Author Archives: Blake Murphy

Deep Dive Series Preview: How do the Raptors and Magic matchup? A study of playing styles, rotations and more

Title: Deep Dive Series Preview: How do the Raptors and Magic matchup? A study of playing styles, rotations and more
Date: April 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I performed a deep dive into the lineups, rotations, key matchups, playing styles and more for the first-round playoff series between the Raptors and Magic.
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Paliare Roland Raptors Panel

Title: Paliare Roland Raptors Panel
Date: April 11, 2019
Original Source: Ryerson University
Synopsis: I participated in a Raptors panel that the law firm Paliare Roland Rosenberg Rothstein LLP put on for their employees ahead of the playoffs.
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Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld

Title: Podcast Appearance: Sportsfeld
Date: April 11, 2019
Original Source: Sportsfeld
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on the excellent podcast Sportsfeld, previewing the first round of the NBA playoffs.
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Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to discuss the end of the Raptors’ season and possible playoff opponents Check out the audio!

Slimm Duck shines, Raptors turn in as positive a regular season finale as there is

Title: Slimm Duck shines, Raptors turn in as positive a regular season finale as there is
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ closing out their season on a fun high note in a mostly meaningless game in Minnesota.
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The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E20 – We’re moving

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E20 – We’re moving
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I announce that the podcast is moving and explain what that means for listeners, then talk Raptors year-end stats and awards. Read an excerpt!

Live Podcast Appearance: Talking Raptors / Raptors Republic

Title: Live Podcast Appearance: Talking Raptors / Raptors Republic
Date: April 8, 2019
Original Source: Talking Raptors
Synopsis: The gang at Raptors Republic and Talking Raptors held a live panel event/podcast recording and I took part on a pair of panels discussing all things Raptors.
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Raptors Season in Review: Revisiting clutch performances, WOWYs and more

Title: Raptors Season in Review: Revisiting clutch performances, WOWYs and more
Date: April 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I revisited all of the studies and deep data dives I did from throughout the season and updated them with a full season of data, looking to draw some conclusions ahead of the playoffs.
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Money moves: How the Raptors saved $18 million, the 15th-man question and looking ahead to 2019 and 2020

Title: Money moves: How the Raptors saved $18 million, the 15th-man question and looking ahead to 2019 and 2020
Date: April 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I updated the Raptors’ end-of-season cap sheet, exploring how they saved $18 million and looking ahead to the next two summers.
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Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part VI: Choose your dance partner

Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part VI: Choose your dance partner
Date: April 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: Eric Koreen and I will be doing a semi-regular email exchange column about the Raptors, dubbing ourselves The Reasonablists. The latest edition looked at which first-round playoff opponent the Raptors should most and least prefer.
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