Title: CP24 television appearance previewing Raptors-76ers Game 5
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: CP 24
Synopsis: I made another appearance on CP24, helping preview Game 5 of the Raptors’ second-round playoff series with the 76ers.
Video to come.
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Grinding it out, old-school: Leonard shines, Raptors even series with Sixers
Date: May 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I check in on Raptors-76ers locked at 2-2 and discuss what needs to change for Games 5-7. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 4: Going big, fluid transition defence, McCaw minutes and more
Date: May 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a tense Game 4 bounce-back for the Raptors that saw them upsize their lineup against the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: As Raptors and 76ers embroil in one of the tensest games imaginable, Kawhi Leonard reaches rarefied clutch status
Date: May 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about an intense Game 4 between the Raptors and 76ers and tried to contextualize the tension and Kawhi Leonard’s clutch play statistically. Read an excerpt!
Title: Beat writers discussion: The mid-series tactical adjustments to watch for in Sixers-Raptors
Date: May 4, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I collaborated with Mike O’Connor of The Athletic Philadelphia to break down the tactical adjustments made through Games 1-3 of Raptors-76ers and what might be coming in Game 4.
Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 3: Hesitation blues, 76ers dial up ball-screen volume and more
Date: May 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a terrible Game 3 loss for the Raptors that put them in a precarious 2-1 hole to the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors leave Kawhi Leonard with too little help, 76ers keep looking better in taking Game 3
Date: May 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about a disastrous Game 3 for the Raptors against the 76ers and how they desperately need to give Kawhi Leonard some help. Read an excerpt!
Title: Tethering Marc Gasol to Joel Embiid could help Raptors regain control against 76ers
Date: May 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about how a rotation tweak could help fix a lot of the smaller matchup problems the Raptors have been running into against the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Controllable Coin Flip: Raptors dominance in Game 1, Sixers’ adjustments to split series
Date: April 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I check in on Raptors-76ers through two games and discuss what adjustments could be coming for Toronto. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 2: 76ers matchup changes, Green’s end-of-quarter 3s, cold shooting and more
Date: April 30, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a shaky Game 2 loss for the Raptors as they looked unprepared for the 76ers adjustments. Read an excerpt!
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