Title: Radio Appearance: Talking Raptors on TSN 1290
Date: July 14, 2020
Original Source: TSN Radio
Synopsis: I appeared on TSN 1290 to discuss the Raptors ahead of the NBA’s return to play.
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Title: Sessions with a specialist: Inside the mind of Raptors sharp-shooter Matt Thomas
Date: July 14, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Matt Thomas’ rookie year, his mental approach to the specialist role, and whether he has a place in the Raptors’ playoff rotation. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – The Bubble Begins + Mailbag
Date: July 14, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I open up the mailbag to answer as much as we can about the first few days of the Raptors relaunch. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors notebook: Marc Gasol’s offensive role and early quarantine impressions
Date: July 12, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Marc Gasol having a bigger role in the Raptors’ offense when they return, plus some other notes from the first few days of the NBA bubble. Read an excerpt!
Title: Video Podcast Appearance: The Distraction at Fightful
Date: July 9, 2020
Original Source: The Distraction (Fightful)
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of The Distraction podcast at Fightful to discuss the NBA’s relaunch, WWE’s trouble building new stars, and more.
Title: How Terence Davis’ pick-and-roll game could unlock the Raptors’ bench offence
Date: July 9, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Terence Davis’ offensive game and how his skillset is so important to the Raptors’ second-unit offence because it fills a team weakness. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Relaunch: Can the league’s No. 2 defence stop playoff offences?
Date: July 8, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I took a fresh look at where the Raptors’ defense stood prior to the hiatus and how a big concern the volume of corner threes they give up should be. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Tyler Ennis, Raptors 905 + Toronto’s Half-Court Offense
Date: July 7, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I broke down some of the Raptors’ half-court struggles, then brought on Tyler Ennis to discuss his time with Raptors 905, Oshae Brissett’s development, and racial injustice in Canada. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors Weekly Podcast – Not Quite a Sleeping Giant w/ Blake Murphy
Date: July 7, 2020
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Podcast to discuss the Raptors ahead of the NBA relaunch and answer some Twitter questions.
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Title: Raptors Relaunch: Can halfcourt offence hold up as quality of competition rises?
Date: July 6, 2020
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I took a fresh look at where the Raptors’ offense stood prior to the hiatus and how a big concern their half-court scoring should be. Read an excerpt!
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