Title: Warriors’ whirring offence testing limits of Raptors’ mental endurance
Date: June 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Warriors’ offense, which is designed to exhaust even the smartest teams, testing the Raptors’ mental endurance.
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Title: ‘Let it rip’: Danny Green follows through in a game Raptors absolutely had to have against depleted Warriors
Date: June 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about an anonymous message on the Raptors’ whiteboard, Danny Green letting it rip, and the Raptors winning Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Fixable Mistakes: Dismal 3rd quarter, mental mishaps bury Raptors in Game 2
Date: June 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I break down Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 2: Not fouling late, Leonard’s passing in traps, Lowry’s foul-drawing and more
Date: June 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at the Raptors dropping a winnable Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the Warriors. Read an excerpt!
Title: CP24 television appearance previewing the Raptors-Warriors Game 2
Date: June 2, 2019
Original Source: CP 24
Synopsis: I made another appearance on CP24, helping preview Game 2 of the NBA Finals, which the Raptors are in.
Title: Raptors’ box-and-one nearly allows defence to take Game 2 from Warriors
Date: June 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the Raptors turning to an unlikely defensive technique late in Game 2 of the NBA Finals and it nearly stealing them the game.
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Title: Why Marc Gasol can allow the Raptors to play a traditional centre against the Warriors
Date: June 1, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about Marc Gasol’s defense in Game 1 of the NBA Finals and why the Raptors don’t have to do the conventional and match up small with the Warriors.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 1: Leonard responds to traps, ignoring non-shooters, McCaw minutes and more
Date: May 31, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at the Raptors starting their first NBA Finals appearance off with a win against the Warriors. Read an excerpt!
Title: Podcast Appearance: blink-155: Roller Coaster feat. Blake Murphy from the Athletic
Date: May 31, 2019
Original Source: blink-155
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on the excellent blink-182 themed podcast “blink-155,” discussing the Raptors, turning the NBA pop-punk, my blink-182 rock opera, and more.
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Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – King in the North: Raptors take Game 1, Siakam & Van Vleet shine, Durant news
Date: May 31, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I break down Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Read an excerpt!
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