Category Archives: Basketball

Toronto Raptors to host 2016 NBA All-Star Game

Title: Toronto Raptors to host 2016 NBA All-Star Game
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article provided and reacted to the news that the Raptors would be hosting an upcoming All-Star Game. Woo!

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Synergy mining: Looking at the Raptors’ offense for 2013-14

Title: Synergy mining: Looking at the Raptors’ offense for 2013-14
Date: August 27, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a data dive into some Synergy Sports numbers, wondering how the Toronto Raptors starting lineup may function on offense.

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Five Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2013-14

Title: Five Things I’m Looking Forward to in 2013-14
Date: August 15, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Filling time and space in the doldrums of the offseason, this article looked at five potential reasons to get excited for the 2013-14 season early.

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Can DeMar DeRozan Become a Good Three-Point Shooter?

Title: Can DeMar DeRozan Become a Good Three-Point Shooter?
Date: August 12, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at whether DeMar DeRozan can get better as a 3-point shooter, based on historical comparables.

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Quentin Richardson Comes Full Circle With Toronto Raptors

Title: Quentin Richardson Comes Full Circle With Toronto Raptors
Date: August 1, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the strange career path of Quentin Richardson, who (kind of) started and ending his career as Toronto Raptors property without ever suiting up.

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Review of the RR ACC Tournament

Title: Review of the RR ACC Tournament
Date: July 23, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: The Raptors hooked up some floor time for the Raptors Republic crew, so we played a tournament on the practice court and wrote it up. Not even The Basketball Jones could keep your boy from the title.

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On Terrence Ross’ Poor Summer League Performance

Title: On Terrence Ross’ Poor Summer League Performance
Date: July 22, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This exceedingly well-named article examined the poor Summer League performance of Toronto Raptors sophomore Terrence Ross.

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Jonas Explodes Twitter, Leads Raptors to Summer League Quarterfinals

Title: Jonas Explodes Twitter, Leads Raptors to Summer League Quarterfinals
Date: July 18, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down a Summer League game that saw Joans Valanciunas thoroughly dominate.

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Raptors Grab Bag: On Augustin Signing, Camby Buy Out and Cap Update

Title: Raptors Grab Bag: On Augustin Signing, Camby Buy Out and Cap Update
Date: July 17, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article touched on a few minor transactions the Toronto Raptors had made, updating the team’s salary cap situation as a result of them.

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Notes on a Potential Kleiza Amnesty and a Full Raptors Cap & Exceptions Update

Title: Notes on a Potential Kleiza Amnesty and a Full Raptors Cap & Exceptions Update
Date: July 16, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article examined whether the Toronto Raptors would be wise to use the amnesty provision on Linas Kleiza, updating their salary cap situation in either scenario.

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