Title: How the Raptors are trying to guard J.J. Redick and why Joel Embiid complicates it
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about how the Raptors are trying to handle a difficult J.J. Redick matchup and why Joel Embiid’s presence makes a certain two-man game so hard to handle. Read an excerpt!
Title: Radio/Podcast Appearance: Good Show on Sportsnet 590
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: Good Show
Synopsis: I appeared on Sportsnet 590 The Fan’s Good Show/podcast to discuss Raptors-76ers through four games and tee up Game 5.
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Title: CP24 television appearance previewing Raptors-76ers Game 5
Date: May 7, 2019
Original Source: CP 24
Synopsis: I made another appearance on CP24, helping preview Game 5 of the Raptors’ second-round playoff series with the 76ers.
Video to come.
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – Grinding it out, old-school: Leonard shines, Raptors even series with Sixers
Date: May 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I check in on Raptors-76ers locked at 2-2 and discuss what needs to change for Games 5-7. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 4: Going big, fluid transition defence, McCaw minutes and more
Date: May 6, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a tense Game 4 bounce-back for the Raptors that saw them upsize their lineup against the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: As Raptors and 76ers embroil in one of the tensest games imaginable, Kawhi Leonard reaches rarefied clutch status
Date: May 5, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about an intense Game 4 between the Raptors and 76ers and tried to contextualize the tension and Kawhi Leonard’s clutch play statistically. Read an excerpt!
Title: Beat writers discussion: The mid-series tactical adjustments to watch for in Sixers-Raptors
Date: May 4, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I collaborated with Mike O’Connor of The Athletic Philadelphia to break down the tactical adjustments made through Games 1-3 of Raptors-76ers and what might be coming in Game 4.
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Title: Raptor Recalibration, Game 3: Hesitation blues, 76ers dial up ball-screen volume and more
Date: May 3, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, my playoff day-after playoff column looked at a terrible Game 3 loss for the Raptors that put them in a precarious 2-1 hole to the 76ers. Read an excerpt!
Title: Raptors leave Kawhi Leonard with too little help, 76ers keep looking better in taking Game 3
Date: May 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic, I wrote about a disastrous Game 3 for the Raptors against the 76ers and how they desperately need to give Kawhi Leonard some help. Read an excerpt!
Title: Podcast Appearance: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Date: May 2, 2019
Original Source: The Athletic NBA Daily Ding
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on one of The Athletic’s flagship NBA podcasts to discuss Raptors-76ers between Games 2 and 3.
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