Title: Potential playoff preview? What the Raptors have learned from their battles with the Milwaukee Bucks
Date: February 1, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors dropping the season series to the Bucks and what they might take away from it for a potential playoff matchup. Read an excerpt!
Title:Raptors’ zone defence an effective and intriguing option, but they don’t want to have to rely on it
Date: January 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ highly effective zone defense usage so far this year. Read an excerpt!
Title: Anthony Davis to the Raptors? Dare to dream, Toronto
Date: January 29, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I analyzed the Raptors chances of landing Anthony Davis now that he’s requested a trade. Read an excerpt!
Title:Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part IV: Royal Rumble Reasonablists
Date: January 28, 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 was a live running commentary of Raptors-Mavericks and the Royal Rumble.
Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S03E14 – The Brow
Date: January 28, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the Raptors trade options, a rotation crunch, and more. Read an excerpt!
Title:Murphy: All your Raptors trade ideas are bad and here’s why
Date: January 25, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I did my annual pre-trade deadline mailbag column, analyzing the trade proposals of readers/followers. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Tactical: How do you attempt to slow James Harden?
Date: January 25, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about how they tried to slow down red-hot James Harden in a loss to the Rockets. Read an excerpt!
Title: What fuelled Pascal Siakam’s breakout season and why it’s bigger than basketball
Date: January 22, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Pascal Siakam’s breakout year and the impact he can have at home in Cameroon that drives him. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors’ recent roster shuffling reveals clearer picture of player’s roles down the stretch
Date: January 22, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors playing shorthanded so often and what they might be able to learn from it for once they’re healthy. Read an excerpt!
Title: What can the Raptors do at the trade deadline? A primer on their assets, tax bill and more
Date: January 21, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote a Raptors trade deadline primer covering all the rules and wrinkles that govern trades under the CBA. Read an excerpt!
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