Author Archives: Blake Murphy

RAPTORS’ VALANCIUNAS MAY BENEFIT FROM LONG-TERM BENCH ROLE, LIKE BUCKS’ MONROE

Title: RAPTORS’ VALANCIUNAS MAY BENEFIT FROM LONG-TERM BENCH ROLE, LIKE BUCKS’ MONROE
Date: April 27, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about Jonas Valanciunas’ move to the bench against the Bucks and what it could signal about his future role.
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How the Raptors broke through offensively against the Bucks in Game 5

Title: How the Raptors broke through offensively against the Bucks in Game 5
Date: April 26, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about some of the offensive adjustments the Raptors made in Game 5 against the Bucks.
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NORM POWELL SWUNG THE RAPTORS-BUCKS SERIES

Title: NORM POWELL SWUNG THE RAPTORS-BUCKS SERIES
Date: April 25, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about Norman Powell changing Raptors-Bucks and the draft workout that flapped it into possibility.
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The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E16 – Treat it like a Game 7

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E16 – Treat it like a Game 7
Date: April 25, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss a Game 5 victory, a 3-2 series lead, and #TreatItLikeAGame7.
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Serge Ibaka at centre a boon for the Raptors’ defence against the Bucks

Title: Serge Ibaka at centre a boon for the Raptors’ defence against the Bucks
Date: April 23, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Serge Ibaka’s move to center and what it opened up for the Raptors defensively in Game 4.
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GIANNIS-MIDDLETON COMBO A PROBLEM FOR RAPTORS, WHO NO-SHOWED ANOTHER BIG GAME

Title: GIANNIS-MIDDLETON COMBO A PROBLEM FOR RAPTORS, WHO NO-SHOWED ANOTHER BIG GAME
Date: April 21, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about the Raptors’ disaster of a Game 3 performance against the Bucks.
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Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590

Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Sportsnet 590
Date: April 21, 2016
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to break down the Raptors’ disastrous Game 3 loss to the Bucks.
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The Raptors are adjusting to the Milwaukee Bucks as the series wears on

Title: The Raptors are adjusting to the Milwaukee Bucks as the series wears on
Date: April 20, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about some adjustments the Raptors made in Game 2 against the Bucks that they need to carry over into Game 3.
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Podcast Appearance: Locked On Raptors

Title: Podcast Appearance: Locked On Raptors
Date: April 19, 2017
Original Source: Locked On Raptors
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of The Locked On Raptors podcast to discuss the Raptors’ Game 2 victory over the Bucks.
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KYLE LOWRY HAD THE REDEMPTION GAME TORONTO NEEDED

Title: KYLE LOWRY HAD THE REDEMPTION GAME TORONTO NEEDED
Date: April 19, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about Kyle Lowry’s bounce-back Game 2 after a terrible Game 1 showing against the Bucks.
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