"T.J. Ford's next self-admitted mistake will be his first, so anyone who knows the former Raptors point guard wouldn't have expected him, upon his arrival at the Air Canada Centre last night, to offer an open-armed apology for his part in screwing up the squad last season.

But while he didn't say he was sorry, Ford did, some six months after he was dealt to the Indiana Pacers, survey his old team's troubles and make a salient point.

"As you see, I wasn't the only problem," said Ford."