Category Archives: Basketball

Dec 27 2018
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Basketball, Collaboration, The Athletic

Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part III: Should old a-Kawhi-tance be forgot

Title: Raptors Reasonablists, Volume III, Part III: Should old a-Kawhi-tance be forgot
Date: December 27, 2018
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 examines the Raptors’ use of zone defense, Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard never playing together, year-end favorites, and more.
Read an excerpt!

Dec 24 2018
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Basketball, Feature, The Athletic

Remembered All Dai: Jordan Loyd honours the memory of best friend through success with Raptors

Title: Remembered All Dai: Jordan Loyd honours the memory of best friend through success with Raptors
Date: December 24, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Jordan Loyd’s loss of a best friend and brother in college and how that moment changed his life and basketball career. Read an excerpt!

Dec 22 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Shorthanded and out of gas, Raptors suffer worst loss of season at hands of 76ers

Title: Shorthanded and out of gas, Raptors suffer worst loss of season at hands of 76ers
Date: December 22, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about their first real blowout loss of the season, one that came shorthanded and fatigued and taught us very little in the process. Read an excerpt!

Dec 20 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Raptors win weird after Nick Nurse’s search through rotation finds small-ball spark

Title: Raptors win weird after Nick Nurse’s search through rotation finds small-ball spark
Date: December 20, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down Nick Nurse’s assortment of moves that saw the Raptors pull out a weird one against Indiana. Read an excerpt!

Dec 19 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Inside the Raptors’ challenge to get the most out of Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard

Title: Inside the Raptors’ challenge to get the most out of Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard
Date: December 19, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I dove into the numbers to see how Kyle Lowry and Kawhi Leonard are playing with and without each other through a little more than a third of the season. Read an excerpt!

Dec 18 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Murphy Mailbag: Lowry’s importance, trade scenarios, chicken wings, and more

Title: Murphy Mailbag: Lowry’s importance, trade scenarios, chicken wings, and more
Date: December 18, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I answered some questions about Kyle Lowry’s importance, Raptors’ trade options, chicken wings, and more. Read an excerpt!

Dec 18 2018
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Basketball, Podcast/Broadcasting, Raptors Republic

Raptors Weekly Podcast – Injuries galore

Title: Raptors Weekly Podcast – Injuries galore
Date: December 18, 2018
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra to discuss the Raptors’ recent road trip, potential trade targets, and more.
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Dec 17 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Raptors should be able to derive value from shorthanded loss to Nuggets

Title: Raptors should be able to derive value from shorthanded loss to Nuggets
Date: December 17, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about some silver linings the Raptors can take away from a split-squad loss to Denver. Read an excerpt!

Dec 14 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Amoose-Boucher: Raptors have tasty options to survive Jonas Valanciunas’ absence

Title: Amoose-Boucher: Raptors have tasty options to survive Jonas Valanciunas’ absence
Date: December 14, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Jonas Valanciunas’ dislocated thumb and the options the Raptors have to replace his minutes. Read an excerpt!

Dec 13 2018
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Analysis, Basketball, The Athletic

Lucky 13: Takeaways from the Raptors ending their 13-game losing streak at Oracle Arena

Title: Lucky 13: Takeaways from the Raptors ending their 13-game losing streak at Oracle Arena
Date: December 13, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors’ thrilling upset of the Warriors in Oakland and what they can take away from the victory. Read an excerpt!

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