by Raptors - Neowin.net
		Alston explained yesterday that he didn't like the pace or intensity of the practice, given that the team had lost two games in a row.
		Alston and Mitchell have locked horns before, but Alston said part of the reason for the volatile chemistry is they are so alike.
		Alston added that he's not embarrassed or angry that issues from his past have resurfaced, including a 1997 report that he dropped a weight on the groin of a sleeping teammate he'd argued with, and being charged for beating an ex-girlfriend in the late 1990s.
	www.neowin.net /forum/index.php?s=e7a69cf7e879db76b3bc451aa7e7f325&showtopic=278635&pid=585414489&st=0& (1069 words)

	JS Online: Alston continues to be Bucks' invisible man
		Rafer Alston is averaging 14.6 minutes and 4.5 points per game.
		Alston, a third-year player, is signed only through the end of this season.
		Alston was playing steady minutes, and even recorded his first career double-double (14 points, 10 assists) while starting against Utah in place of the injured Cassell on Nov. 17.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/buck/dec01/5010.asp?format=print (843 words)

	SLAM! Sports - Basketball Toronto Raptors - Rafer getting too emotional
		Sam Mitchell and Rafer Alston are destined to clash on occasion because they are chips off the same block.
		Mitchell and Alston have argued before, but tension had been building for weeks, not only between the coach and the point guard, but between the point guard and some of the other Raptors, too.
		Last summer the Raptors signed Alston to a lucrative long-term contract, so they have pegged him as their point guard of the present and the future.
	slam.canoe.ca /Slam/Basketball/NBA/Toronto/2005/01/31/915613.html (640 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Rafer Alston Interview
		Rafer Alston, who earlier this summer, signed a multi-year contract with the Toronto Raptors was in vintage Skip to My Lou form playing streetball in the EBC at Rucker Park earlier this week.
		Rafer Alston: I went up for his charity game, and it went well - the game went well.
		Rafer Alston on being worshipped on the playgrounds:
	www.insidehoops.com /alston-interview-082004.shtml (531 words)

	Torontoist: Rafer Alston is the New Terrell Owens (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Torontoist: Rafer Alston is the New Terrell Owens
		Point guard Rafer Alston has disrupted the team once again this week, with rumors claiming that he started a fistfight with coach Sam Mitchell during halftime on Tuesday evening.
		Alston has been a nuisance both prior and subsequent to Vince Carter’s departure, starting with his childish threats to quit the NBA following a benching by coach Mitchell in December.
	www.torontoist.com /archives/2005/02/rafer_alston_is.html (249 words)

	USATODAY.com - Alston will have to claw way back into lineup (Site not responding. Last check: )
		TORONTO (AP) — Rafer Alston returned to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday, following a two-game suspension the team gave him after he stormed out of practice last week.
		Alston said he left because he was upset that his teammates were lackadaisical after losing to the expansion Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
		Rafer Alston could be looking over his shoulder as he reassimilates into the Raptors rotation.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/raptors/2005-02-03-alston-return_x.htm (419 words)

	SI.com - NBA - Heat sign point guard Rafer Alston - Thursday September 4, 2003 6:34PM
		MIAMI (AP) -- Free agent Rafer Alston signed with the Miami Heat on Thursday, giving coach Pat Riley the point guard he had been looking for after signing Lamar Odom last week.
		Alston signed a 10-day contract with the Raptors last season and was later signed for the remainder of the season.
		Alston has averaged 4.2 points, 2.9 assists and 1.4 rebounds in his four-year NBA career with Milwaukee and Toronto.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/basketball/nba/09/04/bc.bkn.heat.alston.ap (255 words)

	CBC Sports: Little-used Raptor wants out: report
		Alston apparently isn't the only unhappy camper in Raptorland these days.
		Alston's benching in Cleveland led to a reported halftime confrontation with Raptors coach Sam Mitchell.
		Two weeks ago, Alston was suspended two games by the Raptors for "conduct detrimental to the team" after walking out of a Saturday practice.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/02/10/Sports/ericwilliams050210.html (400 words)

	Fantasy Baseball - RotoTimes.com
		Rafer Alston is aiming to practice Friday for the first time since suffering a hairline fracture of his right leg, according to the Houston Chronicle.
		Rafer Alston won't return from his fractured fibula tonight and is doubtful for Saturday's game, according to the Houston Chronicle.
		Rafer Alston is sidelined with a leg fracture, according to the AP.
	www.rototimes.com /index.php?sport=pbkball&type=profile&name=924 (217 words)

	Alston demands an apology - ProSportsDaily Forums
		Rafer Alston wants an apology and he's not sure he wants to stay with the Toronto Raptors.
		Rafer supposedly went on a tirade in front of everyone (includung Babcock who was at the practice) shouting and swearing, saying "This is my team, if you don't like get out, etc,.....the fans only come out to see me play...blah blah etc.
		Rafer Alston - mid twenties, $30 million contract, leading the life of Reilly as an NBA starting point guard, making more $ in a year than most fans in the stands make in a lifetime........cries a lot?????
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12475 (1028 words)

	TSN : nba - Canada's Sports Leader
		The Toronto Raptors GM traded hot-headed point guard Rafer Alston to the Houston Rockets in exchange for guard Mike James on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous time in Toronto for Alston.
		Rafer wasn't the problem, Jalen is. If we could t...
		Rafers a headcase with a big contract, I would hav...
	www.tsn.ca /nba/news_story.asp?id=138711 (1619 words)

	Rafer Alston (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Alston has 5 years left in his contract and is overpaid, and Mike James has 2 years left and is getting paid less.
		Alston is more of a shoot first, pass second type of player.
		Rafer is nothing but a street player, who can take it to the hoop once in a while.
	www.bluejayway.ca /forum/index.php?topic=8913.0 (608 words)

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		Mitchell, who suspended Alston for two games for storming out of a practice late last month, was guarded in his postgame comments.
		When the Raptors played in Cleveland on Dec. 4, Alston was held out of the starting lineup after getting a critical technical foul in a two-point loss in Boston the previous night, then saying he would quit the NBA.
		Alston came back to play 37 minutes and scored a team-high 20 points in a 105-97 loss at Gund Arena that night.
	chicago.comcastsportsnet.com /view_content_1p.asp?ID=4064 (659 words)

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