Raps eye promising duo

Douglas-Roberts, Rush each have weaknesses to overcome but Raptors like what they've seen Doug Smith Sports Reporter There will be no perfect specimen available when the 17th pick in this month's NBA draft rolls around, leaving the Raptors to find someone with flaws that are at least manageable, if not entirely correctable. And as the latest workouts at the Air Canada Centre concluded yesterday afternoon, the team's brass was satisfied that a couple of intriguing possibilities had answered a question or two about themselves. For Chris Douglas-Roberts of the Memphis Tigers, it's difficulty shooting from long range; for Brandon Rush of the Kansas Jayhawks, it's proving that he's fully recovered from a serious knee injury. Jim Kelly, Toronto's director of player personnel, came away feeling better about both players after seeing... [read full story]                    

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