Title: The Right Reasons to Start Jerryd Bayless
Date: November 30, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article looked at whether the Raptors should try starting Jerryd Bayless over Jose Calderon, with an eye to identifying their point guard of the future. It’s amazing how many times I’ve flip-flopped on J-Bay-Bay.
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Title: Another Wasted Opportunity in Washington / Wizards 109, Raptors 100, Nov 16 Post-Game
Date: November 17, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors post-game broke down the Raptors’ 109-100 loss to the Washington Wizards.
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Title: Soft Raptors Repeatedly Climb Close, Fall Again / Warriors 109, Raptors 102, Nov 8 Post-Game
Date: November 9, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Finally, after a run of only periodic writing, we get some semblance of consistency back, as I took on the task of occasional post-game reports for Raptors Republic. This first one broke down a tight Raptors loss to the Warriors.
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Title: A Detailed E-Mail Exchange About LeBron and The Heat
Date: July 10, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Trev and I had a lengthy email exchange following The Decision. The conversation spanned over 5000 words and, needless to say, we didn’t reflect too kindly on the Super-Powers/Big Three arrangement the Heatles had crafted.
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Title: How Steve Nash Stole Christmas
Date: December 8, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Another basketball blog had created Steve Nash Internet Day, and I participated by remembering the Raptors/Suns game from just after Christmas 2006 (January 2007), when Steve Nash single-handedly defeated the Raptors after receiving the Canadian Male Athlete of the Year Award.
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Title: Raptors Quarter Season Evaluations
Date: December 3, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article was a quarterly review, player-by-player, for the Toronto Raptors. I identified a “key number” for each player and outlined reasons I hate said player at that point in time. It’s not a very positive piece.
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Title: Bosh’s Decision in Strictly Financial Terms
Date: November 26, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece broke down Chris Bosh’s free agency decision based on teams’ available cap, state taxes, CBA rules, and cost of living index to determine which location would be the best for him in purely financial terms.
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Title: Will Bosh’s Hot Start Continue?
Date: November 20, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece took a look at the red-hot start of franchise superstar Chris Bosh, as through 12 games he was one of the league’s most dominant players.
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Title: Triano’s Basketball IQ a Source of Optimism
Date: October 21, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece showed excitement for Jay Triano’s coaching potential ahead of the 2009 NBA season. It doesn’t look great in retrospect, but I really did expect him to excel in the role.
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Title: Being Quentin Richardson
Date: September 3, 2009
Original Source: The Good Point
Synopsis: This article for The Good Point took a look at the crazy summer of Quentin Richardson, who was traded four times in just a few months.
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