Title: Beat writer series preview: Raptors and Magic will see glimpses of the future and the past
Date: April 12, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I collaborated with Josh Robbins of The Athletic Orlando to preview the first-round playoff series between the Raptors and the Magic.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Magic series preview
Date: April 12, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I preview the Raptors’ first-round playoff series against the Magic. Read an excerpt!
Title:Murphy Mailbag: Playoff rotations, Kawhi Leonard’s future, Okada’s tights and much, much more
Date: April 12, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I brought back the mailbag in excessive fashion, answering 40 questions about Raptors-Magic, playoff rotations, the future of a few Raptors, and a whole lot more. Read an excerpt!
Title: Deep Dive Series Preview: How do the Raptors and Magic matchup? A study of playing styles, rotations and more
Date: April 11, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I performed a deep dive into the lineups, rotations, key matchups, playing styles and more for the first-round playoff series between the Raptors and Magic.
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Title: Slimm Duck shines, Raptors turn in as positive a regular season finale as there is
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ closing out their season on a fun high note in a mostly meaningless game in Minnesota.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E20 – We’re moving
Date: April 9, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I announce that the podcast is moving and explain what that means for listeners, then talk Raptors year-end stats and awards. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Season in Review: Revisiting clutch performances, WOWYs and more
Date: April 8, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I revisited all of the studies and deep data dives I did from throughout the season and updated them with a full season of data, looking to draw some conclusions ahead of the playoffs.
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Title: Money moves: How the Raptors saved $18 million, the 15th-man question and looking ahead to 2019 and 2020
Date: April 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I updated the Raptors’ end-of-season cap sheet, exploring how they saved $18 million and looking ahead to the next two summers.
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Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part VI: Choose your dance partner
Date: April 3, 2019
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 looked at which first-round playoff opponent the Raptors should most and least prefer.
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Title: Raptors Tactical: A look at the Raptors’ new end-of-quarter, football-style, ‘tunnel screen’ play
Date: April 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about a new Raptors play that pulls from the world of football to catch a defense off-guard at the end of quarters.
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