Category Archives: Basketball

DeAndre Jordan and the Crunch Time Conundrum

Title: DeAndre Jordan and the Crunch Time Conundrum
Date: November 26, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at DeAndre Jordan’s poor free throw shooting and whether or not it was bad enough to justify sitting him at the end of games.
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Gameday: Spurs @ Raptors, Nov. 25

Title: Gameday: Spurs @ Raptors, Nov. 25
Date: November 25, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Nov. 25 contest against the Spurs and included my contribution to a pre-game feature for 48 Minutes of Hell.

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Defense and the “Fifth Factor”

Title: Defense and the “Fifth Factor”
Date: November 25, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at what impact a team’s pace of play has on their defensive efficiency, asking if pace should be considered the Fifth Factor in determining defensive success.
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Rapcast #120 – Bobcats Endgame, Bargnani’s Struggles, Team Defense and more

Title: Rapcast #120 – Bobcats Endgame, Bargnani’s Struggles, Team Defense and more
Date: November 23, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: For the newly relaunched Rapcast, I was joined by two other Raptors Republic writers to talk way too much about Andrea Bargnani, a bit about the team’s struggling defense, and more.
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Gameday – Raptors @ Bobcats, Nov. 21

Title: Gameday – Raptors @ Bobcats, Nov. 21
Date: November 21, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Nov. 21 contest against the Bobcats and included my contribution to a 3-on-3 feature for Queen City Hoops.
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The Rare Decline of Tyreke Evans

Title: The Rare Decline of Tyreke Evans
Date: November 21, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at Tyreke Evans’ unique career arc of apparently peaking as a rookie, comparing it to players who historically did the same and wondering if there is hope for him to turn it around.
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Defensive Collapse Sinks Raptors in Philly

Title: Defensive Collapse Sinks Raptors in Philly
Date: November 21, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 106-98 loss to the 76ers on Nov. 20.
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Quick Reactions – Sixers 106, Raptors 98

Title: Quick Reactions – Sixers 106, Raptors 98
Date: November 20, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors quick reaction gave grades for each Raptor from the Nov. 20 game against Philadelphia.
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Play-by-Play Commentary – UBC v UFV Women’s Basketball

Title: Play-by-Play Commentary – UBC v UFV Women’s Basketball
Date: November 17, 2012
Original Source: Canada West TV
Synopsis: I continued my expansion into the audio realm, doing solo commentary for the women’s basketball game between UBC and UFV on Nov. 17.
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Play-by-Play Commentary – UBC v UFV Men’s Basketball

Title: Play-by-Play Commentary – UBC v UFV Men’s Basketball
Date: November 17, 2012
Original Source: Canada West TV
Synopsis: Exhausted from commentating the double overtime women’s game solo, I then did play-by-play for the men’s contest between UBC and UFV.
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