Title: How Milwaukee Bucks’ Matthew Dellavedova pestered the Raptors in Game 1
Date: April 18, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the problems Matthew Dellavedova poses the Raptors as a screen-setter for Milwaukee’s more talented offensive players.
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Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume I, Part X: Don’t force shots, and don’t panic
Date: April 17, 2017
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 tries to work through a terrible Game 1 loss against the Bucks.
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Title: DeMar DeRozan looking to pay inspiration forward with new Nike Kobe AD Compton sneaker
Date: April 14, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I talked to DeMar DeRozan about the launch of his new shoe, the inspiration for it, and what he’s hoping to accomplish with it.
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Title: Raptors playoff run a window into value of culture and identity
Date: April 14, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the value the Raptors have placed on culture and identity, and how they’ll need those thing to deliver tangibly to get where they want to go.
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Title: The 5th Deck Podcast – S1E11 – Baseball life advice
Date: April 13, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The 5th Deck Podcast, Stacey May Fowles and I discuss her new book, Baseball Life Advice, and search for reasons to be positive after a 1-7 Blue Jays start.
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Title: Raptors’ Delon Wright’s emergence one of the silver linings of Kyle Lowry’s injury
Date: April 11, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the crafty play of Delon Wright, who may have grown from an unfortunate silver lining into a potential playoff rotation piece.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E14 – Something close to accurate
Date: April 11, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the return of Kyle Lowry, a potential meeting with the Bucks, and more.
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Title: The 5th Deck Podcast – S1E10 – Raining in Baltimore
Date: April 6, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The 5th Deck Podcast, Jonah Birenbaum and I discuss the start of the Toronto Blue Jays season.
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Title: Ranking DeMar DeRozan’s season in the context of Raptors franchise history
Date: April 6, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about DeMar DeRozan’s career year and how it stands up against some of the best seasons in Raptors history.
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Title: Raptors 905 embark on quest to bring first pro basketball championship to the GTA
Date: April 4, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Raptors 905 and their unlikely quest for a title in Year Two of existence, and what’s at stake for everyone involved.
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