Category Archives: The Athletic

A post-Clippers examination of what is going wrong for the Raptors of late

Title: A post-Clippers examination of what is going wrong for the Raptors of late
Date: December 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about what’s been plaguing the Raptors during a tough five-game skid. Read an excerpt!

Kawhi Leonard’s return a shot at closure as Raptors try to move on

Title: Kawhi Leonard’s return a shot at closure as Raptors try to move on
Date: December 10, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto as a member of the Clippers and finding closure where there usually isn’t much. Read an excerpt!

OG Anunoby and Marc Gasol lead Raptors to defence-fueled escape of an ugly loss in Chicago

Title: OG Anunoby and Marc Gasol lead Raptors to defence-fueled escape of an ugly loss in Chicago
Date: December 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ bare-minimum victory against the Bulls, one that stopped a mini-skid but really shouldn’t have been such a close call. Read an excerpt!

Third straight loss highlights Raptors’ small margin for error against league’s best

Title: Third straight loss highlights Raptors’ small margin for error against league’s best
Date: December 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ first three-game losing streak in over a year and how it highlights a small margin for error against the league’s best. Read an excerpt!

James Harden, Rockets highlight risks inherent with Raptors’ aggressive star-stopping strategy

Title: James Harden, Rockets highlight risks inherent with Raptors’ aggressive star-stopping strategy
Date: December 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ extreme defence against James Harden, how it worked, and the opportunities it opened up for the Rockets. Read an excerpt!

How the Raptors brought Tyler Ennis home to recover, with hope for an NBA return

Title: How the Raptors brought Tyler Ennis home to recover, with hope for an NBA return
Date: December 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Tyler Ennis’ comeback trail, from a fringe NBA career to a gruesome injury in Turkey to the doorstep of his hometown team. Read an excerpt!

The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Matching Intensity: Impact of Lowry’s return, passive Siakam, testing OG, and limiting Harden

Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Matching Intensity: Impact of Lowry’s return, passive Siakam, testing OG, and limiting Harden
Date: December 4, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I break down Kyle Lowry’s return, the Raptors’ likely defensive strategy for James Harden, and more. Read an excerpt!

‘Terrible’ shooting night aside, Kyle Lowry’s return to Raptors is now a novel question of ceiling rather than floor

Title: ‘Terrible’ shooting night aside, Kyle Lowry’s return to Raptors is now a novel question of ceiling rather than floor
Date: December 4, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Kyle Lowry’s return to the Raptors and whether he’s more important to the ceiling than the floor now. Read an excerpt!

Book Excerpt: The inside story of Canadian Carl English’s heartbreaking 2003 NBA Draft night

Title: Book Excerpt: The inside story of Canadian Carl English’s heartbreaking 2003 NBA Draft night
Date: December 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I posted a chapter from the book I helped write, Chasing a Dream: The Carl English Story, about Carl English’s draft night in 2003. Read an excerpt!

Raptors show serious ceiling in first-half dismantling of Jazz, merely survive third-quarter rubber banding

Title: Raptors show serious ceiling in first-half dismantling of Jazz, merely survive third-quarter rubber banding
Date: December 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis:  In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ picking apart a quality Utah Jazz team by 40 in a half. Read an excerpt!