Category Archives: Basketball

NBA Draft Day Open Thread / Live-Blog-ish Thing

Title: NBA Draft Day Open Thread / Live-Blog-ish Thing
Date: June 27, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: The Raptors didn’t have a draft pick, but I still ran an open-thread for commenters and did some light live-blogging during the draft.

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Bryan Colangelo Steps Down as President

Title: Bryan Colangelo Steps Down as President
Date: June 26, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article breaks down the news that Bryan Colangelo stepped down from the Toronto Raptors.

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The Why and How of Acquiring a Draft Pick

Title: The Why and How of Acquiring a Draft Pick
Date: June 25, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the recent history of traded and purchased draft picks on draft day to try and determine if the Raptors can move into the draft and why they should try.

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Casey Stay of Execution a Move of Self-Preservation by Ujiri

Title: Casey Stay of Execution a Move of Self-Preservation by Ujiri
Date: June 21, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article explained why Masai Ujiri keeping Dwane Casey as head coach made sense, from a professional standpoint and a basketball one.

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100 Words: Terrence Ross

Title: 100 Words: Terrence Ross
Date: June 6, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I introduced a series to keep Raptor content flowing during the NBA playoffs, calling on different writers to submit brief pieces on players, curated together.

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100 Words: Landry Fields

Title: 100 Words: Landry Fields
Date: June 4, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I introduced a series to keep Raptor content flowing during the NBA playoffs, calling on different writers to submit brief pieces on players, curated together.

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What if Gay and DeRozan Shot Threes Instead of Long Twos?

Title: What if Gay and DeRozan Shot Threes Instead of Long Twos?
Date: May 28, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: An experiment showing that the Raptors’ highest-volume shooters should try to add more three-pointers to their shot mix.

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Revisiting the Kyle Lowry Trade

Title: Revisiting the Kyle Lowry Trade
Date: May 23, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the draft pick the Raptors gave up now a “certainty,” should our opinions on the trade have changed?

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100 (or way fewer) Words: John Lucas III

Title: 100 (or way fewer) Words: John Lucas III
Date: May 17, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I introduced a series to keep Raptor content flowing during the NBA playoffs, calling on different writers to submit brief pieces on players, curated together.

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100 (or more?) Words: Jonas Valanciunas

Title: 100 (or more?) Words: Jonas Valanciunas
Date: May 16, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I introduced a series to keep Raptor content flowing during the NBA playoffs, calling on different writers to submit brief pieces on players, curated together.

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