Title: Investing In More Than Just Hoop Dreams
Date: May 29, 2018
Original Source: Raptors905.com
Synopsis: I’m going to be helping Raptors.com and Raptors905.com out a bit this year. In my latest on the 905 side, I caught up with Roger Moute a Bidias about his summer internship at Google, and more.
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Title: Raptors Weekly Podcast – Meet the candidates
Date: May 21, 2018
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I joined the latest edition of Raptors Weekly Extra, discussing the Raptors’ slow and quiet coaching search.
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Title: OG Anunoby’s Future Is As Bright As Ever After Toronto’s Playoff Defeat At The Hands Of LeBron
Date: May 16, 2018
Original Source: Dime Magazine (Uproxx Sports)
Synopsis: In my latest for Dime Magazine at Uproxx Sports, I wrote about the impossible task of guarding LeBron James for an entire playoff series and why, even in defeat, doing so showed how bright OG Anunoby’s future is.
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Title: Exploring potential head coaching candidates for the Raptors
Date: May 11, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I cast a very wide net to look at potential head coaching candidates for the Raptors. Read an excerpt!
Title: Firing Dwane Casey Is a Difficult But Justifiable Move for Toronto Raptors
Date: May 11, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the Raptors firing Dwane Casey, a difficult but justifiable move.
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Title: Development program: What skill each Raptors player should focus on this summer
Date: May 11, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I outlined the one area each Raptor most needs to focus on this summer. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Toronto Raptors Shouldn’t Blow It Up
Date: May 10, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about where the Raptors are headed from here, since tanking’s not a realistic option and this isn’t a championship core.
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Title: Raptors’ focus needs to narrow in order to take the next step
Date: May 10, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In my latest for The Athletic Toronto, I wrote about the need for the Raptors to become more granular in their focus for 2018-19. Read an excerpt!
Title: The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast – S02E30 – Most things end poorly
Date: May 10, 2018
Original Source: The Athletic
Synopsis: In the latest edition of The Raptors Reasonablists Podcast, Eric Koreen and I preview Raptors-Cavaliers III.
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Title: The Toronto Raptors Played Everyone for Fools
Date: May 8, 2018
Original Source: Vice
Synopsis: In my latest for Vice, I wrote about the misguided collective belief in the Raptors finally overcoming LeBron James. Sigh.
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