Title: Raptors will have to live with variance as they learn to embrace the three-pointer
Date: October 5, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I analyzed the variance the Raptors can expect as they ratchet up their 3-point volume.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S2E03 – Hawaii 11/43
Date: October 3, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss Raptors training camp and tee up the rest of the preseason.
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Title: Handicapping the race for the Raptors final two roster spots
Date: September 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down the five-way competition for the Raptors’ final two roster spots.
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Title: Everyone on the Raptors is raving about Fred VanVleet’s off-season, except Fred VanVleet
Date: September 26, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Fred VanVleet’s impressive offseason, one he doesn’t care much to talk about until he can carry it over to the regular season.
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Title: NBA hopes venture into eSports pays off big for the league: ‘We see huge potential’
Date: September 22, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the NBA’s foray into the world of eSports with the launch of their NBA 2K league.
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Title: What would a Norman Powell contract extension look like for the Raptors?
Date: September 21, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I examined whether or not Norman Powell may be amenable to a contract extension with the Raptors.
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Title: ‘Guys are hungry out in Canada’: Crown League the latest example of growth of basketball in Toronto
Date: July 29, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Nike Crown League, the latest canary in the coalmine for the growth of basketball in Toronto.
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Title: Raptors signing Lorenzo Brown might signal NBA-focused two-way contract strategy
Date: July 26, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at how the Raptors have used their two-way roster spots and what it may signal about their plans for their primary NBA roster.
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Title: Raptors’ promised culture reset will bring subtle, undramatic change on-court
Date: July 24, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at the ways in which the Raptors may try to impart their “culture reset” on the actual on-court product.
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Title: Raptors’ Pascal Siakam, Jakob Poeltl lean on friendship in contrasting rookie seasons
Date: July 21, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the tight bond Jakob Poeltl and Pascal Siakam have forged and how it helped them through their rookie seasons.
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