Author Archives: Blake Murphy

Raptors’ unconventional 3-point shot-blocking on full display against Suns

Title: Raptors’ unconventional 3-point shot-blocking on full display against Suns
Date: February 21, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ ability to block 3-point shots and what that does to opposing offences. Read an excerpt!

15 bold preseason Raptors predictions check-in: The hits, misses and a mea culpa

Title: 15 bold preseason Raptors predictions check-in: The hits, misses and a mea culpa
Date: February 21, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the end of the Raptors franchise-record 15-game winning streak. Read an excerpt!

Sitting Couchside (Raptors/Leon’s) video appearance

Title: Sitting Couchside (Raptors/Leon’s) video appearance
Date: February 18, 2020
Original Source: Raptors YouTube
Synopsis: I was a part of the Sitting Couchside series, a collaboration between the Raptors and Leon’s looking back at the team’s 25-year history.

You can check out my earlier TV appearances here.

‘You’re really not far’: A week in the NBA’s minor league, where a moment could change everything

Title: ‘You’re really not far’: A week in the NBA’s minor league, where a moment could change everything
Date: February 17, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I spent a week with Raptors 905, the minor league affiliate of the Toronto Raptors, writing about what life is like in the G League and why so many players fight through such a tough grind with slim chances at achieving their dream. Read an excerpt!

Columbia House Party: BONUS: Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material

Title: Columbia House Party: BONUS: Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material
Date: February 17, 2020
Original Source: Columbia House Party
Synopsis: In the latest Patreon bonus episode of Columbia House Party, we went outside of our wheelhouse to analyze Kacey Musgraves’ Pageant Material, the prelude to her crossover breakthrough on Golden Hour.

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Columbia House Party: 16. blink-182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)

Title: Columbia House Party: 16. blink-182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)
Date: February 17, 2020
Original Source: Columbia House Party
Synopsis: In the 16th episode of Columbia House Party, we take a look at an undeniably seminal pop-punk record, blink-182’s Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

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Apparently you can’t win ’em all: 15 notes from the end of the Raptors’ 15-game winning streak

Title: Apparently you can’t win ’em all: 15 notes from the end of the Raptors’ 15-game winning streak
Date: February 12, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the end of the Raptors franchise-record 15-game winning streak. Read an excerpt!

Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1050

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1050
Date: February 11, 2020
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1050 to discuss the Raptors’ 15-game win streak.
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The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – The Good Times: 15 Straight Wins, Minute Management, Hollis-Jefferson Stands Tall + Buyout Options

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – The Good Times: 15 Straight Wins, Minute Management, Hollis-Jefferson Stands Tall + Buyout Options
Date: February 11, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the Raptors’ 15-game winning streak. Read an excerpt!

Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: February 11, 2020
Original Source: Sportsnet 590
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590, discussing the Raptors’ 15-game winning streak.

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