Title: Team Canada Struggling at FIBA Americas
Date: September 2, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With the FIBA Americas well under way, I took a glance at Team Canada Basketball’s struggles early in the tournament.
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Title: Secondary Effects of the Amir Johnson Trade
Date: August 19, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece was in reaction to the Raptors’ acquisition of Amir Johnson, and how that addition could change the identity of the team, specifically its second unit.
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Title: Small Deals Buoy Colangelo’s Design
Date: July 31, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece took a look at the trades that Bryan Colangelo had made during his tenure as Raptors GM to that point, highlighting that while his bigger deals didn’t always work out, his smaller trades always seem to provide incremental value.
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Title: The Continued Quest of Carl English
Date: July 29, 2009
Original Source: The Good Point
Synopsis: I made my debut at The Good Point, site of my friend Austin Kent, in July 2009, re-exploring the career path of Canadian baller Carl English, whom I had interviewed twice before.
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Title: An Early Look at the 2009-10 Toronto Raptors
Date: July 28, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article was a player-by-player analysis of the Raptors’ roster in advance of training camp.
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Title: Where Does DeRozan Fit?
Date: July 21, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I made my debut at Raptors Republic, ESPN True Hoop’s Raptors affiliate, in July of 09. This first piece looked at how the recent #9 overall selection would fit in with the current roster.
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Title: Welcome to the Gus Johnson Region
Date: March 17, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Just ahead of the March Madness tournament, we found out which games Gus Johnson would be announcing. I took a look at the match-ups and their Gus Potential.
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Title: The NBA Needs a Most Outstanding Player Award
Date: March 5, 2009
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article requesting that the NBA create a Most Outstanding Player award to help with the constant arguments about the MVP, it’s definition, and the bias that can sometimes creep into the voting process.
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Title: Why the Basketball World Must Attack a Potential PED Problem Now
Date: March 5, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Trev almost took The ODC down altogether with an article suggesting potential PED use in the NBA. I had his back with a less specific and accusatory article, suggesting it was better to be prudent about a potential issue now rather than later. It’s not one of my favorite pieces.
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Title: The Oden/Durant Debate Revisited
Date: March 4, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Two seasons into their careers, somehow the Durant/Oden debate was still raging on. As an ardent Durant backer, I revisited my arguments from before the 2007 NBA Draft supporting KD, and furthered my argument with information we had learned through nearly two seasons of NBA ball.
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