Title: Raptors can’t stop the Cavaliers from shooting the 3. But they can make it more difficult
Date: May 3, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Cleveland’s inevitable 3-point barrage against the Raptors and why it’s an unfortunate reality of the series.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E17 – Pitch better
Date: May 2, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss a Game 1 domination at the hands of the Cavaliers.
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Title: Raptor killer Channing Frye emblematic of the challenges the Cavaliers pose in Round Two
Date: April 29, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Channing Frye, Raptor Killer and window into the defensive challenges the Cavaliers present.
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Title: Raptors 905 championship proof the Bruno Caboclo project remains on course
Date: April 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Bruno Caboclo, his relationship with Jerry Stackhouse, and a fitting and emphatic cap on his 2016-17 season, a career-best night to help bring a championship to Raptors 905.
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Title: The 5th Deck Podcast – S1E12 – It’s too early for that
Date: April 27, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The 5th Deck Podcast, Israel Fehr and I sort through a 6-14 start for the Blue Jays.
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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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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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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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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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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E15 – Some equivalencies will be false
Date: April 18, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss yet another blown Game 1.
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