Title: How can Raptors escape rut? Step one: Play better big-man pairings
Date: January 31, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at the Raptors’ big-man pairings and how they can do themselves a huge favor by eliminating two ineffective ones.
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Title: KYLE LOWRY ON DONALD TRUMP’S MUSLIM BAN: ‘IT’S ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT’
Date: January 30, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice, I wrote about Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry and president Masai Ujiri speaking out loudly and clearly about Donald Trump’s U.S. travel ban.
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Title: Raptors Weekly Extra Podcast, Jan 27 – Lowry and DeRozan almost form one Joe Johnson
Date: January 27, 2017
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra, discussing the Raptors’ five-game losing streak and All-Star berths for Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan.
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Title: Raptors Reasonablists: Volume I, Part V (the emergency, please don’t panic edition)
Date: January 26, 2017
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 finds us talking ourselves through a five-game losing streak.
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Title: Delon Wright’s season debut with the 905 should please Raptors
Date: January 26, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I looked at Delon Wright’s first game action since July and why it should excite Raptors fans.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S1E03 – Battle-tested anxiety
Date: January 24, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I discuss the worst Raptors losing streak in over a year.
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Title: ROYCE WHITE HAS REVIVED HIS BASKETBALL CAREER—IN CANADA
Date: January 23, 2017
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: For my latest at Vice Canada, I caught up with former first-round pick Royce White, who is re-starting his basketball career in London, Ontario.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on Dean Blundell & Co. on Sportsnet 590
Date: January 23, 2017
Original Source: Sportsnet Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on Dean Blundell & Co. on Sportsnet 590 The Fan to talk about the Raptors’ three-game losing streak.
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Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1150
Date: January 23, 2017
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1150 to discuss the Raptors’ losing streak and the loss of DeMar DeRozan to injury.
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Title: Meet the Raptors 905 ‘pitbull’ who finally got a chance at the NBA D-League Showcase
Date: January 21, 2017
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about how a Raptors 905 player sacrificed his roster spot to allow head coach Jerry Stackhouse to “let my pitbull out” and play Goodluck Okonoboh at the D-League Showcase.
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