Title: I’m Loving Kyle Lowry
Date: October 21, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looks at Kyle Lowry’s presence and demeanor so far on the Raptors, highlighting him as someone all real basketball fans would likely love to have on their favorite team..
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Title: Should the Raptors Use Two-Point Guard Units?
Date: October 19, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article was in response to Dwane Casey noting that he may utilize two-point guard lineups at times this year, and pulled lineup data from the past five seasons to illustrate that the Raptors have generally been very poor when playing this way.
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Title: More Evil Stats! BP’s SCHOENE Projections for the Raptors
Date: October 16, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a look at the SCHOENE projections from Basketball Prospectus for the individual 2012-13 Raptors players .
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Title: Will Landry Fields’ 3FG% Improve?
Date: October 15, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the changes to the Knicks’ offense after the Carmelo Anthony acquisition and the impact it had on Landry Fields’ shooting numbers. Will a move to Toronto and a more motion-oriented offense help him get his three point stroke back?
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Title: DeMar DeRozan’s Unique TS% Path
Date: October 12, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article pulled historical player data to try and find comparable historical examples to try and project DeMar DeRozan’s True Shooting Percentage trajectory. It turns out DeRozan has a very unique statistical profile, making it difficult to forecast his future.
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Title: Wages of Wins: Raptors a Potential 4th Seed
Date: October 9, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: The analytics site Wages of Wins released some early projections for the NBA season and the Raptors surprisingly came out ranking well. I took a look at some of their methodology and conclusions, suggesting that while they might be flawed, they highlight that Raptor fans are not just employing hubris when they look at a potential playoff spot in the East.
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Title: Raptors vs Real Madrid – Live Blog
Date: October 8, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I live-blogged the Raptors’ pre-season opening exhibition game against Spanish ACB team Real Madrid, a sloppy 102-95 victory.
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Title: Raptors Player Profiles – Bigs
Date: October 5, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Profiles, I took a look at how the Raptors’ big men stacked up, reflecting on Hollinger’s take with takes of my own.
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Title: Around the World in 80 Baskets: Brylle Kamen’s Basketball Odyssey
Date: October 5, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds Men’s Basketball Program
Synopsis: After 369 articles/blogs published online, #370 was my first in print. It is a feature on Brylle Kamen, a UBC Men’s Basketball player who transferred to UBC after four stops in the U.S. (including two D-I NCAA programs). Brylle is from Paris, France and is also a member of the Cameroon National Basketball team. I wasn’t sure how to reproduce the piece (other than maybe scanning and uploading the shots), so I just reproduced the text below, so you miss out on the pictures/formatting etc that had me so excited about my first “in print” piece.
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Title: Raptors Player Profiles – Guards and Wings
Date: October 4, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Profiles, I took a look at how the Raptors’ guards and wing players stacked up, reflecting on Hollinger’s take with takes of my own.
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