Title: Will the ‘best (bench) in the league’ matter less come playoff time for Raptors?
Date: December 4, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at whether the Raptors having an elite bench will matter much come playoff time.
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Those Guys
Date: September 28, 2017
Original Source: Those Guys
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of the Those Guys podcast, talking all things Raptors.
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Title: How the Raptors built the ‘best (bench) in the league’
Date: November 30, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at how the Raptors’ built what they’re calling the “best (bench) in the league.”
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Title: Fred VanVleet Has Developed into a Legit Piece for Toronto
Date: November 30, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about Fred VanVleet going from undrafted free agent to NBA plus-minus demigod.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1150
Date: November 29, 2017
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1150 to tee up Raptors-Hornets.
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Title: Second Unit Saints: Why the Raptors’ bench is claiming ‘best in the league’
Date: November 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked into C.J. Miles’ claim that the Raptors have the best bench in the league.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S02E11 – Off the rails
Date: November 28, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I work through a bad mini-slump.
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Title: Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Nov. 24 – Talking through it
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra, answering some reader questions.
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Title: Film study: Raptors’ Kyle Lowry, DeMar DeRozan have been hooking up for the same alley-oop play for years
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I broke down a Kyle Lowry-DeMar DeRozan mind-meld play, a staple they’ve used to get easy alley-oops against sleepy defenses for years.
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Title: Michael Beasley’s Infectious Confidence Makes Him The NBA’s Most Unlikely Leader
Date: November 24, 2017
Original Source: Dime Magazine (Uproxx Sports)
Synopsis: In my latest for Dime Magazine at Uproxx Sports, I wrote about Michael Beasley’s odd basketball journey and how it’s made him into the league’s unlikeliest leader.
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