Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – End of Load Management: Season opener takeaways, championship rings + Celtics preview
Date: October 24, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the Raptors’ ring ceremony and season opener. Read an excerpt!
Title: Analyzing the new-look Raptors offence in its first game post-Kawhi Leonard
Date: October 24, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down how the Raptors distributed their offense in their first game without Kawhi Leonard.
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Title: 15 Bold Raptors Predictions: Trades, Siakam’s All-NBA chances, Nurse’s facial hair and more
Date: October 22, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I made 15 bold predictions for the 2019-20 Toronto Raptors season.
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Title: Raptors’ opening-night celebration is a reminder of the possibility of newness
Date: October 22, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about a new season, possibility, and the Raptors championship celebration.
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Title: Raptors final roster moves: Who’s in, who’s out and what it means in the short and long term
Date: October 21, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down the Raptors’ roster decisions out of camp and heading into the season opener.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Date: October 21, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on one of The Athletic’s flagship NBA podcasts to preview Raptors-Pelicans on opening night.
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Title: Using analytics to address questions and set expectations for the 2019-20 Raptors
Date: July 24, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest at The Athletic, I collaborated with Seth Partnow to attack some of the biggest questions facing the Raptors from an analytic perspective.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Season Preview: Siakam’s max deal, OG’s next step, roster decisions + Predictions & Props
Date: October 21, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I preview the 2019-20 Raptors season. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors look ready for the opener, and other takeaways from a dominant preseason finale
Date: October 18, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I provided takeaways from the Raptors’ final preseason game, in which their key players looked ready to roll and in which we got little indication of where they’re leaning with end-of-roster decisions.
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Title: Why Terence Davis II might be the Raptors’ next undrafted gem
Date: October 17, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Terence Davis, who was told to play football and told he wasn’t good enough for the NBA and now may be the Raptors’ next undrafted gem.
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