Bringing you yet another NBA morphing, it is one is freakishly a no brainer comparison.

One is Italian. One is American born of Italian decent.

They are athletic.  However, Belinelli’s achievements in the NBA are the only feats that are actually real.

Seriously.... Are you kidding me?

Perhaps the song, “The eye of the Tiger” can make people lose sight of this fact.

Due to difference in age, one could theoretically buy into the thought that Marco Belinelli is the long lost son of Sylvester Stallone.

Belinelli has shown signs of breakout potential in short stints on the floor during his first two years in Golden State. His play should only improve as his future with the Toronto Raptors begins this year, it is certain he will experience massive growth in minutes.

Stallone on the other hand, has been on the other end of the career spectrum for quite some time. He was a huge success as an action actor for the better part of the mid 70s, 80s, and a little bit even so still in the early 90s

It is safe to say his career was in the dumps around the time of the Judge Dredd premier, circa de 1995.

He did make comeback attempts during 2006-2008 with more installments of the legendary Rocky and Rambo film franchises. It is rumored that Rambo V is currently in preproduction as this morphing is being published.

Fortunately for us, Marco Belinelli is only dipping his feet into his potential, and Raptors fans will be grateful if his contributions get Toronto back into the playoff hunt. They can look at plays like this, and start drooling:

Oh yeah, and his action scenes featuring this amazing behind the backboard floater shot are not scripted.

Enjoy!

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NBA fans everywhere take note: The European basketball feel is coming soon to an arena near you! Ball movement, unselfish play, and all the things the league used to stand for are about to experience a long awaited revival.

The Marco Belinelli trade adds yet another piece to the European conglomerate that is the Toronto Raptors.

Why do European Players prefer to play in Toronto anyway?

I will see this bench only if I am injured in Toronto! (Credit:picapp.com)

Look at this international roster:

Italy: Andrea Bargnani and Marco Belinelli

Spain: Jose Calderon

Turkey: Hedo Turkoglu

England: Pops Mensah-Bonsu

Croatia: Roko Ukic

Ljubljana (Slovenia): Rasho Nestrovic

Las Vegas: Marcus Banks

This Raptors team is capable of the best ball movement and unselfish play we have seen for quite some time. The shooting ability of the Italian duo will spread the floor, allowing Chris Bosh and the super-athletic DeMar DeRozan to terrorize the paint.

Calderon has a huge shot, if he stays healthy, of leading the league in assists.

"This is how Euro style is done son" (Credit: picapp.com)

The Raptors have a huge chance of hosting a first round playoff series in the East.

Kobe could be the only one–we know Danilo Gallinari won’t be on the court– understanding the dialogue between Belinelli and Bargnani.

Maybe Kobe will ask them for recommendations for good Italian food in Toronto. Then maybe he’ll drop 81 on them.

It will be very interesting to see if Belinelli breaks out in Toronto. He has proven to be a capable offensive weapon in decent stretches of minutes, which he should see in Toronto.

"Ersan, Hedo is turkish too. Come to Toronto! (Credit:picapp.com)

Another question is whether his presence will have a positive impact on Bargnani.

Early on, all signs point toward a big ‘yes’.

Calderon, Jarrett Jack, Belinelli and Roko Ukic fill out a deep guard rotation.

Toronto is poised for a deep run into the Eastern Conference Playoffs this season.